"N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", by Gratiana Lovelace (2013-2014) (Done)

Ch. 28 (PG-13): Hannah's and Cameron's Evening Begins Lovingly

“North & South:  John Thornton, Love Lessons”, Ch. 28 (PG-13):  Hannah’s and Cameron’s Evening Begins Lovingly,   February 7, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace  

(An original fan fiction copyrighted by Gratiana Lovelace;   All rights reserved; Based on the Elizabeth Gaskell novel, North & South and its  2004 BBC adaptation; No copyright infringement intended) 

[I will illustrate my story using my dream cast from the 2004 BBC production of “North & South” and other actors for additional characters:   Richard Armitage for John Thornton, Daniela Denby-Ashe for Margaret Hale, Lesley Manville for Mrs. Maria Hale,  Tim Pigott-Smith for Mr. Richard Hale, Sinead Cusack for Mrs. Hannah Thornton, Jo Joyner for Fanny Thornton, Brendan Coyle for Nicholas Higgins, and Graham McTavish as Dr. Cameron Ogilvy, Holliday Grainger for Angharad Ogilvy MacIntosh, Simon Woods for Baird Ogilvy, and Emma Ashton as Mrs. Dillard, John Light as Henry Lennox, Tim Faraday as Watson, and Gillian Anderson at Carlotta Quint Watson, etc]   [(1) story logo image]

Author’s Mature Content Note:  “N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons” is a story with mature themes of love and relationships set within a period drama of the 1850’s and beyond.  As such there will be heartfelt moments of love and sensuality (S)--as well as other dramatic emotions, including some violence (V)--and I will rate those chapters accordingly.  If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read that chapter.  This is my disclaimer.

Author’s Recap from the previous chapter:  After an amusing discussion about John’s thoughts about keeping the women in his family from their husbands--except John from Margaret--Margaret reveals to John that she is with child.  Now it remains for Margaret and  John to tell everyone else.  And while John and Margaret enjoy their loving Wednesday February 5th evening alone at Thornton Manor--with Fanny being in London and having Baird Ogilvy dancing attendance upon her--Hannah and Cameron at least begin their evening similarly at his residence.

“North & South:  John Thornton, Love Lessons,” Ch. 28 (PG-13):  Hannah’s and Cameron’s Evening Begins Lovingly

By prior agreement between he and John, Dr. Cameron Ogilvy invites Hannah Thornton to dine privately with him at his residence that also doubles as his medical office this Wednesday evening of February 5th.  Scandalous!  Cameron guides Hannah into his home’s candlelit dining room with the table cozily set for two.  Cameron and Hannah are wearing formal attire as they are wont to do--with Hannah wearing her deep purple gown that exposes some creamy expanse of her shoulders [(2) right]  that Cameron appreciates; and Cameron wearing his modern looking suit and tie.  The table is set with fine china and crystal and silver--with their plated food having covered dishes over them to keep them warm.

Cameron: Seating her directly to his right and holding her chair out for her, he explains. “Despite the table finerrry, we arrre dining  alone tonight.  Will you mind not being waited on at table as we usually arrre?”  He smiles mischievously [(3) right].

Hannah: Hannah sits and Cameron pushes in her chair, she smiles and shakes her head. “I do not mind.”  Then a thought occurs to her.  “May I ask why the change in arrangements?”

Cameron: Sitting in his chair on the corner next to her, Cameron heatedly gazes upon his beloved.  Then he admits in a deeply seductive voice as he leans toward her and kisses her with a quick peck on her cheek.  “I did na want us to have any… interruptions.”

Hannah’s eyes look quickly around the room, now thinking that she has not seen Cameron’s butler, nor his cook housekeeper when they arrived at his home tonight after he drove her here from Thornton Manor in his carriage.