Composure

Chapter 1: Hate at first sight

Hello,

I have a horrible habit of starting new fics when I have several to finish but I saw a picture on Reddit of Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley standing together outside of a bar, embracing, and I immediately got an idea for a Bridgerton present time story where Anthony is a lawyer, Kate an ER doctor that hate each other but keep bumping into each other; so, I posted that as reply to the pic.

Someone with the username of 'ShootHangFrame" suggested that Kate was tired of having to see Colin every weekend because he was doing parkour and being horrible at that and so she tells Anthony to take care of his 'idiot brother'. I thought that was brilliant and used it as a starting point where they meet.

Other notes.

I am Turkish and at our weddings we 'usually' see the same people at weddings, so I imagined the wedding Edwina and Kate go to having the same dynamic, seeing the same crowd over and over. I am aware that Indian weddings are not like Turkish ones, and I mean no disrespect. I would love to do research but at this present moment I do not have the time so please humour me.

Do not live in London but in The Netherlands. Have not been in London for 20 plus years even even though I want to visit soon, anyway my point is.. Please do not read this as London centric as I am going to make up names for streets, bars etc that probably do not exist in that city because looking things up does take a LOT OF TIME.

The dumping of granulite in nature (lake) has happened in the Netherlands en Zembla was indeed the first one to bring the matter to the forefront.

If you are interested check out my other fics "Last Chance" another story about Anthony and "A SEA BETWEEN".

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"Bloody hell, Anthony it's not even 07.00 yet" the man said when he picked up the phone, grunting in dismay..

"Trust me; I am fully aware" the other sarcastically stated.

"What has that idiot done now?" Benedict wanted to know.

"Parkour.. again.. In the middle of the fricking night." Anthony replied.

"Oh, dear God, he is SHITE at parkour, haven't you told him that?".

"I have but he doesn't want to listen to me, maybe you could knock some sense into him. One of us should."

"I can try but it would fall on deaf ears for sure. So, what now? Has the doctor seen him yet?".

"Not yet... but please do me a favour. We have been waiting for them for quite some time and I must go to my office soon. I have an important meeting with our client, as you know my firm is working on the El"-"

"Elston case. Yeah I know, you have only mentioned it like 20 times. It sounds so dreadfully boring to me, I don't know how you can stand it" Benedict sighed.

"I'm sorry to bore you, but unfortunately I can't spend all day messing about with paint like you do" Anthony replied in a sarcastic tone.

His brother Benedict was one of the most talked about artists of the moment because he mixed contemporary art with the older, classical variety in his work. His work was known all over the world and his paintings were auctioned off for considerable prices.

"Jealous much?" Benedict chuckled.

"No, not at all. Listen, I really must go in like half an hour. Can you please come to Chariot Hill Hospital?".

"Fine.. I'll be there in 20 minutes" Benedict said and hung up. Out of the corner of his eye Anthony saw a tall stately woman walking towards his brother's room and assumed it was the doctor. He hurried in that direction and at the door he almost collided with the woman in question; and the two looked at each other for a moment. She had striking eyes that looked piercing to Anthony, then inquisitive he thought. Her long hair was in a ponytail, and she looked tired, as if she had been awake for the day. She had something regal about her, he thought, until he realised that he was blocking her path and could not continue.