ear.
Lord Randal held his wife’s hand. That fact alone shocked Maggie. It was almost unheard of for a husband and wife at their social level to show affection in public. Yet it was clear that Jason doted on Kate. Maggie could see him rubbing his thumb over the back of Kate’s hand in a rhythmic caress. As she watched, Anthony came up behind them and, putting a hand on both their shoulders, leaned down and whispered something to them, all three heads coming close together. Kate and Jason laughed quietly and, smiling, Anthony straightened. He left his hand on Kate’s shoulder and her free hand came up to rub gently over the back of his before he turned his hand to hold hers.
Maggie blinked several times, assimilating what she saw. In a rather detached way she contemplated the three and realized they looked…complete—Kate, Jason and Anthony. No, that wasn’t right. Phillip called him something else. Tony, yes, that was right. Where had she heard that name before? Suddenly she remembered. Phillip had first shared a woman with Tony. That must mean…
“Three, two, one,” Kate whispered under her breath, watching Maggie from under her eyelashes.
“What, darling?” Jason asked, leaning in close.
Kate watched Maggie’s eyes widen in comprehension even as she answered Jason.
“I believe little Maggie has just figured us out, dear,” she said with a grin, watching Maggie’s mouth fall open in disbelief.
Jason glanced at Maggie, noted the expression on her face. “Perhaps you had best go talk to her, Kate,”
he said dryly. “She looks as if she might swoon.”
Kate laughed, drawing Tony’s attention. He saw the two looking over at Maggie and followed their gaze.
He leaned down. “What on earth is wrong with Maggie?” he whispered, concerned.
“She just realized that we’re a threesome,” Jason told him, looking over his shoulder.
Kate started to stand and Jason instantly jumped up to help her.
“Oh for goodness sake, I can still stand on my own, you silly man,” she said, indulgent but exasperated.
“I’m going to try to talk some sense into her before she runs.” She walked quickly toward Maggie.
Tony came around the sofa and sat next to Jason. Jason angled his head close to Tony’s as the other man spoke.
“I hope to God she can because I don’t think those two men can wait much longer. Jonathan looks ready to break.”
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Jason glanced over, saw Kate take Maggie’s hand and skillfully maneuver her away from the men and out the doors onto the terrace.
“If anyone can, Kate can.” He paused thoughtfully. “And, call me a romantic, but I think that little girl is already in love with both of them.”
He turned back to Tony. “Come, I think we need to talk to Jonathan and Phillip about Robertson. I may be completely off the mark, but I want them to be careful, just the same.”
Tony’s hand on his arm stopped him, and he looked up and saw the two gentlemen in question striding over to them.
“What the devil is going on?” Jonathan demanded in an undertone as soon as they reached the sofa.
“Maggie looked like she was in shock and then Katecame and dragged her off.”
Tony grinned at him as he stretched his legs out in front of him and crossed his hands over his stomach in an exaggerated, relaxed pose. “I believe our wife is telling yours the facts of life.”
Phillip paled. “Oh God, I didn’t think she’d figure it out. I mean, I thought I’d tell her after we got home.” He glanced worriedly at the French doors leading to the terrace.
Jason sat forward, his expression serious. “Robertson was seen in Dover.”
He didn’t need to explain whom he was talking about. Kate’s former protector, Sir Albert Robertson, had orchestrated a brutal gang rape of her while she was his mistress, fueled by his hatred of Jason and Tony. Nine months ago, right before he and Kate were married,
Lord Randal held his wife’s hand. That fact alone shocked Maggie. It was almost unheard of for a husband and wife at their social level to show affection in public. Yet it was clear that Jason doted on Kate. Maggie could see him rubbing his thumb over the back of Kate’s hand in a rhythmic caress. As she watched, Anthony came up behind them and, putting a hand on both their shoulders, leaned down and whispered something to them, all three heads coming close together. Kate and Jason laughed quietly and, smiling, Anthony straightened. He left his hand on Kate’s shoulder and her free hand came up to rub gently over the back of his before he turned his hand to hold hers.
Maggie blinked several times, assimilating what she saw. In a rather detached way she contemplated the three and realized they looked…complete—Kate, Jason and Anthony. No, that wasn’t right. Phillip called him something else. Tony, yes, that was right. Where had she heard that name before? Suddenly she remembered. Phillip had first shared a woman with Tony. That must mean…
“Three, two, one,” Kate whispered under her breath, watching Maggie from under her eyelashes.
“What, darling?” Jason asked, leaning in close.
Kate watched Maggie’s eyes widen in comprehension even as she answered Jason.
“I believe little Maggie has just figured us out, dear,” she said with a grin, watching Maggie’s mouth fall open in disbelief.
Jason glanced at Maggie, noted the expression on her face. “Perhaps you had best go talk to her, Kate,”
he said dryly. “She looks as if she might swoon.”
Kate laughed, drawing Tony’s attention. He saw the two looking over at Maggie and followed their gaze.
He leaned down. “What on earth is wrong with Maggie?” he whispered, concerned.
“She just realized that we’re a threesome,” Jason told him, looking over his shoulder.
Kate started to stand and Jason instantly jumped up to help her.
“Oh for goodness sake, I can still stand on my own, you silly man,” she said, indulgent but exasperated.
“I’m going to try to talk some sense into her before she runs.” She walked quickly toward Maggie.
Tony came around the sofa and sat next to Jason. Jason angled his head close to Tony’s as the other man spoke.
“I hope to God she can because I don’t think those two men can wait much longer. Jonathan looks ready to break.”
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Jason glanced over, saw Kate take Maggie’s hand and skillfully maneuver her away from the men and out the doors onto the terrace.
“If anyone can, Kate can.” He paused thoughtfully. “And, call me a romantic, but I think that little girl is already in love with both of them.”
He turned back to Tony. “Come, I think we need to talk to Jonathan and Phillip about Robertson. I may be completely off the mark, but I want them to be careful, just the same.”
Tony’s hand on his arm stopped him, and he looked up and saw the two gentlemen in question striding over to them.
“What the devil is going on?” Jonathan demanded in an undertone as soon as they reached the sofa.
“Maggie looked like she was in shock and then Katecame and dragged her off.”
Tony grinned at him as he stretched his legs out in front of him and crossed his hands over his stomach in an exaggerated, relaxed pose. “I believe our wife is telling yours the facts of life.”
Phillip paled. “Oh God, I didn’t think she’d figure it out. I mean, I thought I’d tell her after we got home.” He glanced worriedly at the French doors leading to the terrace.
Jason sat forward, his expression serious. “Robertson was seen in Dover.”
He didn’t need to explain whom he was talking about. Kate’s former protector, Sir Albert Robertson, had orchestrated a brutal gang rape of her while she was his mistress, fueled by his hatred of Jason and Tony. Nine months ago, right before he and Kate were married,
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