His Michaelmas Mistress (23 page)

“You weren’t so easy to catch either, Freddie.”

He grinned widely at her, and then his eyes went to his father. “He is not going to leave anytime soon. I keep telling him to go back to Scotland to attend to his affairs there…”

“I don’t think he’s going anywhere without you, Freddie,” she sighed. “Someway, we shall figure out what to do.”

“As long as you are by my side, I don’t care where we have to go.”

She smiled. “I feel the same way. I had my heart set on spending Christmas here in Wiltshire…”

“Then, we shall.”

“And don’t you think your father wants to be home in Scotland?”

“He told me that he thought he might spend Christmas in London this year. And besides, he might want to find himself another wife now that he knows he’s a widower,” Freddie remarked.

“If you think he can have another son and you won’t have to be his heir…”

“No…” he sighed. “Doc and Mole have already explained that all to me. But maybe…maybe if he had someone else to occupy his time, he’d forget about me.”

“I don’t think that’s possible, Freddie. He has been searching for you, his whole life, I don’t think you’re going to have such an easy time being rid of him, and why would you want to? He is a good man, and from what I have seen, he is better than most at this fathering business.”

“As always, Julia, you are quite right. So, my beloved wife, why don’t we go and show the other couples what fine dancers we are? It looks as if they’re readying themselves for the fandango,” he said, as couples started to arrange themselves on the dance floor. Julia looked anxiously at Ruby. “And Clarence has finally convinced Lady Ann to dance with him. Ruby will be fine, Julia, stop fretting. She is a grown woman, and you worry too much. Maybe I need to take you away from this place, and occupy your mind with something else. Pray, don’t fret. Ruby isn’t as delicate as you think.”

“I…” she sighed, “I suppose you are right. And, aye, why don’t we go and become the envy of everyone else who dances with two left feet?”

He took her hand and spirited her away to the dance floor, where they laughed, and clapped, and showed everyone just how much in love they were.

This was sheer bliss.

She had her Freddie, and her life was almost complete. Now, all she needed was to make use of that nursery. 

Freddie brought her in close, and whispered in her ear, “I think we should sit the next set out, I don’t want you to overtire yourself…I have big plans for you and I later on tonight.”

“Oh, do you, sir?”

“Aye, my lady,” he whispered. “I plan to worship you from head to toe. And if I have my way, you shan’t get much sleep.”

“I look forward to it.”

“I love you, Julia,” he whispered.

“I love you, too, Freddie. My darling Mouse.”

Freddie smiled. He had the mistress of his heart, and life was wonderful. After such a hard life, he never thought he’d find out that dreams really did come true. True love really did exist.  

The End

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