A Victorian New York Romance by Celeste Rane

Author:Celeste Rane [Rane, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B013W8NP44
Publisher: Acehole Productions LLC
Published: 2015-08-12T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

We strolled through the park arm and arm, but did not talk of the marriage or pregnancy. Bailey told me about how he got into science and how he got a job at the museum. He didn’t brag about it, but I knew it was one of the most prestigious museums in the world. I was impressed, by his passion for his work.

Finally we emerged onto Fifth Avenue, the Christmas shopping mecca of the world. I immediately felt excitement when I realized where we were.

“Come on, this way,” he said leading me down the street.

Bailey was careful to guide me when crossing the street and he always walked on the outside of the sidewalk. He had manners and that was a fact. I was not used to being treated like this. I wondered about his mother, she must have taught him how to be a gentleman, or maybe he was a copy of his father. Whatever the reason, it was ingrained in him.

We finally arrived at a massive building and we slowed our pace when arriving to the front of it. Then, I saw where he was taking me, Bergdorf Goodman. He was taking me on a tour of New York’s iconic Christmas windows. I squealed with delight at the sight and ran toward the glass. The window displays were beyond words. It was an outdoor Victorian White Christmas scene. The setting was a winter forest, to be exact. The mannequins wore sequined long Victorian gowns. They were draped in white fur capes that trailed several feet behind them. The background was full of Christmas trees and various branches and shrubs all decorated with artificial snow, which also covered the ground. Everything was white and the light reflecting off the scene made the entire window glow. Even the accessories were white, including the glittering diamond bracelets and necklaces worn by the mannequins. There were small white reindeer and one of the mannequins was reaching down toward it. It was a magical scene and I could scarcely stand the intensity it had on me. So much so, that I forgot I wasn’t alone.

“Do you like it?” Bailey asked.

“I love it! It’s everything I could have hoped for. This is what I longed to see with my own eyes. Really experience it. Such an old tradition to decorate these window displays,” I rambled on.

Bailey laughed at my enthusiasm and said, “I’m so glad. I rush by here everyday and never really stopped to take a closer look. I guess because in the back of my mind I knew I only wanted to stop here if I could share it with someone.”

I looked up at him. Every second I was falling for this man, and it was scaring me. I watched him look at the window, smiling. I could stare at him forever.

“There’s another one just down the street, if you want to keep going?” He asked.

My eyes widened, “Macy’s?” I said in barely a whisper.

Bailey laughed so loud the other onlookers all turned to look.

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