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missed you,” Amy said. “Letters are a poor substitute for being together.”
    Georgette’s blue eyes sparkled as she beckoned them both aside. “You have made a conquest of Hawk.”
    “Not exactly,” Julianne said in an undertone. “He is to be my guardian for the entire season.”
    Her friends gasped.
    “Oh, this is wonderful,” Amy murmured.
    Georgette leaned closer. “I saw the way Hawk looked at you. I predict he will dance attendance on you all evening.”
    “He’ll propose this year. I’m sure of it,” Amy said.
    Georgette grinned. “How could he resist you?”
    Julianne glanced over her shoulder at Hawk. Ramsey said something to him. Oddly, Hawk gave him a freezing look and focused his attention on three other gentlemen. Julianne shrugged off his strange reaction to Ramsey and turned back to her friends. “I need your advice.”
    After she described Hawk’s confusing behavior, Georgette’s dimples showed as she smiled. “I think he inadvertently revealed his tender feelings.”
    Julianne worried her hands. “But why did he pass it off as a jest?”
    “He is unsure of your regard, and so he resorted to teasing you,” Amy said.
    Julianne realized Amy was right. “He’s teased me for years. Perhaps all this time he’s waited for a sign from me.”
    “You must show him you welcome him as a suitor,” Amy said.
    Georgette shook her head. “No, she must make him even more jealous by dancing with other gentlemen.”
    “I disagree,” Amy said. “It would be cruel to wound him. He might conclude she does not care for him. All would be lost.”
    Georgette released a loud sigh. “Oh, why must matters of the heart be so complicated?”
    “Because love makes one vulnerable,” Amy said. “We all want to protect our hearts. I think it doubly hard for gentlemen because of their pride.”
    “It is a wonder anyone manages to wed,” Georgette grumbled.
    Julianne glanced at Hawk again. She started to turn away when Ramsey looked at her. His eyes gleamed ashis gaze dipped lower. The horrid man was ogling her bosom.
    She averted her gaze, only to realize she’d missed part of her friends’ conversation.
    “She should express interest in Hawk and ask him questions so she may get to know him better,” Amy was saying.
    Julianne frowned. “I’ve known him forever.”
    “I doubt he has told you his deepest secrets,” Amy said.
    Georgette scoffed. “What deep secrets? Hawk is a charmer and a rogue. Nothing troubles his mind. Do you not agree, Julie?”
    “I’ve never seen him brood over anything. Even after his father’s funeral, he tried to cheer up everyone else.” She sighed. “He has a wonderful ability to make everyone laugh even during trying times.”
    Amy’s green eyes widened. “Watch out. Lord Ramsey is coming this way,” she said in a stage whisper.
    Julianne winced. Oh, she could not bear to look at him after she’d caught him ogling her bosom.
    Georgette groaned. “Papa made him escort me. I think he meant to punish Henry. Of course, Mama would not tell me why he was in trouble.”
    “He’s almost here,” Amy said
    Upon reaching them, Ramsey bowed. “Lady Julianne, you are as dazzling as the sun.”
    “I hope you are not seeing spots,” she muttered.
    Georgette snorted.
    Ramsey’s rumbling laugh reverberated all along Julianne’s spine and made her ill at ease. Then his gaze drifted lower as if he were mentally undressing her. Her ears grew hot.
    “May I have the honor of the next dance?” Ramsey asked.
    Just as Ramsey made the request, Hawk appeared at her side. “Julianne, I believe this is our dance,” he said.
    Our dance
. She smiled at her friends and relinquished her fan to Georgette. As Hawk escorted her to the dance floor, she felt as if she were walking on air.
    Hawk gritted his teeth as he led Julianne away. He’d wanted to smash his fist into Ramsey’s face after catching the scoundrel eyeing Julianne’s body.
    He’d had no choice but to rescue her