A Baby for Mr. Darcy by J Dawn King

Author:J Dawn King [King, J Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quiet Mountain Press
Published: 2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00

Georgiana could not seem to stop herself from going to the nursery to check on Jem. She had traversed the halls at least once each day in hopes the baby would be awake. On this day she met with success.

Mrs. Mansfield was holding Jem as he tried to grab at her fingers. “Welcome, Miss Darcy. Would you like to hold him?”

“Not quite yet,” Georgiana replied.

Over the past several days, Georgiana had taken the time to consider all her brother had told her. While it had the ring of truth to it, there was something holding her back. In all honesty she recognized the obstacle. George Wickham.

If George Wickham was right, her quest to be independent, to be loved by a good man would come to fruition and bring her untold happiness. If her brother was correct, all of her dreams would vanish into thin air, leaving behind a foolish girl with unimaginable consequences. Georgiana did not want to be that girl.

As a test, she decided to engage Mrs. Mansfield in conversation. Seating herself in the chair that had been pulled close to the rocker, Georgiana asked, “Mrs. Mansfield, would you tell me about your husband?”

There was no hesitation in the woman’s response. “Samuel?” At Georgiana’s nod, she said, “My Samuel is the best man I know. We were married on the tenth of June in the year 01. It was a Wednesday morning. I had always wanted to be a June bride.” Mrs. Mansfield chuckled. “I woke to a heavy summer rain. I feared Samuel would not make it to the church on time. Nonetheless, before I could break my fast or don my wedding garments, he had a note delivered that promised nothing would keep him away. He is that sort of man, Miss Darcy. He is as reliable as they come. Why, I think that if he told me the moon would be purple tonight, I would believe him.”

“He sounds like a good husband. Is he tall and dark like my brother?” Georgiana quizzed.

“Heavens! Not at all,” Mrs. Mansfield smiled. “He is of average height with the broadest shoulders I have ever noted on a man. Not, of course, that I tend to look at other men, mind you. His hair is as auburn as mine. Where my eyes are green, his are as blue as the sky.” She blushed, looking away. “I think him terribly handsome.”

Georgiana felt awful. Her motive in asking this woman about a love who might never return in an effort to assuage her own burning curiosity was mean. Swallowing, she considered how best to extricate herself from the conversation without causing more harm.

“I would hope to meet him some day.” It was the best she could come up with.

Tears filled Mrs. Mansfield’s eyes. “I desperately hope he returns to me so you can see for yourself what a fine gentleman he is, Miss.” She stood awkwardly with the burden in her arms. “I find it is time I lay Jem in his cradle. His eyelids appear to be getting heavier and heavier.

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