Undaunted Love (PART TWO): Banished Saga, Book 3.5 by Ramona Flightner

Author:Ramona Flightner [Flightner, Ramona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grizzly Damsel Publishing
Published: 2015-06-14T05:00:00+00:00

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“WHY DON’T YOU JOIN me for a drink?” Aidan said as they approached the Parker House Hotel after escorting Savannah to Sophronia’s. Jeremy nodded his agreement, and they entered the hotel. Electric wall sconces lit the foyer, and paintings of Boston and New England were scattered along the walls. The mahogany paneled walls gleamed as though recently polished. When Aidan and Jeremy moved toward a side room off the foyer into a gentleman’s bar, their boot heels sounded on the marble floor.

The bar was largely empty, with only a few men ensconced in overstuffed wingback chairs near the roaring fire. Dim lights mounted on the dark mahogany paneled walls did little to alleviate the shadows of the room. Jeremy followed his uncle toward a pair of chairs in an unoccupied part of the room.

“You can’t know what it means to see you again, Jeremy. Have you fully recovered from the malaria?”

Jeremy flushed. “Yes, I think this last doctor’s advice to give me a larger dose of quinine was correct. I haven’t been ill for three months.”

“Thank God,” Aidan said. He nodded his thanks to the bartender who brought them their drinks. After taking a sip, he said, “Tell me about Savannah.”

“I love her, Uncle. Divorce or no divorce, she’s the woman I want to spend my life with.”

Aidan sighed. “If you don’t sound like Ian. It’s extraordinary how the trait he passed down to you three boys, besides loyalty, was obstinacy.”

“What was Da like, Uncle? I’ve so few memories of him.”

Aidan smiled, a distant look in his eyes. “Loyal, kind, determined. He was a man who knew he’d do whatever he needed to ensure those he loved were well cared for. Even if that meant digging in the dirt for years on end, he’d work without complaint. He believed hard work could lead a man to a successful, meaningful life. He took such joy in his boys and his wife.”

“Did my mum ever regret marrying him?”

“Well, I can’t say I was privy to the secrets that come with marriage. And there are things that are only known between spouses. But I can tell you from everything I witnessed, your parents loved each other deeply. Your mother was content in her life with your father.”

Aidan shook his head with impatience as he added, “Content isn’t a strong enough word. She loved the life she created with him. The home she helped to provide for her three boys. She never tired of writing me about you, of all your triumphs. I never had reason she doubted her decision to marry your father.”

Jeremy nodded. “That’s how I remember her too. She was always so proud of us, even when the most amazing thing we’d done was learn the alphabet.”

“Ah, but she knew—when you learned that—she’d have the chance to shape you into tremendous thinkers and readers. She always wanted her boys to be men of the world. To help shape it for the betterment of mankind.”

Jeremy flushed and looked away.

“Jeremy? What is it?”

“I know she would be disappointed in me.

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