It was a member of the staff who answered the door but they were expecting Ikisina and welcomed her inside. "Welcome back Lady Navarro, please come in." They lead her to a sitting room near the front door. The room was furnished with several nice looking couches, with plenty of natural light coming through the window through soft sheer white curtains. "Count Montgomery is expecting you and will here momentarily. May I get you any refreshment while you wait?" they asked, "Tea, biscuits, water?"

"Of course, I'll be back in a moment," they said with a little bow and then left Sina alone in the room. Only a couple of minutes later Rutger entered the room. He wore a fine navy suit, immaculately tailored to hug him in all the right places, and a decorative kerchief in his pocket. He smiled warmly as soon as he saw the absolutely stunning woman sitting on his couch and it was honestly an honor to be able to look at her during these training sessions.

"What an absolute pleasure it is to see you again, Ikisina," he said, his deep voice like honey. "How are you and Ivy settling in?" he asked, looking down at the dog who seemed to be doing quite excellent with her obedience training.

The servant re-entered as Sina was explaining Ivy's temperament, setting down two cups of tea and moving Sina's closer to her so she'd know which was hers before they bowed again and departed in silence.

"I am so happy to hear that," Rutger said, smiling down at the dog with a pleased look. He met Sina's eyes as she spoke of repayment, catching the tone in her voice which warmed his belly. "Oh don't worry my dear, it is my utmost pleasure," he said with a sparkle in his eyes as he moved towards the couch and gestured for her to sit. If she did then he would sit down beside her.

"So tell me, what is it that you still feel needs improvement and tutoring...for Ivy I mean."

Rutger was not a naive man and could see the subtle flirtations from the young woman. To say that this delighted him was an understatement. Receiving any amount of attention from someone as beautiful as she was would have made his whole week but she was most certainly flirting and Rutger wasn't going to be shy in returning those flirtations.

As her knee touched his he casually let his hand shift to rest on top of her knee and chuckled as her retort. "How could one improve on perfection such as yours?" he replied with a handsome smile. Though the idea of 'training' her made his heart pick up speed and his skin feel a little warmer than before. His thumb gently stroked against her knee, always aware of even the subtlest of reactions from her.

"Stay and come. We can certainly work on that. Would you like to leave her here with us for a couple of days or would like to stay and see how it's done?" he asked. He didn't much have a preference when it came to dog training but if she chose to leave the dog then he would find another reason why maybe she ought to stay.

Her hand looks so small and dainty on top of his. Her youthful skin was so soft to the rougher wrinkles of his own from age and hard work. She felt as soft as silk, or butter and he imagined his hands exploring every inch of softness of her beautiful body. He waited for her to decide what she wanted to do, his gaze never leaving her face even as she looked down at the dog, clearly debating her decision. He waited with growing anticipation.

Then she agreed. He smiled, not hiding his pleasure in her answer as his warm, strong hand gently squeezed just above her knee. "Lovely. You may come and go each evening if you'd like or I would be happy to set up one of the guest rooms for you during your stay. You need not decide now. Perhaps you'd like a tour of our training facilities?" he offered.

If Rutger were a different kind of man he might have tried to put the moves on her right then and there as her hand moved further up his thigh. It was clear between them that the interest was there but Rutger wanted to savor this feeling. He was in no rush. He kind of liked the game, the pursuit. It made the moment of success that much sweeter.

The look his eyes as he looked down at her as she spoke his name was one of heat and approval. Images flashed through his mind of all he might like to do with her and it was an incredibly distracting thought. It was good she reminded him what his question had been. "Wonderful, then let's be on our way, shall we?" he asked. He stood then and held out his arm for her to take.

Whether she chose to take it or not, though he'd be disappointed if she didn't, he would lead them out of the room and towards the back of the house where they would step outside through a back door. There were no other homes in sight from here, only the beautiful Lorendale landscape of grass and trees.