Georgianna: The Last Real Duchess (The Real Duchesses of London) by Kent Lavinia

Author:Kent, Lavinia [Kent, Lavinia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-04-09T22:00:00+00:00

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It was hard to make peace with a woman who couldn't be found. Annie had asked for a tray last night at dinner and this morning she'd gone to pay calls in the village before he even knew she'd risen. Had she timed her escape for while he was riding?

He'd never thought of his wife as being full of guile, but he was beginning to wonder.

Richard looked up from the estate books and stared out the window at the sunny afternoon. The day was warm for the season and the gardens were already to bloom. Was that where Annie would be found? She'd always loved her flowers and had a magic touch with them. Nobody else had roses blooming in March.

He forced his eyes back to the page before him. The columns of numbers added correctly – as he had known they would. His brother had taken wonderful care of the estates. Richard might have some innovative ideas on planting, but he couldn't fault Paul's management. Everything he examined was well cared for – and profitable. If the numbers were to be believed each year was better than the last.

His eyes felt tired. Paul had never mentioned how well things were going – and Richard had to confess he'd never paid attention to how the larger estates prospered. He wished he had. He'd like to go back and congratulate his brother on what he'd accomplished. The estates had certainly not been running this smoothly when their father had died.

Regret filled him. Regret for so many things. Things that could not be fixed.

But some things could be.

He'd known for years that he needed to reconcile with Georgianna, but only now, after his brother's death, did he understand just how short life could be. He could not wait any longer. It was time he learned to make his wife happy.

But blast, what did Georgianna want?

She wanted him to care for his son.

No, that wasn't quite right. She wanted him to show that he cared for his son.

He glanced at the clock on the mantle. If the boy kept the same schedule as yesterday he should be rising from his nap just about now. What did he do when he got up? Richard tried to remember his own childhood, but beyond toast fingers, soldiers, and being corrected for running through the halls he didn't have many memories of those early years.

Well, there was a simple answer to his lack of knowledge. He would go and find out.

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