He lay in bed staying at the ceiling all night.
Why had he allowed himself to slip in such a way?
And now he could no longer conveniently avoid her…
But yet, he should have seen it coming…
All their encounters prior to that had led to that climax.
Yet all he could think of was her body against his, her lips against his. There hadn't been the slightest hesitation on her end - which should have made him come to his senses, but did not.
Being alone with her was now dangerous. Wanting her was a very dangerous thing. And the baffling part was that she wasn't even trying to seduce him with feminine wiles.
But the last thing he needed was for him and his brother to fall out again because of a woman.
One time was bad enough.
A second might destroy their relationship beyond repair.
His father was even considering hosting the Christmas ball this year. It had always been his mother's tradition to host Christmases balls that were the talk of the ton, but it had ceased after she died.
