Staying in between us
•Before Jack and Elizabeth got married.
Chapter 1: A Unwelcome Guest
"Why is he here?" Elizabeth kept telling herself. I told him to go home and that it would never work out between us. So why is he here? I'm not happy about this. Jack wouldn't be happy about this. Honestly he has no right coming back here.
{He came off the stagecoach and seen Elizabeth about to go into the cafe. This was his time to talk to her. He wouldn't give up.}
"Elizbeth, wait! Let me explain." He Said. "There is nothing to explain. I told you I love Jack and He loves me. There is nothing you can say to change my mind. Please leave and go home." Elizabeth told him.
"He isn't the one for you Elizabeth and I can show you that." He said.
"Please go home Charles I already told you no. I'm very upset you came back to Hope Valley." Elizabeth said. Jack will not be happy about this. I hope Charles leaves before Jack sees him. But at this point Charles gets what he deserves. If Jack needs to put Charles in his place than so be it.
{Across the road Jack was in the jailhouse talking to Bill.}
"Have you heard about Nate Tolliver? He escaped Jail just two days ago?" Bill stated.
"Yeah the Mounties sent me a telegram the other day to inform me to have a look out for him. They think that Nate will come back here to get revenge on me for locking him up." Jack said
"If that is the case I think we need to take extra precautions around town. Get people to lock their doors and to stay close by town." Said Bill.
"Good idea Bill. I'll make sure we have a town meeting tonight. I'll catch you later Bill. I promised Elizabeth I would eat breakfast with her before she goes to school." Jack said.
"Talk later." Bill said.
{Jack opened the door to the jailhouse and started walking to the cafe. He stopped in his tracks to see someone he thought he would never see again.}
Charles. What was he doing there? Jack thought. Raged grew in Jack. Charles was one person Jack highly disliked and thought he was done with. He didn't trust Charles and especially not with Elizabeth. The past never stays in the past somehow. But worse off Charles was talking to Elizabeth. His Elizabeth. And Elizabeth did not look happy. This was his time to end that conversation.
"Charles what are you doing here?" Jack said interrupting his conversation with Elizabeth.
"None of your business. I came to talk to Elizabeth." Charles stated with anger.
"If you are talking to Elizabeth than it is my business. You aren't welcome here Charles. Why did you come back?" Jack was bursting with anger and frustration. He looked towards Elizabeth and seen frustration in her eyes. Elizabeth was so loving and caring why was this happening to her?
"To show Elizabeth that you are not the right man for her. She needs someone in her life who can provide for her and who will not leave her. You are a Mountie and you have a dangerous job. One day you might not come home and Elizabeth will be heart broken. I don't want that for her." Charles almost yelling now.
Jack just stood there knowing some of that to be true. But the first part wasn't true. Right before he was going to say something Elizabeth beats him to it.
"Charles that isn't your decision to make. Jack is the perfect man for me and he makes me happy. Why can't you just go back to Hamilton where you belong? I belong in Hope valley now and I belong with Jack. Please just leave." Elizabeth said. Tears coming down her face with the last words she spoke.
"Leave and go back on that stagecoach Charles before you regret it." Jack said trying not to rip Charles apart.
Looking at Elizabeth Charles spoke " Fine but you will regret this one day Elizabeth and come running back home. Your real home. Where you will look back and regret not coming with me back to Hamilton. You will regret it."
Jack stepping towards Charles with his fists tight. Charles backing up looking into Jack's eyes of anger. Charles whispers to Jack without Elizabeth hearing "You will never be enough for her. You will always come from two different worlds. And you don't belong in her world. And if she can't see that then she is like you. Simple folk who are no better than trash."
With that Jack punched Charles in the nose. Charles flying on the ground. Than Jack grabbing his clothes close so Charles could hear him say. "Come back again and you won't just leave with a bloody nose."
With that Jack turned toward Elizabeth and headed towards the back of the cafe. Elizabeth taking Jack's hand and not looking at Charles.
"You both are going to pay for this. You think this is over. But it's just beginning." Charles spoke to himself. With a evil smile on his face. He headed toward the livery to get a horse. He wasn't planning on leaving anytime soon.