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At that point, Harry had decided he ithin his rights to go ho soaked in a freakishly short but violent rainstored off his sodden coat and gloves, his only thoughts were of a hot bath He could see it in hisfrom the surface His skin would prickle at the heat, almost painfully, until his body adjusted to the te in a tub

But sure enough, heaven was not to be his, at least not this night His coat was still hanging limply off one arm when his butler entered the front hall and inforer and aiting on his desk

And so off to his office he went, his feet splishing and sploshing in his boots, only to find that theof immediate iaps in the prince’s history Harry groaned and shuddered, wishing there was a fire in which to toss the offending missive Then he could stand in front of it, too He was so cold and so wet and so bloody annoyed with everything

And then he looked up

Olivia In her , staring down at him

Really, this was all her fault Or at least half of it

He marched over to hisand wrenched it up She did the saet word in "Where have you-what happened to you?"

In the coh But his lips were probably still blue with cold, and there was no way he could say all that "It rained," he bit off

"And you decided to go for a walk in it?"

He wondered if, with superhule her from here

"I need to speak with you," she said

He realized he could not feel his toes "Does it have to be right now?"

She drew back, looking terribly offended

Which did little to ientlemanly behavior h he should have sla off, "I’m cold I’m wet And I’round out "What has you in a tizzy?"

"A tizzy?" she repeated derisively

He held up a hand If she was going to argue over his word choices, he was through with her

She must have decided to choose a different battle, because she planted her hands on her hips, and said, "All right then, since you asked, you are the cause of ood He waited for awith equal parts sarcasm and rainwater, "And…?"

"And your behavior this afternoon What were you thinking?"

"What was I-"