Summary: The 18th centaury. Girls got married by the age of 15 to a man of their parent's choice. But 15 year old Maddie Fitzpatrick has to work at the local inn to pay for her family to buy food and clothing. But what shall happen when a tall blonde boy walks into the inn one day and Maddie falls in love? Only problem, does he love her and would her parents ever accept him?

Here is my other Zack/Maddie story. I've almost finished writing it, got the last chapter to do of it. It's 17 chapters long and since it's finished, I will update regulary. Just want to clarify a few things. This is AU, because in the story Maddie is 15 while the twins are both 18. Carrie is not their mother, though she is mentioned in this story. The thing with Maddie getting married at the age of 15 is true during that time line, though I think it was more in the 17th centaury than the 18th. And this does not go in line with the 'Boston Tea Party' episode, I don't think that was it's name though. Right, got that all sorted out now time for you to read the story!

Chapter1: Meeting the Twins

"Madeline, I do not think it is proper for you to be working, it is not right for a lady! If you don't get married by the time you turn 16, I'm afraid we'll have to send you to the convent." Said Madeline's Grandmother. Madeline, or Maddie as she calls herself, shook her head.

"But Grandmamma, how are we supposed to survive? Pa just lost his job and it isn't easy finding work here. I have to keep on working at the Inn." Maddie said. But her grandmother would hear nothing of it.

"Liam should be working, not you! Your mother and father should be looking for the perfect suitor for you! Look at your sister, she managed to get married before she turned 16, why can't you?"

"Grandmamma, I'm not like her!" Maddie cried and ran out of her house. As she left she composed herself and started walking towards her job at the local Inn. It was a small place run by a man everyone called Mr Mosby. He started it and it was soon bought by a rich business man whose daughter now lived there.

Madeline found her peculiar. She wasn't that bright but she must've had some sort of education. Maddie had gone to school to learn all the things that house wives should know, but this girl seemed to know nothing of that sort.

"Ah Madeline, just on time!" Mr Mosby said as she entered The Inn. It was an odd name and very common, but she wasn't in charge of the place. "I need you in the kitchen today; I have no one working there today." Mr Mosby said and ushered Maddie into the small kitchen at the back.

Maddie was an excellent cook. Her grandmother had taught her how to cook at a very young age. Maddie always thought it was so that the two of them could spend quality time together, but it turned out she just wanted to make sure that Maddie could cook for a family.

She sighed as she remembered all the things she and her grandmother did. It all lead up to one thing: marriage. It wasn't that her parents couldn't find a man for her, all the men in the town wanted to take her hand in marriage. It was just that Maddie wanted someone who she loved and she wanted that man to love her back for her personality.

But sadly in this town, finding a man like that was hard. Her sister was a perfect example. She married someone she didn't love and they were constantly bickering and her sister refused to have any children with him. She wouldn't even share the same house with him! This of course caused uproar in her house and her parents had to disown her sister by her grandmother's request.

Maddie stopped thinking about her family problems as she got ready to make a pot of porridge for the guests and hungry travellers who come to The Inn for some food. Maddie always gave them something to eat; she was a kind hearted girl.

She could hear everything that was happening in the front room of the inn. By the sounds of it, new guests or travellers had arrived. Maddie smiled as she continued to make the breakfast. She could hear Mr Mosby talking to them and saying something about only having one room left available. So they were guests.

Maddie stopped stirring the porridge and took it off the old stove. Esteban, the only worker here at The Inn, came in. "Good Morning Madeline, I'm here to check on the fire for the stove." He said. Maddie nodded and picked up the pot and moved it onto the table.

Esteban put some more wood on the fire and turned to face Maddie. "We have some guests already waiting for their breakfast." He said and left the kitchen to tend to his other duties. Maddie picked up the pot and a spoon and entered the eating room of the inn. There were about 20 people there already and Maddie was worried that there wouldn't be enough to feed everyone.

But it turned out that there was enough. She at last came to the new arrivals. There were two young gentlemen who looked 18. Maddie took no notice of them and dished up porridge for them. Both of them looked at her and Maddie gasped. They were twins!

During this time, it was rare for a mother to have twins. Maddie quickly smiled at them but the one twin caught her eye. Maddie looked at him and saw that he had blue eyes, which was also rare around these parts.

"I'll be going now." Maddie quickly said and scurried out of the room. She knew that the one twin was still watching her. Maddie went back into the kitchen and put her bowl down. Her heart started beating normally again.

It was very unusual to find a person with blonde hair and blue eyes in Maddie's small town. She had never met anybody like that and now here were two new gentlemen who had darker blonde hair then her, but blue eyes.

Maddie quickly got on with her other chores but she couldn't stop thinking about those blue eyes.

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Zackary, or Zack as he would like people to call him, continued to watch the blonde girl walk out the room. There was something strange about her and Zack just couldn't figure out what.

Just one more thing, I started writing this story before I saw that Boston tea Party episode. I hope this has got some people interested in it! I'll add the next chapter on Saturday. Till then:D