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hannahrorlove's other request: Will/Elizabeth/James, "It's perfectly legal for a woman to take a second husband."

I owe a debt of inspiration to hazelhawthorne's Nightcap, which is one of my favorite fics of ALL time. Tell me, is my kink showing?



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“It’s perfectly legal for a woman to take a second husband,” Elizabeth declared, running her fingers through James’s hair while Will worked the kinks from her shoulders with his lovely large hands. It was past time the commodore ordered a new bed made, or she would bloody well do it for him.

He twisted his head on her stomach, looking at her upside down with amused green eyes. “Is that so?”

“It is,” she said firmly. “I’ve read about it.”

Will chuckled as she curved into his touch. “In what text?”

She ignored his question and continued, “If her first husband should be adequate in many ways but lacking in some, she may with all legal and divine mandate take another in compensation. Oh, I shall have to write that down...”

“I beg your pardon, Elizabeth!” said Will with genuine indignance, sitting back on his heels.

James sat up to face them, one brow lifted. “In what ways, madam, is Mr. Turner lacking? Because from my own perspective, I cannot see your reasoning.”

“Thank you, James,” said Will with a huff, too busy scowling at his wife to take notice of the twitch at the corner of the commodore’s mouth.

Elizabeth dimpled at each man in turn and twined a white curl around her finger. “Why, you haven’t any uniforms for me to borrow, love. And James is more flattered by my corset.”