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Jack stared at her, what was she thinking.

"I have thought about it and you two need some time apart from one another. You spend too much of a days' time together. I will be pleased if you stay apart for the whole day , besides for meals and emergencies."

Jack got very shocked, but if it would make her happy he would "try".

"It'll be hard because I really love Elizabeth, but if you want me to, I can." Jack replied with respect.

"Yes, then I will be pleased because it will show me that you two can be separate and be alright with no secret talks or walks. And I need to prepare to go to town with Elizabeth, Jaclyn, Julie, and Lillian, so I will talk to you later."

"I have to leave for work anyways. Good day Mother."

As Jack entered the kitchen, he tried to stay away from Elizabeth even though he didn't want to.

"Jack? Are you alright?"

"Yes, but your mother wants us to stay apart for as much as we can today, and then she will be alright she said." Jack replied with sadness in his voice.

"What? We can't be apart Jack, I love you…" Elizabeth said.

"Listen, did your Grandmother ever ask your Mother and dad to stay apart?"

"Speaking of that, yes she did when I was a few years old. Why?"

"Did your Mother and Father last?"

"No, they snuck off several times that day."

"See, she's doing the same for us, and we're going to do the same she did with your Dad, I will see you in town, come to me as soon as you get a chance."

"Oh Jack you know I will." Elizabeth gave a small smile.

Then, Kate started walking down the hall. Jack mouthed 'I love you' to Elizabeth and off he went.

"Are you ready for a day in town?" Kate asked, not noticing Jack just left.

"Oh, yes Mother." Elizabeth replied quietly.

After lunch went by, Elizabeth was going nuts, she needed to see Jack already. She usually saw him before lunch, and they usually shared lunch together. Today she had lunch with her mother, Abigail, Jaclyn, and Lillian. Julie went off to have a picnic with Edward, and Jaclyn hadn't seen Bradley yet that day.

"Elizabeth, will you put the laundry on the line out back please? Your mother and I are making biscuits and I can't go out."

"Of course." Elizabeth smiled.

When Elizabeth went outside, there was some laundry in a basket, and a few sheets were put up already. Elizabeth gave a sigh, and started to put a towel on the line, when someone gently grabbed her from the other side of the sheet.

Elizabeth was quite shocked, until she saw it was Jack.

"Oh my goodness, Jack!" Elizabeth quietly whispered.

"I knew we couldn't make it, and Abigail knew we couldn't either." Jack smiled.

"Oh Jack…" Elizabeth said as they hugged.

"Hey, you can't be out here too long, so let's make the most of it." Jack replied as he kissed Elizabeth several times. Elizabeth made several noises showing she was content.

"You had better get back in before your mother suspects something," Jack said as he looked into her eyes.

"True, but I don't want to leave you."

"I don't want to leave you either, but I don't want to not please your mother, either." Jack replied as he kissed Elizabeth's cheek.

"Alright Jack, but I want to see you again before Dinner if we can. I love you…"

"I love you too sweetheart, and I shall see you later, I hope." Jack smiled.

Elizabeth continued to hang up the wash, and then went back inside with a smile on her face.

"Doing the laundry makes you happy, Elizabeth?"

"I told you Mother, I am very happy to be doing work like this."

Kate's plan was working, she could tell her Elizabeth and Jack were exactly just like what she and William were when they were younger. She knew Jack was out there, she saw his red serge go by the window earlier. 'She's just as sneaky as we were.' Kate smiled.

Julie and Edward were still out on their walk, and Jaclyn was playing with Lillian upstairs. Elizabeth, Kate, and Abigail were cutting vegetables for Dinner. Elizabeth needed some air, so she excused herself and went outside. Then, she saw Jack ushering her to come over to the Jail. She quickly went over, and he took her into his arms.

"Come inside, Mrs. Thornton."

"Of course, Constable." Elizabeth smiled.

When they went inside, Jack ushered her to sit down inside of one of the cells, since he didn't have anything else big enough for both of them so sit in. He brought her close, and kissed her. While they kissed, the door to the jail cell shut.

"Jack, what was that?" Elizabeth asked in between a kiss.

"Oh the cell door closing and locking." Jack answered.

Then, they both shot up, and Jack put a smile on his face.

"Don't worry, I have the keys right here…" Jack said as he patted his empty pocket and his smile turned to a frown.

"Jack, you do have the keys, right?" Elizabeth questioned.

"Oh uhm, I gave them to Bill earlier." Jack blushed.

"Jack, Bill might not be back for another hour all we know!"

"It's alright, keep calm. I'll think of something…"

"When you were learning to become a Mountie, was learning how to get out of an accidentally locked Jail cell part of your training by any chance?"

"Uhm, sadly no." Jack responded.

"This is just wonderful." Elizabeth sighed as she sat down.

"Hey, at least we have each other, right?" Jack sat down beside her and put his arms around her.

"True…" Elizabeth replied as she snuggled in Jack's arms.

While they waited, Jack gave Elizabeth a few kisses on the head, and then finally Bill came in with a telegram for Jack from his mother.

"And what can I write the charges out to be? Too much love?" Bill joked as he unlocked the cell.

Elizabeth and Jack chuckled, and thanked Bill for coming and letting them out.

When Elizabeth got back to the Cafe, Abigail pulled her over to the side.

"What happened? I was trying to stall your Mother as much as I could." Abigail whispered.

"Jack and I got locked in jail, literally."

"Oh my goodness." Abigail replied.

Later, after Dinner, Bradley came around for a walk and a talk with Jaclyn. Jack and Elizabeth acted pleased to see each other during dinner, and pretended they hadn't seen each other all day.

"I'm very sorry I couldn't have come earlier to see you." Bradley apologized.

"It's alright, Bradley. I understand." Jaclyn smiled.

After they reached what they called "their place", Bradley asked Jaclyn to close her eyes. She did as she was instructed to do, and Bradley put on her a new heart necklace.

"Oh Bradley, it's more beautiful than the last one." Jaclyn breathed as she looked at the beautiful design on the heart.

"I wanted to replace the other one, with something a bit more special."

"But nothing is more special than you." Jaclyn replied.

"Same to you, Jaclyn." Bradley smiled.

Meanwhile, Jack and Elizabeth snuck away for a small walk, and happened to be walking towards where Bradley and Jaclyn was, but they didn't go all the way, since Elizabeth was a bit tired.

After Bradley and Jaclyn had finished talking a bit more, they headed back up the trail. Meanwhile, Jack and Elizabeth had sat down on a log, and were talking.

"You know, being with you always makes me feel better." Elizabeth smiled.

"You don't feel good? Are you okay?" Jack was worried.

"Oh Jack, I'm fine, but being away from you breaks my heart."

"It breaks mine too sweetheart." Jack leaned in to kiss her.

Bradley and Jaclyn were walking up the path, and they never noticed Jack and Elizabeth just a little bit ahead of them. Bradley slowed to a stop, and he looked in Jaclyn's eyes. He slowly pulled her towards him for a kiss, nothing big, just something to satisfy them both. When Bradley and Jaclyn were through, Jack had slowly pulled away from Elizabeth and was about to lean in once more, but Elizabeth pulled away and saw Bradley and Jaclyn.

"Aren't they adorable?" Elizabeth whispered

"Who? Us?" Jack whispered back.

"No silly, Jaclyn and Bradley. Look at how they look at each other! It's so sweet!"

Jack pulled back some more, and looked at Bradley and Jaclyn, with their arms around each other, pretending like no one else was even there. 'This time at least Elizabeth saw them first…' Jack thought.

Jaclyn slowly let go of Bradley, and turned around and saw that a little up the path, Jack and Elizabeth were sitting there watching them.

"Uncle Jack! Aunt Elizabeth! What a surprise!" Jaclyn linked arms with Bradley. "What are you doing here?"

"We were enjoying a walk, and we happened to stop here to talk." Elizabeth smiled and put her hand on Jack's hand.

"That sounds nice." Jaclyn smiled.

"We were about to head back, would you two like to walk back with us? Or would you prefer to be alone?" Jack winked.

"Well, we could join you, do you mind Bradley?" Jaclyn asked.

"No, not at all." Bradley smiled.

A few days later, Jack was sitting on the porch of the jailhouse, and he was just taking a small break from paperwork.

"Jack, can you watch Lillian for a few moments? I will be back in a minute, but Elizabeth and Kate went for a small walk, and I need to pick up a couple of supplies at the Mercantile." Abigail pushed her bangs out of her eyes.

"Sure, I love my little girl." Jack smiled.

"Daddy!" Lillian exclaimed as she ran up the stairs and into Jack's arms.

"Hi sweetie." Jack said as he lifted her onto his lap.

"I'll be back in a few minutes." Abigail smiled.

The stagecoach rolled in, and someone, who looked quite fancy, stepped off of the stagecoach.

"Jack Thornton!" a female voice exclaimed.

Author's Note: Oh my...who's the female voice belong to? If anyone guesses correctly- I will give them a shoutout *winks*! Hint: It's a character from the show!
Okay so anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter..thanks for all the positive reviews! I appreciate each and every one of them!
I just want to say thank you to Cindie Henrich for always responding to my long PMs when I send them, and for being really sweet. So thank you very much!

I will post again on Monday August 18...since I have posted several times this week already! See you all then :)

~Mary Martha