(A/N) DAMN THOSE CELTIC'S! All I hear, Walker, Pierce, Walker, Pierce! They suck! See we are very critical of our boys...damn the Celtics! Third in the entire NBA, and you get knocked off like that! Arrghhh! Ok, I vented enough! Thank you all of all of your reviews, they are really nice and make me smile. Alrighty, please enjoy these chapters...and don't forget the surprise that is due in Chapter 10...maybe I'll give you a hint along the way...

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!

It had been a month since they had arrived at the farm. Evelyn was waiting in her room for her doctor to arrive from the city, he was going to come every month, for a check up. Two weeks ago her parents and Adam, a surprise for her had arrived with Jack, and it had been rather interesting, at least some of the hilarious exchanges between Jack and Adam.

"Come on in…" Gabriel said as he opened the door to the bedroom.

"Hello Evelyn."

"Hello Doctor Lange, how was your trip?"

"Very good. Now I need you to lay down and lift your blouse, just enough to reveal your stomach." Gabriel crossed the room and sat down next to Eve on the bed. Doctor Lange then placed his hands on her stomach and felt around. "Very good. Now are you feeling any discomfort." The Doctor said as he pulled her blouse down.

"Just having trouble sleeping."

"Morning sickness has passed?"

"I still feel nausea, but I don't vomit."

"That must feel much better."

"It does." Eve watched as he went into his bag.

"I want you to take this." He held out a bottle.

"What is it?" Eve asked as she took the bottle.

"Nutrients. I think you are losing some from the nausea, lack of eating. So I want you to take this every morning, until you can have a stable breakfast. Also…" He glanced at Gabriel. "I want you to limit your activity to four hours a day."

"Why?" Eve sounded outraged.

"Because, if I limit you now, I won't limit you later. In other words, if I start to limit your activity now, it won't seem so bad when your in your ninth month."

"Are you planning on putting me on permanent bed rest?"

"Since you are such a high risk, yes, if I have to, you will be on permanent bed rest." The doctor then got up. "I will see you before I leave."

"Thank you doctor." Gabriel shook his hand and led him to the corridor, where James was waiting to take him to his room.

"Four bloody hours!" Eve said annoyed.

"Yes, four bloody hours." Gabriel said as he began to pick up one of Evelyn's dresses that had fallen on the floor.

"Gabriel, your not going to…"

"Oh yes I am, and don't try and get out of it." Gabriel laid the dress on the bed. "So we best make good use of our limited time. So hurry up and get dressed, I have something to show you. Meet me in front of the house." Gabriel then dashed out the door, bounded down the stairs and almost right into Will.

"For Christ sake Gabe! Slow down!"

"Can't, only have four hours." Gabriel ran out the door, and left Will in a confused state. So he decided to find out what was going on and made his way to Evelyn's room.

"Eve, can I come in?" Will asked through the door.

"Just give me a second." Eve said as she struggled with her buttons. "Oh for heaven's sake, I am never going to get this blasted thing on right!" Eve said angrily.

"Want me to help?" Will asked.

"No, I have to…there it is, finally…" Eve grumbled as she opened the door.

"What was Gabriel running about?" Will said as he walked in.

"The doctor visited me this morning. I have only fours hours a day for activities…" Eve pulled at the front of her dress, her stomach showed through it, and Eve reminded herself to tell Marie to start letting some of these dresses out. "Gabriel wants me to meet him outside."

"Do you think your dear father could take up some of your time?" Will said with a smile. Eve turned to face him.

"Of course."

"Seeing you as the lady of the house…wouldn't want to take up your time." Will said as he took her arm and started walking.

"Lady of the house?"

"Yes, your mother, before we left for the sea, was lady of her father's mansion. She oversaw much of what went on in the house."

"Well, as lady of the Johnson Manor, I say that you may indeed join me for a light stroll…" Eve stopped at the sight that was outside the front door.

"I told you I would show you…" Gabriel was standing with two horses. One was all black, a magnificent show of strength was wielded in that horse. The horse opposite him was Rosie, the beautiful caramel coloredmare Eve loved so much.

"I didn't think you would…" Eve said as she let go of her father's arm.

"First lesson, don't doubt your instructor." Eve giggled. "Next lesson, please place on hand on the saddle." Eve did what she was told, she placed her hand on Rosie's saddle. Will smiled and gave the two of them time on their own, this was a special moment for them.

"Now what?"

"Patience please. Now take your right foot and slip it through the…yes that's it…now pulling yourself up, swing your other leg right over to the other side of the saddle." Gabriel then stood behind Eve, knowing she could fall. Eve tried pulling herself up, but it just wasn't happening.

"Gabriel, I am not tall enough…I can't get a good push off…" Eve said trying to balance on her toes.

"Ok…get ready to pull…" Gabriel then grabbed her waist and pushed her up. Eve swung her leg over and sat right on the saddle. Gabriel quickly mounted his horse.

"Grab the reins…" Gabriel showed her by picking up his. Eve followed suit. "Now, give a light kick to her sides, it'll get her moving." Gabriel did it to his horse and it started to trot off ahead. Eve then lightly kicked the sides of the horse and Rosie began to trot along after Gabriel.

"This is great…" Eve said as she looked over at Gabriel.

"I want to take you somewhere. So to speed up, give her another kick and pull at her reins a bit."

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They were sitting at the pond what seemed like hours, just lying down over a blanket, staring into the blaring sun. "It's beautiful here, why didn't you show me this before?"

"Saved it." Eve's thoughts then drifted, she could stay this way forever.

"Do you ever think…of…" Eve stopped.

"Do I ever think of…what?" Gabriel asked sitting up. Eve sat up next to him and put her head on his shoulders.

"Never mind, it's really silly."

"No it wasn't, come on just tell me." Eve straightened up and turned to him.

"Asking me to marry you? Do you ever think of that?" Eve felt foolish.

"I do. I think about it a lot."

"Then why haven't you asked?"

"I don't want to rush you into anything your not ready for." Gabriel then brushed away a lock of hair that fell over her face.

"Oh…" Eve knew that if he asked her answer would be a yes.

"Do you want me to draw up the papers?" Gabriel asked. Eve shot him a look, that was probably the most insensitive thing he could have said at that very moment, at that very time.

"Paper? Is that all this is? Bloody paperwork for you?" Eve got up and started to walk away.

"No, I meant…for Christ sake Eve, you brought this up out of the blue! I said the first thing that came to mind!" Gabriel got up and followed her.

"No, the normal thing, most men would have said, 'Do you want me to ask you?', that's what sensible people would have said!" Eve was far from flown off the handle, she was blowing her top.

"Evelyn, I am not Jon!" Gabriel winced, he shouldn't have said that. Eve turned around slowly and looked him straight in the eyes, and spoke barely above a whisper. Gabriel could see the tears and hurt in her eyes.

"No your not Jon…that's why I expected something better…" Eve quickly turned around and started walking.

"Evelyn, please wait, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that, it won't happen again." Gabriel said trying to keep up with her.

"Yes it will. You think I compare you to Jon."

"No, I don't."

"Don't lie to me." Eve kept walking, but Gabriel grabbed her arm and turned her around to face him.

"Don't do this. Don't slam the door in my face."

"No Gabriel, you slammed it all on your own. Now let go of me." Gabriel let go of her arm. "You think that all of this impresses me…all of the grandness, all of the wealth…it doesn't. Do you know why I love you? I love you because I feel safe in your arms, I feel your love, your trust. I know you love me and would do anything for me, it is called unconditional love Gabriel, that is what I feel for you. I love you with everything I possibly have within me, and I wonder, if that is enough for you."

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Eve sat in her room, so angry, yet so sad. She hadn't seen Gabriel since earlier this morning. Getting up she walked down the hall, to look for her mother. "Oh, Eve…" James stopped her in the hall.

"Yes?"

"A letter came to the house in Paris, the messenger said it was only meant for you." James then handed her the letter.

"Thank you." Eve then slipped into the library, and sat at the desk. The envelope itself had no name on the outside of it. Slipping her fingers through the slit, she opened the envelope and pulled out the letter. It had the same writing as the other ones…