She was the slightest bit out of her element here, and it was a feeling Brooke wasn't used to. But that was the charm of being with Alexander. He tended to throw what was generally a carefully planned, scheduled life for a loop. At least, that's how Brooke saw things.

"I'm not...I wouldn't presume to think that you're asking me what I think - what I hope - you might be asking." Though Brooke had led a somewhat charmed, privileged life, there were some things that even she sometimes felt were beyond her grasp. "I wouldn't be so lucky."