It was already going to be a long few weeks until they reached New York, and with this tempting bit of fluff staring at him with those magnificent blue eyes, it was sure to be endless. Endless misery, as each moment in her presence would tempt him to beg for more time with her. He cleared his throat. “Are you all right?”
She lowered her hand and glanced at it to make sure she wasn’t bleeding, then lifted her gaze to his. “Oh, yes.” She smiled. “It was nothing.”
“I brought fresh water,” he said. “Unless you have a taste for wine, it’s all there is for a lady to drink.”
“Thank you. I am quite thirsty.”
He handed her a mug after he’d filled it. He took another for himself, sat on the bench, and held her gaze. “I need to know right now, does your brother know where you are?”
“I left him a
