HI! I hope that you all like this chapter, im sorry for the delay, but with the holidays, and the fact that i caught a cold, but enough excuses, here's this chapter, ENJOY!

Mary lay on her bed, hoping that whoever was at the door would just go away, but the door opened, and Martha walked in. She had a look of concern on her face. She walked over to where Mary laid on her bed and sat down.

"Oh miss Mary, one of the maids told me that she saw you run from master Colin's room crying, so I came up to see what was wrong."

Mary sniffed. But then sat up, and poured out what happened to Martha. Martha listened to every word, her look of concern deepening. When Mary was through, she had started to sob again. Martha held Mary as she sobbed, slowly rubbed her back.

"Oh miss Mary, oh dear. I knew that master Colin had become demanding, but I didn't think that he had become heartless too" Martha shook her head, "You shouldn't stand for this kind of behavior from your husband. You two are equals, and you both took vows to love each other, and Colin isn't keeping his promise very well."

Mary sat up, wiping the last of her tears from her eyes, and looked at Martha. "I don't believe that Colin really loves me anymore." Mary stared out the window. "He used to hug me whenever I came back from the garden, and he would just sit staring at me while I read, sometimes driving me crazy while because he stared at me for so long. I remember he bought me a necklace when we were married for a month. It was in the shape of a heart, and it was inscribed with my name, and a flower. I lost it out in the garden though, and when I told Colin, he said that it was just a necklace, and that our love would never be lost", Mary smiled , but then frowned " I believed him, but now I don't really believe it that much now."

Martha suddenly grabbed Mary's hands in her own. "Now miss Mary, master Colin loves, even if he doesn't show it, or really think it, but deep down in his heart, he still loves you deeply, and will continue to till the day he dies," Martha let go of Mary's hands, stood up and headed for the door, but turned around just before she left. "You know miss Mary, I never thought of you as the type to put up with Colin's behavior, if my memory holds true. So, why don't you make Colin realize how stupid he's been acting, and remind him of how much you love each other." Martha smiled slightly, and then left.

Mary stayed on her bed thinking about what Martha had said. She was right, Mary hadn't stood for Colin's behavior when they were children, why should she stand for it now? Mary truly loved Colin, but now she had to remind him of how he loves her. Mary didn't know how to do that, though. She knew how to put Colin in his place when he used to be whiny when they were children, but things were different now. They were adults, so she couldn't just yell at him or anything. Then again, Colin was acting like a whiny, demanding, 10 year old brat, so why shouldn't she treat him like such.

Mary suddenly smiled. Now that was a thought, treat Colin like the way he's acting. Mary knew that she would need to be bold, and would need to plan a little, but she was slowly having a plan form in her mind, she just hoped that it was a good one.

Oooooooh, what is Mary's plan? Oh the suspense! LOL. I hope that you all liked this, but since I'm not a mind reader, you need to REVIEW PLEASE! THANK YOU! Li Li

ps: I'll try to update on a regular routine again, but I still have no real idea how this story is going, so bear with me, bye!