Chapter 1History

This is an introductory chapter so you can know who everyone is in the story. The next chapter is when the story really will start. Have a lot of fun reading! P.S.- I like to imagine Gregory as Colin Firth and Susan as Julia Roberts. Just to let you know!

Gregory Adams was raised with every luxury his heart desired. His father was a well-respected politician and expected his son to be the same. Gregory, who was a very simple boy, never thought of being anything else besides a politician and always enjoyed going to work with his father, but of course well-respected jobs were limited in England during the late 1800's. Gregory was very plain; he had light curly brown hair that always was in the same style. His brown eyes were always found reading a newspaper or a criminal case for court. One day, while walking down the streets of London, he looked up from his paper and saw a woman. She was very beautiful, with her long raven black hair pulled up into a fashionable style and her clothes were brand new and as fashionable as her hair. She had a huge smile and it seemed to never fade. Despite Gregory's usually shy demeanor, he felt compelled to talk to her.
"Hello, my name is Gregory Adams. What is yours?" he said holding out his hand.
She smiled widely and took his hand, "I'm Guenever Luna. How do you do?"
Gregory lightly kissed her hand as he had been raised to do when he had met a lady. They spoke for a while and promised to meet each other at the café the next day. Gregory fell in love with Guenever immediately. He couldn't believe that he had, but it was something inside him he could not control. This was entirely out of character for him; he would usually plan things and have them in order. This had not been planned and was certainly not in order for the next few days. They kept meeting until finally they became a couple. They would appear everywhere together and they were the talk of England, for Guenever was the daughter of an extremely important man and Gregory was making a big name for himself as well.
After courting for three years, Gregory proposed. Their wedding was the event of the season and everyone who was anyone was invited. However, Gregory wouldn't care if they were married outside a dumpster, just as long as he could be with Guenever forever. After they were married Guenever was almost immediately pregnant. She was the most beautiful pregnant woman in England and certainly the most important. Sadly, Guenever had a miscarriage during the middle of her pregnancy. It was an extremely hard time for everyone that was close to them and everyone tried to comfort them. Soon after the miscarriage, Gregory's parent's died in a fire. Gregory went into a horrible state of depression and stayed inside every waking moment.
His sister, Susan, immediately came to his side and helped around the house. Gregory slowly picked himself up and got back to work, and after a year everything had gone back to normal. Gregory and Guenever still wanted a baby, so they tried again. They were very careful and made sure that Guenever was not brought into too much excitement, finally the day came and it was time to have the baby. Guenever went into labor on June 16th and their daughter, whom Gregory named Charlotte after his mother, was born on June 17th. Guenever, however, did not live to see her grow up. She had a hard time in delivery and died soon after Charlotte had been born. Gregory went into another state of depression, forcing Susan to come back to his side. This time, she stayed. Susan had been living in America for most of her life and had loved it there. But she could tell that Gregory needed her there, so she stayed. Gregory didn't stay at Charlotte's side and she was raised not really ever knowing him. Susan was her real mother, sort of. Susan had auburn hair and a smile that lit up her entire face. She had always wanted a child, but she had yet to marry, even though she had many men after her, she hadn't found one that was for her or was what made her happy.
Guenever's father, Arthur Luna, took pity on Charlotte and always showered her with gifts and came to visit her. He loved to see his granddaughter, for she looked almost exactly like her mother, except for her hair. Her hair had the silkiness of Guenever's but was the same color as Gregory's. Arthur respected Gregory as a businessman, but always hated the way he treated his daughter.
Susan finally decided that Charlotte needed a nanny. She hired an older woman by the name of Christina Proffitt. Susan finally went back hone to America and found that the man that she had loved had married someone else. She missed Charlotte terribly and wished to be at her side, but she was stubborn and thought that the feeling would pass as time did. After a month Susan went back to England, she had been overcome with grief about not having Charlotte with her and needed to be with her. So she packed her things and got in the first boat to England.
So now that is where everyone is, London England. Charlotte is eighteen and has come out into society with her debutante ball not two weeks ago. This is when our story begins.