She couldn’t avoid wanting to tease him as she watched him light a cigarette. “Asexual Michael?”
“Robert has no idea what the word even means truth be told. I am glad I told mother to have Albert bring me fresh clothes today.”
“Is he like your valet or something?” More teasing, but she wouldn’t be surprised.
“He is my all around man, does all kinds of things for me, he’s also my closest friend and confidant. So expect him to be a bit testy about me not coming home for the last twenty four hours plus. I hope you don’t mind if I have him bringing over a few things to hang in your closet and in your dresser for me.”
“A little early to be discussing moving in together isn’t it?”
“Very much so, but I still figure on staying over now and then and you coming to my place as well, unless you don’t want to consider us a couple.”
She liked the way of thinking that, but she was realistic too. “You know I’m a student right, well I also work part time, my days are pretty busy. Except this weekend everything has been thrown off schedule. Normally I’d be spending this time we’ve been together studying and getting my assignments caught up.”
He looked at her and nodded. “Brie, I don’t want to spend weeks at a time not seeing you, I know it’s rushed, but I need to know where we stand in this. I can’t just walk away, and I don’t want to. Do you see that?”
“Michael, I don’t want to go for weeks without seeing you either and I don’t want to do it any more than you do. Look, I’ll make you a deal, let me print up a copy of my work and school schedule. You’re the researcher; maybe you can see a way. When I planned it, having someone else in my life wasn’t a part of the deal.”
“Least of all a rich, British aristocrat who has money to burn and a schedule that allows me to do as I please ninety percent of the time. I’m willing to share you with school, that is important, but lords know I have enough money to keep you in salad and diet soda and pay for whatever share of the expenses you pay here. Not to mention buy you little goodies now and then like sexy undies and outfits that show off your sexy legs. Print up your schedules love, I’ll stagger in to the shower and clean up then we’ll plan our future together.”
She motioned him to go and wondered just what her sister had gotten her into, and did she really fucking care as long as Michael was part of it?
It was a crazy house that Albert walked in, wearing his best suit and looking every bit the dapper image of a gentleman’s gentleman. He had brought clothes not only for Michael but for the twins as well as bags that he quickly put away in the two bedrooms. It seemed the twins had reached the same thoughts as their older brother and would be spending a lot of time with Fleur. Her sister didn’t seem to mind any more than Brie did and even admitted she was caring more and more about them each time they were all together. She was a little upset when Albert arranged to have a maid from the main house come and help clean up the place and one of the under cooks come to make them all a decent meal.