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She looked faintly repulsed

He leaned in with a cheeky expression "I’ a roo of which" hemuch attention, but their feet had found their way back to the Devil’s Head

"Hoain," she quipped

He held the door for her "Indeed"

The crowd in the main room seemed more raucous than usual, so he placed a hand at the s the perimeter to the stairs He knew he could not hope to find better accommodations than this, but still, it was no place for a lady to take up perland, he would never--

He shook off the thought They weren’t in England Normal rules did not apply

Normal He couldn’t even remember what the word meant There was a lump on his head that had sed three months of his memory, his best friend had disappeared so co, and at some point in the not-so-distant past he’d e Good Lord, his parents would be aghast And truthfully, so was he Edas not like his devil- rules sis in life, he did thee would be considered legal back in England

Which brought hiht about this entire situation Edasn’t sure what Thoe with Cecilia, but he had a feeling there was more to it than she had told him There was likely more to it than she knew herself, but the truth would never be known unless Edward regained his memory

Or they found Thomas

At this point, Edasn’t certain which was less likely

"Edward?"

He blinked, focusing his gaze on Cecilia She was standing next to the door to their rooain," she said "Not the re terribly hard one"

This did not surprise hi," he lied, pulling out the key to their room He did not want to reveal his suspicions to her, not just yet Edward did not doubt Thoood man and certainly wanted as best for his sister--but if she had been persuaded to marry him under false pretenses she would be furious

Maybe Edward should be trying harder to ferret out the truth, but honestly, he had bigger issues to deal with just now, and when it ca married to Cecilia

Why on earth would he upset the happy balance they’d achieved?

Unless

There was one reason he’d rock that boat

He wanted to make love to his wife

It was time It had to be ti to explode from within since the ured out who she was from her conversation with Colonel Stubbs Maybe it was because even from his hospital bed he could sense her concern and devotion, but when he opened his eyes and saw her for the first tireen eyes filled first orry, then with surprise, he’d felt an incredible rush of lightness, as if the very air around hi in his ear

Her

She’s the one

And weak as he was, he’d wanted her

But now

He th, but he was definitely strong enough

He looked over at her She was still s him as if she had a delicious little secret, or ht he did Either way, she looked terribly aoing to unlock the door?"

He turned the key in the lock