The Marriage Garden

Rebecca was grateful for the neighbor. Andrew was the only one who regularly came to check on her and Anna but sometimes, Rebecca’s thankfulness was laced with exasperation. She knew Andrew only came about because of his foolish and blind promise to her late husband, one which an unmarried man of eligible age should not have made.  At some moment during a hunt, Matthew had asked Andrew to swear to watch over Rebecca lest anything happen to him and of course, the neighbor had agreed.