We made it to the doorway of the bedroom and I turned to face him. Without a word I pulled his face to mine and his hands went and caressed my cheeks�...� then he ran his fingers down through my hair then down my back, and reached down further and grabbed me under my ass and pulled me up to him. With a slight yelp I again wrapped my legs tightly around his waist and my arms around his neck as he walked us to the bed. He gently laid me down on my back, but I never let go of him. I was so content. He would get rid of an expensive butler without himself breaking the contract. I would be deemed to have done so, and in his present financial difficulties this would help his outlays.The other scenario was that it was genuine. This would assume a similar subterfuge; this time in passing to me a daughter whose care and future might be expensive. Taking her on, I would be taking on the costs presently absorbed by Dawes. Would he treat his daughter so dastardly?I doubted he was so cold-hearted to. "Look, I know you're with Seth, okay. It's just... do you?"I stared at him, feeling completely on the spot."I said I care about you," I responded quietly, a little miffed that suddenly he seemed to be so controlled about this whole thing. "And maybe I'm a little attracted to you..." A little?" Luke responded, incredulous."Okay. You're being an ass now," I informed him, meeting his eyes, and he laughed."I'm sorry, Rory. It's just... I feel close to you. Kinda like with Dave, but in a different. Dressed in a perfect-for-her sundress, a pair of strappy white high heels and the first true suntan she’d ever sported in her life, she stepped out of the cab in front of the exclusive condo that Alyssa was calling home these days.Naturally, the concierge stopped her at the door.“You’re not a resident here,” he stated flatly, gripping her arm a little too firmly.Stacy could have snapped his arm in one motion, but in knowing that, kept her cool. “I have a special delivery for Alyssa.