<div class="floatright">(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd468/sybakrys/Tyler/darcy.jpg)</div><strong>Tyler confesses his feelings</strong><br/><br/>Feeling as if he too should tell her exactly how he felt at this very moment in regard to her, he smiled to Copper and dismissed him with a nod. With Cooper’s story now told and his pressing need to enlighten the lady in regard to the deep feelings he had for her, he saw no need to have Cooper here while he confessed. Besides when he felt that after doing such a thing, having another present might make Rowena even more uncomfortable than having just the two of them at the table.<br/><br/>With Cooper now excused and venturing through the entrance, Tyler turned his gaze to Rowena. With a warm smile he spoke “I look forward to the day upon which the invitation should arrive and hope with all my heart that it is soon.” He took a deep breath before continuing. “I am sure that it will be a wonderful day and as you say even if the hound has long since departed, all it would mean is I do not have to soil my suit if I were to wrestle with the beast.” He chuckled at the thought until his face took on a more serious expression before continuing. “Now my dear Rowena,” he said as he took her hand and kissed it softly “do not concern yourself with such thoughts of harm coming to me in regard to you as I would die many times over, if I could, to make sure that you were safe. My feelings for you run deeper than I can explain to you right now as I am still coming to terms with them myself, but know this when I am not in your presence I am not whole and I find that I do questionable things to numb the pain of your absence when I am without you. So if it is to your liking, I would like it very much if I could spend more time with you than just an occasional meal or day out. If you are in agreement I will speak with your father on this matter as just being with you now I feel I must…”<br/><br/>He stopped suddenly as he realised that he was getting too excited for a man of his standing and was also holding Rowena’s hand a little to tightly than he was comfortable with and indeed he hoped that he had not hurt her. “I apologise for my candidness, dear sweet Rowena but I felt it necessary to share how I felt so I hope I did not upset you or indeed offend you in any way.”<br/>