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The Legacy, Chapter 3: Echoes
Date: 3/29/2015, Categories: Wife Lovers, Author: stormdog100, Rating: 24, Source: LushStories
up form she held to her breast. He looked back at Robert, who put his hand on Henry’s shoulder and guided him to the bed where Beth lay. “Come meet your son, Henry; our son, perhaps I should say.” Shock, confusion, puzzlement, any number of things went across Henry’s features until he looked down at the baby boy in her arms, and then he understood. When it dawned, his expression changed to one of surprise, awe, shame…joy, certainly, but also sorrow for what he knew the young couple must be going through. That his weakness and lack of honor and self-control had brought them to this point, and had put them in the position of dealing with something such as this caused him great pain, and he was deeply ashamed. “Mr. Robert, I’m so sorry. This should never have happened…it’s all my fault, you can’t blame this on Beth!” Robert laughed. “You know, maybe I should have realized when you suddenly started calling her ‘Beth’. That was about when all this began, wasn’t it?” Henry nodded. “Yes. But place the blame on me, where it belongs; I’m old enough to have known better. My fault, Mr. Robert, all of this.” “We’re all adults, Henry; we all bear some of the blame, but we’re not discussing that right now. So, tell us; what do you think of Henry Pettigrew Bishop? Handsome boy, isn’t he?” Henry’s eyes welled with tears, which quickly overflowed and ran down his cheeks unchecked. Robert clapped him on the shoulder. “I’ll give the three of you a few minutes alone, so you can get to know ...