“There was.”
“And?”
Fox strode to the table and poured himself a cup of tea. “I’m not going to give a word of explanation until I’ve had tea and something to eat.”
Eugenia took over the tea service and proceeded to get everyone served and seated, and if it hadn’t been for Aigen’s quick action the silence might have killed them all. Aigen made his way to Fox and thumped him on the shoulder. “Congratulations. You’ve married above yourself, you scoundrel.”
“That I have.” He looked over at Eugenia, and her smile made his heart a thousand times too big for his chest.
Lily’s gypsy medallion clinked against one of the buttons of Aigen’s coat. When Aigen at last released him, Fox touched the bright metal. Was there magic in it? He doubted it, but then again, he was married to the woman he loved. As far as he was concerned, it was all owed to that bit of metal.
On a whim, he removed the medallion from his watch chain and bounced it on his palm. He winked at his wife.
Aigen watched him. “That’s a pretty bauble.”
“Here, Aigen.” He held out his hand, and Aigen took the medallion from him with a puzzled expression. “It’s yours now. It will bring you luck in love. Just as it did for me.”
“Worked for you, didn’t it?”
“It did at that.”
“Thank you. I could use that sort of luck.” He fastened the medallion to his watch and patted it, then leaned close and said, “Who is that pretty girl over there with your wife?”
“Ah.” Fox smiled. “That, my dear friend, is Miss Caroline Kirk.”
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