close your eyes and feel me

16

-BRAND NEW CHAPTER YAY :)- 

Charlotte was walking around the room, trying as much as possible to stay far away from Eliza and Sidney, who were in the host's company. She had a glass of champagne in her hand, and although she was trying not to, couldn't stop looking in his direction.

- «Well, hello there,» said a seductive voice.

Turning around, a young man was standing behind Charlotte, all smiles. He was tall and had a muscular figure. With his dark hair and charming smile, Charlotte automatically found him attractive, and for a moment, forgot about her situation.

- «Good evening, sir.»

- «I'm Benjamin Robinson, m' lady. » said the gentlemen, kissing Charlotte's hand gently.

His accent was weird, definitely not English, neither was the way he was moving and talking, with a confidence she had not seen in many British before.

- "Where are you from, Mr Robinson?" asked Charlotte, curious.

- "From Upper Canada, but my mother is from London."

- "I've never met anyone from there before!" said Charlotte with surprise and excitement.

- "Well, isn't that wonderful..." he said with a smile.

The conversation between the two of them went on and on for an entire hour, for the despair of Sidney, who was seeing it all from afar.

Charlotte was smiling and laughing with this man while he was standing there, mute, beside Eliza and some friends. Had they had been interested in what he had to say they would have noticed the constant glares to the young miss Heywood.

As the night went off, Sidney and Charlotte talked to more and more people, but never to each other. It was not until 12 pm that they ended up together, alongside lady Susan, Mr Robert and some friends of his.

- " So, miss Heywood, I was told you were not looking for a man, am I right?" asked the eccentric host.

Charlotte was used to those type of comments now. They were still annoying, but not shocking anymore.

- "you would be right, sir," she said.

- "Good for you! And please, I'm begging, call me William"

- "I beg your pardon?" said the girl, taken by surprise.

Good for her? That she was not used to hear.

- " A husband leads a woman to a path of misery and you are far too beautiful to go down this path!" he affirmed before taking a long sip of his drink.

Charlotte could not stop a laugh from coming out of her mouth. She simply could not believe what this man was saying.

- " Now, if you may, please explain to me how did you ended up in the situation you are right now my dear." and then added.

for a moment, Charlotte was worried that Susan, or anyone, had told Williams Roberts about her misadventures in Sanditon. She quickly glanced over at Sidney.

- "what do you mean?"

- "How in the hell did you ended up in Sanditon? A guest here tonight told me there was an accident involved?" He looked truly curious.

- "That guest would be right, indeed," she confirmed, still a little tensed. " See, I was on the hill with my siblings, hunting, and as I was ready to shot, I saw the Parker's carriage going down the hill so fast! Too fast, actually, and I knew there would an accident, and..."