Pleased that Miss MacFusty seemed eager to join him, Eugene waited on the balcony, nearest the steps leading down to the beach while she procured a chaperone for the jaunt. He was pretty impressed she seemed to find one so keen to get away for a little while, but he would never pretend to know what was going on in any woman's head. He had four sisters and still was none-the-wiser, not really.

Thank Merlin he'd been blessed with a son.

Which was one of the things that he intended to bring up on this walk, as he was pondering his more serious intentions for Miss MacFusty, she deserved full clarity of the situation he found himself in. Upon her return, he offered her his arm and a nod to the chaperone before taking the lead down the stairs. "It's much cooler out here, refreshing really." Though the wind was really whipping up, he wondered if they were in for a little summer squall. That would certainly put a damper on his plans.

"There was something I wished to speak with you about, Miss MacFusty," He began once they were down on the sand and near the swelling waves. That was when the first crack of lightning tore across the sky. Still far in the distance, but he hesitated in his step.