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Disclaimer - I don't own the characters as i so detail in my last story. duh.

Summary - A secret affair between and changes everything but 's life changes when she finds shes pregnant with Benjamen's child the day he's arrested and taken away.

A/N: okay something i thought of while writing 'Love in cold blood' which is doing swimmingly if you'd just leave me some reviews people! but i wont complain.

I know i said to myself id never post any incomplete stories but i just couldn't wait with this one and sense all i do is type you probably wont even be missing anything. I'll post when i can and i hope you like this heart warming story! this is kinda backwards from my other story, starts out sad ends happily. next chapter probably wont be till after this weekend because of fathers day but hopefully i'll have some banners for you soon.

enjoy!

The Forgotten Two

She ran breathlessly through the square, as she flew past strangers glanced and frowned upon her quick pace pushing past a few gentlemen who shouted things like "excuse me." and " watch yourself madam!" but she couldn't wait. she didn't know if it was through excitement or fear, all she knew was her body couldn't contain the secret once she had finally let herself believe it. Nellie lovett had reached the unsuspecting couple. the bakers where taking there daughter, Johanna for a stroll in town as they did every Sunday afternoon. she stopped once she was in sight of them dodging any glances she made herself scares hiding as a fellow shopper in the market. she walked slowly following the couple not far behind.

'what are you doing just find some reason to pull him aside and tell him!' she thought to herself.

But it wasn't as simple as all that. true no one would be even remotely suspicious, not even Lucy. she watch Lucy pick Johanna up in her arms while Ben tried grabbing Johanna's attention with a doll. maybe now wasn't the proper time, she could wait. she thought glance at the many different rows of flowers full of various colors. she sighed deeply turning to head home when a group of choppers brush by her in the same manner she did the gentlemen a moment earlier. she watched to see their hurry, to her fright one of them knock Ben on the head with his nightstick making him disoriented as they drug him away. Nellie didn't stay to see how Lucy was taking this, she was quick on her heel following Benjamen barker or as she come to known from a few nights past as her lover. they moved quickly with him dragging behind them but she finally caught up as they near'd a dock.

"Benjamen!" she called out loudly to him.

He looked around to see who was calling his name."Elinore! I..Where are they taking me?! where is Lucy!?" he yelled back to her as the men laughed at his cluelessness.

The choppers wear loading him a board a ship. "Benjamen!" she called out. "Elinore!" he called back. she would have ran clear on the ship with him until a man stopped her.

"Benjerman! Get out of my way sir! Ben! I beg of you please.." she pleaded with the salior. "sorry ma'm the mans been deamed as an abandoner." he said pushing her gently back.

"Abandoner? what are you talking about?" she ask out of breath. "he being deported.." he told her docking the ship. "my greatest sympathy's ma'am! you wont be seeing the likes of him again!" he yelled out as he moved the isle that docked the ship to the dock.

The ship's horn blew twice as it slowly drifted from the dock she was standing on. "deported" she whispered to herself as tears began to form in her eyes. the rose she must have held on to in all the commotion started to blur through warm tears until they fell gently down.

She swallowed hard lifting her head high despite her difficult situation looking at the ship now further out to sea.
"I'm pregnant." she whispered to no one, not even the one she rushed to tell urgently. dropping the rose to the ground, her foot steps could be heard walking into the fading distance as the bright afternoon darkened with harsh rain,

The winter had taken many form her that year. Lucy had poisoned herself after the judge adopted Johanna like his own, shortly after Albert had past from bronchitis leaving Nellie with everything they had which wasn't much. twenty-seven and three months pregnant with another mans child didn't leave her with many options but as her will was strong so was her way. her dear aunt left her the summer house by the sea and Nellie told herself Benjamen would one day return. selling the house would provide a way for her and her child for now.

Spring had come renewing things once dead bring to life. the thought of this was all that got her through the pregnancy for she was born in May.

"your going to need plenty of rest , your body's been through a great deal. this was your first?" the house doctor asked as he baby girl finally grew quite in her mothers arms.

"yes." she said not taking her eyes from the child.

"Well congratulations." he said packing away the tools he use to check the baby's health. "you know im always curious to know, what will you call her?" he asked stopping to glance at her.

She wanted to name her after Benjamen's mother but she couldn't for the life of her remember her name as painful memories burned it's way back into her mind shaking her head slightly to knock them away she turned her attention back to the doctor.

"Emily after my aunt.." "ah" the doctor said continuing to pack his doctors case. "Emily Rose." she finished.

Four years had past and Emily's traits became more noticeable than sense her birth. she was the perfect blend of both her parents, Nellie couldn't figure who she favored more every feature of her mothers was equal to her fathers. she had her mothers lips but her fathers dimples. she had her mother hair color and curls but her fathers eyes and his fair skin. his laugh her voice. everything about Emily was that way but Nellie loved her all the more for that, if it had been one sided Nellie wouldn't of had the best of her as she was now.

"and what is this color?" nellie asked emily pointing to a shade of blue in a book.

"mum, i don't wanna do this anymore." Emily argued angst her mothers wishes, looking away.

"Emily, come on dear a few more." Nellie said in a stern tone.

"Blue." emily said rolling her eyes at her mother.

"no, I know they look the same but it's aqua. come on now love focus." Nellie said turning the page.

"we've been doing this for days." Emily cried out slamming her small palm on the table.

"darling we've only been here for an hour." Nellie laughed looking through the child's book.

"you know what im saying mum. im more smarter than any kid i know!" she wined.

"that may be but it wont stop you from learning. now whats this one?" Nellie asked facing the book back at Emily.
But emily pushed the book off the table to the shop floor before storming in the parlor.

She never understood why Emily let anger build up in her so. perhaps something carried through ben's blood she thought to herself. sighing she gave Emily her moment before walking into the parlor after her. "I was asking a little much of you, we have been studying rather hard lately." she looked around at the tossed books stacked and scatterd in the floor with her hands placed on her hips.

"I tell you what-" Nellie said crouching down to Emily's height."-I'll make up for it, how about we go to the park for tick eh?" Nellie finished as Emilys face lit up with excitement.

"oh mum you mean it!?" she asked barely able to contain herself and Nellie nodded.

After that the park became a on going thing through the years that past but still no sign of the deported Benjamen barker. once Emily was old enough to know she had to have a father in order to be born Nellie's heart grew weak. unable to tell her the complications all Emily knew was that her father had died of sickness before she was born and that she'd never get the chance to meet him which hurt her but life with her mother was comfortable and she wouldn't have changed that for the world.
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