A Duke, a Governess, and a Little Lady
"There's nothing you can do, Max." Liz said softly.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"He wants to go back to Pennsylvania, I have to return with him. He'll tell everyone I'm alive, and then everything will be messed up. I have to go back."
"You can't go back." Max said standing, he happened to look at the clock, "Liz, we've been in here for an hour. We've got to call them back in here." He took a breath. "Here's what we'll do. You cannot leave until I've found a decent school that you approve of. He doesn't like that he can return to the colonies without you." Max smiled. "And there are a whole list of schools in England, and for his sake Paris as well. That will give me plenty of time to see if there's any laws or anything that can ban a fifteen year old from marriage."
"Alright." She nodded. She glanced in the mirror, and was horrified with her appearance. "Am I to still stay with Emily till then?" She asked.
"I'll set Mr. Derevko up on the other side of the house, nursery quarters are not to be entered by anyone other than servant, you or Emily." Max decided.
"Thank you." She added looking him in the eye.
"Your very welcome." He smiled with a true warmth that she hadn't seen in the past three weeks.
"Mr. Derevko, Tess, you may come back." He called.
"Have you set our departure date?" Rafael stood behind Liz.
"No." Max explained everything. At the end he added, "If you wish to stay here you may or you can stay at the inn in the village." He said.
"Where is she staying?" He pointed to Liz.
"Here."
"Then I shall stay here too." He decided.
Max explained what him and Liz had decided to him. "I'm sorry." He added again.
"Alright." He was about to exit the room.
"Derevko," Max called back.
He turned reluctantly around, "Your Grace?"
"You never exit the room before the ladies. And while you are here, I'd like you to know that I follow every rule of etiquette, strictly." He smiled, getting used to the power he now possessed.
He turned and glared at Liz, when Mrs. Kendall entered the room. She sensed the tension and hurried on to explain why she had interrupted.
"I'm sorry, Miss Parker, Emily's ready for bed and she wants you." Mrs. Kendall rushed.
"If you excuse me, your Grace?"
"Of course." He nodded. Relieved to be free, Liz rushed out the door, not even bothering to acknowledge the other people in the room.
"Hi, Miss Beth." Emily said tiredly, when Liz entered the room. "Why were you crying?" Emily asked observing the streaks. Liz sat down on the side of the bed and Emily reached up and stroked her cheek.
Liz laid down beside Emily who then turned to and snuggled into her. "I was upset earlier."
"Was it that mean Tess? I don't like her." Emily said bitterly. "Did she? Because I'm a Lady and she's not." Emily said proudly.
"In one month, she'll be a duchess." Liz reminded her.
"Is that why you're crying? Because you wanna be duchess?" Emily asked innocently.
"No, I don't wanna be a duchess."
"How about Cousin's?"
"Max's what?" Liz asked confused.
"Cousin's duchess." She state the obvious.
"I guess I would like that." Liz said quietly. "But that's not why I'm crying. I'll tell you in the morning, now go to sleep, please." Liz said.
"You're going away." Emily stated the fact.
"Let's not talk about this now." Liz said trying to get Emily back to sleep.
"I already know, Miss Beth. Stay with me tonight?" She asked.
"Yes. Of course." Liz answered her quickly.
"Thank you." Emily muttered before she went to bed.
Liz wondered briefly why Emily wasn't disturbed by all of this.
Hey guys,
It's me, Lissa. I just wanted to tell all the readers from fanatics.net, that i would keep posting over there but it's giving me trouble. :( I'll try reposting it over there later. But I have a hard time keeping up with it here in between schoolwork, at this moment my mother is yelling because i'm not doing my work right now. ::Laughs evilly:: Anyway Thanks for reviewing and reading it makes it more fun to right, I live for the reviews. HEHE. Thanks
Lissa
"There's nothing you can do, Max." Liz said softly.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"He wants to go back to Pennsylvania, I have to return with him. He'll tell everyone I'm alive, and then everything will be messed up. I have to go back."
"You can't go back." Max said standing, he happened to look at the clock, "Liz, we've been in here for an hour. We've got to call them back in here." He took a breath. "Here's what we'll do. You cannot leave until I've found a decent school that you approve of. He doesn't like that he can return to the colonies without you." Max smiled. "And there are a whole list of schools in England, and for his sake Paris as well. That will give me plenty of time to see if there's any laws or anything that can ban a fifteen year old from marriage."
"Alright." She nodded. She glanced in the mirror, and was horrified with her appearance. "Am I to still stay with Emily till then?" She asked.
"I'll set Mr. Derevko up on the other side of the house, nursery quarters are not to be entered by anyone other than servant, you or Emily." Max decided.
"Thank you." She added looking him in the eye.
"Your very welcome." He smiled with a true warmth that she hadn't seen in the past three weeks.
"Mr. Derevko, Tess, you may come back." He called.
"Have you set our departure date?" Rafael stood behind Liz.
"No." Max explained everything. At the end he added, "If you wish to stay here you may or you can stay at the inn in the village." He said.
"Where is she staying?" He pointed to Liz.
"Here."
"Then I shall stay here too." He decided.
Max explained what him and Liz had decided to him. "I'm sorry." He added again.
"Alright." He was about to exit the room.
"Derevko," Max called back.
He turned reluctantly around, "Your Grace?"
"You never exit the room before the ladies. And while you are here, I'd like you to know that I follow every rule of etiquette, strictly." He smiled, getting used to the power he now possessed.
He turned and glared at Liz, when Mrs. Kendall entered the room. She sensed the tension and hurried on to explain why she had interrupted.
"I'm sorry, Miss Parker, Emily's ready for bed and she wants you." Mrs. Kendall rushed.
"If you excuse me, your Grace?"
"Of course." He nodded. Relieved to be free, Liz rushed out the door, not even bothering to acknowledge the other people in the room.
"Hi, Miss Beth." Emily said tiredly, when Liz entered the room. "Why were you crying?" Emily asked observing the streaks. Liz sat down on the side of the bed and Emily reached up and stroked her cheek.
Liz laid down beside Emily who then turned to and snuggled into her. "I was upset earlier."
"Was it that mean Tess? I don't like her." Emily said bitterly. "Did she? Because I'm a Lady and she's not." Emily said proudly.
"In one month, she'll be a duchess." Liz reminded her.
"Is that why you're crying? Because you wanna be duchess?" Emily asked innocently.
"No, I don't wanna be a duchess."
"How about Cousin's?"
"Max's what?" Liz asked confused.
"Cousin's duchess." She state the obvious.
"I guess I would like that." Liz said quietly. "But that's not why I'm crying. I'll tell you in the morning, now go to sleep, please." Liz said.
"You're going away." Emily stated the fact.
"Let's not talk about this now." Liz said trying to get Emily back to sleep.
"I already know, Miss Beth. Stay with me tonight?" She asked.
"Yes. Of course." Liz answered her quickly.
"Thank you." Emily muttered before she went to bed.
Liz wondered briefly why Emily wasn't disturbed by all of this.
Hey guys,
It's me, Lissa. I just wanted to tell all the readers from fanatics.net, that i would keep posting over there but it's giving me trouble. :( I'll try reposting it over there later. But I have a hard time keeping up with it here in between schoolwork, at this moment my mother is yelling because i'm not doing my work right now. ::Laughs evilly:: Anyway Thanks for reviewing and reading it makes it more fun to right, I live for the reviews. HEHE. Thanks
Lissa