Duchess Material: Spare Change Book 2 by Maude Winters

Author:Maude Winters [Winters, Maude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Palas Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

“Mummy!” Winston called.

He stood in the foyer of his ancestral home on Regent’s Crescent. His mother invited him for tea. Still, the house appeared deserted. There were no staff to greet him. There was a silence.

Nina bounded in, “Sorry. Mummy wanted to take tea in the solarium. Did no one tell you?”

“No, kiddo.” Winston shook his head. “You’re here still?”

Nina rolled her eyes. “You can’t send me off to school whenever you choose, Winston.”

Winston smiled slightly and followed her to the solarium where Rita and Bruno hosted a surprise guest.

The Queen was laughing with his parents and taking tea. It wasn’t far out of left field to see his mother with her best friend. However, it was odd for her to be over at their house unannounced.

“Your Majesty,” Winston said.

“Oh, stop.” Vanna laughed. “Hello, Winston. How are you?”

Winston sat. “Very good, thank you, ma’am.”

Bruno looked perplexed. “Since when are we formal? Sit yourself down.”

“I wasn’t expecting to see you here, Vanora.”

“I know. Sorry to scare you. I wanted to escape for a bit. The press are going crazy over this idea of an announcement and it’s anyone’s guess.”

“How did you evade them?” Nina asked as Winston added milk to his tea.

“People mover,” Vanna said, happy with herself. “Effective.”

Rita shook her head “You have all the tricks.”

“You taught me all the tricks, dear.”

“What brings you here, darling?” Rita asked.

“You invited me.”

“But you came. I didn’t expect it.”

“I know the answer,” Vanna said, locking eyes with Rita. The two descended into a fit of laughter like schoolgirls.

Nina rolled her eyes and pointed to the tea set. “Did you put booze in this?”

“Apologies,” Rita snickered.

“Lucy is on the road with Natalie in France,” Vanna said. “That was all I meant.”

“Ah, I see. Well, that explains it,” Bruno chuckled.

“It’s not like I only come around when she is gone—”

Rita took a long sip of her tea, looked doubtful, and declared, “But you do.”

Winston rolled his eyes. He changed the subject. “So, what is the announcement?”

“George’s engagement. We’ve told them we’re doing an announcement. Didn’t say what.”

It explained Lucy’s general meltdown this morning over a pair of shoes being scuffed. Lucy was a capable woman. Winston was certain she could fix nearly anything. He knew something was up but wasn’t about to pry on their way to the airfield.

“Are they doing an interview or anything?” George asked.

“No. Not here at least. We’re not sure how it will go. Robbie and I are over-the-moon as you well know. But the boys… we shall see how people accept it.”

“Well, I hope it’s for the best,” Winston said.

The Queen stood. “Well, darling, I should go. Robbie and I have an engagement this evening and you know how it goes.”

Rita stood with her. “I am aware.”

The women gave one another a kiss on the cheek and Vanora departed. Winston was relieved. Queen Vanna was a lovely, but the situation with George complicated things. Winston didn’t want to offend his godmother.

Rita picked up on her son’s apprehension. “You’re fine. She’s not upset.

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