Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick arrives in the Howard carriage provided to her by Lady Karissa Elizabeth Ann Howard, and with her she carries a letter written to Lord Andrew Charles Howard from Lady Karissa.
Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR answers the door at Norfolk Estate and he looks at Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick and asks " May I help you Milady?"
"I have been sent to Lord Andrew Charles Howard by his wife, Lady Karissa Elizabeth Ann Howard." Lady Theresa explains.
"I see and I guess Lady Karissa sent a letter with you to introduce to my son." Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR asks.
"Yes Lord Howard. Lady Karissa gave me this letter to give to Lord Andrew Charles Howard." Lady Theresa tells Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR.
"Please follow me to the drawing room and I will call my son." Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR tells her and he shows her the drawing room at Norfolk Estate.
Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR asks Lady Theresa Charlotte to make herself comfortable and he offers her some refreshments and he calls "Lord Andrew Charles. Please come to the drawing room."
Lord Andrew Charles walks into the drawing room and he bows, " Lord Andrew Charles. This is Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick. Lady Karissa sent her to you." Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR tells his son.
"My Lord Howard. Lady Karissa asked me to give you this letter and it will explain everything." Lady Theresa tells him.
Lord Andrew Charles takes the letter and he reads " I thought this lady would make a good mistress for you, Lord Andrew Charles and she comes from a good gentry family. She is a good conversationalist and she shares similar interests with you. Love your wife, Lady Karissa, Marchioness of Pembroke Territory. "
Lord Andrew Charles looks at his father " Lady Karissa appointed this lady as my mistress." Lord Andrew Charles tells his father.
"At least you know that Lady Karissa appointed her." Lord Charles Andrew JR states.
"She comes with Lady Karissa's approval." Lord Charles Andrew JR tells his son.
"I don't know much about you, Lady Hardwick." Lord Andrew Charles tells her.
"I am the daughter of Lord Terrace Hardwick and Lady Anastasia Christina Romanov. My father and mother live out in Essex Territory." Lady Theresa explains.
"I do know that my mother's lineage is from the Royal House of Romanov and The Royal House of Denmark and The Royal House of France and England." Lady Theresa states.
"My father lineage dated from the time of Lady Elizabeth Hardwick who was the related to Lady Margaret Douglas, the granddaughter of King Henry VII of England through his eldest daughter, Queen Margaret and her second husband, Lord Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus who marries Lord Matthew Stuart, Earl of Lennox and they were the parents of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley who married his first half cousin, Mary, Queen of Scotland." Lady Theresa explains.
"I guess you know my maternal cousin, Lord Alexander Charles Stuart." Lord Andrew Charles asks.
"No. Lord Howard. I have never left Essex Territory until now." Lady Theresa tells him.
"You are indeed fortunate as you aren't missing much there, Lady Hardwick when it comes to my maternal first cousin." Lord Andrew Charles explains.
"I guess I have no choice but to accept you as Lady Karissa hand picked you for me." Lord Andrew Charles tells her.
"We will just be friends, Lady Theresa." Lord Andrew Charles tells her " I love my wife and daughter. We do have an open marriage and I know Lady Karissa prefers my worthless second cousin, Lord Richard William Carey over me."
"Lord Andrew Charles. We don't call our family members worthless. "Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR tells his son.
"Your grandfather and Lord Richard William Carey' s great-grandmother were brother and sister and I am their son's first cousin." Lord Charles Andrew JR tells his son.
"I assure you that you don't want to resurrect your great-great-grandmother from her grave." Lord Charles Andrew JR tells his son.
"You don't want to resurrect your grandmother from her grave either." Lord Charles Andrew JR tells his son.
"Lord Alexander Charles Stuart will bring your mother back from Lennox Territory to Norfolk if she hears you talking disrespectfully about your Stuart cousins." Lord Charles Andrew JR states.
"It seems that Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick comes from good ancestry." Lord Charles Andrew JR states.
"I am here to entertain, Lord Andrew Charles on the orders of Lady Karissa Elizabeth Ann and she is paying me to entertain your son, Lord Howard." Lady Theresa explains.
"I will have a maid show you to your suite, Lady Theresa." Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR tells her " If you need anything please ring the bell."
"I will send my eldest son to make sure that you have everything you need." Lord Charles Andrew JR tells her.
"How was Lady Karissa and my heiress, Lady Elizabeth?" Lord Charles Andrew JR asks.
"Lady Karissa and your granddaughter, Lady Elizabeth are both well, Sir." Lady Theresa tells Lord Charles Andrew JR.
"They were headed for Wessex Territory for a couple of nights before they set off for Pembroke Territory." Lady Theresa explains.
"Lady Karissa did say that she wouldn't be returning until early December." Lady Theresa explains.
"She did mention her new home in Bedford Territory." Lady Theresa tells Lord Charles Andrew JR.
Lord Andrew Charles rings the bell and a maid shows up "Mademoiselle Suzette please show Lady Hardwick to her suite in the west-wing." Lord Andrew Charles tells her to "make sure she has everything that she needs."
Suzette takes Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick to her new suite and Lord Andrew Charles rings for his oldest brother, Lord Charles Andrew Howard III and tells him " I have a present for you, Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick."
"Lady Karissa chose her to be my mistress and now she is your mistress." Lord Andrew Charles explains.
"I don't need any mistress, Lord Andrew Charles. I already have one, Lady Katherine Stuart. You can keep her, Lord Andrew Charles." Lord Charles Andrew Howard III tells his brother.
"You will need her eventually, Lord Andrew Charles." Lord Charles Andrew III tells his brother.
"Lady Karissa won't be back for a while and your bed will grow cold and you will want a woman to share it with and to keep you warm at night." Lord Charles Andrew III tells his brother.
Lord Andrew Charles looks at his oldest brother,Lord Charles Andrew Howard III and he asks " What is wrong with Lady Millicent?"
"Nothing, Lord Andrew Charles. I am just tired of her now." Lord Charles Andrew Howard III explains, "I only married her to have children and I am still working on it."
"Looks like Lord Patrick William Howard beat you to it, Lord Charles Andrew Howard III. Lady Paulina is expecting their first child in March and so did Lord Richard Edward II and Lady Susan as they are expecting their first child in March of 2276." Lord Andrew Charles tells his oldest brother.
Meanwhile, Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick gets settled in her new suite out at Norfolk Estate, but Lord Andrew Charles only calls on her for companionship.
When Lord Charles Andrew Howard III sees Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick he becomes attracted to her and they begin a love affair with each other that spans from 2275-2283 and in between Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick begins affair with Lord Andrew Charles Howard's maternal first cousin, Lord Alexander Charles Stuart as well that spans from 2280-2282, and finally in 2285, Lord Andrew Charles Howard and Lady Theresa Charlotte Hardwick begin a short term love affair with each other that results with the birth of their daughter, Lady Anastasia Christina Howard, Duchess of Northampton Territory who is born on her fathers 35th birthday on December 21, 2285.
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Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Historical FictionThis novel is for Camp National Novel Writing Month April 2023
