Did he just say what she thought he did?
Before she could speak, he had already left the room.
She was alone with her thoughts.
He had noticed her? Why was that so hard to believe?
He had even thought of signing her dancing card?
She swatted her forehead.
Or was he just messing with her - saying the things she wanted to hear out of pity?
But Theodore wasn't one to lie… especially when it put him in a vulnerable position…
Eve felt for the laces at the back of her dress, realizing that he had undone all of them.
He was so familiar with feminine garments…
Sighing, she stepped out of the gown and wrapped the bed cover around herself.
Then she finally allowed herself to wonder where he was.
Had he gone back to the house?
She sat on the bed and began to untie her garters, slipping each dirty stocking down her legs slowly.
Agnes would be appalled at the state of her clothing.
But she had no intention of returning until the next morning, or until her clothes dried.
