La Fleure qui est Belle
Chapter 15
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New
chapter.
turned out for the next few months…Too much schoolwork.
The usual warning and
disclaimer applies, see chapter one.
Chapter 15
Friends…Kenshin
thought. His relationship with Jean had
been strained by the fact that Jean had been both is lover an in his
employ. And then there had been the
whole “lie to Kenshin about your sex-life” bit.
It really good that Kaoru, for all her rapid, violent
mood swings, had a much more level head than he did.
would be missing his family jewels, at the very least.
Which
meandering thoughts back to Kaoru again.
Yes, she had a tongue sharp enough to cut diamond, but she had,
nonetheless, been a fairly competent courtesan.
She possessed grace and an excellent memory, and her skills at the piano
were, to his tone-deaf ear - and he heard more praises sung of her by his
guests - superb. She would, he thought,
make a wonderful wife for someone.
His innards
twisted at that thought. Hadn’t she been
severely injured by the last man who knew her?
She did not, in a any way, deserve the
treatment she had received. And why the
hell did he care? Alright, so he’d asked
her to stay, but as a friend! Having a
woman on his arm at social occasions made things easier, and she was
entertaining, but that was all! It
wasn’t as though he was going to take her to bed, let alone marry her.
convenience of the thing would be beneficial for both of them.
the woman and be glad of it. She
certainly did not to seem to mind his bringing lovers into the flat.
marriage of convenience. However, lately
she had been acting rather strangely whenever he was around.
Women, he
thought, were entitles he would never even begin to understand.