The Wild Child (B 1) by Putney Mary Jo

Author:Putney, Mary Jo [Putney, Mary Jo]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Regency, General, Romance, Historical, Erotica, Fiction
ISBN: 9780345494238
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1999-03-15T07:00:00+00:00

Meriel waited until a few minutes after Renbourne had left his sister’s room. Then she took a flower arrangement to the bedroom door and knocked. Seeing Jena Ames again had sharpened her curiosity about other young women. Especially one who was Renbourne’s sister.

Lady Lucia opened the door. She shared her brother’s dark brown hair and blue eyes. Though she was inches taller than Meriel and very grand, the two girls were probably about the same age. “Oh! Good evening, Lady Meriel.”

Meriel held out her floral offering, a tall glass cylinder once used for storage in the pantry. Now it held clusters of fragrant lilac and trailing vines of dark, glossy ivy. Meriel had deliberately made the bouquet rather conventional, since she doubted that a London lady would appreciate one of her wilder creations. Renbourne was the only one who’d ever really understood her arrangements.

Lucia took the vase with a pleased smile. “Why, thank you.” She buried her pretty nose in lilac blossoms. “How lovely this smells.” Glancing up, she said, “Would you like to come in? Since we are going to be sisters-in-law, I should like to become better acquainted.” She stepped back and made a welcoming gesture.

Meriel had hoped for such an invitation. With someone else she might have simply entered the room without being asked, but she didn’t want Renbourne’s sister to dislike her. Odd to care what a stranger thought; she wasn’t sure she liked the experience, but there it was. She did care.

Lucia set the flowers on her bedside table, then turned, expression uncertain. “I’m told you can’t speak, and I…I don’t know quite how to behave. Please excuse me if I accidentally offend you. I don’t mean to.”

Meriel liked her for her directness. Truly Renbourne’s sister. She made a small gesture encouraging Lucia to talk.

The other woman dropped onto the bed in a swirl of blue silk. “It’s not official yet, but I’m to be married soon. Papa and I are on our way to visit my betrothed and his family in Lancashire.” She looked hopeful. “May I tell you about him? My father thinks I’m silly to want to talk about Robin all the time, but another female might understand.”

Meriel had to smile. Donning an expression of interest, she settled into the sofa as Lady Lucia began to describe the manifold wonders of the Honorable Robert Justice. The glow on her face was intriguing. A sign of being in love, apparently.

Did Lucia also feel the fierce physical craving that drew Meriel to Renbourne? If so, she was too well bred to show it. But passion might well be the fuel behind the tumbling words and sparkling eyes.

Eventually Lucia stopped and gave a deprecatory laugh. “Sorry, I’m talking your ears off. You’re very patient to indulge me.” Absently she leaned against the carved bedpost. “I hope you come to love my brother as I love Robin. I think of him all the time. Though we’ll be married in early autumn, I can scarcely endure the waiting.

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