The Second Season (Regency Romance) by Heather Chapman

Author:Heather Chapman [Chapman, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Beautiful & Feisty
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.
Published: 2016-09-13T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Lord Searly had spent the last week in anticipation followed by disappointment. He had called on Caroline shortly after their ride in the park, only to find she was not at home. On further inquiry, he discovered she had fallen during a childish parlor game and sustained a concussion. The fact that she was recovering at the Jasper residence made matters even more frustrating. He did not know these Jaspers, and the idea of parading in, without being invited, left him feeling like a fool. He hoped she would send him word, but after a week, he had heard nothing. At last, he sat at his credenza and inked a short note, sending it along with a small bunch of flowers, as was his way.

Dearest Caroline,

I pray you are making a full recovery and that I may call upon you next Tuesday. I have missed your reproaches.

Yours,

Jonathon

Caroline read the card twice, tossing it to the side of the flowers like she had done the last time he had sent such a card. It was nearing spring, but the late February temperatures were still cold. She did not know where Lord Searly had found such a bouquet at this time of year.

“Caroline, they’re lovely. How thoughtful of him.” Lucy scanned the bouquet, resting her hand on a large pink blossom.

“Yes, the flowers are lovely,” replied Caroline, but she was not looking at them. Instead, she searched her sister’s face. “Lucy, I hope you have not been unhappy visiting me here. I know how Charles scarcely allows you a visit without harassing you with his awful talk. I am sorry.”

Lucy’s attention to the flowers faded as she seated herself by Caroline. “It is not ideal, but my daily visits are worth it to see you. Charles will always be Charles, I suppose. Besides, Dr. Rose is optimistic you will be well enough to return home in another few days.” Lucy fiddled with Caroline’s hair as only a sister might do, twisting the frays up into the mess on top of Caroline’s head. It was not until Caroline began to inadvertently yawn that Lucy decided to return home, commanding Caroline to rest and stay down.

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Lucy descended the staircase in haste, hoping to avoid Charles, for Charles had made it a habit in the last week to await Lucy’s descent each day. He never had much to say, but he seemed to have a way of postponing Lucy’s departure in the most aggravating of ways. First it had been a stanza of poetry that he demanded her intellect to decipher, another day he called her to the parlor to assist his mother in a card game, and on Lucy’s last visit, he had asked her for her opinion about the weather. She had replied quickly that it looked like rain, which sent Charles in an awkward state of offering for Lucy to stay for dinner and wait out the storm.

It was too much for her, and she feared his growing interest would only amount to one thing, a proposal.

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