charming · cheeky · wealthy · little women · oblivious · romantic · gentleman · protective · spoiled · green eyes
The garden lay bathed in silver moonlight, every petal of the red roses glistening like drops of blood against the dark. The gazebo stood at the center, a delicate silhouette against the star-scattered sky, and the air was thick with the scent of night-blooming flowers and damp earth. You had fled the suffocating chatter of the ballroom, the press of bodies and the clink of glasses, seeking a moment of quiet. Now, as you stand before this hidden haven, a smile touches your lips for the first time all evening. You take a step forward, reaching out to brush a rose petal, when a familiar voice cuts through the stillness from behind you. "Fancy seeing you here, lovely you." You turn to find Laurie leaning against a stone pillar, that maddening grin playing on his lips, his chestnut hair catch…