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"Viscount," he greeted the man with a clap on the back as he sat, "I hear wedding bells are in your future."

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"yes" pausing he could feel the smile crossing his lips and the fondness wash over him at the thought of his bride to be, "it wont be long until our mothers and my future bride will have us walking down the isle."

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"A most intolerable vision of the future if the look on your face is anything to go by." He teased with a short laugh. "You'll do well as a husband, I'm sure. You've already the constitution for it, as boring as you've become." He said with a wink.

"Miss Sharma is quite the catch. Sharp as a sabre, I've heard. I fear for what trouble your children will one day cause the ton. The smart ones always seem to find it."

[vxscounts]

"Viscount," he greeted the man with a clap on the back as he sat, "I hear wedding bells are in your future."

@viscxntbridgertcn

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The Viscount closed the journal he was sketching in with a huff, his eyes narrowing as he rubbed black charcoal from his fingers with a hankerchief he had, at some point, bought for his wife. It was a beautiful day but he had been out here ao long that his stomach had bugun to growl and he laughed softly at himself.

"Would you care to join me for a drink? I'm in dire need of a whiskey."

[cfaylvs]

the dark haired lady blinked in surprise as she heard the offer from the gentleman reach her ears . ayla's attention had been caught observing all the various couples on their picnics , imagining what it would be like to be in their spot whilst also keeping an eye on her daughter and her daughter's father . ayla turned her head to the male before she offered a soft smile , " is the summer fête not your idea of a good time , my lord ? however , it would be rude of me to deny your request . "

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The man smiled, one that would have bordered on predatory if the twinkle in his eye wasn't so practicedly disarming,and offered his arm for thr woman to take. "The fete has not been of much inportance to me since I was a younger man in search of a wife," he chuckled, "but it is quite nice to walk amongst the venors and their wares. A pleasant change of pace from endless walks in gardens, is it not?"

He hummed, his head turning so he could study thr woman. "Do you do all things in an attempt to starve off accusations of rudeness?" He asked, "seems dreadful." He continued, "I've found that most of life's greatest pleasures toe the line of rudeness."

[vxscounts]

The Viscount closed the journal he was sketching in with a huff, his eyes narrowing as he rubbed black charcoal from his fingers with a hankerchief he had, at some point, bought for his wife. It was a beautiful day but he had been out here ao long that his stomach had bugun to growl and he laughed softly at himself.

"Would you care to join me for a drink? I'm in dire need of a whiskey."

[jamiegrey]

Christian Grey in every scene 26/?