The Kiss by Sophia Nash

Author:Sophia Nash [Nash, Sophia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: www.dpgroup.org
ISBN: 9780061231377
Google: IgDNWFFM5eAC
Amazon: 0061231371
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2008-02-25T23:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 11

August 15—to do

- arrange corner for Father at the festivities

- sacks for sack races

- archery targets

- corn dollies

- check cider and food, roasting spit

- begin anew after today

Georgiana awoke in her tiny bedchamber at her parents' cottage full of newfound resolve and energy despite having slept in the most patchy fashion. She had tiptoed into Little Roses since it was the only place she knew she wouldn't encounter Quinn. As she sipped the tea the maid had brought to her chamber and reviewed her list, she wished for the day she could go to bed each night in a room she could call her own.

As the blackness of night had given way to the smallest glimmers of a new day, Georgiana had felt a peace she had never known wash over her. Something had changed. The heavy weight of her obsession had finally lifted, leaving her strangely calm. She had spent three quarters of her life thinking about Quinn Fortesque and it was a relief to put her dreams on the shelf.

He did not love her.

He never had and he never would.

She was his great friend and that was all. If she had but known how immense her relief would be with the absolute knowledge, she would have forced herself to reveal her feelings long ago. But wasn't hindsight always annoyingly insightful?

Well, she was leaving Penrose—and she would do it with her parents—even if it meant dragging her mother away, kicking and screaming. It shouldn't be that hard, really. Her mother might be mollified by the promise of a beautiful dwelling overlooking the sea—her long-held dream. And her father's health appeared to have taken a slight turn for the better.

It was hard to admit, but Quinn had been right. With the strain of Penrose's stewardship removed from his frail shoulders, her father had improved, his face taking on better color, and he had appeared to regain a little of the weight he had lost.

She would talk to the Duke of Helston today about finding a cottage, and she would put the word out elsewhere.

But before everything else, she must get through today, the day of the festival. And she would enjoy every moment of it. It had been so long since the people in this corner of Cornwall had celebrated the ancient tradition.

She squirmed in her hard wooden chair against the sting of her loss of innocence. It had been a great shock. She had thought when Anthony had entered her body on their wedding night that the discomfort had meant they had well and fully consummated the union. Oh, but how wrong she had been. Last night... She hadn't known a man could penetrate a woman so profoundly. Well, she had suffered far, far greater pain in her life. This was nothing. She would heal and get on with her life, as it were. And fate would not be so cruel as to punish her further with a child.

What had happened with Quinn in the hidden dell was pure possession, the most intimate experience of her life.

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