A/N: okay I know I said that I wouldn't be able to update for a while but I am just feeling so good right know because we are put in lanes depending on how fast we are. So I went from one to two, two to four, four to five and that is really good.

The Wedding Plans

The days went by slowly for me. Every minute felt like 3 hours, 3 hours felt like days, days felt like years. But one particular night everything stopped: It was cold and rainy. No star could be seen in the sky, not even the moon could be seen. I was on my bed reading a book when I heard heavy footsteps, then they stopped right in front of my door. "Colonel Tavington" was the first name on my list. A knock sounded.

"Come in." The door came open and in walked Tavington.

"I just wanted to let you know…" Silence

"Yes,"

"I just wanted to let you know that in 2 weeks you will be my wife." After this he turned around and headed out the door but I stopped him.

"I will never marry a monster like you."

He turned around and hit me hard.

"Yes you will and you will be happy about it. Know I am going to be nice to you and let you have one guest."

"Why just one guest?"

"Because you are still a prisoner here and if I didn't argue against it then you would not be able to even have a guest." He closed the door and left.

I threw myself on my bed facedown into the pillow and then started crying.

(Tavington's POV)

I shut the door and then put my right ear to the door. I heard crying. I wanted so badly to go in and apologize but decided against it and went across the hall to my room.

I went over to my studies and looked at the wedding plans. But all I could think about was Mary.

I left my room and went into Mary's room. She was lying on a pillow. Her cheeks were tear stained. I got on the other side of her, put my arm around her and unintentionally fell asleep.

(Mary's POV)

I woke up with a start from a bad dream. (I was running through a forest and I was getting chased by demons.) The first thing I felt was a body and an arm over me holding me tightly but gently. I looked to see who it was. Colonel Tavington. Not a real big surprise to me because he had been looking at me in a more loving manor than a "Go-to-hell-witch." I removed his arm and when I did I woke him up.

"Sorry" he grumbled and then left.