After making sure everything was settled, Silas shot Barnaby a series of

meaningful glances-like he was spelling out a whole instruction manual with his

eyes-then headed off to the study to grab something before leaving.

That left just Barnaby and Susanna.

Susanna quietly picked at her scrambled eggs, totally ignoring him.

Barnaby sat across from her, watching her with the intensity of a hawk. He didn't

even blink.

Susanna finally snapped. "Do you have to stare at me like that?"

Barnaby didn't hesitate. "Yep."

Susanna rolled her eyes. This guy was impossible.

Barnaby added, "After what happened last night, the boss said I'm supposed to

keep an eye on you at all times."

Susanna raised an eyebrow. "At all times? Like, what does that even mean?"

She still wasn't over her cold. All she wanted after breakfast was a little nap.

Barnaby replied, "Means I gotta be with you everywhere. No exceptions."

Susanna stared at him. "Everywhere? Seriously?"

Barnaby nodded solemnly.

Susanna tried to process that. "Even when I'm sleeping?"

"Yup.

she supposed to get any rest with

she needed the bathroom? Was he

her in there too?

didn't dare ask-knowing Barnaby, he'd

ways, but

had told him. For all she knew, Barnaby

standing guard outside the bathroom

Good grief.

spun. If things were really that dangerous, couldn't Hull

given

shouldn't push her

that's how it was, she'd just

glare but didn't say

cook came over with her medicine. "Ms. Tucker, here's your

medicine."

said,

housekeepers Silas

were already gone-Hull

them, apparently because

to help

bring her

fault she'd been too out

to cooperate.

cook handed her the medicine, Susanna didn't argue.

gulped it down.

asked the cook

but changed her

no

not when she'd

fight her

a blanket herself, and

over

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