Elizabeth Grace Shepherd was born on a cold winter day with snow falling heavily outside. There was a lot of blood and cries, but above all she was born into this world with love.

The actual birth for Kate was a very painful blur. She barely remembers screaming out Jack's name and referring to him as the son of a bitch that did this to her or telling Rose that she did not think she could make it through.

What Kate did remember was when that beautiful baby girl was placed in her comforting arms. Before she felt nothing, but resentment towards the baby as if in a way it was taking away her freedom. Now that her own little girl was in her arms was the exact moment that Kate went from a sad confused girl to a mother, the strong urge to protect this innocent child and an unconditional love that went to her very core had over come her.

She knew that Rose was talking to her, but Kate had not a clue what the older woman could be saying, cause all her focus was on the little being that was wrapped up in her arms.

Then finally Kate spoke, "Rose, I want to call her Elizabeth. Elizabeth Grace."

"Why that is a fine name." Rose said while smiling down at the mother and daughter.

This was the first actual baby that Rose had delivered in her lifetime. She had seen all of Master Shepherd's children births, which ended up helping her more than she could have guessed. Rose always thought the birth of a child was stunning affair, but this birth was different she already felt a strange bond with the baby girl.

Rose quickly came out of her daze and got to business she needed to get to her Master and let him know.

She was only gone for a second to find someone to summon him. Rose was worried of leaving the pair for to long.

Rose heard a knock at the door. She went to go see who wanted in the room. It was her Master.

"Rose is everything ok? How is Kate? Is my son ok?"

"Oh Master Shepherd, everything is wonderful. Kate is doing great and you have a beautiful baby girl."

Jack's face went from relief to disappoint in a flash. Due to the fact that it was not a boy, but before Rose had a chance to scold him, Kate had called him over.

"Jack, come look at her. Can you believe that we made this amazing creature?"

Jack walked over to his wife's side and looked down at the pair. Rose was about ready to kick him if he did or said anything about the baby not being a boy.

He only hesitated for a second, and then he knelt down and stroked the baby's cheek and gave Kate a kiss on her cheek.

"I can't believe it. She is perfect."

Then Jack added as an after thought.

"Don't worry about the baby being a girl. Next time it will be a boy."

Kate's full attention was already on her daughter that she did not hear his last statement. This was probably for the better Rose thought.

Jack had order Rose to take the baby down to her quarters, so that Kate could rest, but Kate would have none of it, telling them that she could not be that far away from Gracie.

Then Jack and Rose left to go bring up a baby carriage and an extra bed for Rose.

Once Kate was sure they were gone she spoke to her little girl, "Hey there Gracie, this is your mother. I just want to tell you that I love you with all my heart. I also want you to know that no matter what your father or any man says you will never feel ashamed or be little for being born into this world a girl. I'm going to raise you a strong independent woman and I pray to God that you never know what it is like to have a man own you. I promise you I will never do to you what my father and mother did to me. "

After two days of recovery Kate was ready to leave the tiny room that had confined her. While Kate had put no thought at all to which room she would be staying in when she was ready to move, it was however something that weighed heavy on Jack's mind.

If he made her return to the room that she first inhabited, one in which they did not share. This would show boundaries to her and her place as the third wife after all. He could go back to his routine. She would have her night with him and he would not stay any longer than needed just as he did with his other wives. This in return would, cause her to respect him and he would never have an outburst from her again.

No matter how logical it seemed to have Kate in her own room, the very thought of not being able to hold her through out the night pained him. He had already spent five nights without her in his bed and to be honest with himself he missed her like crazy. In his head he knew that he had to fix her and make her a respectful lady, but after not being able to hold her for five days Jack could give a crap about making her into a tamed woman. He had made up his mind then she move right back into his room.

When it was time not only did Kate move into Jack's room, but so did Gracie. This threw Jack for a loop. He was use to the woman in his life including his mother to leave the main care of their children to the maids. None of his sons were even breast fed by their mothers. When he told Kate that he would find a maid that had breast milk for Gracie, she could not even believe that he could say such a thing. Telling him their daughter should have her own mother's milk.

Jack backed down not really caring one way or the other how the baby was fed or for that matter who looked after the girl, but if it was important to Kate then she was more than welcome to care for their daughter.

Jack continued his negligence towards the situation until one afternoon that he came home to do work at his home office. He was stopped still in his tracks at the sight he saw. Kate was on his bed breast feeding their daughter and singing a lullaby to her. The sight touching him in a way that he did not even know he was capable of feeling. Then he felt pride this was his beautiful baby girl and his beautiful wife.

Then all of sudden Jack became unfrozen and was drawn to them. He moved behind Kate putting his legs at her sides so she was in between him. He rubbed and kissed her bare back. His presence not surprising her at all, she calmly leaned back into him as if he had been there the whole time.

"How are my girls doing today?"

"We are doing wonderful, but I think that Gracie is about to go to sleep."

They stayed that way until Gracie was finished then Kate got up and put the baby in her carriage for a nap.

"Kate we need to talk."

She let out a huge sigh and then came back to the bed sitting right in front of him. She no longer felt embarrassed in the least to be nude around him, but still she put back on her night gown anyway.

"Yes Jack."

"I know with the excitement of Gracie being born has brought our attention else where, but we still need to address the matter that we were fighting about before she was born."

Kate was afraid of this she really just wanted him to drop the whole thing, because she did not know what she was going to say. If she was honest with him about how she truly felt then that would get her in trouble. Before Gracie Kate would have cared less, but now with the chance that she would be taken away from her daughter Kate could not risk that. So, in return she would just have to take whatever he said.

"Look Kate I know that you know about Ana and our son together. I see why that would upset you, it took me awhile, but I get it. Even the thought of you talking to another man drives me crazy, so I see how it could make you feel having to share me with all these woman. With that being said I still have two other wives that I love and must care for. I need you to respect that and I need you to respect me as a husband and as the Master of this house. Can you do that for me Kate?"

Kate looked away from his glare, rage coming up from the pit of her stomach, but she quickly swallowed the anger. Returned her gaze back to him and just nodded her head in agreement.

After their discussion Jack and Kate's relationship entered a pleasant existence.

They never would go into any depth with each other or discuss the world outside of one another and their daughter. Only talking of matters like the weather, but mainly talk would revolve around Gracie.

Creating a charming rhythm between them and the nights that Jack would spend with Juliet or Sarah, would cause Kate to turn a blind eye to the issue. Although there was still the pain it was just deep down in place that she could hold at bay.

Kate did enjoy their little false reality that they had made. The nights where he would hold her as she held Gracie or the times she and Gracie could just be with one another and even the times that he made love to her, but she only felt this way for half the time, the other half the authenticity of it all or lack of would seep its way into her thoughts.

In those times she told herself that she was doing this for Gracie. Putting up a fake front of the compliant wife, if she did this Gracie at least had a chance of making it on her own. Having a powerful father and money would give her a life that Kate was never fated for. Without this Gracie would end up like her a woman with a leash on. Gracie would be able to go to a proper school and explore the world that Kate had only read about in books.