A/N: Alright, not so much in this chapter, but in chapters to come, there will be some possibly suggestive content in here that may possibly warrant an 'R' rating, so please consider this before reading. I will try to keep it as clean as I can within reasonable PG-13ish bounds because of the content, but it will still be suggestive. So again, just as a warning, consider what is to come before reading it.
Thanks!
-S.R.
"Come, let's get you back to the estate before you get into any more trouble." whispered Col. Tavington to Jae, breaking their embrace.
"Aww do we have to?"
"Yes. Do you really want Mary angry with you?"
"She probably already is, considering Jula and I were supposed to only be in the gardens and I'm sure Jula has already told her about O'Hara."
Col. Tavington rolled his eyes.
"True.. but let's not give her any more reasons."
"There aren't any more reasons. I won the race."
"Oh, I'm sure she can think of something, my dear."
"Oh, right, she's married to you..."
Col. Tavington's eyes narrowed at Jae in a look of mock annoyance, but it was contradicted by the playful smirk tugging at the corners of his lips.
"I know, and I'm a damn lucky man."
Jae laughed.
"Yes, you are. But alright, we'll go."
The colonel nodded, helping Jae back on Ember; then taking her reins, he guided them through camp to where Asmodeus stood saddled and tethered.
"Here you are.." he said, handing Jae the reins and mounting Asmodeus, who snorted and pawed the ground impatiently.
Hey, it's Dad in the form of a horse!
"Well, let's go!"
"Wait, I want to race!"
Col. Tavington rolled his eyes.
"The question is, Jae, when do you not want to race? I'm much better than O'Hara; of course, you already know this. Besides, you've never won a single race between us."
"So? It's the thrill, I tell you, the thrill!" Jae cried.
Col. Tavington laughed.
"Well if you insist, we'll race to the stables."
"Yes!"
The colonel gave the count and they sped off, Jae in the lead at first, but as always, Col. Tavington pulled ahead and reached the stables a considerable distance ahead of her.
"I won."
"Obviously, but I still enjoyed it."
"Good." replied the colonel, helping Jae off of Ember and handing the reins of the two horses to a couple of stable boys, both of which looked warily at Asmodeus, who snorted at them.
"Sir.. your horse.."
Col. Tavington walked over to Asmodeus and pulled his head towards him, whispering in his ear, and then turned to the stable boys.
"He should be fine now. Just make sure that you polish the saddles, though don't over do it, and groom the horses."
"Yes sir."
With that, the two boys took the horses into the stables and Col. Tavington and Jae continued on foot up to the estate and up to his quarters, where Lady Tavington met them at the door with Braden, her face tense as she glared at Jae.
"I didn't do it."
"Well, Jae, did you win or not?" she asked curtly.
"She won, Mary, no harm has been done." replied Col. Tavington calmly, bending down to give her a chaste kiss on her lips before turning to Braden and kissing the top of his head while his wife relaxed from the news.
"Well done Jae. But don't ever do it again!"
Jae gave her a guilty smile.
"My apologies. I won't. But at least I won."
"That you did." added the colonel before turning to Lady Tavington and saying, "She's a skilled rider, Mary; the general pulled a couple of tricks, but she handled them well."
Mary nodded, beginning to look amused.
"Hey, did she win?"
Jula had spotted the colonel and her sister as she was coming out of the washroom and rushed to greet them.
"Yes, I won." replied Jae.
"Oh, I knew you could do it!' Jula cried, bear hugging her sister.
"Oh, right, and you're the one who didn't want to get into trouble."
"Well sorry, but come on, you do get me into trouble a lot."
Jae shrugged.
"Whatever, I'm not in trouble this time."
"No, but you will be if you do it again." replied the colonel.
Braden looked sternly at Jae as if to match the meaning of his father's words.
"Whatever, little guy, you can't do anything to me yet." replied Jae, smiling at Braden.
Braden giggled with delight.
"Well, congratulations Jae." said Jula.
"Thanks."
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Another day passed. Gen. O'Hara was not at breakfast, and only showed briefly for dinner before skulking off upstairs. Then, as he walked past Jae Barrington's room, a nasty idea crossed his mind. Walking up to her door, he tried the knob, and to his surprise, it opened and we walked in, closing it behind him.
She shouldn't be up for at least another thirty minutes to an hour; time to begin my little investigation..
Quickly, the general found Jae's bag, and went through it, amazed at what he found.
What is this device? he thought to himself, as he held up her cell phone and stared at it curiously as he pressed the power button.
No service? What is going on here? And how did Col. Tavington get this thing? he pondered, staring at the background on Jae's phone.
Putting the phone down, Gen. O'Hara proceeded to go through the rest of Jae's bag, taking out papers, books, her binder, everything.
Hmm... these papers are dated in the years 2005 and 2006, but that can't be right, can it? Unless... No, that would be mad. Still, just look at all of this. And don't forget the way Jae and her sister were dressed when they first arrived. Completely inappropriate. Though I must say, Jae did look absolutely ravishing. The clothing formed to her deliciously enticing body perfectly.
Then, Gen. O'Hara spotted perhaps the two things that would be most essential for Jae to keep away from him: the history book, and a journal she had been writing in.
Taking the history book first, he began to flip through it.
American History: The Birth of Our Nation to Present... interesting...
Reaching for the journal, O'Hara opened it and began skimming over it, spending a particularly longer amount of time over the entries which included mentions of her sister and Wade, as well as some time glancing over the entries that involved her and the colonel specifically as a sneer made its way up his lips.
Well, he's harboring a traitor, yet I could get the both of them for association...
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps caught the general's attention. As quickly and efficiently as he could, he put all of Jae's things back into place, except for the journal, which he decided to keep for himself, and then stood silently in a dark corner of the room as Jae herself opened her door and waltzed in, humming to herself.
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After a particularly amusing horseback ride with Col. Tavington, in which the both of them took their horses stomping though a nearby brook after a lightning fast supper and got all wet, Jae went merrily to her room, humming a tune to herself as she waltzed through the door.
"Ah, what a perfect day." she said to herself, grabbing some things to head off to the washroom.
"Really?" purred Gen. O'Hara stepping out from the shadows, holding Jae's journal in his hand so she could see it.
Jae jumped.
"Oh my god!" she yelped as anger began to blaze in her gray eyes. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Just having a look around." replied the general in mock nonchalance. "So, how are you adjusting to the time difference?"
Jae's eyes widened in horror.
"Oh yes, I know everything now; I know why you and your sister act so peculiar, I know where the colonel gets his information, and I know what happened between your sister and some rebel boy named Wade. In fact, I could have the both of you hanged for treason; your sister for associating with a rebel, and you for associating with her."
"She didn't do anything with him; they didn't share any information that would be of any use."
"That's not what it says in here. No, it only says that she was seeing him." replied the general with a maniacal grin.
"Give that to me!" Jae yelled, but was silenced when the general took out his pistol and aimed it at her.
"Make one little noise, try anything to get this journal from me, including alerting the colonel, and I'll shoot you, and plant the damn journal as evidence to get your sister as well. That way, everyone,and I mean everyone, will know..." he sneered.
Jae stared at him in disbelief and first time, fear. Though she knew O'Hara wasn't at all the best soldier, she was pretty sure he would have no problem shooting her from where he was; she would have to bargain with him, for there was no other way. He had the journal and the power, and wasn't giving either of them up for anything.
"What do you want?" she asked, trying to sound calm.
Gen. O'Hara smiled evilly, pocketing the tiny journal and walked up to Jae, still holding the gun, and stepping behind her, carefully undoing the buttons of her dress and removing her corset. Then, taking out a dagger, he slashed the back of her underclothing, exposing her soft, creamy skin. Jae shuddered and bit back a scream as she felt the warmth of his hand against her skin as it traveled slowly up and down her back.
"You."