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Rupert's smile stayed sympathetic as he entered the house, pleased that Monty had welcomed him in. He hadn't expected much more from this visit than dropping off the wine, figuring it was good groundwork for later. He certainly wouldn't say no to more time in Monty's company though, and he...

Rupert had his most sympathetic smile on as soon as Monty opened the door, offering him the bottle of wine. "Oh, not at all." He shook his head quickly, stepping into the house when invited. "I couldn't simply leave and have that be that after learning of your loss, what sort of friend would...

While this afternoon certainly hadn't played out as Rupert expected, there was plenty of opportunity to be found in the situation. He had hoped that returning a few borrowed books to Montgomery would lead to some riveting conversation, some flirting on his end and adorable flustering on...

Everything had gone wrong. This was supposed to be about taunting Miles. Rubbing victory and success in his face. Not... whatever this was. Rupert wasn't used to feeling like this - feeling guilty, feeling like he had lost. He felt driven to turn back around, find a new way to argue his...

A large part of Rupert wanted to scream, to shake his brother, and the gentle tone of Miles' voice only made that worse. He kept a lid on himself, calm tone well trained as he realised today was well and truly a lost cause. "I'm not going to give up, Miles." He said firmly, moving towards the...

Rupert winced. "I never said I went about it the right way!" He said firmly. "There's no denying I was an arse to you. But if I hated you, I never would have let you find out. I would have let you marry a man who didn't deserve you, spend years tied to him before you inevitably discovered...

Rupert winced at the pain in Miles' voice, moving closer. "If I hated you, I would have let you marry a man willing to betray you." He said slowly. "You can't put all of this on me, Miles. He could and should have stayed devoted to you. Every man who cheated on you chose to betray you. The...

Rupert felt the bottom drop out of his stomach. "I didn't hate you." He said desperately. "I could never hate you, Miles, we're twins. I was bored and stupid and... not thinking clearly, I don't know. You used to steal pudding from my bowl even when you had your own, how is that different...

Rupert was tired. Tired in a way he didn't remember being since he was much younger. Tired in a way he had never been throughout the campaign. A tiredness that hung heavy in his heart, pulling him down. For all he tried to approach life as though nothing could touch him, his brother was...

Rupert could hear that his brother was genuinely affected, and somehow that only made it worse. That he could actually get through to Miles, and still be rejected. He was reaching for the door and trying to think of a closing remark when Miles shouted, turning back to his brother in shock. "I...