Tales of a Heart ▪︎ Anthony Bridgerton

✧EIGHT✧

I n a p p r o p i a t e E n c o u n t e r s

I was walking around the garden meanwhile Kate was riding on a horse around somewhere. I breathed in the air, it hitting my face softly.

I got to the entrance, where I saw Anthony looking down at the flowers.

"Anthony" I called out

"Y/n" he turned to me "Is your sister.." he trailed off

"She is in her room," I approached him "Not feeling her best today, it seems"

"What happened?" I asked "You told me you were going to propose to her, and yesterday was the perfect time to do it"

"I did not mean to disappoint her last night when I did not declare myself "He murmured " But she should not be disappointed for long, rest assured I will still propose to her"

"Well, you should tell her that, not me" I huffed

"Last night wasnt the right time, with my brother acting strange, and everyone staring at me, I panicked, my feelings would not allow me to speak" He tells me as we walked back to the house

"So your feelings are too strong for you now?" I said incredulously

"Y/n-"

"No, no" I cut him off "You did not see Edwina yesterday night, you toyed with her emotions, she was destroyed, she thought she was not good enough to be Viscountess and that she should have been better, you are my friend Anthony but if you keep on playing with her, I will never forgive you" I snapped

"Without offense y/n, but Miss Edwina seems perfectly capable of forming her own impressions-"

"So now you claim to know my sister better than me?" I said angrily

"I know she wishes to be happy-"

"Precisely" I exclaimed making him look at me annoyed

"That is all I want for her, I know you are a good man, you have been so good to me and to her," he looked down at my chest, his face paling "but how is she going to be happy if you only delude her and when she is at the peak of excitement , you disappoint -"

"Do not move" he pleaded

"Do not interrupt me, I am g-" I shook with anger.

"No, No, stand still, damn it!" he grabbed my hand exasperated

I stayed quiet and looked at him carefully, he was breathing heavily, looking down at my chest scared. I looked down and saw a bee, realization showing on my face. I moved to shove it off.

"No, do not do that!" Anthony exclaimed, I did it anyway, waving the bee off,

"It will be fast and it will not- ow-" I exclaimed in pain as the bee stung me. Anthony started breathing more heavily, panic in his eyes.

"Are you hurt?" He asked

"What?" I did not pay attention to what he was saying, trying to soothe the sting.

"Can you breath?! "

"Anthony, I am fine, I have gotten stung before" I tell him

"Are you certain?!"

"Of course I am certain, Anthony- "

"No, No do not-"

"Anthony!" I looked all over his face, trying to think of something to do to help him with his panic attack

"I am unharmed" I shook my head trying to reassure him

"I am unharmed" I thought for a minute before grabbing his hand and putting it on top of my chest, on top of my heart.