Jasper pressed his lips to hers feverishly. His arms were wrapped tightly around her waist and their pressed pressed so close together, it wa hard to tell where his ended and hers began. Jasper pulled away and looked at her beautiful blue eyes, and kissed her again. Slowly, more intimately. Slowly he pulled back and rest his forehead against hers, his eyes closed as he tried to remember this moment.
"Come back to me, jasper Whitlock. Come back to me. We have a life planned together." Jasper opened his eyes and stared into hers. Her eyes were blurred and red, her eyes were puffy and so were her cheeks.
"We have to get married and have children. I'm waiting for you." Jasper felt his hand being pulled off of her shoulder and placed on her stomach, his fingers spreading.
"I will be coming back for you ma'am. I have a duty to honour." He half-smiled at her and bent down once more. His lips met hers and then he kissed the corner of her mouth before he took a step back. His bag was picked up off the ground and thrown over the back of his horse. He stood by the saddle and looked at her, as if it was the last time he would see her.
"Jasper...be safe..." He gave her a nod and gripped the saddles horn in one hand, and the back in the other. He threw his leg over the saddle and placed his for firmly in the stirrup.
"I love you Jasper Whitlock. I love you so much. I'll love you until the day I die." He cleared his throat, emotions running rampant. He was worried about her, himself as well. He was anxious about seeing her again. He was angry that this war was pulling them apart. Desire. He also greatly desired her.
"Goodbye darlin." Jasper grabbed the reins of his horse and spurred his horse into a run, leaving Elizabeth standing there watching him.
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Jasper got off his horse in shock. What he saw before him shook him to his core and made his jaw clench. The house, her house was burned to the ground. Nothing but a pile of ashes lay where her house once was. The house, the barn was all burned. There lay dead horses around the yard and with each step Jasper took towards the house, the more he began to panic.
Where was Elizabeth?
"Elizabeth! Elizabeth are you here?!" He walked towards the burned down house, his feet dragging.
There was no sign of her, none. There was no sign of any life on this land. It was either all gone or dead. Was Elizabeth dead?
"Elizabeth..." He heard a crunch under his foot and when he stepped back, he saw a picture of their family underneath a pile of broken glass.
Jasper bent down and picked it up, brushing any ash from the black and white photo. Elizabeth was staring at the camera, her eyes staring right ahead, almost like they were staring into his soul.
"Elizabeth!" Jasper walked around the back of the burnt down house, his heart stopping when he saw a body underneath the rubble. He worked hastily to remove the rubble and once it was clear, he stood back, his breath caught in his throat.
She lay there, eyes open, staring blankly, no life left in her eyes. She had a gash on her forehead and a bullet wound on her chest. Jasper fell to his knees, unable to turn away from her dead body.
He had seen her months ago and she was alive and healthy. He had seen her months ago when they were saying goodbye. He promised her he would come back, he promised her he would marry her. They would start a life together.
"Elizabeth..." He couldn't stop himself. He stood up and picked up her lifeless body and carried it away from the rubble.
He didn't stop walking until he was up the hill, and under their oak tree. He set her down and sat beside her, his mind blank, his emotions running wild. He reached out and brushed the ash from her cheeks.
Jasper cleared his throat, feeling the weight of what happened hitting him. He placed his hand on her cold cheek, his thumb rubbing just under her eyes. He felt his thrust starting to tighten.
"God I'm so sorry. If I was here.." He grabbed her and brought her lifeless body to his chest. He rocked back and forth, his chin resting on hers.
"I'm so sorry!" Jasper felt his heart breaking. He was gone for 2 months. He kissed the top of her head and closed his eyes. She wasn't warm. She was cold. She had been here for days. She must've.
He didn't see her parents bodies and his mind ran wild. Was she alone? Did she die afraid and alone? Did she call for him to help her? Jasper felt wave after wave of guilt and anger hit him.
He left her. If only he would've been here...
"I love you." Jasper set her down gently and walked back down the hill to her burnt house. He walked around, seeing only a storage shed standing. He opened the door and grabbed the only shovel in the shed and threw it over his shoulder. He was lied back up the hill, all the while wondering just what the hell had happened.
"I'll bury you under your favourite spot." Jasper began digging, working tiredly until an adequate grave was dug. He slammed the shovel into the ground, the tip peircing the dirt, standing straight.
"God I will never forget you." He picked her body up, being as gentle as pisisble, and placed her in the dirt. Her hair was blackened from ash and part of it was burnt off. Her face was grey and ashy, the colour he loved so much in her cheeks, the red and pink tinged gone. Her eyes, her eyes are what killed Jasper. They were dull and empty, a stark comparison to the last time he had seen her. Her eyes used to be so full of emotion and life.
"I love you." With each pile of dirt he shovelled on her, Jasper spoke out loud about why he loved her. He continued until her body was covered and she was laid to rest.
"I will never forget you Elizabeth."
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