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as good as she looked.
    Alice started in his direction, but she hadn’t seen him yet. She stopped to greet a group of people before moving on. Gage could sense the moment in which she realized his presence. Her step slowed and her body tensed, but she continued towards him.
    Gage could feel his body responding to her closeness. He could smell the light floral scent that was uniquely her, and there was an uneasy feeling in his stomach. This was the first time they had seen one another since he’d snuck into her room. Needless to say, he was unsure of how this meeting would go.
    “Mr. Albright,” Alice greeted in a restrained voice.
    Gage took her hand a brought it to his lips, where he placed the lightest of kisses. Alice’s eyes were wide and there was a faint tinge to her cheeks.
    Alice was distracted by the memories of his lips on hers and it took her a moment to realize that he’d said something.
    “I’m sorry, what did you say?” she asked.
    Gage smirked at her distraction. “I was just commenting on how lovely you look tonight. Most fetching,” he said as his eyes ran over her again.
    Alice was full on blushing now at Albright’s words. “Thank you, you look quite dashing too.”
    Gage cut quite the figure and the way his muscled body filled out his waist coat had Alice’s fingers twitching to touch his bare skin again.
    Just then, the Earl of Devonshire walked in and announced that dinner would be starting.
    “May I?” Gage asked as he offered his arm to Alice.
    “You may,” she answered as she linked her arm through his.
    The dining hall was opulent and extravagant which were two things that Alice was beginning to associate with the overly wealthy.
    They were looking for their seats when St. Vincent spoke up. “Mr. Albright, Miss Rutledge,” the Earl welcomed. “Tonight you two shall be my guests of honor and will have the pleasure of dining next to me. This way,” he gestured.
    Gage led Alice to her seat at the front of the table. He pulled out her chair and helped her before finding his own seat. His father was at the head of the table, with Gage on one side and Alice on the other, which meant that he and Alice were facing one another. How fortunate, he thought.
    Once everyone was seated, wine was poured and the first course was set down in front of them. St. Vincent was talking to a gentleman next to Gage, which was fine by Alice.
    Her mind was busy replaying every moment with Albright the night he so gallingly snuck into her room. The man was scandalous, that was for sure. A part of Alice wished that he hadn’t left, but she knew that it was the right thing to do. Without knowing what she was doing, she put a finger to her lips, wanting to remember how it felt to have his lips pressed against hers.
    She looked over to Gage and realized that he was looking at her and watching her finger run over her lips. His eyes had the same look now as he’d had when he kissed her before, and Alice’s heart beat rapidly at the thought of kissing him again.
    Alice dropped her hand and reached for the glass of wine. She took a large drink and tried to get her mind off the man sitting across from her.
     
     
    After the last course had been served, the guests were invited to the entertainment portion of the evening. Gage got up and came around to Alice’s chair. He leaned down so that he was almost whispering.
    “It would give me great pleasure to escort you. One can only hope that there will be a small alcove that we can hide in along the way.”
    At the blatant reminder of their first kiss, Alice instantly blushed and she gave Albright a stern look when she got up. However, judging by the smile on his face, he wasn’t buying it.
    “You should be ashamed of yourself,” Alice said as they walked with the rest of the guests.
    His eyebrows rose at her words. “Whatever for?” Gage asked quizzically.
    “For offering a young girl a kiss for passage and then making sure she had to take you up on your