About ten days had passed, Camille and the baby were fine. The doctor came several times, she has to rest. I stayed with her a lot, she is the important one. She insisted that I attend a bouquet making lesson and then eat outside to have some time alone. Louis and I start to irritate her, to treat her like a sick person. The lesson had been interesting, I stop by the milliner's to buy her a new ribbon in her favourite colour after eating. Time to go home ! He and Camille are waiting for me, she is... sad...
— Camille... is everything okay? the baby... I worry.
Camille interrupts me:
— I'm fine, the baby is fine. It's not that... You've had a visitor. Mr Fernsby has made his proposal.
— Wha... what.... mister Fersby... I look him up in my memory. He .... he's 35 and he's .... a widow from memory. No. No. He's old. No !
— I'm sorry, you were out. I know that...
— I... I don't want to.
— I know you don't.
— Uncle, he... you wrote to him already or ...
— Yes.
— Camille, I beg with tears in my eyes. I don't want this marriage.
— Gabrielle..." she take me in our arm.
I must leave you," escape Louis.
— Only a demand and if Uncle accepts, he will become my... husband. No! It's not fair! It's not fair! I say angrily.
Camille made me sit down.
— I don't want to marry him...
— Our uncle has not accepted. I didn't recommend it, but unless you have another one. You're here to get married.
— I know, but not to him.
— Women don't choose. We don't choose, it's our fate. But it's not done yet, there's hope, Colin might declare himself.
— In my dream. Please, please, write to Uncle again. I don't want to marry him. He will listen to you, I beg you.
— I can write to him... but I can't promise anything. If you have no other demands, I don't see why he should refuse. He is well endowed...
The tears came back, Camille held me again.
— I need to be alone. I run to my room and cry my heart out. I don't want to marry him no, no. I can't... I can't...
— Gabrielle, I'm here if you need me. I hear Camille, outside.
I continue to cry, unable to answer her. This couldn't be... my destiny, to marry a widow, who spoke to me once. This is not what I want. My whole life with him.... no, no.... please, God, no...
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I never feel love .... until I found you- Bridgerton
FanfictionApril 1816: Gabrielle begin his first season. Raised since childhood by her diplomat uncle, at the age of 21, she is to be married, which is why she comes to London. It is high time to settle down in English society. Like her sister, she would lik...
