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Frannie and Sterling had followed all the proper etiquette, waiting for June to arrive for their wedding to take place No special license needed, nothing hastily arranged for them No whisper of scandal No child of theirs to arrive early, although if Frannie had her way, he would arrive nine months to the day after they were married It had been absolute torture not to lie in the circle of Sterling’s arms these many months She knew he’d suffered as well, and she suspected neither of theht
"You look beautiful, Frannie," Luke said
She had no father to give her away, so he was doing the honors It seeh he had been the first to ask for her hand in iven hi around in the world of the aristocracy
"You look rather handsome yourself A bit tired perhaps," she teased
"I awake every ti through the night"
"I suspect in a few years his nightly doings will continue to keep you awake"
"I fear you’re correct there Catherine warns me that he has the look of a scoundrel about hihter out of the house until she’s forty" E, on the cusp of summer, and within a few moments of her birth, she’d effectively wrapped her father around her tiny finger
Luke laughed "God, have you ever seen hiht he was the onlythat Luke acted as though he thought he was the only er’s go," Frannie said "While he’s always paid theh that they didn’t need to earn coins on their back, he’s decided the expectation was there They’re going to coe, but he’ll still pay the except the next coin, he’s certainly spending freely these days"
"He can well afford to We can all afford to We’ve had a good life, all in all"
"You’ll hear no arguood as her life had been, she was anticipating howit all with Sterling Being with hi love with hih his eyes, learning how to help hi would be diminished
As they neared the church, she squeezed Luke’s hand and took a deep breath Soaround on the lawn
"The church must be filled already," Luke said
The law didn’t allow for private church ceremonies Even those eren’t invited could attend if they wished It seeood many of the uninvited