My Elizabeth - Chapter 10

 

Hi!  Sorry this is a wee bit late.  I cannot lie - real life has been treating me like a baby treats a diaper.  But...! Just kept pushing and voila!  Chapter 10!  Thanks to betas:  DoriansKitten, Capella42 and Lutamira, without whom this chapter would contain a lot more suck.  And current suck is my bad, and my inability to leave it the hell alone once they're done with it.  The lovely banner is by Amy.

It won't take me so long to update next because of less suck in real life!  (She says, hoping not to jinx it!)  

 

Chapter 10

He sat by Elizabeth’s side on a hill overlooking Hampstead Heath, a blanket and picnic spread before them. The noon sun warmed his face, and as a slight breeze stirred her hair, he smiled at her.

He knew it was a dream.  They’d never picnicked on the heath nor would they now that they were half a world away.  Though it wasn’t reality, it was a balm to him and he would do nothing to disturb it. He reached out to tuck a stray strand of Elizabeth’s hair behind her ear.

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