March 16, 1895 — Yarwood Observatory
But I've been watching your cues
And I know all the right moves to get you ornery
So meet me in the bathroom
And I may do what I do
To get you ornery
She was having a hard time finding time to see Nigel this weekend. Friday she'd been working at the hospital until late, and on Saturday Nigel had the St. Patrick's Day Ball. Today, the Yarwoods were hosting Mr. and Miss Farris for dinner, and maybe some others — but Nigel promised he was going to try to leave early, and Enid believed him.
She got to the observatory early, with some embroidery to occupy her, as well as a bottle of mead Evan had brewed. She poured it into one of Nigel's mugs and sipped it, and embroidered, and tried not to look at her pocketwatch too often. Luckily, Nigel didn't keep her waiting
too long, and Enid abandoned her embroidery and stood up.
"You're sure no one will miss you for dessert?" Enid asked, smiling up at him.
Nigel wasn't really used to having an semblance of a social life, other than his mother's increasing insistence that he actually attend more balls and things like that. He still wasn't exactly old enough to be thought to be a serious pursuit for marriage, so he wasn't sure where her focus was coming from. It seemed conspicuous, timed with his fledgling relationship with Enid, but as far as he knew, nobody had found them out.
Having Mr. Farris over for dinner with his daughter put a damper in his attempts to leave the house, but he had promised Enid he would and so he'd excused himself shortly after dinner, citing a bit of a headache. He was a terrible liar, so he wasn't sure just how believable it had been but he'd gone up to his room and waited a bit before apparating out to the fence at the edge of the property. From there it was a quick jaunt to the observatory where he found Enid already waiting. "I doubt it. It's not like I'm all that interesting to converse with," though Mr. Farris could make a go of it, certainly. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting long." He passed her a wry smile as he leaned down to press a kiss to her cheek.