Chapter 169: Before the Ball! Part-1
{Daphne's Room, East Wing, Greengrass Manor}
{31th Oct 1991}
{Rigel's POV}
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The sound of the door opening caused me to back away. Still, by the smile on Astoria's face, she saw us making out. Daphne glared at her sister for disturbing us, but Astoria quickly interrupted her by saying, "Mother wants you to hurry up. It's almost 7. Guests should begin arriving soon."
She then teased Daphne with her tongue out before she ran away. Her retreating footsteps filled the hallway as I looked at Daphne. She took a deep breath. Her eyes peeked at me before she looked away.
"Shall we go?" I asked as I let go of her waist and presented my arm to her. She looked at the offered appendage and then shook her head.
"Give me a moment. I'm going to touch up on my makeup a little... and um—" she hesitated before she picked up a tissue and handed it to me. I looked at her, confused, before she pointed to the mirror. A quick peek revealed that my lips were smudged with her lipstick.
"Uhhh...you want me to leave it like this, stake your claim on me tonight?" I teased her, only to receive a glare in return. I grinned at her as I wiped the marks of her lipstick from my mouth. Making sure I got it all, I looked at Daphne, who was almost finished retouching her makeup and was putting on a grey loose robe, ready to go.