“A compliment if I ever heard one.” He grinned. “It is my curse. I have a great fondness for food. And a great capacity for it.”
“It’s a wonder you are not fat.” She immediately flushed, noting that indeed his lean, athletic build showed no signs of overindulgence.
“To the distress of my tutor and the exasperation of my father, I seem to be imbued with a great deal of energy. It tends to wear one thin if one doesn’t eat properly.”
She raised her eyebrows at his term “properly.” She laughed. “Excessively, you mean.”
“Food is one of the great joys to be had in life. One you should experience.”
“Because I am so scrawny?”
He looked embarrassed. “I didn’t mean that at all. You…you are not scrawny.” He paused meaningfully, and she felt heat steal over her once again. It was a wonder she didn’t combust one of these days under those intense perusals he was apt to give. “It is just that you are so serious all the time. Don’t you ever just let go and experience pleasure for its own sake?”
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