There were many perks to being married, Caroline had learned in the three weeks since her wedding. One of those was the ability to actually chaperon. It wasn't like she was truly more than a figure head, any more than Hope had been, but still she enjoyed that she could help Alfred and Zelda out this way, she quite liked both of them and got on with them rather more than just the standard well. Zelda, she had determined, would become her closest friend and confidant, after all, how could she not? And so it was shortly after her return from her honeymoon that Caroline ventured out of newly married bliss to chaperon two of her favorite people.
She did them the service of trailing behind and watching the waves, listening to the crash of them and the seagulls calling above, giving them space. But when they drew her into the conversation she smiled. "Of course!" Caroline agreed brightly. It would be nice to have someone so vivacious to visit frequently - and by the ocean no less. Caroline was already finding that she missed it, although she highly doubted that Evander would take kindly to her suggestion they move to the coast - he still did not seem to forgive the sea for almost stealing Caroline from him this spring.
Determined to keep her role as chaperon to the right level of "merely there for priority's sake" Caroline kept her distance as they entered the house. She looked around and found herself focusing on the charts that Alfred had mentioned. Had she been anyone other than a chaperon she might have mentioned them (entirely charming in her opinion - but then she loved such things and had grown up around them) instead she merely stepped closer to them to inspect them, making sure to remain to the side to afford Zelda a good veiw of them.
She did them the service of trailing behind and watching the waves, listening to the crash of them and the seagulls calling above, giving them space. But when they drew her into the conversation she smiled. "Of course!" Caroline agreed brightly. It would be nice to have someone so vivacious to visit frequently - and by the ocean no less. Caroline was already finding that she missed it, although she highly doubted that Evander would take kindly to her suggestion they move to the coast - he still did not seem to forgive the sea for almost stealing Caroline from him this spring.
Determined to keep her role as chaperon to the right level of "merely there for priority's sake" Caroline kept her distance as they entered the house. She looked around and found herself focusing on the charts that Alfred had mentioned. Had she been anyone other than a chaperon she might have mentioned them (entirely charming in her opinion - but then she loved such things and had grown up around them) instead she merely stepped closer to them to inspect them, making sure to remain to the side to afford Zelda a good veiw of them.