E M T

Hope Valley

October 29, 1918

My Sweet Lucas,

Imagine my surprise when a letter arrived today and it was from you! I was deeply touched that you would like to share a journal of sorts. I really like the idea of letters because not only am I fond of writing them, I am so fond of receiving them as well. So, consider this the second entry in our journal my dearest!

I feel so blessed to have such a splendid man in my life. When I was at our bridge, just a few days ago, I was so forlorn. I had finally put away my past in a special place in my heart and my love for you rushed in and filled it and spilled into my soul. I planned a grand gesture to tell you what you mean to me, the private reading in the library. But it seemed that you had left town and me and I was devastated. When I heard your voice and saw you standing at the end of our bridge, the wave of pure relief struck me with such force I couldn't get to you fast enough. To finally feel your arms around me and your lips on mine was everything that I had dreamed. To say I was overwhelmed with love and desire would be understating my feelings. To hear you say that I matter so much to you was a soothing balm to me. I know you are patient, but even you must have some limits and I was so fearful that you had finally reached yours.

I am so grateful to have been able to still share with you my grand gesture. You have always made me feel special and so adored. So, my chance to take the lead for one special evening was very important to me. You are everything to me Lucas and I intended to come out and share my feelings with you at the library. But as destiny would have it, we were meant to find each other on our bridge. I look back now and see that it was perfect; because the moment we saw each other there was no need to speak first, no reason to ask any questions. It was the spontaneous unleashing of what has been building in both of us for so long now. And as it is for soulmates, our hearts and minds and souls were in that moment joined. I am so happy that we still went through with the library reading; because I wanted you to know what I had planned. It was a truly beautiful evening and I have been walking in a dream ever since.

I know that you are continuing to be patient, albeit less so than before of course. However, I want to let you know that you don't need to be so careful. I will tell you this the next time we have some moments together. I am not patient like you are, or at least I can no longer be so restrained. What I feel for you is at times so overwhelming that I don't think I will be able to maintain any modicum of propriety much longer. So, what I am saying my love, is that I am ready to talk about our future and to do so with haste. I want us to be one in every sense of the word and I hope that you don't find me too forward in saying so. I also can't wait to make the three of us an official family. Jack loves you already and he will delight in having a Papa to care for him and teach him all he will need to know to grow into a wonderful man like the father that he will never know except through what we are able to impart to him, and the only father he will ever truly know. I am blessed that you are that man and that you have chosen to love us both

So, I will close this now my darling as it is time for me to get ready for school. I will drop this letter in the post on the way. I look forward to these next days together and look forward to your next letter.

Lovingly yours,

Elizabeth