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“What?” I parroted.
“You can sleep in there, with Ian,” she stated. “Which I’m certain will be his decree. Or in the Robin Room with your sister, or in my room, with me. Your choice, but my guess would be Ian will circumvent it when he returns to us if you don’t pick the first.”
That would be my guess too.
“You do need to move. With Lou gone, you’re all alone in this wing,” Portia noted.
“I can have one of the girls prepare Magnolia,” Christine offered. “It’s got an adjoining door to Hawthorn.”
“That might be all right, but I’m uncertain she should be alone,” Jane replied.
I was certain.
No way in fuck did I want to be alone.
“I’m sixty-one, not ninety-one. I didn’t grow up in the fifties,” Jane stated bafflingly in my direction. “I know what’s going on with you and my son. It’s the way of things now as it was in my day, for goodness’ sakes.”
Okay.
All right.
I mean, really!
What the hell?
“We’ve only kissed once!” I cried.
“You stayed with him last night,” Jane pointed out.
“I was freaking out.”
She raised her brows.
Point taken.
“And he made me,” I added sulkily.
“Let’s not cause undue shuffling about,” Jane decided. “We’ll wait until they’re done…doing what they’re doing.”
That would be finding some piece of shit who, for reasons unknown, dressed up like Dorothy Clifton, came into my room, closed the curtains, woke me by touching my cheek, and then, when I was going to turn on my lamp and their jig would be up, knocking my hand out of the way and running when I lost it and crashed to the floor.
“Maybe some sherry?” Jane suggested to Christine.
“Right away,” Christine replied, closing the first aid tackle box.
“Be sure to bring a glass for yourself,” Jane invited.
“Oh, I was going to,” Christine said as she got up and walked out.
“Daphne doesn’t drink sherry,” Portia shared.
“She will tonight.” Jane looked to me. “Don’t worry, dear. It’s dry. I don’t like the sweet stuff either.”
I collapsed against the headboard.
Jane floated around turning on lights.
Portia crawled back into bed with me.
