𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ

Her Grace, the Duchess of Richmond•Too fertile to handle• The Devil works hard, momma Wentworth works harder•

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

꧁𝐷𝑈𝐶𝐻𝐸𝑆𝑆 𝑂𝐹 𝑅𝐼𝐶𝐻𝑀𝑂𝑁𝐷꧂

𝙼𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛

𝚆𝚒𝚏𝚎

𝙳𝚞𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚜

𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝙴𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚎

꧁𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐴𝑁𝑂𝑅 𝑊𝐸𝑁𝑇𝑊𝑂𝑅𝑇𝐻꧂

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@Atwood_HP “The wh— the what?”

Brows lifted towards her hairline, a hand resting at her abdomen as she looked out across the gardens for her son.

“Which boy of mine, pray tell?”

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

Locked out of their accounts

[𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚 @Primrose_HP]

Where ARE my CHILDREN?

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

food and drinks, and even a small quartet to grace them with delightful music as they enjoyed the day. What a fine day indeed. God was good.

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

Everything had been planned, right down to the “t” for today. The outdoor lunch, the hidden trinkets and goodies throughout the garden, her children’s baskets left behind by the Easter Bunny himself- each year the tradition felt new and exciting to Eleanor as she welcomed her-

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

guests. How Easter had become her favorite holiday? She wasn’t too sure, but it was a very welcomed day to see friends and family about her gardens in all their Easter finery enjoying the beautiful spring day. Lawn games had been set out for all to enjoy, tables upon tables of-

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@Hargrove_HP @Charlotte__HP @Josephine_HP @GWentworth_HP @Eliza__HP @PapaWent_HP @TheodoreW_HP @NicholasW_HP @OfWentworth_HP @MargaretW_HP @Kitty__HP

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

Eleanor could hardly hide the smile at her lips as she looked over her table and the children happily seated around it. Well- not children anymore really; some now sitting across from their spouses as they conversed with one another about a variety of topics and banter. No, her-

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

George and then Eliza, margins lifting to a wide grin. The civil conversation was sure to last but a moment before an off the wall remark or question would spiral them all into god only knew what. As it so often happened at this table.
She wouldn’t change it for the world.

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@PapaWent_HP at his suit.

“I wouldn’t change a single thing. Not one.”

Her gaze fell across the ballroom, their daughter’s ballroom. And just across the way she found that daughter speaking with another of theirs.

“Can you believe we’ve been so lucky ?”

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@PapaWent_HP dare say it’s working.”

A chuckle escaped the duchess as she leaned further into his grasp, giving a gentle nudge against his chest.

“We’ve made quite the life, haven’t we ?”

There was a happy like sigh that escaped tinted margins now, the woman’s free hand gently tugging-

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@Atwood_HP “How funny… for I had the same opinion when I first married.”

There is was again, that knowing glance thrown in his direction, an air of amusement so very present. As if she knew the future, though of course how could she?

“Will you honeymoon after the wedding or wait?”

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@Atwood_HP “How does it feel ?”

Being a married man, it was a sensation Eleanor knew the Duke had not experienced before. A knowing smile and glance had been given to the man as she stood beside him, drink in hand.

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@Atwood_HP “I quite find the wait to be worth it in the end, don’t you?”

His last comment, though short certainly cause the Duchess to give a hearty laugh.

“Come now! I think this house needs the pitter patter of a school of children!”

Much too soon to think on, she knew as she joked.

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@Atwood_HP He was practically giddy leaving this morning. He’s so very happy for you as well, I hope you know.”

She took a sip of her drink, a smirk growing.

“To think, you may now have a brood as big as ours one day—“

She joked of course. Their brood was… such a large brood.

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@Atwood_HP “It makes me so very happy to hear.”

Her words had been genuine. Arthur you as happy, and so she would be as well. Even if his choice of bride was the smallest bit surprising.

“I do hope Richard didn’t embarrass you terribly while all you men were readying for the church. -

[𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ @Duchess_HP]

@Estelle_HP “Duchess—“

Eleanor said in cool greeting, her champagne held comfortably at her side. She had given a perfectly polite smile to the woman.

“Enjoying yourself this evening? It’s always lovely to all get together in celebration, especially for a wedding I find.”