You had always been terrified of storms. You didn’t know whether it was the lightning or the sound… Well, you did know: you feared the lightning, because the thunder would always follow. It worried your family, of course, but after a while, you learned to hide your fear from them. You were still afraid, but they didn’t need to know that

Now that the Bridgertons had invited you, your sister and your mother to Aubrey Hall —their country estate— so the Viscount Anthony Bridgerton — whom you deeply despised— could ask your sister's hand in marriage. There was only one problem, Anthony and you were attracted to each other without you two knowing, luckily your families were not as dense and they could see it

Tonight it began to rain, making you nervous, anxiety filling you with the thoughts of a possible storm as you walked to the library of the house, hopping that reading could calm you down. And, just when you took the book, the lightning and sound filled the room, causing you to freeze and hide under a table, burying your head on your knees to not see the white light that occasionally filled the room and trying to isolate the sound of thunder

On Anthony's behalf... he was on his study when the storm hit, he loved storms so it provoked immediate calm to him after hours of making accounts and signing papers after he decided he was tired and on the way of his room, he saw the candle's light on the library, stepping in to blow the fire off until he heard your scared whimper, crouching down to see what it was and then getting under the table with you

Seeing you so terrified broke his heart and made him start talking as he tried to calm you down, holding you close to his chest as the storm slowly passed