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“So do I, sweetheart. But don’t push him,” Hudson whispered back. He had no idea why they were whispering, it just seemed like the thing to do. “We’ll get him here soon enough.”

Connie kissed Hudson’s naked shoulder. “I know. Now explain to me exactly what he looked like in that underwear, because dammit, I didn’t get to see that.”

An image flashed across Hudson’s mind. “You know, maybe you should show up a couple minutes early tomorrow morning before we take Kit to breakfast and remind him of the treat you were denied.”

“Ohhh, I like how you think! Good idea.” Connie snuggled deeper into Hudson’s arms.

“As I said before, I do occasionally have them.”

Connie snickered.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN –CONNIE

CONNIE DID indeed show up early to Kit’s room the next morning but got nowhere. Instead, Kit patted Connie on the chest and told him if he was good, he’d get to see what Kit had on under his clothes that night after his appointment with Frederick.

That was a promise he intended to make sure Kit kept.

“So where is Hudson?” Kit asked as he slipped on his white heeled sandals.

“Huh? Oh, sorry. He’s on his way.” Connie had gotten distracted staring at what Kit was wearing.

Standing, Kit glanced down at himself and then looked back at Connie. “Is there something wrong?”

“What? No! Absolutely not. Oh, damn, sorry. I wasn’t looking at you in a bad way. I mean, I think you look absolutely gorgeous.” Connie scrubbed his hands over his face. “I was drooling over you, okay? And you caught me.”

Grinning, Kit walked over to Connie and kissed him on the cheek. “Why, thank you.”

Connie didn’t know the name of those pants Kit wore, but they were wide, calf-length trousers with a high waist. They were loosely tapered from the thigh to several inches below the knee.

And they were orange.

Kit wore a white and orange checked halter-top that ended a few inches above his bellybutton. He’d also added several beaded necklaces and a couple of huge bangles on his wrists. Even his earrings were orange.

Kit’s hair was some sort of complicated ponytail-looking deal that Connie wanted to take down so he could run his fingers through Kit’s hair.

“You look lovely too,” Kit said.

Connie shook his head, amused. “Thank you for the compliment, but you outshine both Hudson and me.”

Connie had some errands to run in San DeLain, but he was still dressed in a light-blue suit. As he was leaving Hudson’s bedroom earlier, he noticed Hudson was wearing dark-blue pants, so he probably was wearing a dark-blue suit. The biggest splash of color Connor had was his paisley blue tie.

“While that may be true, I’m willing to bet that suit cost more than my entire outfit,” Kit said as he ran his fingers down Connie’s sleeve.

“Hey, you two,” Hudson said from the doorway. “Ready to go eat?”

Kit quickly crossed the room and hugged Hudson. “Good morning. And yes, I’m starving.”

“You look lovely,” Hudson said, peering at Kit. “Is there a color that doesn’t look good on you?”

“Aw, thank you, and I haven’t found one,” Kit said, blushing. “You look intimidating as usual. Connie? Are you ready? Oh, would you grab my purse off the bed please?” Kit asked.

Hudson grinned. “Thank you. Also, before we go to breakfast, there was something I wanted to ask you, Kit.”

“Oh?”

“You have the appointment with Frederick tonight.”

“Okay?”

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