NOTE: This story is pg-13. Please don't get mad at me for anything I write. Some parts maybe rated R but I will use the example and language of the boys in my shop. Clears throat Titanic was rated PG-13 and they showed the boobies! So yea enough shop talk. Here's the next chapter. Hope y'all like it!
Elizabeth sat in front of the vanity in her room. It had been a year since General O'Hara had started courting her. Most of their courting had been done through letters. Seeing as how Elizabeth wanted to go home instead of stay at the fort. She went back once every three months and most of the time she spent with O'Hara. She had grown accustom to him. She showered her with poems, roses, and lots of affection. Then five month ago he asked for her hand in marriage.
Elizabeth's mother had postponed her trip back to England. She helped her youngest daughter in a way she never got to do with her oldest. Elizabeth had to sit down with O'Hara and her parents to make out a guest list. That took more time then it took to make her dress. She even had her father try to find her sister. But she heard nothing about it. A week before the wedding Elizabeth was escorted by the dragoons to the fort and there she was slaved to finish her dowry.
Elizabeth's stomach felt like it was twisted in knots. The day of their wedding had come. Everything was in place, or so she was told. She was not to leave her room. So she could not inspect the setting up of things. Some of her belongings had been brought to the fort with her parents, mostly her dresses. She thought back to when she was little. Her and her sister would sit on the roof out side of their room and talk.
Catherine would brush out Elizabeth's long chestnut brown hair, and then she would braid it.
"When I get married I want you to help me plain it Cat." Elizabeth said smiling up at her sister.
"And I want the same thing Beth." They had their own nicknames for each other. And they would never stop using them. Even when they would be punished for it. There was no way to break the sisters of it; they had been that way since they could talk.
"Cat will you promise me that you will never leave me."
"I never will Beth, you know that."
"So, still promise me and promise me that you will help me plain my wedding."
"Only if you promise me the same." Catherine wrapped her arms around her little sister.
"I promise Cat."
"I promise Beth."
A knock on the door pulled Elizabeth from her thoughts. It was now noon time and she was still in her night gown. She grabbed her robe from the bed and put it on. She answered the door.
"Yes?"
"Your bath Ma'am." One of the slaves said.
"Oh right. Come in." Elizabeth opened the door and let them in. They set up the bath and filled it with steaming water. "Thank you."
"Your welcome ma'am." One of the women said.
"Good luck today." Another said.
"And relax." A voice from the door said. Elizabeth's head snapped to see her newly found friend.
"Charity!" Charity was the wife of Captain Mathew E Johnson of the green dragons.
Elizabeth rushed over to her.
"Here I thought you could use this to relax." She handed her a bottle. "Its lavender oil. It helped me on my wedding day. I only thought it fitting for you to use."
"Thank you." She gave her a hug.
"Good luck today, I'll be hoping for the best." She smiled at her friend and left. The slaves left at the same time, but the maid stopped and looked at Elizabeth.
"I'll be back in an hour to do your hair. Your mother will also becoming at the same time to help you with your dress. Now try to relax and everything will be fine." She curtsied and left.
Elizabeth shed her robe and night gown. She walked carefully over to the tub and slipped in. The water did relax her and she put a little bit of the Lavender oil in.
Elizabeth was beginning to fall a sleep when a knock on the door woke her up.
"Who is it?" Elizabeth yelled.
"Catherine."
"Oh, come in." Elizabeth paid no mind to the woman who walked into the room. She just kept trying to relax.
"You haven't changed one bit. You hair is just as long and just as brown." Elizabeth's hair was falling over the back side of the tub.
"Excuse me? Katherine you only just saw me yesterday."
"So it seems, but it has been long." Elizabeth turned her face to look at the woman. It was not the maid Katherine, but her older sister.
"CATHERINE!" Elizabeth grabbed a towel next to her and wrapped it around her. She ran to her sister.
"Elizabeth!" They hugged each other.
"It has been too long." Elizabeth said with a smile.
"Yes, Beth, it has." Elizabeth laughed and so did Catherine.
As the happy reunion died down Katherine and Elizabeth's mother came running.
"What happened? Are you alright Elizabeth?" Her mother asked worry in her eyes.
"I am fine." Elizabeth was smiling from ear to ear. Elizabeth's mother was looking around, and then her eyes fell on Catherine.
"Catherine!" Her mother raced to embrace her oldest daughter. She too went to pull away. "What was that about?"
"Because of you I am where I am and I am married to the man that I am. But let us not fight. This is Elizabeth's day and she will be happy. Even if I have to force her to laugh." Catherine smiled.
"Thank you."
"I must say though, you have gotten your self a fine man."
"You've seen him? When?"
"Today as I was coming to the fort. He is very handsome." Catherine smiled.
"Is your husband here?"
"Yes and our five children were left with Henry's family." Elizabeth looked at her.
"He is here?"
"Yes, I am afraid. He said that if I came he would come too. And I couldn't bear not seeing you be married, you where there for me." Elizabeth nodded.
"Well seeing as how we're all up her and Elizabeth's bath has gone cold, there is nothing left to do but get her ready." Katherine said.
Now all the time Elizabeth had spent trying to relax was gone and she felt sick.
"Well I am going to find my husband. Elizabeth I'll see you soon." She gave her sister a hug and left.
Elizabeth sat back down by the vanity. She took deep steady breaths and then buried her face in her hands.
'What am I doing? I can't marry O'Hara! I love Bordon. He nursed me back to health, with help from the doctor. But still I owe him everything!'
"Elizabeth, you need to sit up so I can do your hair."
O'Hara had seen two riders come to the fort early that morning. They were met by Elizabeth's father. The woman threw her self into John's arms and he returned the hug. Then the man stretched out his hand and John reluctantly to it in a hand shake. The man was tall and well built. As the woman had a small figure and was much shorter than the man. O'Hara had no clue who they were but it was clear they were from the bride's side. O'Hara walked inside to find a servant that was not busy. He eventually found one.
"Excuse me." The young woman turned around.
"Yes General."
"Could you by any chance have red roses brought up to my room before the wedding?"
"I believe so, General." She curtsied and left.
He had done what he wanted to make her happy, but then she also loved poems. He made his way to the library and took one of the books up to his room.
Elizabeth was shaking when she was waiting by her door to go down. She could hear people talking as they entered the large parlor. She busied her self by looking around at different things. But most of all her hair. Katherine had pinned in a small crown of small white flowers. She also curled her hair and pinned most of it up. She left the last line of curls to hang on her neck line. It was beautiful and she wished she never had to take it out. Then she stood in front of her full length mirror admiring her dress. The dress she made. It was made of light blue silk, the front was laced up with white lace and around every edge was the same lace. The arms, neck, skirt, and even the bottom of the bodice had lace. Everything was beautiful. She couldn't help but tear up. Never before had she done this and she couldn't ask her sister what it was like.
A knock made her look up. Her father came in. "It is time Elizabeth."
She nodded and left with her father.
When they were standing just out side the door to the parlor.
"Nervous?" Her father asked.
"Am I to answer that or look away?"
"Don't worry Elizabeth I was nervous on my wedding day. It is a natural thing."
"Really? It doesn't feel it." He laughed and gave her arm a gentle squeeze.
The door opened and one of the maids came out. She walked over to Elizabeth and her father. "One minute. The groom is coming in." She waited by the doors. When the doors opened she jumped out of the way and the wedding march started. Elizabeth took a deep breath and they started in.
Elizabeth's eyes darted and she wore a smile on her face. But when she eyes hit Bordon's she had to look away, Next thing Elizabeth knew she was standing before O'Hara.
"Who gives this woman to this man?"
"I do." Her father said loudly. He shook O'Hara's hand and gave a kiss to his daughter. Then Elizabeth liked arms with O'Hara and turned to the preacher.
"Dearly Beloved we are gathered her today to witness the joining of his mane and this woman in holy matrimony." O'Hara looked down at Elizabeth and smiled. She smiled back. ". As they go forth into the life of marriage we pray that god may take them into his good graces and bless them with contentment and happiness."
The preacher looked up. "If man knows a reason why this man should not marry this woman, speak now or forever hold your peace." The preacher waited before continuing. Every one was silent.
"Elizabeth Mary Watson, do you take General Charles Hue O'Hara to be your husband, to love and honor him, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad as long as you both shall live?"
"I will."
"Do you General Charles Hue O'Hara take Elizabeth Mary Watson to be your wife to love and honor her, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad as long as you both shall live?"
"I will."
"Do you have a ring as a symbol of you love?"
O'Hara reached in his pocket and pulled out a golden band with diamonds and emeralds incrusted on it. And on the inside was 'I love thee until I die.' Elizabeth had never before seen anything like it. Not even her mothers ring was like hers. He gently took her left hand and slid the ring on her ring finger.
"I pronounce you Man and Wife." O'Hara and Elizabeth smiled and kissed. "It is my greatest pleaser to present to you General and Mrs. Charles O'Hara." They turned and walked back down the isle.
They kissed once more and waited for the receiving line. Everyone came out giving the congratulations and hug or handshakes.
Once that was done O'Hara and Elizabeth went to a spare room where they waited for the guest to take their seats.
"Elizabeth." She looked up from where she sat.
"Yes Charles?"
"I have this for you, I wrote it down this morning." He took out a piece of paper and read off it. "'It lies not in our power to love or hate,
For will in us is overruled by fate.
When two are stripped, long ere the course begin,
We wish that one should love, the other win;
And one especially do we affect
Of two gold ingots, like in each respect:
The reason no man knows; let it suffice
What we behold is censured by our eyes.
Where both deliberate, the love is slight:
Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight.' "
"Who
Ever Loved That Loved Not at First Sight?
By Christopher Marlowe."
Elizabeth said happily.
O'Hara smiled at her and kissed her once more. But this kiss was not like the two before it was filled with more passion.
A knock on the door interrupted the moment. O'Hara answered the door.
"Sir, you can head to the dinning hall now."
The both of them walked hand in hand down to the hall. There everyone cheered and clapped. They took there seats at the head of the table.
Elizabeth ate very little and drank as much as her tightly tie corset would allow. Everyone was laughing and talking amongst them self's. O'Hara was engaged in conversation with Lord General Cornwallis. Elizabeth began to pick at her food.
"Is something wrong?" O'Hara leaned down to look at her.
"No, everything's fine." O'Hara smiled at her and turned back to his commanding officer.
"You're thinking about what is going to happen later tonight, the unspeakable things." Charity said as Elizabeth was taking a sip of her wine.
Elizabeth choked and began to cough. Charity began to laugh but stopped when O'Hara demanded to know what happened.
"Nothing Charles, I just swallowed my wine the wrong way." Elizabeth shoot a look at Charity who was looking around. By this time people had begun to dance.
"Would you care to dance?"
"Yes, thank you." Elizabeth took he hand and both walked out onto the dance floor.
O'Hara spun Elizabeth around and around. Soon one dance turned to two and then four. She became so dizzy and hot that she had to leave.
Elizabeth went out side of the house. The cool night air felt good upon her hot cheeks. The sky was cloudy and the wind carried the sweet smell of rain. Elizabeth took as deep a breath of the sweet air as she could. She had been so deep in thought that she didn't notice that someone else had come out side. He put his arms around her and Elizabeth began to push away.
"It looks like its going to rain, why don't you come back inside."
Elizabeth wrapped her arms around his. "Yes Charles, you right." She turned around to face him not breaking the circle.
"Come on then." He took her by the hand and led her back into the house.
Now it was time to make their rounds to the guest. They started off together but as the night wore on the separated. Elizabeth went to talk to a group of women and O'Hara to a group of officers.
"You are surely one lucky man. She's beautiful. She could blend in with, both, farmer's daughters and Noble daughters." Lt. McCoy said.
"Yes General. You do know how to pick 'em." A man in his late 30's walked up to them. He looked worst for ware, but dress well. "Last time I saw her she was nothing but skin and bones. She really has grown in a lot of ways."
O'Hara was growing angry at the man for coming into the conversation and then talking about his wife so openly.
"If I had waited three years I wouldn't have married my wife Catherine." The man gave a laugh.
"Excuse me but that's my wife you talking about."
"You may be Man and Wife in the eyes of god and by law, but you're not in body and soul."
All of the officer's faces went serious. O'Hara's fists where clenched in anger. "What a man and his wife do is their business and their business only."
"Ah, that's right you British don't talk openly about things. You call your selves "gentlemen'."
Elizabeth saw her husbands face and the faces of the officers around him, the she saw her brother-in-law. Elizabeth's eyes darted for her older sister. She was sitting in a corner.
Elizabeth walked over and slipped her arm around O'Hara's. He looked down at her.
"Henry, why don't you dance with Catherine?" Henry looked Elizabeth up and down. Stopping only at her waist, chest and lastly her face. O'Hara had seen this and almost knocked him out. But Elizabeth held tight to him.
When Henry finally left O'Hara turned to Elizabeth. "Who was that?"
"My sister's husband." She spat.
"You don't like him, I take it."
"I don't trust him is more like it. After their second child he started to play around with prostitutes. How she ended up having five children, I do no know nor do I want to. But if I find out that he ever hurt her I would get her away from him. I know she would do the same for me."
O'Hara smiled sown at her. "She won't have to."
"I know but it is the though that counts." O'Hara put his arm around her shoulders and squeezed her gently. Elizabeth looked around. Her eyes feel on Bordon, Tavington and Wilkins talking by them self's. Elizabeth lowered her eyes.
"Well gentlemen, it's getting late." O'Hara said pulling Elizabeth's attention back to him. "You must be tired Elizabeth." Elizabeth nodded. "Well come along then."
O'Hara led Elizabeth up to their room. When he opened the door to carry her in. She let out gasp in shock. The floor and furniture were scattered with red rose petals. On the night stands where red roses as well. O'Hara was smiling as he let her down. He then shut and locked the door.
"You like it?" Elizabeth nodded and eagerly kissed him and he kissed her back.
Elizabeth wrapped her arms around his neck. He began to remove his cloths until he was standing in only his breeches and boots. Elizabeth touched his bare chest; it was well defined from his work in the army. He reached up and pulled the many pins and the crown from her hair. He placed them on the night stand. Then he kissed her while he untied the back of her dress. Once that was done Elizabeth let it fall to the floor in one pile. Elizabeth then kicked off her shoes and rolled down her stockings. Now she stood in only her shift and corset. O'Hara pulled Elizabeth to him in a fiery kiss. Elizabeth's hands flew around his neck. He gently moved her onto the bed. He kicked off his boots and started undoing her corset, then her shift. She was for the first time naked in front of her husband. He undid his breeches and shifted her under the covers.
He moved above her and looked down into her green eyes. Elizabeth didn't know what to do. Wordlessly he began to kiss her neck then down to her collar bone. He moved his head up to her ear.
"My dear, you have to open your legs." Elizabeth slowly opened her legs. She watched wide eyed as her husband went to enter her.
She let out a small cry that was cut off by O'Hara pressing his lips to hers. He moved his hand down to the out side on her thigh. He began to thrust slowly into her. As his thrust increased in speed Elizabeth's hands went to his shoulders. Elizabeth dug her nails into his shoulders as he thrust became deeper and deeper and as she became wrapped more and more in the pleaser she was feeling. Finally they both climaxed at the same time.
"Charles!" Elizabeth yelled arching her back in pleaser as she felt him release his seed.
He collapsed on top of her, breathing hard. She was finally his and belonged to no other, they were man and wife. Once he regained his breath he propped himself up on his arms. He looked down at Elizabeth who was now crying. He pulled out of her and rolled over.
"Shh Elizabeth," He took her in his arms and kissed her forehead, "Don't cry, I am here." He wiped away her tears. She buried her face in his chest and he pulled her tighter to him.
The next morning Elizabeth woke to fine her self alone in bed. She opened her eyes to see O'Hara standing in front of a mirror fixing his uniform. She watched as he looked himself over. Elizabeth looked around the room, as she didn't get the chance the night before. It was a rather large room. The wood was a deep cherry wood. And every thing was just so beautiful and elegant. The fabric was a rich red and the bed sheets were pure white. The petals were still all over the place and the roses were still on the night stand. Elizabeth began to look around for her shift or a robe to put on. She pulled the bed sheet around her as she sat up. O'Hara noticed her.
"I was wondering when you would wake up." He said moving over to her.
"What time is it?" She asked as he sat next to her.
"Almost time for breakfast, my dear." He brushed his hand through her free hair. He gave her a long lingering kiss. When he finally broke away he handed her a robe. Elizabeth put it on and walked over to the wardrobe. She picked out a nice light green dress. She then picked up her shift and corset.
Elizabeth went be hind the screen and tried to do up her corset but it didn't work too well. Elizabeth let it go. She couldn't ask her gentle husband to hurt her in such away.
When she reappeared his jaw fell open. "You look beautiful."
Elizabeth looked down at her dress. It was a simple dress that she would have worn when she had time to sit and read. She didn't think it would have that much effect on a man.
"Thank you." He stood and offered her his arm.
They walked down the stairs to the dinning room, which was already filled with guest. Elizabeth heard her father roar with laughter and her mother yelling at him. But she did not hear her sister or her husband. The two of them walked in and took their seat next to Cornwallis.
"About time you two showed up, we were getting worried and were about to send out a search party." Cornwallis laughed and patted O'Hara on the back.
Elizabeth had turned to talk to Charity. "So are you happy?"
"About what exactly?" Elizabeth pushed her water away from her. So not to take a drink like she did the night before and choke.
"About everything in general, your new husband, your new life."
"Yes I am happy, for once." The both of them giggled. Then Elizabeth saw her brother-in-law rush her sister out.
"Excuse me." Elizabeth got up and ran after them.
"Catherine! Catherine wait!" She ran up to her. She kept her head down. "Do you not want anything to eat before you leave?"
"Leave!"
"No I will not." Elizabeth said looking at Henry.
"Leave my wife alone, she dose not need you." He pushed her backwards making her fall on her butt. Elizabeth didn't let that stop her. She then noticed the marks on Catherine's face.
"Did you hit her?!" She went to the sister gently lifting her face.
"What a man and his wife do is their business and their business only. You should know that. Your husband and the rest of them feel the same way."
"But she is my family, my blood. I have every right to know what happened to her."
"No you don't." He pushed her back, this time so hard that she fell into the outer fence.
"YOU!" O'Hara was storming over. "Keep your hands off my wife!" Catherine was kneeling down to help her sister up.
"Keep YOUR wife in line and I won't have to touch her." He said roughly pulling Catherine to her feet and pushing her to her horse. Catherine stood there watching the two of them in a stand off. "Catherine you get on your horse."
"Cant I say-"
"Do as I say woman! Or feel my wrath!" Catherine cowered onto her horse. O'Hara helped Elizabeth up.
Catherine hadn't been moving fast enough for him so he slapped her causing her to fall from her horse.
"Catherine!" O'Hara held his grip on her and she struggled to get to her sister.
"No Elizabeth let her go, we can't do anything, and it's not our place." He whispered in her ear.
"She my sister! My family! My blood!" She broke free of her husband's strong grip and ran to her sister.
"If you ever get a chance to run away, run to our house. I'll be there in about a month." She whispered to her sister as she helped her onto her horse. "Good bye Cat."
"Good Bye Beth." And with that she followed her husband out of the fort and out of her sister's life once more.
Elizabeth turned back to O'Hara who placed an arm around her and led her back.