By the time that the governor had left, the sun had long set in the sky. Tired because of her condition, Pocahontas sighed and got to her feet to wash the dishes. "What's wrong?" John came up behind her and began rubbing her shoulders, "nothing, I'm fine; so, what did you want to talk about?"
"Well," John began as Pocahontas scrubbed at a dish, "I'm going to have to leave for a while." Pocahontas's hands stopped moving as she turned her head, "leaving, for where?" "I have to leave for a week or so, to escort his majesty to the ball that the governor is having," John said. "Wait, the king is coming, here? But, I thought that kind of thing wasn't done." "Well, maybe it's a guy the king sent over. Anyways, I have to go, to make sure all goes well with him getting here." "John, for a week?"
"I know," John replied as Pocahontas took her hands out of the water and dried them on a towel. "The dishes can wait," John said as he kissed her and the two went and sat by the slowly dying fire. "Pocahontas, all will be fine, I promise." "John, I'll miss you, gone for a whole week?" She sighed as John placed his arms around her, "I know, but it'll bring in some money." Pocahontas playfully slapped him, "that's why I sometimes wish we'd live in my village, you don't need things like money, then you wouldn't have to go." Her husband laughed, "I know, maybe we'll move oneday."
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The next morning, John and Pocahontas woke up early as John needed to leave that day. "What would you like to eat?" Pocahontas asked as she got out eggs and bread. "Eggs and toast," he called from there bedroom as he dressed. Pocahontas smiled, she always knew what her husband liked. As she served the food when it was done cooking, she felt a wave of nausia wash over her. Setting the plates quickly down onto the table, Pocahontas quickly ran outside behind there cabben. After coming in and wiping her face, she called for John to come and eat his food.
After eating, the couple sat and talked. "Where will you be going?" Pocahontas asked, "I'm not sure, everything will be told to me when I get to the dock." "The dock?" "Yes, that's where I'll catch a boat to take me to where the king is, he's on some island because they were afraid to bring him in to JamesTown with out an escort." "I don't understand why the governor can't do it," Pocahontas remarked.
"Pocahontas, he's our leader," John defended as he held her. "I know John, its just, be careful. Can't I go with you?" John kissed her, "no, someone needs to watch our house and besides you'll have Nakoma around." "Why don't you just take the house and I'll watch the hole in the ground?" John laughed and hugged her as Pocahontas smiled, "no fun for you!"
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Later, as John put on his boots, he stood at the door waiting for his beloved wife. As she walked in, her eyes filled with tears. "It's only a week darling," John whispered as the two kissed goodbye. "I love you," Pocahontas said, stroking his golden hair. "I love you to, be safe," John replied as the two shared one last kiss and he opened then shut the door. He was gone. Pocahontas went and sat down by the window, watching his back until it was out of sight.
"Well," John began as Pocahontas scrubbed at a dish, "I'm going to have to leave for a while." Pocahontas's hands stopped moving as she turned her head, "leaving, for where?" "I have to leave for a week or so, to escort his majesty to the ball that the governor is having," John said. "Wait, the king is coming, here? But, I thought that kind of thing wasn't done." "Well, maybe it's a guy the king sent over. Anyways, I have to go, to make sure all goes well with him getting here." "John, for a week?"
"I know," John replied as Pocahontas took her hands out of the water and dried them on a towel. "The dishes can wait," John said as he kissed her and the two went and sat by the slowly dying fire. "Pocahontas, all will be fine, I promise." "John, I'll miss you, gone for a whole week?" She sighed as John placed his arms around her, "I know, but it'll bring in some money." Pocahontas playfully slapped him, "that's why I sometimes wish we'd live in my village, you don't need things like money, then you wouldn't have to go." Her husband laughed, "I know, maybe we'll move oneday."
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The next morning, John and Pocahontas woke up early as John needed to leave that day. "What would you like to eat?" Pocahontas asked as she got out eggs and bread. "Eggs and toast," he called from there bedroom as he dressed. Pocahontas smiled, she always knew what her husband liked. As she served the food when it was done cooking, she felt a wave of nausia wash over her. Setting the plates quickly down onto the table, Pocahontas quickly ran outside behind there cabben. After coming in and wiping her face, she called for John to come and eat his food.
After eating, the couple sat and talked. "Where will you be going?" Pocahontas asked, "I'm not sure, everything will be told to me when I get to the dock." "The dock?" "Yes, that's where I'll catch a boat to take me to where the king is, he's on some island because they were afraid to bring him in to JamesTown with out an escort." "I don't understand why the governor can't do it," Pocahontas remarked.
"Pocahontas, he's our leader," John defended as he held her. "I know John, its just, be careful. Can't I go with you?" John kissed her, "no, someone needs to watch our house and besides you'll have Nakoma around." "Why don't you just take the house and I'll watch the hole in the ground?" John laughed and hugged her as Pocahontas smiled, "no fun for you!"
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Later, as John put on his boots, he stood at the door waiting for his beloved wife. As she walked in, her eyes filled with tears. "It's only a week darling," John whispered as the two kissed goodbye. "I love you," Pocahontas said, stroking his golden hair. "I love you to, be safe," John replied as the two shared one last kiss and he opened then shut the door. He was gone. Pocahontas went and sat down by the window, watching his back until it was out of sight.