Hey I can't stay away form this story!
Ch 9
General Madison looked across the table to his wife.
" Mary? Dearest, what's wrong?" He asked as Mrs. Madison broke down into tears. He set down the bowel of vegetables and looked at her sympathetically.
" I'm just so happy. My daughter is to be married in one month's time and our family is back together again! What more could I wish for?" She asked dabbing her tears on her napkin.
" Caitlin, speaking of your wedding how is James?" General Madison asked.
" Oh! Fine, fine. He wanted to speak to you about the, arrangements, for the D-dragoons that is." Caitlin choked on the word dragoons; she knew what type of men they were.
" At your wedding? Cate that's barbaric! You can't have them at the church!" Robert cried.
" Robert, dear please sit down." Mrs. Madison implored.
Robert tended to go on rampages about the cruelty of the Green Dragoons.
" They Murder! Rape-"
Every one went silent.
" Bob- didn't you hear Mother- Shut Up!" John snapped.
" Why don't you!" Cara barked.
" That is quite enough!" General Madison said in a deathly severe tone.
Everyone stopped.
" Our country is at war already, we do not need one in our home!" He said.
Mrs. Madison looked up at her husband, and then back down at her plate.
" George, please-" She said.
General Madison looked up at his wife with an annoyed glance.
" Mary, if you don't want to hear anything, then leave." He snapped.
She stood up speechless, and hurt. He had never spoken to her like that.
" I'm sorry." She said in a hushed tone, and walked out in a hurried manner.
Mary went upstairs to her sitting room and pulled out a key she wore around her neck. She unlocked the small drawer in front of her and pulled out a stack of letters. Untying the rose colored ribbon around them, she pulled out one with Emerald writing on it and read it's tender words until she could not go on.
She cried herself to sleep. She had never been a strong woman like her mother. It was predicted she was never going to marry.
Later that evening, General Madison opened the door to the sitting room and found his wife sleeping on the bed she had placed there for Felicity when she was sick.
" Mary?" He asked.
She shivered and he grabbed one of the blankets from the chair and covered her.
She awoke suddenly and looked around then saw George leaving.
" George?" She asked.
He turned around and walked back to her with the dim candlelight flickering, partially illuminating his face.
" Yes?" He asked.
" What's wrong?" She asked.
" I couldn't find you, so I checked here go back to sleep." He said sitting on the bed.
" I can't- " The letter she had been holding slipped form her grasp.
He picked it up and looked at the front.
" You kept these?" he asked.
Mary blushed and looked away.
George gently turned her face to his and smiled.
" Mary, I'm sorry, don't be afraid. I still love you." He said.
" Oh George!" She sighed and hugged him.
He held her and kissed the top of her hair.
" do you believe?" He asked. Using the term he used to ensure their love.
" I do,"
Okay please tell me that wasn't sweet. Remeber to reveiw!