Lizzie Marshall's Wedding by Emily Harvale

Author:Emily Harvale
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Romantic Comedy, Humor, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 9781480124356
Publisher: Crescent Gate Publishing
Published: 2012-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

Becky’s head was pounding. Someone was shining a light in her eyes and she wanted them to stop. She lifted her right arm and a searing pain shot through it.

‘She’s coming round,’ a voice said.

‘Thank God.’

Becky recognised Max’s voice and slowly opened her eyes. She was in bed in the Yellow Room at Beckleston Hall. For a moment she thought she’d travelled back in time. This had been her bedroom when she’d lived here, but she saw Max leaning over her, concern evident in his eyes. Dr. White had just stepped back from examining her and Margaret and Victoria were holding one another as if for support, standing across the room, near the window – and she saw that it was dark outside.

‘Lily!’ she shrieked in panic. ‘I must get Lily!’

‘Shush Becky, Lily’s fine,’ Max said softly, then, ‘Jess, she’s awake, you can bring Lily in,’ in a slightly raised voice. ‘She’s okay isn’t she?’ he asked Dr. White.

The doctor nodded. ‘It’ll take a lot more than that to keep our Becky down. Her arm’s badly bruised but I don’t think it’s broken. I’d like to get it X-rayed if it still hurts her tomorrow.’

Jess and Susie appeared at the door and Lily raced from them and tried to scramble onto the bed. Max lifted her up and placed her in Becky’s outstretched arms and Becky hugged her, in spite of the searing pain. Tears rolled down her cheeks, half from the pain and half from relief at holding her daughter.

‘What happened?’ she asked when she finally felt able.

‘You fell into the empty pond,’ Max said brushing what looked like a tear from his eye.

Her memory returned and she glared at Margaret. ‘Then, why am I here?’

‘I brought you here,’ Max said.

‘I think I should leave.’ She tried to sit up but Max gently restrained her.

‘You’ve had a nasty fall and you need to rest. We’ll see how you are in the morning.’

‘I don’t think your mother wants me here.’

‘I do.’ Margaret approached the bed. ‘I’m sorry Becky. It ... it was such a shock, that’s all. I ... I was taking out my bitterness and hatred for someone, on you and that was wrong of me. When you’re feeling better, I’ll explain but for now, please get some rest.’

‘I ... I don’t understand.’

‘Mum will explain it all later Becky. I’m in the dark myself, so I’d quite like an explanation as to why my normally sane, kind and loving parent turned into a harbinger of Hell. Would you like something to drink?’

Becky was still confused but Lily was singing her a lullaby and she turned her attention to her child, momentarily ignoring Max. ‘Are you okay sweetheart? Mummy was very silly and she slipped into an empty pond but there’s nothing for you to worry about.’

Lily nodded. ‘I know, Mummy. Are we staying here?’

Becky glanced at Max, who was nodding, then at Margaret, then at Jess and Susie. ‘For tonight, I think we are. This used to be my room Lily.

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