*This chapter has been updated from the original version as it just didn't feel right in the end and I couldn't seem to continue with it. Hopefull you will still enjoy it and the following chapter. Thanks**

It was such a beautiful day they decide to picnic in the park rather than having lunch in a crowded restaurant or café. Jane packs a bag with cheese, apples, a bottle of wine and some paper cups to drink from and grabs a picnic blanket from her closet. They walk hand in hand down the street to a local deli where they buy huge delicious looking sandwiches. They find a shady spot overlooking the lake and settle down for their impromptu lunch.

"This is so nice." Jane said leaning back against the tree next to Henry.

"It is," says Henry "and at least this time we don't have George East salivating all over you."

Jane laughs "He was not, he was being charming."

"Charming? Really? The man was wholly inappropriate kissing you like that and whipping off his shirt at the drop of a hat." he frowns.

"Henry, were you jealous?" Jane asks incredulously "The day we had the picnic, did you knock him over on purpose?"

Henry sat forward, leaning on his raised knee, he plucks at an invisible piece of lint on his trousers, "I was perhaps the tiniest bit jealous, but he thoroughly deserved being knocked on his arse, he was a complete oaf."

"Oh my God, you liked me even then? I thought you couldn't stand me."

Henry turns towards her with a soft sigh "My dearest Jane, I liked you from the moment you gave me that set down at our first dinner, I just didn't know how to show it. I had never been one of my Aunt's gentlemen before, it was all very disconcerting. I was being me, admittedly a slighter stiffer version," he grinned "but I wasn't sure if you were being you. And then there was Martin. I didn't think I stood a chance." He sat in thoughtful silence for a moment "Obviously when I saw your sketchbook and realised you were completely obsessed with me it gave me some hope." He gave her a dazzling smile, his eyes dancing with humour.

"I was not obsessed with you!" she swatted at him genially "You were just the most…aloof. And irritating. Every time you spoke to me you seemed so cross."

He groaned "Not cross with you, with myself. Nothing I did seemed to go as planned. My rescuing you from the storm, trying to warn you off Martin, losing my temper at the croquet, I acted like a complete idiot."

"Not a complete idiot."

"Thank you." Henry said with a wry grin, taking her hand and bowing over it brushing her knuckles with his lips "It is good to know your opinion of me has improved from our first meeting." He gently turns her hand over and kisses her palm and wrist, looking up through his lashes with a smouldering gaze.

"Oh it has most definitely improved." Jane says breathlessly, she leans towards him caressing his face with her free hand. "It has improved remarkably." Henry shifts his position and slides his hands up her arms sending delicious shivers along her spine, he captures her face, stroking her cheeks with his thumbs, her lips part and her eyes drift closed in anticipation of his kiss "I fear we are behaving with impropriety Miss Heyes." He whispers, brushing his lips against her cheek, "I should not wish to be the cause of ruining your reputation." She can feel his smile against her skin as his lips brush over her eyes and nose and across her other cheek. Jane slides her hands along his taught thighs and hears his intake of breath as she reaches his hips "How solicitous you are Mr Nobley." Henry is now trailing feather light kisses down her neck, "However, I fear my reputation is beyond salvaging." Jane's hands move upward over his chest and shoulders, twining her fingers in the curls at his nape "So you might as well kiss me."

Henry moves suddenly and Jane squeals as he lowers her to the blanket, "One must always endeavour to be obliging." He grins and lowers his mouth to hers, Jane's giggles soon evaporate under his passionate onslaught.

After several magical minutes Henry leans his forehead against hers "What are you doing to me Jane? My promise of a slow courtship is going to be short lived if you keep tempting me like this." He rolls to her side and captures her hand once more, entwining his fingers with hers.

Jane tries to get her rapid breathing under control "Did we really agree to that?" she says laughing "Perhaps we need to renegotiate." She turns on her side and snuggles against him brushing her hand back and forth across his chest. "I'm feeling pretty wooed right now." Henry hugs her to him laughing "Jane Heyes you are constantly surprising."

Jane marvels at how different he seems, how relaxed and happy compared to how he was in Austenland, so austere and controlled.

Henry yawns "I've gone from surprising to boring in 10 seconds?" asks Jane.

He kisses the top of her head "Certainly not, you could never be boring." He yawns again "I'm sorry Jane, I suppose I should have expected it really, I was just too anxious to sleep on the flight."

Jane sits up and tugs him up beside her, "Come on then, lets pack this stuff up and get you to bed." A blush rises instantly to her cheeks "That so didn't come out the way I meant."

"I believe you." Henry laughs "thousands wouldn't."

They pack away their picnic things and head back to Jane's apartment hand in hand.

"Um, Henry? Are you staying in a Hotel? I mean, you're welcome to stay with me of course it's just…" Jane trails off nervously.

"I appreciate the offer Jane" he squeezes her fingers reassuringly "but I've booked into a Hotel in the city, I didn't know how you would feel about me showing up on your doorstep. Turned out better than I dared hope." He lifts her hand to his lips.

They had reached Jane's building and Henry stopped outside "Aren't you coming in?" Jane asks anxiously.

"Jane, my darling, I would like nothing more but right now I need to go to sleep and you are far too distracting for words." He kisses her forehead "I'm going to go to my Hotel, rest, shower and change and then meet you there for dinner. Does that sound alright?"

"That sounds great." Jane says relieved "8pm?"

"Perfect, give me your number and I'll text you the address and room number."

Jane punches her number into Henry's phone "I'll see you later then." Henry hails a cab and kisses her quickly but thoroughly "I look forward to it immensely." And he climbs into the cab leaving Jane breathless on the sidewalk.