"N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons", by Gratiana Lovelace (2013-2014) (Done)

Ch. 52 (R-rated, S): With My Body, I Thee Worship

“N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons”, Ch. 52 (R-rated, S):  With My Body, I Thee Worship, April 28, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace  

(An original fan fiction copyrighted by Gratiana Lovelace;   All rights reserved; Based on the Elizabeth Gaskell novel, North & South and its  2004 BBC adaptation; No copyright infringement intended) 

[I will illustrate my story using my dream cast from the 2004 BBC production of “North & South” and other actors for additional characters:   Richard Armitage for John Thornton, Daniela Denby-Ashe for Margaret Hale, Lesley Manville for Mrs. Maria Hale,  Tim Pigott-Smith for Mr. Richard Hale, Sinead Cusack for Mrs. Hannah Thornton, Jo Joyner for Fanny Thornton, Brendan Coyle for Nicholas Higgins, Graham McTavish as Dr. Cameron Ogilvy, Holliday Grainger for Angharad Ogilvy MacIntosh, Simon Woods for Baird Ogilvy, and Emma Ashton as Mrs. Dillard, John Light as Henry Lennox, Tim Faraday as Watson, Gillian Anderson at Carlotta Quint Watson, and Jeremy Northam as Dr. Miles Houghton, etc]   [(1) story logo]

Author’s Mature Content Note:  “N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons” is a story with mature themes of love and relationships set within a period drama of the 1850’s and beyond.  As such there will be heartfelt moments of love and sensuality (S)--as well as other dramatic emotions, including some violence (V)--and I will rate those chapters accordingly.  If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read that chapter.  This is my disclaimer.

Author’s Recap from the previous chapter:  Fanny Thornton and Baird Ogilvy were wed on Saturday April 26, 1851 in a lovely ceremony attended by extended family and friends.  And though the young married ladies of Margaret Thornton, Lady Angharad Ogilvy MacIntosh, and Lady Thistle Ogilvy have shared some wifely wisdom with Fanny, the wedding night is still before Baird and his Fiona.

“N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons”, Ch. 52 (R-rated, S):  With My Body, I Thee Worship

After a public reception for their Saturday, April 26, 1851 wedding--and then a wedding breakfast for family and close friends at the Milton Mayfair Hotel where Baird and the Jamie Ogilvy family are staying on separate floors--Baird whisks his new wife Fanny upstairs to his suite of rooms at the Milton Mayfair Hotel for their wedding night beginning in the late afternoon. 

Knowing the Scottish Knights must have their way, Baird and Fanny submit to their good natured ribbing as the bagpipers play loudly, walking around their large marriage bed.  But Baird and his Fiona kiss so fiercely that the Knights laughingly pack up their bagpipes and wish the bridal couple a pleasant evening. 

Now that it is just the two of them, and Fanny feels more shy around Baird.  And surprisingly, Baird also feels shy around his Fiona.  They are truly alone for the first time.  And they will love each other as husband and wife for the first time tonight. 

Fanny is still wearing her beautiful ivory colored wedding gown with all of its tiny buttons down the back [(2) right] and on the sleeves of the lower arms.  It will take several minutes simply to unbutton her, muses Baird.  So if they do not want to take all night on incidentals, such as clothing, they had better get to it.

Baird: “You are exquisitely beautiful as me bride, Fiona, me Dearrr.  Lady Ogilvy.”   Baird smiles as he uses her new title, bows, and brings her hand to his lips for a gentlemanly kiss.

Fanny: “Oh Baird!  Thank you!”   She sighs.  “And I forgot!  I am a Lady now.”  Fanny preens ever so slightly.

Baird: “Ye werrre always a lady, Fiona. The title merrrely acknowledges that fact.”  Fanny looks at him hopefully.  “And if ye prrromise to employ ourrr Scottish titles sparrringly when we arrre in England, I will na mind if you use them frrrom time to time.”  Baird smiles indulgently.  He has learned to bend on this point.