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Charles chuckled and gave her shoulder an affectionate rub “You’re a sweetheart for putting up with me, Delia You must be bored to death”

“No, I’lanced up at his marvelous face, smiled “I’m just art-stupid”

“There’s nothing stupid about you” He bent down, gave her a light kiss

She wanted to sigh It was still next to impossible to believe she could be in a place like this, dressed like this, with a gorgeous alled to think that she was much more suited to takeout Chinese in McNab’s pitiful apartment

Well, she was just going to keep going to art shows, operas, and ballets until some of it rubbed off on her, even if it allin some classy play and didn’t quite have her lines down

“Ready for supper?”

“I’m always ready

for supper” That line, she realized, caut

He’d reserved an intiht and flowers He was always doing so like that, Peabody mused as he pulled out her chair at a pretty table with pink roses and white candles She let hiht thing

He seeht people She wondered if Eve ever felt so clunky and out of place when she found herself with Roarke in posh surroundings

She couldn’t i clunky

Besides, Roarke loved her No, thehad to be different when you were sitting across candlelight with a ht you were the most vital woman in the world The only woman in the world

“Where have you gone?” Charles asked quietly

She jerked herself back “Sorry I guess there’s a lot on my mind” She picked up her fork to sample the saucy seafood appetizer The perfection of it on the tongue nearly had her eyes crossing in ecstasy

“Your work” He reached across the table to pat her hand “I’lad you were able to take a break froht”