" He spoke her name, murmuring it over and over. She was losing herself, losing her ability to think. There was nothing but this man, and the things he was making her feel, and...

Ellie's ears pricked up.
...and a sound at the door.
"Charles," she whispered. "I think-"
"Don't think."
The knocking grew louder.
"Someone is at the door."
"No one would be that cruel," he murmured, his words disappearing into her neck. "Or that stupid."
"Ellie!" they both heard, and it was immediately apparent that the voice belonged to Judith.

"Damn," Charles swore, rolling off of Ellie. "

― Julia Quinn , Brighter Than the Sun (The Lyndon Sisters, #2)