Louis coughed a bit in surprise, feeling silly that she had known about his erection all along.<br/><br/>"It is a tragedy that someone like you would be alone at anytime," he said in reply, trying to keep a straight face to the gorgeous woman. He could imagine her surrounded by men. Then again, he could imagine her in a lot of ways at the moment...<br/><br/>"A little bit of both, if you may let me be honest," he said to the beautiful blonde temptress. "But I did not-"<br/><br/>He wanted to add 'but of course, I did not get aroused by my sister' but then stopped himself when he was forming the words in his mouth. They can't know the two are siblings, damn it. God knows what they'll make him do to her if they ever found out. He chided himself quickly before fixing his blunders. Hoping she hadn't notice his fumble.<br/><br/>"But," he said instead, "if it comforts the lovely Countess, my gift here started to become to be as it is right now when I saw you and the flattering dress you are wearing right now when I entered the room. You certainly know how to dress for occasions."<br/><br/>Annalisa watched her brother flirt with the Countess and felt both jealously and envy as they chatted to one another with surprising ease. Jealousy at both of them for talking to each other and envy that she couldn't be there. She'll do anything to take a good peek down the woman's dress to see her breasts.<br/><br/>Louis saw Marcus suddenly just barge in and let his smile fall away from his face, forming a brief and dark scowl. He still hadn't forgotten how the man treated his sister. He let the smile come back on, bowing to him as well but not as deep as before.