Norribeth Drabble

[dwgm]

This is in reply to the current challenge at Black Pearl Sails ('Tremor'), and also for hereswith, who wanted some tense and romantic Norrington/Elizabeth. This one lacks tension, being a sequel to Seconds, but she says she doesn't mind that this is...


...pure romance. ;)



~ Delicious Repast ~

They stayed abed all that day, until early evening when they elected to dress for dinner. It was served to them in a secluded alcove of the rain-washed garden of the inn. Crystal, china, and linens were all of the best, and there were several delectable courses, though Elizabeth, languorously sated, had little appetite. James seemed concerned by this. His bride, amused, basked in his coddling and care.

When she had eaten enough to assuage his fears, he said, "That's better. You must keep up your strength."

"James!" she objected. "Am I some delicate, milk-and-water miss?"

He considered this, most thoughtfully, and a surprisingly wicked little smile touched his lips. "No. I wouldn't say that."

Fleeting glimpses of the night and day just past came to mind. It had all been of a most satisfactory nature, and yet a tremor of renewed desire now shook her to the core.

She felt herself coloring, and sat up abruptly, very straight, and then colored more at the tender mementos of their encounters. She said, faintly, "I… I find myself somewhat fatigued, actually. Shall we retire, again?"

He got up, and she stood as he came round the table to her, and she could not help giving a soft sound of relief as he took her in his arms and kissed her.


~.~

Comments

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Good Heavens, you have been having a hard time. So sorry to hear of your mother-in-law's death. Were you close? My mother-in-law is terminally ill, too, now. I guess we're just at that age. *sigh*

Glad you are finally feeling up to computing a little, but I know how it is when you're that sick. The Outlander series is a great escape though, isn't it? I adored the first four books, and I'll get around to reading the fifth and sixth one of these days.

Those daughters! But seniors do that stuff -- senioritis is a common affliction. And husband retiring?? Wow. O.O A lot of very heavy RL stuff, indeed. My sympathies. Take good care of yourself.

:::hugs:::

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

Had been fairly close with my mother-in-law, but she had some form of dementia and we'd been losing her by inches for several years. I hate to say it was a blessing, but we'd gotten to the point that she didn't know who we were, just that we were people who knew her and cared about her (at least she still knew that much!), and she'd been saying for the past two years that she was ready.

Husband's decision to retire is a bit scary financially (though he keeps saying the numbers are okay). And then there's the fact that he's going to be around all the time - I thought, ack, when will I write? Told him if the numbers were so good, he could buy me a laptop as a retirement present.

Noticed something when reading the Outlander books (perhaps it was easier to notice since I was re-reading the first five), while Ms. Gabaldon is a wonderful storyteller, I kept mentally editing things (like using the same word several times within a paragraph or two).

Time to stop spamming your journal and get back to playing catch-up at BPS. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

And then there's the fact that he's going to be around all the time - I thought, ack, when will I write?

Exactly! He'd better buy you that laptop, and I hope he's understanding about giving you time, which is even more important. Does he have big plans of his own? Actually, maybe he'll start taking care of things around the house for you -- that's what my Dad did when he retired and my Mom was still working full time. Of course, he still found time for several rounds of golf a week, etc.

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

*begs pardon - should have begun last response with many thanks for the very appreciated hugs* (bad pirate - no cookie!)

Update: he DID get me the laptop, and then after I checked it out to make sure everything worked correctly, he said he couldn't take it away to make me wait for my birthday! Wheee!! (now I just have to get that wireless network set up so I get internet access)

I hope he's understanding about giving you time, which is even more important.
Yes, I'm rather concerned about the time/space thing, especially since he is very big on togetherness. Can just see it -
me: *clackety, clackety, clackety* (madly responding to the current week's BPS challenge)
him: what are you madly typing?
me: .... (well, that's the problem, isn't it, since like several others we know, nobody in my RL knows about my writing, or fanfiction, or any of this! *sigh* will have to come up with some sort of answer)