Miss Robinson and the Unsuitable Baron: Wishing Well Seminary Book 2 by Sofi Laporte

Author:Sofi Laporte [Laporte, Sofi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lapuerta Publishing
Published: 2023-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Tewkbury strolled into the room dressed from head to toe in red and pink, causing a round of titters from the ladies. It was nearly noontime, and the guests were gathered in the dining room, where breakfast had been laid out on a sideboard. Ellen looked lovely in a green morning dress. She looked up from her plate with kedgeree and smiled shyly when she saw him.

"Good morning, my love," Tewkbury murmured, planting a kiss on her forehead. "I've missed you."

She blushed.

"By Jove, you two love turtles cannot bear to be apart for more than an hour, can you?" joked Dobberham. "For my part, I am more than content not to see my second half for most of the day, although I miss her most at dinnertime." He shot an affectionate glance at Louisa.

Some of the men had been out hunting and had returned red-cheeked and in good spirits. Tewkbury hadn't joined them. He'd had something better to do, for he'd spent a good part of the morning in the nursery.

At first, he'd told himself he'd only take a short peek to see how the little fellow was doing. He'd found Noni quietly playing with wooden blocks on the floor, somewhat apart from the other Dobberham children, who were jumping and screaming around him. Something about the way the boy had bent his curly black head over his toys had tugged at Edmund. He knew exactly how it felt to be the odd duck in the room. Then, just as he was about to retreat, Noni had seen him. He'd run over and thrown his little arms about his waist. Edmund had a strange lump in his throat as he tousled the boy's hair. Then Noni had pulled him into the room, back to his wooden blocks, and before he knew it, he'd crouched on the floor next to the child, building a tower that was higher than the table.

Strange how quickly time passed with such an activity; and he found it infinitely more entertaining than any of Louisa's games. Noni had looked at him with big, questioning eyes.

"I say. No need to look so sad," Edmund had told him. "I'll be back, I s'ppose."

It had squeezed his heart to see the boy's eyes light up at that pronouncement.

Somewhat disturbed, Edmund had returned to his room, just in time to change. He'd have to check on the little fellow more regularly from now on, Edmund told himself as he pulled on a fresh waistcoat; but somehow he preferred no one knew about his new pastime, including Ellen.

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