19

“Oh, I’m sorry,” Jack said. “I didn’t know anyone Owas in there.”

Priscilla blushed a deep crimson, holding the towel as tightly around her as possible. She had just stepped out of the shower when the door to the little bathroom had opened and Jack had walked in. She didn’t think he’d seen anything, as she’d already been wrapping the towel around herself. But she couldn’t be sure.

Now he stood on the other side of the door, having closed it again, apologizing.

“It’s all right, really,” Priscilla told him. “I should have locked the door.”

“I forgot there were no bathrooms in the individual guest rooms,” he told her. “We’re going to be changing that. When you come back next time, every room is going to have its own private bath.”

“Wow, that’s ambitious,” Priscilla said.

“We’ve got a lot of big plans,” Jack told her through the door.

Priscilla thought it was a little odd that he kept talking to her, knowing that she was naked and dripping inside here. But she kind of liked it. Jack was very handsome. He’d made her heart flutter as she was talking to him. That never happened with Neville.

She suddenly felt bold. Making sure her towel was firmly secured around her, Priscilla grabbed the door handle and walked out into the hallway.

Jack was still standing there, as if waiting for her. She noticed the way his eyes looked her over. Priscilla felt a tingle of electricity race through her body.

“It’s good to have plans,” she told Jack. “I can’t wait to come back and see how you’ve remodeled the place.”

He didn’t reply immediately. His eyes were too busy eating her up.

Priscilla was being very naughty, and she knew it. Jack was a married man. But what harm could a little flirting do?

“Yeah, well, you won’t recognize the place,” Jack told her.

“I would hope you’d talk with me first before you start knocking down walls.” It was a new voice. They both looked around.

The old woman, Mrs. Devlin, stood at the end of the corridor. Priscilla let out a little gasp.

“I was just heading back to my room,” she chirped, and hurried down the hall.