Vines, Ella - Oh Baby [Dukes of Desire 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage and More) (6 page)

Knoll
walked
in
,
and
Camille
composed
her
face
into
pleasant
lines
,
not
wanting
him
to
know
she
had
seen
his
visitors
earlier
.

“
Camille
,
I
want
to
tell
you
something
.
Miss
Caldwell
is
in
town
.
She
came
by
this
morning
.”

“
Oh
?”

“
Yes
.
Apparently
she
’
s
here
because
it
’
s
her
season
.”
Knoll
mopped
his
brow
,
his
black
hair
lank
.

“
I
see
.”

“
I
just
received
an
invitation
from
the
Smiths
across
the
way
to
a
picnic
tomorrow
.
It
’
s
late
notice
.
I
’
m
sure
the
Caldwells
will
be
there
.”
He
dipped
his
head
,
not
meeting
her
eyes
.

“
Only
you
were
invited
?”

He
blushed
,
his
fair
skin
becoming
with
the
color
. “
No
,
I
mean
,
we
’
re
all
invited
.”

“
Ah
,
I
see
.
So
I
get
to
go
on
Titus
’
s
arm
and
pretend
I
’
m
nothing
to
you
.”
Camille
heard
her
voice
break
at
the
end
of
the
statement
.

“
It
won
’
t
be
like
that
.
We
’
ll
keep
to
ourselves
mostly
—
the
four
of
us
I
mean
.”

“
Perfect
.
Yes
,
let
’
s
go
then
.
It
will
give
me
a
chance
to
meet
Miss
Caldwell
and
see
how
worried
I
should
be
.”

Knoll
smiled
,
but
it
wavered
. “
She
’
s
not
anything
to
me
now
.
I
want
only
you
.”

“
I
’
m
glad
to
hear
it
.
Just
think
of
our
private
party
back
here
at
the
Hall
after
the
picnic
.
I
’
m
going
to
remind
you
of
why
you
want
only
me
.”

He
closed
his
eyes
,
and
she
saw
his
arousal
.
Camille
let
the
sheet
drop
,
showing
her
large
breasts
to
him
.

He
walked
toward
her
.

She
shook
her
head
. “
No
.
I
think
we
should
wait
.
I
want
you
to
want
me
more
than
you
’
ve
wanted
me
for
some
time
by
tomorrow
.”

“
Yes
.”
He
blew
her
a
kiss
and
left
.

Camille
collapsed
against
the
sheets
,
laughing
.

Chapter
5

The
next
day
dawned
breezy
and
cool
with
an
anemic
sun
.
Camille
had
sent
all
the
men
away
from
her
chamber
when
they
had
shown
up
the
night
before
.
She
had
promised
them
an
evening
of
fun
after
the
picnic
.
Brilla
helped
her
dress
in
a
gauzy, flower-dotted
white
and
periwinkle silk
de
chine
dress
.
She
wore
her
best
straw
hat
and
took
special
care
with
her
perfume
and
jewelry
. “
My
lady
,
you
’
re
a
vision
.”
Brilla
clapped
her
hands
.

“
I
hope
so
.”
Camille
grimaced
at
her
reflection
,
remembering
the
small
,
dark
temptress
who
had
been
in
the
Hall
just
yesterday
.

“
Never
doubt
it
.
Lord
Tremont
is
a
blessed
man
.”
Her
eyes
twinkled
,
and
Camille
gave
her
a
wicked
grin
back
.

They
were
ready
for
the
picnic
,
and
they
just
needed
to
walk
over
the
hill
and
a
small
distance
to
get
to
the
neighbors
’
sprawling
estate
.

“
Are
you
sure
you
’
re
fit
to
walk
?”
Knoll
’
s
brow
was
knit
in
worry
.

“
I
’
m
certain
.
At
least
I
’
m
not
carrying
the
baskets
.”
She
smiled
,
holding
Titus
’
s
arm
tightly
.
He
hadn
’
t
spoken
more
than
five
words
to
her
so
far
.

The
other
brothers
hung
back
,
not
wanting
anyone
to
see
them
as
a
group
in
the
way
they
really
were
.
It
would
be
too
much
of
a
scandal
,
at
least
this
early
in
the
marriage
and
with
a
pregnancy
already
ongoing
.
Having
a
baby
just
months
into
the
marriage
made
enough
tongues
wag
,
though
it
was
quite
common
.

“
Titus
,
are
you
quite
angry
with
me
?”
Camille
spoke
in
a
whisper
,
leaning
closer
to
him
.

“
No
.
I
was
surprised
,
though
,
and
a
bit
jealous
.”

She
squeezed
his
arm
. “
I
understand
.
It
only
happened
a
few
times
,
and
it
started
when
you
and
Knoll
were
out
of
town
a
while
ago
.
Mortimer
had
guessed
my
secret
...
about
the
baby
,
I
mean
.
And
that
was
his
way
of
getting
what
he
wanted
from
me
in
exchange
for
him
keeping
silent
until
I
got
ready
to
tell
you
.”

“
And
you
didn
’
t
wait
long
?”

“
No
,
I
told
you
a
day
later
.”
She
leaned
over
,
kissing
his
cheek
.

“
Thank
you
,
Camille
.
I
can
understand
how
that
must
have
been
difficult
for
you
.
Mortimer
is
such
a
cad
.”
He
smiled
,
and
Camille
was
relieved
to
see
him
relax
.

“
That
he
is
.”

“
But
do
you
...
do
you
enjoy
it
,
sweetheart
?”

Her
heart
dipped
at
the
endearment
.
How
she
loved
him
! “
Yes
,
I
do
actually
.”

“
Did
you
like
it
when
I
joined
in
?”

“
Yes
.”
Camille
blushed
,
heat
traveling
through
her
body
.

“
Ah
.”
He
cleared
his
throat
.

“
Let
’
s
not
speak
of
it
more
now
,
or
I
’
ll
want
to
return
to
the
Hall
and
skip
this
silly
picnic
.”

Titus
roared
with
laughter
. “
I
agree
with
you
,
my
sweet
,
but
I
have
ideas
now
.”

“
Oh
do
you
?”
She
tilted
an
eyebrow
his
way
as
the
neighboring
estate
came
into
view
.

“
Yes
,
I
do
.”

“
Wonderful
.”

He
stopped
and
kissed
her
full
on
the
mouth
. “
My
precious
princess
.
How
did
I
live
without
you
for
so
long
?”
She
closed
her
eyes
,
surrendering
to
his
tenderness
.

“
All
right
,
lovebirds
.
Let
’
s
get
a
move
on
.
The
party
’
s
down
there
over
the
hill
.”
Mortimer
’
s
voice
was
rough
with
jealousy
,
and
as
he
passed
Camille
,
he
grabbed
her
bottom
through
the
sack
dress
.

“
Mortimer
!
You
must
behave
today
.”

“
I
’
ll
try
.”
He
grinned
as
they
walked
toward
the
party
.

Camille
grew
serious
as
they
reached
the
group
assembled
on
blankets
.
Her
eyes
rested
on
Mia
Caldwell
.
The
younger
woman
was
a
vision
in
a
rose
-
hued
sack
gown
with
rosettes
along
the
bodice
.
A
baby
-
pink
colored
ribbon
in
her
long
,
black
hair
completed
the
lovely
picture
.
She
had
no
hat
on
,
and
her
hair
gleamed
in
the
tepid
sunlight
.

Jealousy
and
fear
ran
through
Camille
,
but
she
tried
to
keep
it
down
.
The
young
woman
was
not
to
be
hated
just
because
she
found
Knoll
Tremont
attractive
.
Any unmarried female
would,
with
his
looks
and
fortune
.

Camille
met
Mia
Caldwell
and
saw
a
knowing
in
her
eyes
.

Does
everyone
suspect
?
Certainly
even
in
a
trustworthy
house
of
servants
,
one
or
two
would
be
insatiable
gossips
.
By
the
sly
look
in
the
other
woman
’
s
eyes
and
her
cool
greeting
,
Camille
thought
she
knew
about
the
strange
arrangement
at
Tremont
Hall
.
Any person
of
good
breeding
would
have
been
shocked
and
scandalized
,
but
it
would
likely
only
fuel
most
young
ladies
’
desires
for
marriage
to
said
daring
nobleman
.