The Doctor and the Libertine by Callie Hutton

Author:Callie Hutton
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2020-08-10T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

I t had been a long, tiring, and grueling night, but at six ten the next morning Miss Daisy Evangeline Mallory entered the world, followed by her sister, Miss Grace Ursula Mallory at six twenty-two. Their mother had been right, and twins were tucked away in her womb in such a way that Rayne was unable to detect the second one, although in truth she wasn’t surprised when baby number two started to make her way out.

Lizbeth was exhausted but smiling as she and Marcus gazed at their daughters with wonder. Two little bundles wrapped in soft blankets laid on the bed in front of them, tufts of dark hair sticking up from the edge of the coverlet.

Rayne was always a tad concerned when she announced the gender of the child—in this case children—to the new father. Some men were extremely displeased at the arrival of a daughter, but Marcus was beside himself with happiness.

Lizbeth and her bedding had been cleaned up, and Addie, Lottie and Pamela, who had arrived shortly after Rayne, were bustling around the room, straightening things up, checking on the nappy supply and giving instructions to the nurse who had arrived the night before.

“As Mrs. Mallory’s doctor, I prescribe sleep for my patient. Lizbeth put in a very hard night’s work and she needs rest.” Rayne spoke specifically to Marcus as she packed her medical bag and looked around the room for anything she might have missed.

“Cook is fixing breakfast for all you ladies, so please avail yourselves of a hot meal before returning to your homes.” Marcus kicked off his boots and settled in alongside his wife. “I will be napping with Lizbeth.”

The nurse, introduced earlier as Mrs. Florence Applegate, took the two precious babies into her arms and made for the door. “Mrs. Mallory, are you using a wet nurse I need to contact?” the nurse asked.

“No.” Lizbeth yawned and shook her head. “Just wake me when the babies grow hungry.” She slid down, resting her head on the pillow.

The nurse, Lottie, Addie, Pamela, and Rayne all headed out of the room. As she quietly closed the door, Rayne looked back to see Marcus enfolding an already-sleeping Lizbeth in his arms, placing her head on his chest. Lizbeth murmured in her sleep and shifted to wrap her arm around his waist. Marcus kissed her forehead and closed his eyes. She’d rarely seen such obvious devotion between a couple and was a bit embarrassed to have witnessed such an intimate moment.

A sense of longing swept over her so strong it almost brought her to her knees. Whatever was that all about? That feeling of yearning had certainly never happened to her before when she delivered a baby.

Perhaps once she and Mr. Faulkner-Jones were married, she might have a child or two herself. That is if he stayed in England long enough to accomplish that. Of course, then images of what they needed to do together to produce offspring popped into her mind.

She shuddered, not quite sure if she could do her wifely duty by him.

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