Hi there everyone! This is yours truly, Lady Starlet and boy to I have a good story for you guys to read up on. This is a conclusion of what happened after the famous story of "Arabella" by Georgette Heyer. I do not own any of her characters of course. Now I know you are wondering to yourselves right now, why would lady starlet write a fan-fic about regency romance.

Well, to answer that question, I have always been a huge fan of Georgette Heyer since I read Arabella for the first time back in high school. Her high, witty way of telling a engaging story that kept me glued to the book over and over again, is what helped launched my own discovery of the hidden talent of writing my own romance novels. And in doing so, I just wanted to write out my own imagination of what could have happened in my mind, the ending of "Arabella."

So if you are not sure of what had happened before this story, I would highly recommend you to go to your library or book store and check out "Arabella" so that you could fully understand what is going on in my fanfiction spin off. So just sit back, relax, read, and be sure to leave a review once you are done.

Yours truly, Lady Starlet.

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Arabella slowly descended the staircase amide sound of laughter and joking that came from the direction of the of the dinning room. Smoothing her fingers over the cream colored dress that she wore, she quickly made her way and opened up the doors to find her family and her fiance standing around. Her father turned towards the door way and smiled fondly at the sight of his favorite daughter.

"Bella, my dear child." He exclaimed with joy as he and his wife went over to hug her. "It is so good to have you home after such a successful first season." He winked at Robert who was taking a long sip of his morning tea. "I was quite surprised that you would managed to somehow catch this one in your net, but I dare say," He turned an approving eye on her. "I would have never asked for a better man to be handing your hand to."

Arabella blushed as her mother pressed her into her bosom with exclamations of motherly joy before she released her daughter. "Oh dear, do say hello to your brothers and sisters, sweetheart." She said while pushing her towards the rest of the brood. Robert silently watched from where he stood with a slight smile on his lips as he hid it behind his teacup.

It was a very good thing that his high interest in the Tallant girl made him want to look for her family in Yorkshire. He was quit sure that if any of the ton were to hear where exactly she hailed from, he would die laughing at the looks on their faces at the sight of his country love.

"Robert, now why don't you come have a seat and tell me how you wish for the wedding to take place while you and my lovely daughter are out in the countryside." Mr. Tallent said while pulling a chair forward for Nonperiel to sit in.

Leaving his bride to talk with her siblings, he elegantly seated himself and crossed one leg over the other while sitting back in a relaxed manner. "I was hoping perhaps you are willing to throw a quiet wedding with just your wife, children and perhaps the servants as witnesses to the marriage between me and your daughter. I fear that when we left, I was quite to announce my sudden nuptials to her in the paper, making it look like to the ton, that we ran off to elope."

"I see." Her father nodded slowly while tapping his smoking pipe against his knee. "Then that would be rather a good idea, given that she is not really one for extravagant weddings to begin with. How soon do you wish for me to perform the service?"

Robert smiled to himself. "Would tomorrow be too soon?"

~Later on that afternoon~

Mrs. Tallent opened up a large trunk and rummaged through it while Arabella looked on from a nearby trunk on which she was sitting on. "I can't believe that I am getting married, mama." She said with a small smile. "And to think that I even despised Robert for being so arrogant."

Her mother laughed merrily in agreement. Finding what she was looking for, she pulled out a long white wedding dress that was cut with fine silk and lace trimmings along the bottom hem and sleeves. She held it up for Arabella to look upon underneath the sunlight that came through the attic window. "This was my own wedding dress when I married your dear father a long, long time ago." Mrs. Tallent beamed. "It is a little bit big, but once we take it to the dressmaker, I am sure that we can make the adjustments before tomorrow's big day."

"Mother, can I ask you something important?" Arabella spoke up while touching a finger long the silk sleeve.

"Sure child, anything. You know that you can ask me whatever is on your mind. That is what mothers are for in this world."

"Do you think that I will make a good wife and mother to Robert?"

Her mother thought about it for a minute before setting the dress down to one side and taking a seat next to Arabella, placing a comforting arm around her. "We have to learn how to work things out, child. I know for a fact that I raised you well to learn what it is like to be an independent woman in this world of men. And it is up to you whether or not if you want to keep that independence for your own sake, not his." She said gently. Arabella smiled and hugged her mother close while leaning her cheek on her shoulder."Robert is a wonderful man, from what I have heard from your godmother and seen for myself when he came out here a few weeks ago, looking of us. You should't have much issues except when it comes to your father's temper in you." She laughed, tapping her daughter on the chin before getting up.

Wiping her hands on her wide skirts, she picked up the dressed and wrapped it in a clean sheet before beckoning her daughter to follow her back into the main hallway. "We must hurry to the seamstress if we want to make this fit you perfectly, child." She said as they hurried down the hallway to go change.

Much of the rest of the day was in total chaos as the servants prepared the house for the coming wedding of the visage's daughter. Robert tried to help out, but they quickly refused, saying with sly winks that he needed to conserve his energy for the next day before hurrying off to do their duties. After trying to keep out of the way, he resigned himself to locking himself in his room where he pulled out a small black velvet box from his traveling case. Opening it up, he gazed upon two wedding bands that belonged to his late father and mother. The one belonging to his mother would fit his bride since they both had small slender fingers and it wouldn't be a problem of her accidently losing it since it had a snug fit.

Snapping it shut and putting it back in his traveling case, Robert thought of the coming wedding night with a mixture of excitement and slight discomfort since he would be taking her virginity under the room of his soon-to-be in-laws. It was going to be very awkward for the both of them, but he was sure that she would be a quick learner with the sexual skills that he had under his belt. With a smug smile, he stretched his arms above his head and decided to take a small nap before supper to pass the time.