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Tess had only seen Mo cry a handful of times during their entire friendship, so she knew what a big deal it was.
Turning to the men, Tess said, “We are exhausted from travelling. Perhaps we could be shown to our living quarters?”
All three men were standing in stunned silence. They had similar looks of fear that males often adopt when confronted with female tears. Geoffrey was the first to come to his senses. “Of course, if you’ll follow me…”
He started off down the long hallway, so Mo and Tess turned to follow. “We’ll see you at dinner at 7?” It was the prince who had called the question out after them. Mo was too upset to do anything but nod. Tess put her arm around the other woman and shuffled her away.
When they reached their room, Geoffrey swept the door open in a grand gestur
