It was a week before she heard from him again.

Everyday, Jude wondered when he would come, and every night, she went to bed, and cried.

That Is until the day she was sitting on the balcony to her room, when Kat found her, and gave her the long awaited letter.

"Tomorrow" She told Kat "He wants me to meet him on the outskirts of town tomorrow evening."

Kat smiled at her friend "I'm happy for you miss, but what about Mr. Andrews?"

Jude sighed, she had forgotten about him "I must see him today, he will understand, he is such a god man, and he should be with a women who will make him happy, but that is just not me Kat."

Kat nodded "Yes miss, shall I send him a letter from you, asking him to come for tea?"

Jude nodded "Yes Kat, that would be lovely, ask him, in the letter, to meet me in the garden."

Kat nodded, and left the room. A short time later, she returned and told Jude, that one of Mr. Andrews men sent word back, that he would be there in one hour.

Jude smiled "Thank you Kat, I must get ready now."

Kat nodded, and went to the closet to get her out a dress.

After dressing, she smiled at Kat "Thank you, you are a great friend Kat, I was wondering if you knew where Sadie was now?"

Kat nodded "Yes Miss, she's in the parlor."

Jude hugged her "Thank you, I must speak with her."

Kat smiled back "Very well Miss, I shall find you when Mr. Andrews arrives."

Jude smiled once again "Thank you again Kat, I don't know what I would do without you."

Jude found Sadie in the parlor, just as Kat said.

She went to her, and told her of the letter from Tom.

Sadie smiled at her sister "Jude, I'm so happy for you, but what about Father? What will he say?"

Jude frowned and shook her head "I do not care, he's unreasonable Sadie, you said yourself, you know how I feel, if you had the chance, would you not do the same?"

Sadie nodded slightly "You are right, I would do as you are doing, I hope all turns out well for you sister.

Jude grabbed her sisters hand "Maybe it can turn out well for you as well, does he love you also?"

Sadie shrugged "I do not know, we were never like you and Tom, I've never told him how I feel."

Jude sighed "I think you should, if he feels the same, you could be so happy together, and maybe father would see that he can't control who we love."

Sadie shook her head "I do not think so Jude, this is your love story, not mine."

Jude sighed once again "I wish you would change your mind, but I must go, I'm to meet James in the gardens."

Sadie nodded and smiled "I hope it goes well for you, I am sure he will understand."

Jude left then, she went to the garden, and was waiting for Jamie, when she saw Vincent Spidermen walking through the garden.

Jude walked towards him a ways and smiled "Mr. Spiedermen"

He turned at the sound of his name, and smiled "Miss Harrison, please call me Vince, how are you this fine day?"

Jude nodded once "I am well thank you, and you sir?"

He nodded as well "I am fine miss, how is your family today?"

His face was unreadable, but his tone told her he was not talking of her whole family, but of one person alone.

Jude smiled "She is well sir."

Vince, who had looked toward the house, shifted his eyes back to Jude "Is she? That is good." His eyes once again wondered to the house, and Jude could not stop herself "Are you in love with my sister?"

He looked startled "What? Why would you think of such a thing?"

Jude smiled "She is in love with you."

Vince smiled slightly "She is, she told you that?"

Jude nodded "Yes, but she does not think you return the feeling, and she will not say a word to you about it, unless she thinks you love her as well, so do you?"

Vince looked back to the house, and smiled "Yes I do, I have for a long time now."

Jude smiled "You should tell her."

Vince looked at her again "Your Father would nerv-"

Jude interrupted him "My father does not understand, that some times, love and money are not the same, and I think Sadie is old enough to decide on her own, who she does and does not love."

Vince smiled "So do I."

Jude smiled again "Then tell her, if not now, then soon, or it might be to late, she is beautiful and smart and humorus, it will not take long for another to fall in love with her."

He nodded "I must go now, but tomorrow, I will speak with her tomorrow, thank you Miss Harrison."

Jude smiled "Please call me Jude, after all, we're almost family."

Vince smiled "Thank you Jude, I must be going now."

Jude watched him walk away, hoping things would turn out well for her sister, as well as for herself.

Jude sat down on one of the benches in the garden, and waited for Jamie. He wasn't long in coming.

He found her, and smiled when he saw her "Jude." He called as he walked closer "You look lovely this afternoon."

Jude stood, and welcomed him "Thank you Jamie, you look nice as well."

Jude motioned for them to sit, and Jamie smiled at her "To what do I owe this invitation today?"

Jude sighed "I wish I could tell you it was good news I have to tell you, but I am afraid you will not see it as such."

Jamie frowned slightly "What is it Jude?"

She took a deep breath, and looked at him "I am in love with another man."

Jamie didn't know what to say, he had always known that there had been someone else before him, but Jude had never spoken of him "I do not know what to say."

Jude sighed "I am sorry Jamie, I have not seen him in months, but he has written me a few times, and he wishes to meet tomorrow, and I will go to him, he thinks he has found a way for us to be together, a way that will not make my father angry. I am truly sorry Jamie, I thought he was not coming back, I thought I could marry you and in time I could love you as a wife should, but I can not Jamie, not when I love him so."

Jamie sat and took in what she said, then nodded "I understand Jude, I do, and I thank you for telling me the truth, I know this must have been hard for you."

Jude smiled "Thank you Jamie, thank you for understanding, I never wanted to hurt you, you do know that right?"

Jamie nodded "Yes Jude, I know, I will be fine, do not worry about me, I wish you all the happiness life can give, and if that is not with me, then that's all right."

Jude smiled, then looked down at her hand, and slipped the ring off "This does not belong to me anymore, it is yours, it should go to the women you will spend the rest of your life with."

She handed it back to him, and he smiled "Thank you, I hope things turn out well for you."

Then he stood and tipped his head "I shall be going now." Then he was gone, and Jude cried, not because she loved him, but because he was such a good man, and she would be sad to have him gone from her life, he was a good friend.