A Lady’s Game of Hearts (Extended Epilogue)
A Few Months Later…
Olympia gave a contended sigh as the warmth of the sun kissed her skin. The gentle waves lapped at the sides of the tiny boat, rocking their bodies back and forth.
Philip tightened his grip around her waist as she lay with her back against his chest. “Are you feeling all right?” he asked solicitously, kissing the scar on her forehead, the only reminder of the ordeal they had been through.
“Why do you like kissing my scar?” She asked, leaning her head back on his shoulder.
He kissed it again before replying. “Because it reminds me of the time when I nearly lost you. It reminds me to cherish every moment I have with you.”
She smiled happily at him as they lay in each other’s arms.
“Emma has decided to go abroad with one of her aunts until the scandal over her father dies down,” she said as she stared out over the sea. The shiny blue stone in her ring sparkled as it caught the light from the sky. “It’s strange that we have not heard from my uncle again, but I hope it stays that way.”
‘I know,” Philip confessed. “I’ve already told Frank. He was pretty cut up over the idea, but he hinted that he may go abroad and bump into her if he can find out where she is staying.”
Olympia suddenly laughed. “Are you sure he didn’t say he would SEE if he could bump into her?”
Philip rolled his eyes and laughed. “I was trying to avoid saying that, but yes, he did make that joke again. I hope things work out for them,” he said more earnestly. “They are good for each other.”
“They will. Love always has a way of finding a way, even in the most hopeless of situations.” She turned around and gave him a cheeky grin. “So, Your Grace, are you going to let me try to sail this thing back to the shore?”
Jumping up, Philip made his way to the back of the boat and began to untie the sails. “I think I will be sailing us back in, it’s safer that way,” he teased.
“I wasn’t so bad, I got us here in one piece, didn’t I?” she complained, pouting and laughing.
“Barely, my love, barely,” he joked. “Sailing just isn’t your strong point.”
Standing, Olympia made her way to him and pretended to want a kiss before pushing him into the water.
Philip disappeared for a second or two before resurfacing again. He quickly wiped the water from his face and grinned at her.
“That’s what you get for saying I can’t sail a boat,” she told him triumphantly, her hands on her hips.
Philip laughed and rolled his eyes. “Forgive me; come and give me a hand, and we can call it even.” He swam to the side of the boat and held his hand out to her.
Olympia griped it to help him up, and her eyes widened in shock as he suddenly pulled her over the side and into the icy depths. She gasped for air as she resurfaced, slapping water into his face as part of her revenge.
He laughed before swimming over to her and drawing her into his arms for a kiss.
“My mother was right,” she said when he finally drew away from her again.
“Oh?”
“Things have a way of ending as they should.”
“Oh, on the contrary,” he said with a smile, kissing her again. “This isn’t the end at all. It’s just the beginning. We need to get to work on securing my legacy now,” he said mischievously, suddenly tickling her sides, and making her squeal with laughter.
“Gladly, Your Grace,” she said as she drew him in for another long kiss
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A good story with interesting characters
Hello my dear Gwen, I am so happy that you enjoyed the story! Thank you for the support!
Good story. However, it seems odd that you say Philips mother wore mourning for so long but actually she had been a widow for only a few months and in those days a year if mourning was fairly common. The other thing is that his mother knew about Olympias parents so why would she not tell Philip about her? You mentioned as a boy
Philip had gone with his father to visit a painter who had a little girl. That was probably Olympia but you didn’t continue with that thought process. It could have been a nice onnection. Other than that it was well written.
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I had those observations, too! Thank you for mentioning them.
Hello my dear, thank you for the comment and the feedback. I really appreciate when you bring such matters to my attention!
Was a bit disappointed with the extended epilogue, I don’t know what I was expecting but apart from them obviously happy together, thought there would be some news of future offspring and how her mother was faring living in surroundings she was used to when growing up
Hello my dear Margaret, thank you so for your feedback. I will definitely keep that in mind for future EE!
But what about the mothers? Any children in the oven?
Hello my dear, that would definitely be a surprising turn of events wouldn’t it, hahah!!?