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

she needed the bathroom?

her in there too?

dare ask-knowing Barnaby, he'd probably

some ways, but hopelessly literal

what exactly Hull had told him. For all she knew, Barnaby would

outside the

Good grief.

things were really that dangerous, couldn't

female bodyguard? But given her and

push her

that's how it was, she'd

a glare but didn't

her medicine. "Ms. Tucker, here's your

medicine."

Susanna said, accepting

housekeepers Silas

already gone-Hull

them, apparently because

to help

or bring

wasn't their fault she'd

to cooperate.

the

gulped it down.

asked the

a blanket, but changed

no point acting

when she'd

fight her own

grabbed a

it over

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