Papa's Little Bride by Sue Lyndon

Author:Sue Lyndon [Lyndon, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 40618468
Publisher: Sweet Savage Press
Published: 2018-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Faith

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Before we depart Papa’s estate, I’m presented to the rest of his staff. Gretchen, the maid, who blushes when we’re formally introduced. A white-haired butler named Bartholomew. Matheus and Tom, the two footmen. And lastly, the groundskeeper, Renny, who also tends to the horses. Renny also brings a two-horse carriage around front and drives us to the orphanage, while I sit on the plush seat inside the closed carriage, holding my papa’s hand while I stare out the small window.

It hasn’t started snowing yet, but the sky has grown darker than earlier. There aren’t many people on the streets as we approach the poor side of town, where the orphanage is located. I shudder against the chill that’s permeated the carriage and tighten my new cloak around my shoulders. I glance down at my clothing and feel like somewhat of a stranger in my own body.

Papa has dressed me in a pretty, long-sleeved pink dress. Delicate ruffles decorate the neckline, and underneath the frock I’m wearing thick white petticoats. A flush steals over me as I recall the tender look in my papa’s eyes when he helped me get dressed only minutes ago. He’d held out a pair of flower print panties first, and I’d had no choice but to step into them, holding onto his shoulders for support as he pulled them up over my sore bottom. When I tried to put the chemise on by myself, he’d brushed my hands aside and said, “Papa will always pick out your clothing for you and get you dressed each day.”

The houses move past the window in a blur, and Papa squeezes my hand after the carriage rocks from running over a pothole.

“You look very pretty, Faith.”

His compliment leaves me heated and breathless. Everything he says and does seems to make me all flustered, beside myself with an aching between my thighs even as my heart does a little dance of joy. His undivided attention makes me feel cherished, and my heart pounds as I wonder how soon it will be until he decides to claim me as his wife-in-truth. We will say our vows tomorrow, but he won’t consummate our marriage until he thinks I’m ready.

How can I convince him I’m ready? I ponder this question for a while, and then it hits me. I need to act womanly and try to seduce my papa. I’ve walked by Madam Angelic’s bawdy house before and seen the scantily dressed women hanging out of windows, calling to men in the street. Showing their cleavage and even their legs. They also tend to shout vulgar things at their prospective customers, and my ears burn at the memory of the naughty words and phrases I’ve heard while walking by. But, if that’s what it takes to get Papa to make love to me, that’s what I’ll do.

The carriage pulls to a stop, drawing me from my scheming. Dread fills me when I look at the orphanage through the window. It’s a tiny house in poor repair, the blue paint chipping off it and the shutters hanging crooked.

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