Page 21 of Educated By the Earl (Second Sons of London 1)

“He does. He certainly sat close enough to you when you were playing at the pianoforte. And I know for a fact you didn’t need him there to turn the pages for you. You play that piece all the time and know it by heart.”

Her face grew warm at the thought of his side pressed against hers.

“See,” her cousin said, her smile triumphant. “You have noticed his attention. I think you like him, too. At least a little bit.”

“He is still overbearing.”

“He wasn’t tonight.”

Tessa snorted. “He was on his best behavior tonight.”

Adalyn halted. “If he is overbearing, then push back.”

“You want me to physically push him?” she asked, her cheeks burning as she remembered having done that very thing. Her palms touching that broad chest. The hardened muscle beneath the elegant clothing.

“No. You are so clever. Verbally spar with him. That is a way to flirt.”

She gasped. “Now, you want me to flirt with him?”

“Of course,” her cousin said airily. “You might as well practice doing so on the earl. You’ll be doing it with plenty of other men during the Season.”

“I don’t even know how to flirt,” she admitted.

Adalyn studied her. “Then we’ll go to my bedchamber now and I will give you your first lesson in the art of flirting.”

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