"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3) by Gratiana Lovelace, 2015 (a Wattys2015 Nominee)

Ch. 30 (PG): Two Fathers

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 30 (PG): Two Fathers, May 15, 2015 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #746)

[An Original Historical Fiction Fan adaptation of the characters from the BBC's Robin Hood;

& a Sequel to "Sir Guy's Dilemma"(Book 2) by Gratiana Lovelace]

(All Rights Reserved; No copyright infringement intended)

[From time to time, I will illustrate my story with my dream cast of: Richard Armitage as Sir Guy of Gisborne, Clive Standen as Lord Archer of Locksley, Emma Watson as Lady Roseanna Gisborne, Tommy Bastow as the young Seth Gisborne, Lucy Griffiths as the spectre of Lady Marian, James McAvoy as Lord George Middleton, Toby Stephens as Prince/King John, Dakota Fanning as Lady Caroline Havorford, Chris Hemsworth as Sir Roderick Merton, Tamsin Egerton as Lady Rebecca Oxbridge Merton, Lee Ross as Sir Jasper, Sir Derek Jacobi as Fr. Bale, Judi Dench as Mother Superior, David Harewood as Brother Tuck, Kevin McKidd as Lord John Oxbridge Earl of Leicester, and Lucy Griffiths as Lady Anne/Marian, etc.]

Author's Mature Content Note: "Sir Guy's Atonement" is a story of romance and intrigue set amidst Medieval times. As such there will be some passages in this story involving heartfelt love scenes (S) and some passages involving highly dramatic moments (D). I will label the maturity rating of those chapters accordingly. Otherwise, the general rating for this story is PG or PG-13 due to some mature situations and topics. If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read the chapters with those labels. This is my disclaimer.

Author's Recap from the previous installment: After Lady Roseanna is surprised with a late night visit of her recently returned from the Crusades in the Holy Land cousin Lord John Oxbridge Earl of Leicester, she breaks the news to him of his wife's remarriage and her subsequently finding herself with child. Lord John is incensed-which perturbs Lady Anne/Marian. Then reassuringly Lady Roseanna begins to take her distressed and anguished cousin Lord John to his children sleeping in the nursery.

"Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), Ch. 30: Two Fathers

So, Lady Roseanna and her guests-Brother Tuck, her cousin Lord John Oxbridge Earl of Leicester, and his postulant nun nurse Lady Anne- walk down the family bed chamber corridor until they come to the nursery-while Lady Roseanna's now nine month old baby Lady Diana lies sleeping in her Mama's quiet bed chamber with her nurse attendant until her mama returns. Lady Roseanna listens at the nursery bed chamber door for the hushed sounds of sleeping children. But the children have other ideas, as shrieks and thuds seem to emanate from the room. Lady Roseanna throws open the nursery bed chamber door to find a pillow fight of toddler to ten year old proportions wreaking havoc in the room.

Seth: "Got you!" Almost eleven year old Seth squeals to three and a half year old Lord Graham Oxbridge just as Seth's Mama opens the nursery bed chamber door. "Uh oh!" Seth freezes in chagrin his lips in a pout, much as they did when he was a toddler [(2) right]- -him guessing that he will be punished for keeping the younger children up so late.

The adults filter into the room and Lord John is helped to a chair because his injuries have left him in a chronic state of fatigue. There is a mixture of amusement and laughter on the adults' faces, save one. Lady Roseanna's face is studiedly stern looking. The children scramble for their beds-Seth, his brother Louis, and Lord Graham to one side of the large room in side by side beds and Lady Helen, Lady Sarah, and Lady Rachel to side by side beds on the other side of the room.