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“You don’t seem to hate the idea,” Bones said with a raise of his brows.
“Ah, don’t take this the wrong way, but?—”
“Everything you just said before the but is bullshit. Spit it out, Duchess. You worried I’m going to embarrass you? Worried I’m too crass to hang with you and your crowd for the night?”
“Worried is the wrong word,” I admitted. “But these people…they expect a certain appearance.”
“Okay.”
“You’d have to wear a tux.”
“Fine. James Bond is cool as fuck.”
My lips twitched. “There are forks.”
“So, I can’t eat with my hands? Damn.”
“It’s a sit-down dinner. There are appetizer forks, dinner forks, salad forks, dessert forks. There’s a way to set your napkin on your lap. I learned all these things at various cotillions over the years.”
“You’re right, I’ve never seen a fork. I’m a spork guy all the way.”
“Bones…” I sighed.
“Duchess,” he said in the same tone. “I don’t like the idea of senators’ sons sniffing around you. You want to stick me in a tux and teach me about forks, then go ahead. I’ll do it. Your world doesn’t scare me.”
“Does anything scare you?”
“No,” he brazened. “I don’t have the DNA for fear.”
“Hmm. This is either the worst idea or the best idea ever,” I murmured.
The front door opened and a moment later, Charlie popped into the kitchen. “Thought I smelled waff—” She stopped and looked at Bones. “You’re still here.”
“I’m still here,” Bones agreed.
“Wait,” I said. “How did you know he was here?”
“I called you like an hour after you got home and you didn’t answer. When I couldn’t get a hold of you, I asked Savage to call Bones. Bones told me you were already asleep and that he was staying the night.”
“I was going to call you back this morning,” I said, plating the waffle and handing it to her. “But I got sidetracked by my mother’s phone call.”
Charlie glanced at Bones, looking like she wanted to say something but was hesitant to voice it aloud.
“Bones knows we don’t tell my mother things,” I said, giving her a pass.
“Oh, okay.”
“Bones is going to go with me to the charity event,” I explained.
Her grin was slow. “Seriously?”
“Seriously.”
“I’m so glad I get to see that. Please tell me you’re introducing him as Bones only, no last name.”
“I’m still in the room,” Bones said as he polished off the rest of his waffle.
“Well, can you leave so we can talk about you?” Charlie demanded. “I want to gossip with my best friend.”
