Spinsters by choice: A bridgerton Fanfic!

"Fabian?! What are you doing in here?" Safa was confused, it was early morning and Fabian was standing in her drawing room, and when he heard her, Fabian turned to face her with a cheerful smile.

"Safa! There is my beautiful and equally brilliant wife! I thought you would sleep in a little longer, it is a Sunday after all!" He said chuckling.

Baffled, "Uh...first of all what the hell are you blabbering about and second, what are you doing in my house this early?!" Safa asked.

"You mean our house? Safa are you alright?" Fabian asked.

"WHAT?!"

"Yesterday must have taken its toll on you, maybe you should go back to the bed Safa."

"Hold your horses! What do you mean by this is OUR house?!" Safa asked.

Confused, "I know it is still your house, but As your husband Is it wrong for me to call it our house when I am living here with you?" Fabian replied.

When Safa just looked at him like he has grown a second head, Fabian's confused expression turned worried, "Do not tell me?! Did last night's accident make you lose memories?! This is insane!

The doctor said you were fine! I should have known that was not the case, you did hit your head pretty badly!" Fabian said before he rushed to Safa and began inspecting her head but she shoved him away almost immediately.

"YOU HEARTLESS LIAR! Stop this nonsense this instance and leave my HOUSE!" Safa shouted but as soon as she did, a bunch of people came into the drawing room in a hurry.

Wolfgang, Gertrude, James and Clara.

"M'Lady! Are you alright?!" Gertrude asked, "Safa are you alright?" Wolfgang asked as well, "What is happening?! Wolfgang help me! He is claiming to be my husband!" Safa said rushing to Wolfgang's side.

"But he is your husband Safa?! you're Lord's Struat's wife? You are the new lady Stuart!" Wolfgang replied.

"What?! Are you joking with me?!" Safa couldn't believe her ears, "Just check your finger Safa!" Clara said.

Sure enough, when she looked, Safa found a golden wedding ring with a ruby around her fingers, "Goodness Safa did you hit your head so bad you lost your memories?" James said chuckling.

"James, this isn't funny!" Wolfgang replied.

"No! This cannot be!" Safa said in horror.

"You are acting as if marrying me is the worst thing that has ever befallen you Safa! You wanted to marry me!" Fabian spoke-up, he was smiling again and it scared Safa.

"I COULD NEVER WANT SUCH A THING! YOU ARE ALL LYING TO ME!" Safa shouted.

"Oh goodness, My lady have you seriously lost memories?!" Gertrude asked.

"This must be a nightmare! That is the only logical explanation!" Safa replied.

"Everything is going to be alright my dear, I will be here for you throughout the entire, ordeal, I will make sure that you remember everything so There is nothing to fret about." Fabian said attempting to hold her hand, but Safa pushed him once more and hurried outside the room.

She did her best to walk away while being terrified as she could hear the worried voices of everyone that was in that room, calling her name and following her outside.

Safa was in fact so scared, she wasn't paying attention ahead of her and she suddenly bumped into something, or someone.

When she lifted her head up to see who, her heart nearly stopped beating.

In a cheerful yet creepy voice, "Hello, sister! Miss me much?" The face of Bernardino greeted her in the worse way possible.

He didn't look alive and healthy like his portrait, His skin was pale and bluish, his hair wet and untied, it was all tangled-up and dirty with seaweed.

His clothes were wet as well and half torn, and as he looked at her, Safa could see pure hatred in her brother's eyes, "Ber...nie...?" She mumbled in utter fear.

"Look at you, Safe and sound, married, rich, successful and surrounded by people that love you while I am dead!"

"I..."

"If only you told me the truth, I would have chosen you over Yamei immediately, but you let me believe a lie!

And now you get to live happily ever after while I am stuck with father AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN!"

"I did not know...I am sorry!...I swear I thought...I... thought I was doing the right thing!"

Scoffing, "Huh? The right thing, well If you are really sorry, then join us!" Bernardino replied.

"What?" Safa was horrified.

"Come join me and father, let us be united as family again, Catalina." Bernardino said as he began dragging away forcibly by her arm.

Terrified, Safa turned around hoping to see Fabian or Wolfgang or anyone she could ask for help, she knew they were following her but to her sheer horror, there was no one there, almost as if they just disappear into thin air.

Unable to free herself from Bernardino's grip, Safa let out a scream.

...[End of dream]...

In the room closest to Safa, Clara was enjoying her sleep when she was suddenly woken-up by a loud bloodcurdling scream coming from Safa's room.

Meanwhile, in another room nearby, both Wolfgang and James has heard the screaming as well, and in a shocked state, both men completely naked, jumped off the bed wide awake and in a hurry put on only their trouster before they booked it out their room.

Clara was the first to make it to Safa's room, she opened the door instantly and turned to look at the bed, she saw someone curled up and hiding underneath the big blanket, and she could hear a faint noise of crying.

Worried, "Safa!" She rushed towards the crying girl and the moment Clara put her hand on top of the blanket where Safa was hiding, she was surprised to feel how violently Safa was shaking.

Safa was also mumbling something to herself as she cried, but Clara couldn't hear what she said since it was muffled by the blanket on top of her.

Just then, Wolfgang and James came running into the room, Clara was surprised again when she saw both men topless, but held back from asking why.

"What happened?!" James asked while Wolfgang quickly approached Safa, "I don't know...I just got here and found her like this." Clara replied, "Safa! Safa darling come out of the blanket..." Wolfgang gently said.

"I am sorry... forgive me...I am sorry forgive me...I promise I will never hide anything again from you..."

Thanks to his strong hearing sense, Wolfgang realized Immediately what happened.

"You had a nightmare again...about Bernardino...didn't you..." He asked but Safa kept hiding and mumbling underneath the blanket, "You poor thing...when will you realize it was never your fault." Wolfgang said as he sat besides the hiding girl, he started to pat her to calm her down a little.

"So she had A nightmare about her brother?!" Clara questioned, "Clara, I need you and James to leave the room.

Don't come in again without permission, understood." Wolfgang replied.

Worried but with no other choice, "Come Clara." James said and Clara reluctantly followed him outside.

...An hour later...

Clara had took it upon herself to make breakfast for the now awake bunch, but it was really just a distraction for herself.

She couldn't help but worry about Safa, she wanted to help but didn't know how.

James was with her in the kitchen, now wearing a shirt and mainly there to provide emotional support to Clara since he had no culinary skills whatsoever to actually help her cook, and Clara preferred he Wouldn't try to, since she didn't want to clean his mess if he made one.

"Hey, I know you're worried about her but Safa is a strong woman, she'll pull through I'm sure." James spoke-up.

"I have no doubt about that... it's just...I never in my whole life saw someone that scared, and for them to be Safa...it's sad...really." Clara replied.

"It must be the stress of being courted for the first time..."

"Or guilt."

"What do you mean?" James asked.

"I know Safa is scared of love because she doesn't think she deserves to be happy...she blames love for her family's death." Clara replied.

"Yes...I know..." James replied.

"You knew that she felt that way? Did Wolfgang tell you?" Clara asked.

"Yes." James replied.

Smiling, "I see...I take it that your relationship is now more serious than ever." Clara said.

"What are you talking about?"

"Earlier...you were both shirtless, your hair was beyond messy and your trousers were hastily worn.

You've done the deed last night."

Clara's words made James's face sizzle in heat, "I'm your brother, aren't you the least bit embarrassed, saying these things to me?" He asked.

Smirking, "You had no problem flirting with me to hide the fact that you're my brother these past few years, so consider this my revenge." Clara replied.

Groaning, "Ugh! Don't remind me! I was an idiot!" James said.

"You still are...but I think you're less of an idiot now, especially with Wolfgang by your side, you have become more considerate."

"He's really rubbing off on me."

"He was definitely rubbing something last night." Clara joked, "This would've sounded funny if you weren't my sister." An unamused James replied making Clara laughing.

"Haha! I wonder what Wolfgang would say if I teased him about it!"

"I bet he would scream at you to be more decent..."

"Yes! He would be like, 'CLARA HAVE SOME DECENCY!" Clara replied mimicking Wolfgang's way of talking.

James bursted laughing at her impression, "Haha?! That was on point!"

Proudly, "I know! Anyways answer me one thing, did you enjoy it?" Clara asked.

Slightly surprised, "You're definitely a Teaton! We really are a family of perverts." James replied, "Just answer me!" Clara insisted.

Smiling, "Last night, was the best night of my life." James replied, he was blushing at first but he became worried when he saw Clara suddenly look scared and was staring at something behind him.

Embarrassed because he had an idea why, James turned around to find an equally embarrassed Wolfgang with a completely red face and an angry expression waiting to face him.

"Wolf?!"

"YOU INDECENT MAN?!"

Terrified, "In my defence she started the conversation!" James said, "And you couldn't decline to answer?!" Wolfgang replied.

"Aren't you at least happy that I enjoyed last night!" James asked but Wolfgang grabbed him by the ear.

"OWWW?!"

Attempting to escape this awkward situation, "I'm just going...to...check on the pets!" Clara said but Wolfgang shot her a glare that froze her in place.

"Or maybe not...I still have to finish preparing breakfast..." She said chuckling nervously.

Sighing, Wolfgang let go of James's ear then crossed his arms to seem more serious.

"You two, need to understand the concept of privacy and that not everything should be said out loud!

First of all, it is none of your business what people do in the comfort of their bedrooms, Clara.

And second, James! You can't brag about these things like you did when you had your adventures with those women, is that understood?" Wolfgang scolded them.

"YES!" They both said in unison.

"Good, now! I need to warn you, Safa is highly emotional today, I came here to bring her something light to eat, and she's refusing to leave her room which means I'll have to accompany her in her room all day.

That also means she would probably refuse to meet Fabian today when he arrives, which I know for sure he'll show up today!

So I have a favor to ask of you two." He said.

"Whatever you need, we're here to help!" Clara replied, "Yes, just tell us what to do." James added.

"Thank you...Now, I need you two to bring lady Danbury here." Wolfgang replied.

"WHAT?!" The Teaton siblings shouted.