Seduced by the Baron (The Fairy Tales of New York Book 4) by Amy Andrews

Author:Amy Andrews [Andrews, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2015-06-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

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“So,” Mercy said, jumping straight in as Faith sat down and Dawn poured cold fizzy champagne into three flutes. “I take it the date went well.”

Faith took a sip as three pairs of eyes looked at her expectantly. Over the last year she’d sat and listened to all their stories feeling happy for her friends while desperately trying to suppress a dark jealous streak and today she felt light enough to string them along a little.

“Yes.”

“How well?” Dawn pressed.

“Oh…you know,” she said with deliberate vagueness.

“Tiptoeing-into-the-apartment-at-five-thirty-this-morning-minus-the-three-condoms-I-gave-her well,” Zel jumped in.

Mercy gasped, covering her mouth, her eyes sparkling merrily. Dawn raised her glass and tapped it against Faith’s. “Well done, my friend.”

“Thanks,” Faith said with a smile.

“So,” Mercy murmured, slipping a sly glance in Raf’s direction and back again, “is he…?”

Faith smiled as she thought about that extra inch she didn’t need to fabricate. “Oh yes.” Yes he was.

“And does he…?” Dawn inquired.

Know what to do with it? “Double yes.” Rafael Quartermaine knew exactly what to do with it.

“So…did you guys arrange to go out again?” Mercy asked.

Faith nodded, chewing her lip. “On Saturday. To the Met.”

“Huh, smart man,” Mercy teased. “He’s sure worked out how to get into your panties.”

Everyone laughed but Faith sobered quickly as she turned to Dawn. “Do you think Finn will be up for some bar work on Saturday? Are you guys doing anything? I know it’s kind of short notice and – ”

“Of course we’ll do it,” Dawn said, cutting her off.

Faith wanted to feel relieved but by the same token, Finn was a highly-sought after classical musician. He’d trained at The Juilliard and worked with world famous orchestras. She didn’t want to drag him away from something important. “Are you sure? I’ll be gone all day but I’ll make sure we’re back by six.”

Finn could sling a beer as well as the rest of her brothers who had all worked behind the bar as they were growing up, but it had been a number of years since he’d worked it regularly and Saturday night was one of their busiest.

“Positive,” Dawn confirmed. “He needs the break from composing at the moment. It ruins him. He needs the everyday.”

Faith nodded. She’d seen how Finn’s music could consume him. “Megan will be on from lunchtime as well. The main thing is to check on Pop every now and then.”

“Of course,” Dawn assured her, squeezing Faith’s arm. “I’ll stay with Pop. Finn can work the bar. We’ll manage, don’t worry.”

Faith nodded, torn between what she wanted and what she’d allowed herself. Finn and Dawn would be fine she had no doubt but how would she fare? Would she be able to just fall back into familiar routines when Raf went back to Australia?

Would she ever be satisfied with her old life after that?

“To the Met,” Zel said, holding up her glass, yanking Faith’s careening thought processes back to the here and now. Everyone raised their glasses and clinked.

“Speaking of art,” Mercy said, sliding her glass on the table and looking at Faith speculatively.

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