”But that small compliment had felt like the knightly touch of a sword on his shoulder; he’d been hard-pressed to keep from beaming for the rest of the day.”

Poor Sean, claustrophobia’s a terrible thing; I wish he’d trust Viggo just a little more and let him see his vulnerable side.

I’m so glad Viggo got in first with the introduction to Grace – it certainly averted a disaster on Sean’s part!

I was going to say, “Sean’s got it bad” . . . but then you wrote ~

”It was more than desire. Head over heels, he was, and no mistake.”