Lady Overton's Perilous Journey (Honorable Rogue Book 1) by Vikki Vaught

Author:Vikki Vaught [Vaught, Vikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Regency & Victorian Romance, London Society, England & Britain, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Young Widow & Single Mother, Love Possibility, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Sensual Story Theme, Honorable Rogue Series, Family & Domestic Life, Young Child-Son, The Hawks Family, Sea Captain
Publisher: Enticing Pleasures Romance
Published: 2015-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

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On the morning of the twenty-second, Anissa woke up feeling slightly nauseated. By the time she made it downstairs and smelled the bacon cooking, she had to dash back upstairs to her room. She barely made it to the chamber pot before she lost everything in her stomach. If she still had any doubt over whether she was increasing or not, they were gone now.

Oh, Lord, what am I going to do?

How could life be so cruel?

If she could go back to that night, she would never have gone down to the library for a book. Then she would not be in this situation.

After rinsing her mouth and brushing her teeth, she went back downstairs. Lucy put a plate in front of her filled with bacon, fried eggs, and grits, and her stomach rolled. “Umm, Mrs. A, I...I’m not terribly hungry this morning. All I want is some dry toast, if it is not too much trouble.”

“No trouble at all, ma’am. I’ll jus’ take this back t’ th’ kitchen, and I’ll have ya some plain toast right quick. You do look a bit green. I hopes ya ain’t takin’ sick. Nothin’ worse than bein’ sick in th’ summer.”

Trying to smile, but failing miserably, she replied, “Thank you, Mrs. A. I appreciate that. I’m sure whatever is causing me discomfort will pass.”

The pitching settled down in her rolling stomach after she drank a cup of hot tea and ate the dry toast. That was all she could keep down in the morning for the first three months when she had been increasing with Harry. Evidently, toast would be her morning meal with this child as well.

Anissa spent the morning tutoring her son. He kept tapping his fingers against the tabletop and kicking his heels on the hard wooden floor. She had to hold her tongue several times to keep from biting his head off. He would not understand if she yelled at him, because she never did. It was not his fault her raw nerves had her patience running thin.

To keep her thoughts at bay, she took Harry and Freddie to the pond so they could fish and swim. After a couple of hours, she could not take the heat any longer. She gathered up the boys and headed back to the house. As they rode along, she realized her son’s riding skills were coming along nicely.

Since she had no idea if Alex planned to visit any time soon, she supposed she should write him and tell him of the babe. She worried about how he would receive the news. She certainly hoped he had heard from Barrington, so she could go back to England before winter. Of course, how she would explain her condition escaped her.

After they left Freddie at his house, Anissa led the horses around to the stable and noticed a vaguely familiar carriage in the drive. Her heart dropped to her feet. She fervently prayed it was not Alex’s, but it certainly looked like the one they had traveled in when he brought her to Meadow Grove.

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