LMM 475: Contextual Clues

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475
Contextual Clues

Jacques angled his chin just so.

Sonnet was staring, and not in a way that begged him to stop.

So he went one better, adding a hand gesture. Feline again, but Sonnet had enough contextual clues to catch his meaning.

“Is that…? Jacques!”

“Hmm?”  

“Not in front of the baby!”

“Pish-tosh. Vanya will be glad to know he was born into a loving home.”

She gasped, then tittered, then finally relaxed into a sheepish smile. “Must you tease?”

“It’s only teasing until you slip out of your shoes.”

Her jaw dropped.

He chuckled.

Then Sonnet whispered, “Right, then. They’re off.”

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Posted: August 29, 2022
Prompt: Titter, suggested by pnuma
Words: 100

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Summary: Jacques Smythe brazens his way into Stately House and shows no sign of departing. Like it or not, Lord Mettlebright has himself a butler. An Amaranthine Saga Serial. [Humor, Drama, Family] Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Lord Mettlebright’s Man tag.

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