Chapter 48

"Madam?"

Dear God, must Susan trouble her now, when her head throbbed? Not to mention her stomach? Bending over, Fury retched into the ceramic chamber pot. Despite the fact she'd already emptied her stomach in the same way not ten minutes ago, the retching was uncontrollable.

"Madam, don't you think you should see a physician?"

"What for?" She dabbed her mouth with the back of her hand. Her stomach heaved again before she could stop it. "Empty that, for me, will you? If you can't, I'll do it. It's just " Straightening, she dragged a breath. "It's just, this won't stop. And I "

"Fur-ee!"

She broke off as Flint's voice sailed up from the garden. The last thing she needed. Mustering herself, she set the pot aside on the bed, held up a warning finger to herself,then staggered to the open shutters.

"In a minute. I'm not dressed."

Her stomach gave another heave. She released the curtain drape.

"Madam, I don't understand why, when it's so obvious what this is, you don't tell him."