I’ll see to her protection, as well as yours. Alex may be a rake, but he’d take care where Emma is concerned.’ At least he hoped. He too, had n...ticed the looks exchanged between them. Alexander Coulter would never seduce a debutante, his interest in Emma was purely because there was no one else to amuse him here. Yet Jason felt doubt seep in when he saw the Earl’s hand slip over Emma’s waist briefly before coming to rest on the blanket behind her. It was a possessive gesture, a territorial. A sheathed katana hung by his side and there were several short knives tucked into the sash at his waist."Wow, those real?" Sera looked sceptically at the weapons."Nah," Thomas pulled the sword a little from its lacquered scabbard, wooden, but finely made all the same, "You look nice." T-thanks, you too." Sera only managed to tear his eyes from his partner to pocket his slim silver and leather hip flask. Rum for pirates."Right then," Thomas took his hand in his own gloved sleek fingers, "Let's. She started to panic as she began to feel like she couldn't breathe. "Calm down and breathe through your nose", she suddenly heard her mother whisper and her eyes darted to the right. Ellen was kneeling next to her daughter's head, her face wet with Amelia's juices. "Just breathe through your nose and relax", she whispered again. Amelia did her best, forcing her panicking mind to calm down as she focused on inhaling and exhaling through her nostrils, rather than her throat. "Good slut", she. In the future though, he'd have to hire some help. Everyone in the Circle, and the other regulars, had pitched in and helped out Sally in the kitchen, but he wanted his people to enjoy themselves. He did get the feeling that Sally wasn't going to relinquish her kitchen to just anyone though.Most of the non-Circle people filtered out of the mansion by around two in the afternoon. Genie and Bill walked Andrea to her car. Andrea knew she should have been mortified by what she'd done last night..