As reactions go, the sheer joy that broke out over his face when things clicked was basically the best thing Evie could have hoped for, and she couldn't help but smile in return at his enthusiasm.
She allowed herself to be manoeuvred, the soup having managed to settle her stomach at least a little, enough to keep her nausea from immediately returning anyway, and laughed.
"I know we haven't exactly done things the proper way... but you don't seem to mind so much." It wasn't as though she was part enough of London society to earn whispers of impropriety, so she didn't particularly mind the lack of a ring on her finger either. It wasn't what she had planned, but his happiness was infectious, and it was difficult to keep the smile from her face.
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As reactions go, the sheer joy that broke out over his face when things clicked was basically the best thing Evie could have hoped for, and she couldn't help but smile in return at his enthusiasm.
She allowed herself to be manoeuvred, the soup having managed to settle her stomach at least a little, enough to keep her nausea from immediately returning anyway, and laughed.
"I know we haven't exactly done things the proper way... but you don't seem to mind so much." It wasn't as though she was part enough of London society to earn whispers of impropriety, so she didn't particularly mind the lack of a ring on her finger either. It wasn't what she had planned, but his happiness was infectious, and it was difficult to keep the smile from her face.