Nineteenth Chapter

"You know, this doesn't count in 10 dinners. Yeah?" As they eat, he thought of their deal. His deal maybe after he committed an act of lasciviousness.

"I recall a hundred." She said in her head. "It's not dinner now, i yes. Why do you want it to count?" She scrutinized John.

"Its not dinner. Not counted. Where is baby Mary? Should she have a breakfast too?" John concerned over the orphaned little girl.

"Auntie is taking care of Mary. She is an expert on taking care of babies. Exhibit A." She presented herself as the evidence.

As a lawyer, John laughed cause that joke was funny. 

"Thats good. She will be taken care of." John assured. No child should be orphaned.

"You ask of Mary, do you like children? I have never met a man that is more concerned to children than you, John." She looks at him for his reply cause in her mind, John asked how Mary is doing multiple times and in 1912, men just dont want anything with children. Best Dad Ever was not invented in this time. Wait a while kids.

"Hmmm. I do like children. They are innocent, not tainted by the world."

"Tainted by the world. That's..well put. John, now that we are in a romantic relationship. How many do you want? I want 2, male and female."

"Huh? are were talking about kids already? hey. Maybe 2 too? Why? Shall we...." John smiles slyly.

"No. Wait until marriage. Although i'm not religious and do not believe in god. I prefer to follow tradition." Her words may be direct but John sees the shyness in her eyes and red cheeks, she blushed.

"Then let's get married today! What are we waiting for??? Christmas? June?" John jokes as he pours her a glass of water.

"Today? No. Its too fast. .de Vere, i am not an easy woman. Do not dream." She raised her head.

"I am the easy man. You can use me all you want." John laughs.

"Yuck. John, i know you are shameless and narcisst but not obscene." She goaded.

"Hahaha. Dont mind dont mind. Esme, what are your plans this morning?" Change topic. He Dont want digging his own grave.

"I have to send telegraph back in England. Take care of business."

"I have to go to this morning too. Are you free at lunch?"

"Yes. Auntie ordered Boston Lobsters for lunch, i....i want u to have lunch with me." She stated with courage.

Lady Esme for the win.

"Its a date! Okay! great!!!! I have not eaten a Boston lobster." John keeping it cool but he is ready to implode as no girl ever took initiative to invite him a meal, that was before he became a lawyer.

When he became a lawyer, no more date, just do it, Nike!

"Me too. But i disagree why they called a lobster Boston Lobster. It clearly isn't from Boston. It's from the ocean." She voiced her belief.

"It makes sense. Haha. Should we file a complaint against it?"

"Chuckle. Its a waste of time to hire a lawyer. Blabbering lawyers!." Esme showed his disdain for the profession of law.

"Haha..Esme, come to think of it. I still don't know ur family name. We are in a romantic relationship yet i dont know."

"You dont know? How is that possible? All this time? When we confirmed our romantic relationship, you still do not know me? Its preposterous." She could not believe it.

"Sorry. I just didn't know. I heard them calling u Lady Esme, i just followed. HAHAHA."

"Hahaha. I said you were stupid, no, gullible. I am right." She still cant get over it.

"My name is Esme..."