CHAPTER 1: The Honeymoon
A few days ago Elizabeth's now Husband Jack Thornton had just found out he was assigned a new order to go out of town to a Mountie training facility to train new recruits for two months. As soon as he heard he rushed home to tell his now wife, his darling Elizabeth about it. Elizabeth was a little surprised as Jack had told her he was home for good when he had gotten back from the Northern Territories. Jacks new assignment meant that they had to change their honeymoon plans so Elizabeth said to Jack:
"I will go with you on the trip to the training facility. It may not be the fun trip we had planned, but at least we will get to have a honeymoon"
Jack then replied, "Are you sure you can take that much time away from your teaching job here at home in Hope Valley" , he asked
"Sure I can", she said. "I will just get Florence Blakely to cover for me", she replied.
That afternoon Elizabeth went in search of Florence to ask her to do her the favor of taking over teaching the Children of Hope Valley while she is out of town. Once she found Florence, Elizabeth asked;
"Florence would you be willing to take over my class for me for about a week or two while I go with Jack to see him on his new assignment, as it will also be a honeymoon substitute for us"
Florence then replied, "of course I will, you just enjoy your trip", she said
Florence agreed to do it and Elizabeth was thankful that she was willing to do so. When Elizabeth got home to her row house she now shares with her beloved Jack, they both started to pack a suitcase for the trip they were going to go on the next day.
The next morning, while Jack went to Yost's Mercantile to buy some supplies for their trip, Elizabeth was on the stagecoach platform saying bye to her friends Abigail Stanton the Mayor of Hope Valley, Rosemary and Lee Coulter, and the other women of Hope Valley Elizabeth had quickly became friends with since moving to Hope Valley five years ago. Once, Jack came out of the Mercantile, Elizabeth and Jack Thornton got into a rented Buggy and off they went on their way to the mountie training facility and on their own adventurous honeymoon as well.
Over the next week Jack and Elizabeth Thornton camped out under the bright beautiful stars, went fishing, had romantic dinners in small towns they passed through as they journeyed on their way to Jacks temporary two month assignment at the mountie training facility. With each day as they got closer to their destination Elizabeth did not want their short time they had spent as a newly married couple on their honeymoon to end, but she knew she had to get back to Hope Valley, her teaching job as soon as possible, and wait for her beloved husbands return when he was finished with his assignment for good this time, so they could plan their future together forever. Pretty soon the Thornton's had arrived at the Mountie Training facility where Elizabeth stayed with Jack for a day or two which was when the stagecoach was next scheduled to arrive in town, so that she could catch it to get home to Hope Valley, their friends, and her students.