Chapter 1: Great Gift
It was a cold stormy night the thunder could not cover the screams of the young women in the bed. She was drenched in sweat.
"Hold on mademoiselle you need to stay strong for your baby. I need you to push" the young women obeyed and pushed with her last breath she was motionless on the bed the midwife looked up at the infant.
"Mademoiselle please wakeup", but the young gave her last breath to give her child life.
The door of the small home suddenly burst open and in came
D'Artagnan. His eyes looked down at the young women in the bed and to the midwife. "I did everything I could for her. Her heart gave up she wanted to make sure her child survive."
His only words were "give me the child I will make sure she is safe I promised her mother that." He placed the infant in his arms under his jacket to keep her safe from the raging storm that seemed to know the hardships this child would face in her life.
He rode with the speed of a great beast to get this child to the safety of the sanctuary of the church.
When he arrived he was greeted by his closest companions Athos, Porthos, Aramis along with a priest.
"We heard what had happened" said Aramis "we have a childless couple all ready to take the child" he placed a small gold cross around said a prayer.
"I wish we could do more for her" said Porthos. "She will be safe as long as on one in this room reveals her where abouts."
Just at that moment the priest looked up and stated "the Roget's are here to pick up the child they have no children of their own and are a very religious family they will treat her as if she were their child."
The young couple walked into the room and saw the baby surrounded by the musketeers Athos was the first to speak "the cross was a gift from her father she is to wear it always and if she is in the need it is her protection."
The Roget thought this strange she was only a child how much danger could a child be in. "Secondly you must tell everyone she is yours and never tell anyone not even her how she came to be your child."
The Roget looked at the small baby girl with the raven curls and the big green eyes and quickly agreed.
Athos who noticed the room seemed tense asked the new parents the baby's name was to be. Marie Roget spoke "we both like the name Jacqueline!"
She looked at her husband with tears in her eyes and said "isn't she the most beautiful baby girl you ever saw. His only answer was yes while he watched his wife pick up the now crying infant. He now knew the great gift that was place in his care.