Chapter 17
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The Headless Horseman and forgiveness
She was his. Ichabod tightened his hold on her waist pulling her closely against his warm body. "Selena…Why do you stare at me as if I am the only thing you see?", as he gently rubbed his hand against her cheek a protectiveness coming over him.
"Because Ichabod….you are the only thing that I see and the only thing I wish to see always", she whispered in the silence of the morning air. It was his undoing. He wasn't sure what came over him. It was a completely new feeling. The feeling of an animalistic passion came over as he crushed her against him.
Swooping down he took her mouth into his pouring all his need and passion into their kissing. Before Selena knew it he began kissing her neck gently at first. But he got rougher and rougher sucking and biting her neck.
He felt her pulse beating beneath his lips. It was so fast as he gently kissed her delicate skin. Ichabod knew that what he was doing was wrong. A man and a woman should never have sexual intercourse unless they were married. But the feeling of her breaking before him screaming his name in ecstasy took him over.
His body had won over his mind. Before either of them knew it they were on the ground of the cottage hands everywhere pulling off clothing throwing it wherever they saw fit to. Selena lay there breathing deeply as he she felt him unlacing her dress.
The smell of wildflower wafted through her nose, as the warm touches of his hands met her soft skin. Selena knew that what she was doing she would never be forgiven for. But the body was a beautiful thing and if she wished to share it with Ichabod then it would be his.
The body was created to be loved and even though she was a virgin and sworn to celibacy till marriage she would just have to break that rule. She was a gift to be cherished and she knew that he would cherish her.
She laid there on his chest. She wasn't even sure how long they had spent making love. But she felt it when she had given herself to him she felt it. The heat radiating through her body an energy force so strong she could have sworn she could have floated off the ground.
They lay there naked and sweaty the smell of the wild flowers drifting amongst them. They were still in shock at the act they had just committed. The feeling of being one with each other made things seem different. The air tasted sweet not dry or dead. The sight before there eyes not to be horribly disfigured tree's but artistic branches that seemed to reach the heavens.
Everything was so much more beautiful then before they had made love. It was still morning since the sun had yet to come over them completely. They both got up, Selena somewhat wobbly since of the soreness between her legs.
They got dressed in private looking away from each other. Each knew not what to say, for what they had done there could be no words for it. Selena suddenly grew scared…..What if Ichabod had thought differently of her. Had she created a mistake giving herself? If she loved this man then there was to be nothing wrong………but what if he did not return her feelings.
They had gone back to their horses which laid there on the grass chewing on it. They rode back in silence. Upon returning to the Van Tassel Manor the entire house was in an up roar wondering where Selena and Ichabod had been.
"Selena! You have had us all so worried…", as the Lady Van Tassel rushed over immediately enveloping her step daughter in a tight hug. Lady Van Tassel, Lord Van Tassel, Brom, Katrina, and most of the servants stood around as Ichabod and Selena explained that they had gone for a ride but forgot the time.
Brom gave Ichabod a dirty look walking pass him and bumping his shoulder walking out the door. "But I am tired and I think I shall retreat to bed", as she slowly and sorely went up the stairs Ichabod's eyes never leaving her form. "Dearest are you unwell?", as Mrs. Van Tassel stood at the foot of the stairs looking up curiously at her step daughter.
"I am fine…just tired", giving her Step mother a small smile. "Well your father, Katrina, and I are going into town for a few hours? Will you be fine by yourself?", as Selena only nodded retreating back up the stairs.
When she had entered her room, she removed her dress and laid down to think about her making love with Ichabod. She heard the door knock as she quickly shifted moving the sheets over her body. "Come in..", as she saw Ichabod slowly moved into her room uncertainly. He stood on the other side staring at her, her hair wild her face flushed her creamy shoulders and neck exposed.
"I've come to talk to you Selena. I hope I have not come at a bad time..?", he whispered as she moved her hand forward letting him come towards her. He walked towards her and sat on her bed. He breathed deeply before he grabbed her wrapping his arms around her waist his face falling to her lap.
"I beg you to forgive me….", as Selena felt the muscles in her body clench at his words. He was begging her forgive him…forgive him for what? "What I have done is unspeakable…and I beg of you to forgive for if not my conscience shall never be cleared. I had taken you without your wanting and I ask of you to forgive me", as she felt it. Her lap became soaked with his tears of guilt.
He was guilty for making love to her. For taking her just because she was a virgin. She felt her heart grow sadden at his guilt for he had naught. She soothingly ran her finger's through his chocolate hair cooing him telling him everything was alright.
"Ichabod look at me..", as he looked up from her sheets his face red and flushed his eye's bloodshot and filled with guilt and disgust. Guilt and disgust within himself. "Ichabod do not cry. I gave myself to you. I did not hold you back because I did not want to. I wanted you to take me…", as he stared at her in shock of her words.
"You wanted me to take you?", as she nodded her head smiling. She brushed his tears away softly as she gently kissed him on the lips. "Stay with me now and dream of happy things..", as she tugged him gently next to him. She curled up against him holding him closely to her.
"But what of your mother and father..?", as he felt the drowsiness of the day take him over. He was buzzing with warmth and he felt his body begin to shut down. "I will make sure they never find out…", she whispered as they both fell asleep wrapped in each others arms.
Ichabod had woken up a few hours later. He got out of her bed and bent over and gently kissed Selena's brow as she murmured in her sleep turning over. Ichabod smiled as he left her room. He loved her. He loved her and he knew her wanted to marry her.
But Ichabod cleared him mind. This was no time to be thinking of sweet love he was here to solve a crime but instead at the moment he had made love to a woman and came to understand that he loved this woman and wanted her forever.
Ichabod had gone on a walk through town but passing by a window he saw something that mystified him. The Elder's were having an argument amongst themselves. He noticed Magistrate Philip packing his bags, stuffing things away pointing his cubby fingers at the other men.
Ichabod decided it was best if he followed to find out what was going on. He heard Philips yell one more time while he was walking out the door towards his horse and his small wagon.
Ichabod followed riding gun powder and stopped Philips right on the out reaches of the corn fields and the Western Woods. "What are you running from Magistrate Philips?", as Ichabod intercepted Philips and his horse. "Damn you Crane-"
"You'll raise the village", Ichabod answered back to him as Philips tried to get pass Ichabod and his horse.
Philip's slowly calmed down as they trudged side by side, "You had a mind to help me", as they heard an owl coo in the distance. "Yes, and I put myself mortal dread of…..", but he would say no more.
"Of…what…?", Ichabod trying to break Philips into telling. "Powers against which there are no defense".
"How did you know the widow was with child?"
"She told me.."
"Then I deduce that you are the father?"
"I hope you deductions serve you better in your contest against the Hessian. I am not the father."
"Did she tell you the name of the child's father?"
"Yes, she did. She came to me for advice…as the town magistrate", as Philip's stopped, pulling off his white wig rubbing his head tired.
In the distance thunder could be heard moaning in the forest and the sheep could be heard yelling in agitation but Ichabod ignored it.
"To protect the rights of her child .I was bound by my oath of office to keep the secret…".
"Do you believe the father killed the child?", as Philips stared at Ichabod in complete shock. "The Horseman killed her! You damn fool, do you suppose the horseman stops to impregnate our woman!"
Ichabod grew angry with frustration, "The Horseman? How often do I have to tell you there is no Horseman! There never was a Horseman! There will never be a Horseman!"
Ichabod grabbed the magistrate pulling off Philips talisman. "Let go! It is my talisman that protects me from the horseman", as they both grabbed the talisman pulling at it roughly.
"You magistrate- and your head full of nonsense! Now tell me the name of-"
But they had stopped. The sheep ran across the field as the lighting began to moan angry as birds flocked above them. Hoof beats could be heard as the braying and rearing of a horse. The wind picked up moving the scarecrow back and forth.
Magistrate Philips eye's widened in terrified, "Oh my…oh my…oh my oh my..", as he grabbed the talisman out of Ichabod's hand and began running the other direction. Ichabod ignored it as he looked as the forest. The hoof beats growing louder and louder. The forest erupted with leaves as they swirled in every direction as the Headless Horseman galloped on his steed Daredevil out of the forest and into view.
Ichabod stood there stunned, as he reached down trying to grab his pistol out ready to shoot, but a gust of wind pushed him over making him fall to the ground.
But before he could shoot, the image that he saw would haunt him forever. The Horseman galloped behind Philips, as Philips as fast as his cubby legs could take him ran. Philips had turned his head to see the horseman and it all happened quickly.
The Horseman raised his sword and slash the sound hit the air as he swung it cutting through Philips neck. Philips head swung on his neck as his head fell off and his body had folded and fell over.
Ichabod laid there terrified the sight that was just seen. As he moved up slowly getting ready to shoot he noticed the head of Philips rolling towards him. He stopped scared as the head came between his legs Philips dead face staring back at him.
Ichabod felt as if he was about to throw up at the sight. He looked up to see the Horseman and Daredevil coming right at him and before he knew it the Horseman's sword swooped down stabbing into the head of Philips that laid right between Ichabod's legs and galloped off into the forest.
Ichabod sat there, his eyes wide and terrified over what he just saw. His eye's rolled up into his head as he fell over backwards seeing darkness.
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