Lost in the Pause
Sated from their passionate deed, Jonathan Sheffield rises and gently scoops the worn-out Eloise Carter into his arms. He cleans her in the bathroom, carries her back to bed, and lets her settle in.
Normally, Eloise will have fallen asleep by now. But she won't allow herself to doze off tonight, not before she takes out the birthday present she's carefully prepared for Jonathan.
Jonathan is making a phone call out on the balcony when Eloise quietly takes out the present she has hidden. It's a red velvet box, containing the ring she plans to give him when she proposes.
She inches closer to the balcony and is about to speak when she freezes.
A shocked, male voice rings out from the other end of Jonathan's phone, which he's casually left on the balcony ledge.
"What the hell? You must be out of your mind, Jonathan! You're planning to take Eloise's heart and give it to Sonia?"