Chapter 32

“It would appear so,” Caroline nodded. The bathroom she had used earlier was a short distance down the hallway, and contained toiletries for both men and women. “It’s very kind of them to offer us the use of their daughter’s bedroom in this way.”

Nicholas nodded. “I suggest you tell them that when you get downstairs.”

“I intended doing so,” she snapped, her eyes glittering with resentment at Nicholas’ rebuke. “It’s you I’m annoyed with, Nicholas, not Jim and his wife.”

“Lucky, lucky me,” he drawled dryly.

“You’re impossible!” Caroline told him impatiently.

He shrugged unrepentantly. “So I’m told.”

Then Caroline remembered. She had his Aunt Mae to meet in the next few days. Surely she wasn’t expecting the both of them to share a bedroom too…? “I trust that your Aunt Mae, at least, is aware of our separate sleeping arrangements?” Caroline prompted tartly.

“Perfectly.” Nicholas’ gaze silently laughed at her. “In fact, I think you might come as