❝ WELL, I’ll be certain to tell Mr. Hermes that, then, sir. ❞ Careful smile tugs at cerise lips, serious expression waning. ❝ Perhaps he was merely worried some of his female guests were not yet twenty-one. Pardon my boldness, but are you? ❞
“Please do. I’m very
disappointed in him.”
With a small sigh, he lightened a
cigarette && took a long drag from
it. At her question, he carefully
blew the smoke away before letting
out a loud laugh.
“I’m unsure if I’m
offended or flattered.
Of course I am. I get
that you aren’t?”