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Felicia acquiesced with this and saw Becky seated inside Scott’s room, turned, and eyed Scott for a moment “There, are you happy, sir?” Her broas up, and her eyes glittered a dare at him

Scott ignored her and said, “Now, I have soive me the rest”

Felicia was so taken by the fact that Scott was co because he was unable to break away his gaze from Becky’s face

She had odd sensations shoot through her as this fact sank in She was amused, she was pleased, and she was certainly just a bit jealous Why she should be jealous was so she couldn’t answer She was not interested in Scott romantically, and yet, for a ed to who and what they had been to each other She felt a sudden sadness overtake her Life would change now

This mood was soon dispelled by Ashton, who said, “Scott, you are looking fagged to death I think we should leave you to have some rest”

“No, you don’t Of all the paltry things,” Scott said

Ashton grinned and left them then; when he returned, his reappearance took all of Felicia’s attention, and she found herself staring at him She sucked in her lips as his lips occupied her attention What rong with her?

He had arrived with a warht have a bit of a wait as Miss Wilson’s father, the squire, was not found at hoone in search of hiroup of his friends all bent on finding his daughter

“Oh dear, poor Papa,” Becky cried, and Scott bent out of his chair to pat her arm

Softly he told her, “They will find him, and before you know it he will know you are safe Those scoundrels will be nothing more than a bad memory”

Felicia’s jaw dropped He was playing the gentleentle, or had his sudden concern for Becky brought it out of him? She was more than a little astonished and turned to find Ashton looking at her with an amused twinkle in his eyes

“What, sir?”

“A to hear only ‘sir’ when you addressher question as he pulled a wooden chair up and sat

She felt a blush fill her cheeks “What then shall I call you?”

“Glen I have been dearly wishing to hear my name on your lips,” he said softly