The Virgin Widow by Jen YatesNZ

Author:Jen YatesNZ [YatesNZ, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1517592739
Publisher: Gyneva Books
Published: 2017-08-12T04:00:00+00:00

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Sheri was waiting for her at Hyde Park gates when Jane arrived just after sunrise. It had been no hardship rising early. She’d slept in fits and starts and been heartily sick of staring into the darkness trying to work out how to discreetly rid herself of her virginity.

Lady Sherida appeared to have slept no better. But they’d only known each other for a few days and what little time they’d spent together had been while riding, so neither made any comment. Since both horses were keen to run, they indulged in a gallop round the carriageway towards the Serpentine.

‘I needed that,’ Sheri declared. ‘I leave for Wolverton tomorrow so I won’t be able to join you again until I’m back in London. And I don’t know when that’ll be for I think Dom plans for us to stay at Wolverton for a couple of weeks at least.’

‘Are you—looking forward to being married?’ Jane asked, a little hesitantly. She couldn’t help wondering how it would be, looking forward to a real marriage. The anticipation—

Dear God, she knew how anticipation felt, even if it hadn’t figured in her own marriage.

‘I’m downright nervous,’ Sheri blurted, then snapped her mouth shut as soft color flooded her cheeks.

‘Perfectly natural, I believe,’ Jane murmured, then wondered what Sheri would make of the comment. For as a married woman, Jane would be expected to know.

But to her intense relief Sheri seemed preoccupied this morning.

‘You are coming down to Wolverton with the Briscos, aren’t you?’

Jane sucked in a deep breath.

‘I hadn’t really decided. I have a sister who lives alone in Dover and I’d thought to visit and make sure all is as well as she’s making it out to be in her letters. Selena will scarcely have need of me at a house party involving so many family members.’

Sheri turned solemn brown eyes on her.

‘Please come. Dom says Wolverton Castle is stunning at this time of the year. You could always go down to Dover after the wedding. Heavens! I’ll probably have need of some of your calming herbal tea or something!’

Jane laughed.

‘I’d be honored to be present at your wedding. For all we’ve only just met. I feel comfortable in your company, like we’ve known one another forever.’

‘Oh, so do I,’ Sheri smiled. ‘Let’s gallop again.’

Leaving the carriageway they took to the lesser used riding paths and let the horses have their heads until they agreed it was time to turn for home.

As Jane rode sedately back through the streets with the groom behind her, she steadily reassured herself there’d be plenty of guests at Wolverton, thus making it easy to always be somewhere Hades Delacourte wasn’t!

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