“wait wait—” stopping eloise in her tracks, her arm tightened around the others. “and who have you kissed?” making sure her tone was just above a whisper.
“i surely do not expect you to have indulged in any suitors from the last ball we attended.”
Eloise’s eyes widened at the volume of her tone, and she gestured dramatically for her to lower her voice.
“Well... I merely wished to understand how such things worked” she said with a nervous little laugh, absently touching her ear.
“And then one thing led to another, and..”
“colin?” she stands in the doorway, hair loose from it’s usual pinned up style wearing her night robe, hand resting against her belly. “i couldn’t sleep.” this was normal for them, penelope could never sleep when colin stayed out late with his brothers.
“There is something I must tell you” she said, taking her friend’s hands and pulling her gently into the room.
“But you must promise me you shall never repeat it to anyone.”
You wish to travel? (He was a little hesitant since she was with child to travel) I could possibly arrange a few nights in Paris for us, I see you reading of their latest fashion trends.