"Love is a Choice" by Gratiana Lovelace, 3/15/13 (Completed)

Ch. 32 (PG-13)--Babies Part 2

“Love is a Choice”, Ch. 32 (PG-13)--Babies Part 2, August 05, 2013 Gratiana Lovelace

(An original story by Gratiana Lovelace; All Rights Reserved)

[From time to time, I will illustrate my story with my dream cast of:  Richard Armitage as Lord Rafe Wingate, Carla Gugino as Lady Katharine Southwick Wingate, Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Plunkett, Lady Violet Henderson as Lady Leonora Wingate, Emilie Francois as Anna Wingate, Mark Strong as Sir Collin MacGregor, Alan Bates as Lord Charles Wingate, Christian Bale as Stuart MacGregor, Daniel Day-Lewis as Sir Antony Southwick, Michelle Pfeiffer as Lady Charmaine Southwick, Catherine Deneuve as Lady Esmѐ Sinclair, Julian Sands as Sir Percival Southwick, Samantha Morton as Lady Lucinda Southwick, Raymond Coulthard as David Harriott, Rosamund Pike as  Fanny Miller, Brendan Coyle as Uncle Miller, Princess Adelaide as herself, Princess Victoria as herself, Kirsten Dunst as Cassandra Hatch, Matthew MacFadyen as Fr. Robert Hatch, and others, etc.]   [Story Logo 1abcd]

Author’s Mature Content Note:  “Love is a Choice” is a story of love and romance set in the early to mid 1800’s.  I like Regency sensibilities with regard to comedy of manners, but Romantic period modes of dress.   Ha!  As such there will be some passages in this story involving heartfelt love scenes (perhaps some R rated) and some passages involving highly dramatic moments.  I will label the maturity rating of those chapters accordingly.  Otherwise, the general rating for this story is PG or PG-13 due to some mature situations and topics.  If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read the chapters with those labels.  This is my disclaimer. 

Additional Disclaimer: The Wiki and other reference links I cite contain general information merely to indicate that a place, person, or artifact, etc., possibly existed.  Though I try to use real locations in England and I make reference to some historically complementary information whenever possible, the fictionalized history that I write about for these towns, towns folks, and areas in my story are mostly figments of my imagination and should not be taken as fact.

Author’s Recap from the previous installment:  Lady Charmaine and Sir Antony Southwick welcomed their third child into the world--a daughter whom they named Lady Rosalind Marie Southwick.   Lord Rafe and Lady Katharine had not only made it back to London in time for the birth--after attending Fr. Robert and Cassie Hatch’s wedding in Maylandsea, Essex--but Lord Rafe had to step in and assist with the delivery when the doctor and midwife had not arrived in time.  His prior experience being relegated to pony births at the Dearing Estate stables.  But all went well and the doctor and midwife finally arrived. 

“Love is a Choice”, Ch. 32 (PG-13)--Babies Part 2

Lady Leonora Wingate received a letter at Dearing Manor in Warwickshire from her son Lord Rafe about the birth of the new Southwick baby--Lady Katharine’s baby sister, Lady Rosalind Marie Southwick just after Mid April 1827.  So Lord and Lady Wingate decide to travel with twelve year old Baroness Anna to London a month later in mid May to see the now one month old baby Southwick. 

Anna [(2) right] is a bit put out because not only did she miss the excitement of the birth of her new aunt since she was at Dearing Manor with her grandparents, but she also missed Fr. Robert and Cassie Hatch’s wedding that had occurred just days before.  And though Lord Rafe’s and Lady Katharine’s explanation about not sending for Anna for the Hatch wedding due to the short timeframe was made clear to her, Anna still feels left out.  On top of that, they inform her that Stuart MacGregor will be touring the continent with his parents this Summer.  So Anna will not see Stuart again until Christmas time.  And she is sad about that as well.