No Regrets by Mari Carr

Author:Mari Carr [Carr, Mari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Book Boutiques
Published: 2017-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

V is for Venus

Before dawn the next morning, Ben woke Vee with sweet, lingering kisses as he roused her from her sleepy state.

“Time to return to your own bed, my love, or Mrs. Henry will surely find us. I, for one, would not like to be on the receiving end of that particular lecture.”

“Nor would I.” She rubbed her eyes and stretched.

“Come, I’ll help you dress.”

“That should be quick seeing as how you destroyed my nightgown. I don’t know how I’ll explain the state of it to Mrs. Henry.”

He grimaced.

“Don’t,” she said as she looked at his guilty face.

“I was too rough with you. I’m afraid I have a great deal to make up for.”

“Ooh, I like the sound of that. You, in debt to me.”

“Nevertheless, I’ll replace your gown as soon as I’m able. In the meantime, perhaps we can invent a plausible story?”

She raised her eyebrows, fairly certain they wouldn’t find a tale even remotely believable for the remains of her tattered gown. “I’ll come up with something.”

“Come.” He led her through the doorway and down the hallway, kissing her lightly as he left her at the door to her room. “I’ll see you later.”

She returned to her room feeling lighter and happier than she’d ever been. Or at least as light and happy as she could ever remember being. She blushed when she thought of the things she and Ben had done.

So many happy memories made in only two months. She recalled him watching her with delight as she choked on Mrs. Henry’s soup and his brandy. How he’d teasingly referred to her as Esmerelda and Hilda before landing on her favorite nickname, sunshine. She enjoyed his constant teasing about her clumsiness. There was so much good inside of him that got lost in the mire of his self-recrimination and regret. It was time to pull out the fun-loving, generous aspects of his personality and bury the rest.

And, most exciting of all, he said he loved her. She wondered if he remembered saying the words. She would never forget. Lord Benjamin Sinclair, the handsome son of a duke, said he loved her. Her. She was certain nothing she’d ever done in her previous life was good enough to deserve this wonderful fate. The man she absolutely adored loved her back.

She collapsed backwards onto her bed as she joyfully planned the future. The past no longer mattered, as she dreamed of waking up every morning next to him, spending her days helping him raise Chelsea and perhaps even children of their own.

“Good God.” The possibility of children was quite real as she recalled their actions during the night.

“No protection.” Ben had taken her—twice.

“Oh, God, please. Please let me have his baby.”

It was a completely selfish, irresponsible wish, but she wished it just the same. The idea of having a child with Ben brought her undeniable happiness. It was with that happy thought she drifted off to sleep, dreaming of Ben’s dark haired, black-eyed son. Ben’s baby.

Ben awoke in his bed alone with a smile on his face.

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