Sitting alone in the garden, I pondered over Adrian's words. They gave me a relief. I mean, knowing what I was up against, at least to a certain extent was relieving.
"May I join you?"
I snapped out of my thoughts at once and my gaze landed on Rufus who was standing before me, and staring expectantly.
"You may." I nodded at him.
He sat down beside me, making sure to leave a responsible distance between us, and that I appreciated.
An uncomfortable silence enveloped us for sometime before he broke it.
"My lady," he started, and out of instinct, an eyebrow of mine lifted in surprise. I couldn't remember the last time he called me that, it was Seraphina all the time.
"Why so formal?" I asked playfully.
"Your husband will be in a better position to answer that. By the way, you look rather well today." He commented.
"Thank you."
