The Brynthwaite Boys: Season Two - Part Three by Farmer Merry

Author:Farmer, Merry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00

Episode Eleven - A Life-Changing Choice

Matty

A buzz filled the mid-June air on the morning of the day before Jason and Lady Elizabeth Dyson’s wedding. It tickled through Matty from the moment she woke up, before the dawn, to feed baby Bracken. It stayed with her as she tip-toed downstairs, careful not to disturb Lawrence’s much-needed rest. It poked at her from all sides as she prepared breakfast and laid out her tasks for the day. There was much she needed to get done before heading into Brynthwaite to help decorate the church for the wedding.

It was madness, really. Flossie had asked her specifically if she would help adorn the cozy, country church with flowers and bunting for the wedding. Flossie. The poor woman was in charge of decorating for the wedding of her beloved, the father of her soon-to-be baby, to another woman. Matty would have been a mess if Lawrence had chosen to marry someone else, even if the arrangement was purely for business and had no emotional implications whatsoever, as Flossie continually insisted was the case with Jason and Lady Elizabeth. Flossie was made of much tougher stuff than Matty, although Matty had noticed the indomitable woman fraying around the edges as the wedding—and her delivery date—approached.

“That expression is a mite wistful for such a beautiful morning,” Mother Grace startled Matty out of her thoughts as she let herself into the kitchen where Matty worked through the back door.

Matty caught her breath and gave Elsie a hug as her sister rushed over and threw her arms around Matty’s waist. “You caught me thinking about how odd this entire wedding is,” she confessed to Mother Grace.

Mother Grace chuckled and shook her head. “There isn’t going to be a wedding,” she said. “Jason would never go through with it. He loves Flossie, not that flibbertigibbet, Lady E.”

“I don’t know.” Matty turned back to the stove, moving the boiling kettle off of the heat. “From everything Lawrence has said, Jason feels obligated to Lady Elizabeth for standing by him during his bout of madness this winter. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the man, it’s that Jason Throckmorton is a man of honor.”

Mother Grace laughed. “He is, but in his own way.” She joined Matty at the stove, helping her make tea while Matty turned the sausages sizzling away in a skillet. “In the end, his loyalty toward Flossie will outweigh his feeling of obligation to Lady E.”

Matty arched a brow at her. “Are you saying that because you know? Because the elements told you so? Or are you simply guessing?”

Mother Grace didn’t answer, which meant she was guessing rather than relying on supernatural power.

Matty turned to Elsie, who had taken up a seat at the table and was already helping herself to toast. “What do you think, pumpkin? Do you think there’s going to be a wedding tomorrow?”

Elsie nodded, biting off the corner of a piece of toast. She smiled and swung her legs under the edge of the chair.

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