Page 100 of Seduced by an Irresistible Lady

Dr Frederick suddenly remembered what Lord Jeffrey had told him. He broke the kiss.

“What’s the matter?” Miss Helena asked him.

“Lord Jeffrey told me of your engagement. Why are you like this? Why would you let me yearn and thirst for another man’s wife?” Dr Frederick asked.

Miss Helena looked shocked.

“No, no, no, Dr Frederick, what engagement?”

Dr Frederick was about to expatiate when she spoke again.

“Jeffrey’s words are to promote quandary for his own end. There is no truth in them. He has not asked for my hand in marriage, talk less of telling my parents,” Helena replied.

Her voice shook. And she didn’t meet his gaze. Dr Frederick placed his fingers under her chin, tilting her head up so her eyes could meet his, but she only hugged him closer.

“But if –”

“No, ifs Frederick, just kiss me.”

Dr Frederick obliged, bending low to meet her mouth and failing to hold in the moan that escaped from his throat. He bent and dipped his face in the softness of her bust, revelling in the sweet tingling sensation of his face. He took one hand low, raising it up her naked thighs till his hand got to her butt cheek. Dr Frederick swiped his fingers slowly through them till he got to the sleek slit at the base. Miss Helena gasped and held his hand there, closing her thighs tight around his hand. Dr Frederick smiled and wiggled his fingers, rubbing the insides of her vulva with his calloused fingers. Miss Helena’s breath became a staccato of gasps.

“Helena, Helena.”

They froze. That was Lord Jeffrey’s voice. He was calling to her from the room with the long table, Dr Frederick guessed. They said nothing, holding their breaths to assure dead silence. The room was almost dark now; the sun had almost gone down completely.

“Go and check the other rooms. She’s around. When you find her, tell her I’ve been looking for her,” Lord Jeffrey said.

“Yes, Lord Jeffrey,” two voices answered.

The sound of feet moving away was a balm to Dr Frederick’s frayed nerves. They waited till they heard the door slam and a few extra moments for good measure before Miss Helena spoke.

“I think you need to meet him, Miss Helena. I will pay a visit soon,” Dr Frederick said.

“I know. Call me Helena. We are more than just acquaintances,” she said before kissing him once more on his lips then walking out of the room.

Dr Frederick waited a short while before moving a muscle. He walked slowly out of the room, minding that the reduced visibility might hide potentially painful obstructions on the way.

“Helena,” he said, as he closed the room’s door behind him.

He was leaving. There was nothing more for him in the ball. He wished she hadn’t cut him short.

“But if he asks you to marry him, what would be your response?” was what he had intended saying when she placed her finger on his lips.

Dr Frederick didn’t think about the possible answer. It just might be too painful and spoil what had turned out to be a great evening.

*******

Dr Frederick rode at a slow pace. He wanted time to himself so he could methodically go through everything that happened that evening, so he could cherish the few stolen moments they shared.

Damn, Lord Jeffrey for stopping us.

Dr Frederick heard the wheels of a carriage, running fast and making quite a ruckus as it came closer. Dr Frederick moved to the edge of the road. It was almost complete darkness and the driver might not have the best eyesight. There were no awards for bravery for being the horse rider in a collision between a horse and a speeding carriage. The carriage ran closer till it got to him then strangely, it slowed down.

Dr Frederick thought nothing of it at first. He tried to return to his musings, but when it became too obvious that the carriage had been running up to meet him and was now matching his pace, Dr Frederick became concerned. He rode closer to the carriage, furtively attempting to glance into the window. The carriage stopped, suddenly. Dr Frederick halted his horse.

“Come in,” the voice said from inside.

Dr Frederick almost swore out loud. It was Lord Jeffrey. He couldn’t mistake that voice for any other.