Day 8 (Team July)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

wiseheart is off carousing (I hope) on a well deserved vacation, and I'll be leaving the prompt posts for the next week.

So here's today's prompt for your updates and any extracts, thoughts, or comments you might have.

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[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Heirs and Graces

Phase 3 -- July's writing:



Another good step forward today. Edward is back in Italy, and is looking after Rupert after the pair of them were woken by a storm:

Rupert was fretting. Consolata had managed to sleep through the storm that had woken both Edward and the baby. Now all was calm again, the best thing was to let her rest. Edward slid out of the bed, scooped up his child and then went in search of a bottle.

The plan was successful in so much as Rupert fell asleep again almost before he'd finished feeding. Edward, however, found himself awake with only his thoughts for company. He hadn't stayed in London long enough on his return from Derbyshire to discover the extent of the repercussions from Jones' death. Instead he'd interviewed four nannies, all outstanding graduates of Norland College, and then packed his bags and flown back out to his family by way of Milan.

All the nannies seemed highly capable, and only one had expressed surprise that Edward was interviewing them by himself. The other three had also responded favourably to his hints that the child's mother might not always be around, and that it might sometimes be necessary to go away himself for possibly weeks at a time, with neither wife nor child accompanying him. He wondered how they would respond if he decided not to live in London after all. It might be safer if he closed down operations, transferred the majority of his holdings back into his own name and made himself scarce for a while. Edinburgh was a definite option, and had the advantage that Rupert could go to his assigned school without being too far from his parents.

Tomorrow, Edward discovers a flaw in his plans...

[saki101.livejournal.com]

Well, I am strangely pleased that Edward made it to Milan and has even been back interviewing nannies. The scene in the storm makes him quite sympathetic despite what he is calmly planning for Consolata. I am wondering whether she will be the flaw in his plans.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks

Edward isn't planning anything specifically bad for Consolata, but he's not enitrely convinced she won't eventually strop off over his various plans to uproot people with very little notice or consultation.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Consolata seems a lot less invested in the boy than Edward--or is it that we just haven't seen enough of her? He has such elaborate plans, and she has no clue about them yet....

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

There's a bit of both going on there, as will be revealed eventually.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Looks like you are making very good progress!

Good scene! It is great to see Edward making plans - even if they are all going to go wrong...

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Edward's going to keep on trying to stay one step ahead, no matter what gets thrown at him.