An Independent Woman by Anna Jacobs

Author:Anna Jacobs
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fathers and Daughters, Historical, London (England), General, Romance, Love Stories, Inheritance and Succession, Fiction, Legacies
ISBN: 9780727891525
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 2006-10-14T23:00:00+00:00

She rolled her head from side to side. “I was thinking how much more comfortable bobbed hair is, especially after that bun, and shorter skirts are good too. But most wonderful of all is being with normal people.”

He leaned back, smiling. “I hope to keep you happy.”

She was suddenly serious. “No one is happy all the time, I’m sure, but if I can stop being afraid

. . . ”

They sat quietly for a while, then there was a knock on the door and the landlady brought in a big tray.

“I usually serve the bridal couple up here,” she said as she set the contents of the tray out on a small table near the window.

The food was good but Serena wasn’t hungry.

“You don’t eat enough,” Marcus said.

“I’m not hungry.”

“Try a little more, to please me.”

So she forced down a few more mouthfuls of meat and potatoes, then pushed her plate aside. “I can’t eat any more. I’m—feeling a bit nervous. About tonight.”

Marcus set down his knife and fork. “I said we could wait to consummate our marriage and I meant it.”

She swallowed hard but still her voice didn’t sound normal to her. “I’m sorry. It’s just—well, I hardly know you and so much has happened that I don’t feel to know myself either. Please don’t be angry with me.”

“The only thing that would make me angry would be you assuming I’m as unreasonable as your father.”

“Call him Fleming,” she said quickly. “I don’t want to call him ‘father’ any more.”

“Fleming, then. Most men aren’t unreasonable, you know. And I promise I won’t lay a finger on you until you feel the time is right.”

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