During the day, Ronan was busy with his duties as Nicholas’s estate manager. She rarely saw him, though when she did, he always made a point to come to her side with a greeting, a smile and even a knee-melting kiss, if he could manage to give her one without being seen by those who came and went at Nicholas and Jane’s country estate.But at night, that was when she greedily wished for more time. Ronan had begun to join her in her chamber after everyone else in the house had retired. They made love and afterward they lay together and talked in the firelight about their lives, about her children, even about the mundane activities of the day.“Lucinda?”She shook away her thoughts with a smile and turned her attention to Jane. The two women were sharing a mid-morning cup of tea, as had become their custom. “Yes?”Jane laughed. “I swear, this time in the country has made you the worst at distraction. I was asking for the cream.”Lucinda blinked and then handed over the little container with a laugh.
