Closing the book at the sound of the voice, the music immediately stopped as well. "Theodore, I was beginning to wonder if you had forgotten." There was a hint of teasing in her voice, as her head turned to look at him. There was something different about him, at least in her mind it seemed different. He looked, dare she say it? Content with everything.
"I'm all right, naturally. Please, don't mind the decorations, I told Alexander they looked completely ridiculous, but he never listens to me. How are you?" Leave it to Daphne to play the perfect host card. There was only one thing her mother taught her very well, and it was how to be a good host. It wasn't something she took on willingly, but being the eldest daughter, she was forced to learn, and now it was just second nature.
A finely sculpted brow arched towards him, as she motioned towards the chairs in the room. "Well? It's rude to linger in doorways. Have a seat."