I drove down the lane that branched off the main street of Upper Flossmere and around to the back of Seek and Ye Shall Find to the entrance of her living quarters. I parked the car and walked Eira to her door. Then I took her hand in mine and brought it to my lips.
“I plan to drive up to Town in a few days. Would you care to accompany me and pick out your engagement ring?”
“So we’re really going to do this?”
“Did you doubt it, my dear?” Recalling how meaningless it was when my father address my mother as “my love,” I’d sworn that was something I’d never do.
“No…but I’m wondering how Sir John is going to react to this. After all, I’m just a—”
“If you say peasant, I’ll spank you.”
“Will you really?” But she sounded more amused than angry. She reached between us and cupped my c**k, whic
