"They would love that," Eloise smiled. Whatever her feelings for Julius, Eloise would never deny that Linford had made an excellent father to their children. In fact, his parenting abilities was the foremost reason she cared for him as deeply as she did. "I'll tell Nanny to have them ready for the afternoon tomorrow."

She stood from the chair and smoothed any creases from her dress. "A minute to freshen up would be excellent. I'll meet you in the drawing room shortly." Then, without offering any further sign of affection, Eloise left to do just that.