The town had been preparing for the upcoming season and it was no different in the Giles household.
In the ladies' room had Savannah, her mother Lady Elizabeth Giles and their modiste. Savannah was putting on the dresses Madame Walter had taken her time to put together, and oh how beautiful they were.
A lingering thought had come across Savannah's mind, "but mama what if I get no suitors?" what she really wanted to say was, what if she found no suitor amiable.
It was one thing to get prospective partners and another to actually like them.
"I daresay, you are the prettiest woman there is, the gentlemen will come lining. Besides, your father and I have arranged a special meeting for you", Lady Elizabeth spoke with great admiration for her daughter. A child she was really fond of.
She was the only female child she bore, and she was determined to get her engaged this season.
She was beyond convinced Savannah had all the qualities of the diamond of the first waters, the queen had said so herself too. For no reason should she be an old maid like she was. The thought of that sent shivers down her spine. In her time, she married three seasons late but then she could say the stigma was worth since she married the love her life, Sir Richard II of blest memory.
Curious, Savannah could not help but wonder who the man her parents had planned for her but she did not ask, not in front of Madame Walter. Although the woman has been like another mother to her being that she is the mother of her beloved friend Seraphina, she dared not discuss matters like this in front of her.
She was a woman of this city after all, and oh how they loved to gossip, her mother included.
Word did have a way of spreading, just last week a scandal had occurred in the Greenwood's home. Grace, the third daughter had eloped with a man of no title and no prospect and thus had brought shame to her family.
Although in her opinion she thought it was a matter of love but the whole act was something to be frowned upon, especially for the fact that she was having intercourse with a man who had not properly sought for her hand.
The news spread like wild fire and the whole family had been ostracized ever since.
Poor Greenwoods.
The last thing she would want is for anything to go wrong and spoil her family's name because of her especially. Her parents had spent quite a great deal for her first season. She could not afford to ruin their efforts.
"oh Madame Walter, I really do love this", she cried in awe doing a twirl in her new pink dress.
It fit her properly, flattering her lean figure. The bustier cupped her plump breast beautifully, not to mention how the color complimented her caramel skin.
"Mama, I love this, can I wear this to the ball tonight", she was hoping she agreed. She had already felt bad for picking two expensive dresses.
"of course, my sweetheart, you look absolutely stunning".
Few other dresses were selected for the various occasions lined up for Savannah. Two weeks from now, she was going to host her first ball after her successful debut. It was just another opportunity for her to find suitable suitors. Also, being one of the eye candies of the season, she was hopefully going to be invited to many other balls and dinners.
Hopefully.
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Tensed. That's how Savannah felt. This was something so very new to her, although quite frankly she had been preparing for this moment all her life ,it still felt somewhat surreal.
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DESIRES AND DEVOTION
RomanceIn London, the ladies and gents are faced with another season and the pressure that comes with it. They are faced between their own innate human desires and who their hearts are devoted to.
