05-24-2020, 03:29 AM
All the thoughts Frederic had been trying to push away about Miss Calloway the last week came flooding back when she opened the door and smiled so brightly. It was those eyes, he told himself, he'd never seen anything so deep and warm and gentle while still holding a power in their gaze. His smile came immediately in return to hers as she welcomed him and Clover inside, and he felt that same sweet tug in his chest he'd felt last week when they'd spoken for the first time. They had a real connection, he couldn't deny that, and although it made him nervous, he was willing to accept it. After all, she was the first woman who'd caught his attention like this since Patsy died, and he hadn't realized until a week ago just how much he'd missed the company of courting a woman.