Annabelle knew a little bit about how that had happened, she was not completely na?ve to how the world worked, but what she could not work out was how that happened with her sister and the older man she married, the one she did not look impressed with at all at the ceremony. Had they actually ...?
“Yes,” Beatrice smiled again, looking more serene and blissful than Annabelle had ever seen her in a deep emerald coloured dress that she had never worn before. It must have been a gift from her new husband. “Is that not wonderful news ?”
“Yes, of course. I guess...” Annabelle did not even know how to form her question, but she needed to find out somehow . “I did not know you wanted to have children.” It was not the best way to find out how Beatrice had ended up pregnant, but it was the best Annabelle could come up with .
“Of course.” Beatrice rubbed her stomach delicately. “That is what happens after a marriage .”
Following the rules until the bitter end, that was so much like Beatrice it actually made Annabelle smile. "Well, then I am very happy for you. It is wonderful news ."
“Thank you so much, it means a lot to me that you are excited to become an auntie. I am going to tell mother and father about the baby in a moment, do you want to come with me ?”
Annabelle did not want to see her father’s face again, not today. Plus, the need to plan had become even more prominent now. Thinking about what happened after marriage caused an involuntary shiver to tear up and down her spine. She would not be creating any babies with a man who spent time with courtesans, that was for certain .
“I will let you tell them your good news alone,” she said while clinging onto her sister’s hands. “But we should spend some more time together afterwards. You can tell me more about your new life... Mrs Urwin .”
Beatrice looked blissful, not at all disgusted by her husband’s name anymore. A whole lot had changed in the last few weeks and Annabelle could not wait to find out more .
“I will, Annabelle, that sounds lovely .”
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