Scene 8 of Solar Fantasy – Aubrey & Lindsey Retold is up on my Patre♡n! Wherein Lindsey acquires certain property and longs for his mysterious gentleman. Please enjoy this sneak peek and join me for more.
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With an enthusiasm that bordered on breathless, Lindsey launched into a description of the mysterious gentleman he’d met that evening; the dark and haunting eyes, the features sharp and fine, the splendid rosebud colour of the bow-shaped lips, the intrigue of his conversation, of the mechanical brilliance that whirred beneath his ivory brow, and—well, Lindsey abbreviated much of what occurred towards the end of their singular encounter, though he gave enough detail for Carlisle to understand a liaison of some sort had taken place, one which Lindsey very much hoped to repeat. Carlisle’s eyebrows rose as he understood the allusion, but he made no objection, moral or otherwise. Lindsey supposed the revelation came as no surprise to him. Their constant companionship throughout their adolescence and beyond had no doubt given Carlisle much more insight into Lindsey’s character than Lindsey himself understood.
“And Graves still has not found him?” Carlisle asked, bemused, as Lindsey finished his tale.
“Not yet,” said Lindsey.
“I wish I could have attended,” said Carlisle. “I’d be more help to you if I’d seen the man myself.”
“Doubtless you had more pressing concerns,” said Lindsey, and meant it. Carlisle had inherited a great number of business investments from his late father, and had acquired several more since attaining his majority. The coal mines in particular had proved troublesome of late. Carlisle visited them often. Lindsey could hardly hold his strong work ethic against him.
“Not so pressing as to prevent me from celebrating with you,” said Carlisle, “had I been invited.”
Lindsey’s happy musings came to a sudden halt. “Not invited?”
“No,” said Carlisle. His tone remained easy, if a tad wistful. “Perhaps Lord Graves thought I wouldn’t fit in with his crowd. Or perhaps I do him an ill turn, and my invitation was merely lost in the mail.”
Lindsey, too aghast to speak, failed to reassure his friend as he knew he deserved.
“As to your mysterious engineer,” Carlisle said before Lindsey could begin to express his outrage, “even if you should fail to find him again, I would encourage you not to lose heart. I’m certain you may discover many such admirers, each more beautiful than the last. I’d be only too happy to assist you in that matter.”
Lindsey demurred. He did not think there were many men in the world quite like his engineer—though doubtless Carlisle would understand that as soon as Lindsey could introduce them to each other. First, however, he must find him.
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