I left for six flags on the 30th and came back that morning at 2:30! And then My family woke up at 8:00 so we could go to a wedding. It was fun! A lot of dancing and singing. :)

Sara Kai-Yes, he is dying... but thank you!

Chapter 5- Jane

o~O~o

Eyes opened to the see the early light of the sun just coming up over the ground.

Another day. Breathing in deeply, Jane smiled. William stood by their table eating some of the rye bread.

Last night came to her mind. They had feasted on the meat and bread. That night, Jane couldn't care about rationing it out. They ate all of the good food.

Licking her lips as if she could still taste it, she sighed.

"Good morning."

Jane rolled her eye back to William. Smirking, she sat up. "Good morning."

He laughed at that and walked to the straw Jane sat on. Plopping down next to her, he offered the rough bread full of nuts and dried fruit.

"Thank you." She brought the food to her lips, and paused. She set the bread down and leaned forward.

"I love you." She whispered before pressing her lips onto his.

William didn't tense at the sign of affection. Instead, he leaned forward and brought Jane onto his lap.

When they parted, Jane looked at him with her smile still in place.

"That's one more thing I will have to ask forgiveness for." William grinned back.

"I'm the one who isn't supposed to have pleasure." Jane tried to grimace, but joy brought the smile back onto her face.

They laughed.

"I am terribly sorry, but you might just have to bend the rules for me." William sighed.

Jane feigned a heavy sigh. "Oh well. You are just too much to resist."

Their lips met again.

"We don't have to tell anyone." He mused when they parted again.

Blushing, she brought her hand to her husband's cheek.

His forest green eyes bored down into her bright blue ones.

"We have to work." Jane reminded him.

"I know." He sighed. "But you are so beautiful, Jane."

She blushed again.

"Off to work, my dear." He stood with Jane in his arms.

Pecking her lips, he set her down and pressed the bread into her hands.

"I love you." She said as he left the house.

He made her feel so amazing and special.

"I am sorry," She whispered to God. "I couldn't stop myself."

Having pleasure with affection that way was not becoming of a lady and the church highly disapproved of it.

"But it was so amazing."

o~O~o

With her hair in a long braid, Jane pulled weeds from the small garden she had been able to plant at the beginning of summer.

Carrots, beans, and turnips.

That morning was almost forgotten as Jane worked.

She knew work had to be done. So, the pleasurable morning had to be pushed from her mind at the moment.

Looking up from the ground in search of the bladder full of water, Jane caught the sight of a large figure coming into sight.

As she examined it further, she saw it was a person on a horse.

Who would be coming here? Jane thought, as she stood.

The only people who had horses were the lord and his wife. Why would Madison come back here?

The closer the figure came, the more Jane could shape it out.

It was a man in a brown tunic. A servant.

When he approached her, he jumped off.

Jane looked him over. The 'man' was no more than ten years old. She was sure of it.

"Are you Jane? Wife of William?" his small voice asked.

She nodded in reply. Why was he here?

"The mistress would like you to ride with her today."

Confusion spread throughout her.

Why would Madison want her? Didn't she have other servants? Yesterday was only an emergency. It was a onetime thing. Right?

"She says you will be paid in return. Do you accept?"

Paid? To ride?

Jane remember the feeling of the pony she rode yesterday. She had to admit she enjoyed the activity, but again?

Didn't the mistress have other servants to ride with her?

She had to make up her mind quickly. Stay here and finish the weeding or ride with Madison and get paid?

She knew what her choice was. "Yes!"

It was hard to keep the excitement out of her voice.

"Would you like some help mounting?" The boy asked.

Jane shook her head and scrambled to the horse's side. It was the same pony she had rode yesterday. Rock. 'The stubborn old mule' as Madison had called him.

"Are you getting on?" Jane asked curiously.

He shook his head. "I'm supposed to lead you back to the mistress."

"Tell me your name." Jane smiled.

"Jonathan." He kept a straight face.

"Well, thank you, Jonathan."

He was a sweet boy.

The ride to the lord's home was only a few miles away.

Jane felt like the mistress herself as she was lead on this pony.

Smiling, she couldn't help but feel excited.

"Jane! I am so glad you accepted." Madison grinned warmly at her.

"Thank you for inviting me."

Jane saw Tempest behind Madison.

"Are you ready to ride?"

Jane brought her chin up slightly. "Yes."

"Off we go then."

And the wind never felt so good against Jane's face.

Rock kept up with Tempest mostly, when he wanted to. But that didn't happen often with the stubborn pony.

Jane wasn't really in control of the pony. Rock ran where he wanted. Madison shouted commands to her own horse, and Jane tried to copy them. But when Madison told her horse to gallop again, Rock didn't listen. He seemed more interested in being sluggish and slow.

"He won't listen to me!" Jane let out a small fit of annoyance.

Madison laughed. "I am terribly sorry, Jane. Would you like to borrow my switch?"

Jane felt her cheeks warm. Embarrassed, she took the long thin whip. She shouldn't have complained.

Her voice was timid "Thank you."

"Gallop!" Madison shouted.

Tempest flew with the wind.

"Gallop!" Jane tried to yell with the same might as Madison, but her voice was small.

When Rock didn't listen, Jane brought down the switch on his flank.

And the winds let all their forces on her face.

o~O~o

"And you enjoy it?" William asked again.

Jane laughed. "It feels like riding on the wind."

"Well, as long as you enjoy it." William sighed.

He didn't know much about the lord's wife or horses. It made him uneasy when his wife could be in possible danger, but none seemed apparent in Jane's eyes.

"And guess what?" Jane kept trying to suppress her smile.

"What is it?"

He could see her excitement.

She pulled out the bag of coins that she had hid behind her back.

"Is that…"

Jane let out a bubbling giggle. "Yes!"

And then she threw her hands around his neck.

They were going to be rich!

"Jane," William asked. "Do you truly enjoy this?"

She nodded again.

"Then it is a blessing from God."

He wrapped his hand around hers and brought her closer to him.

"Tomorrow we shall celebrate by going to the market."

Jane widened her eyes.

"What will we get?" She asked in a rush.

William picked her up by the waist and twirled her around.

"Whatever you want, my dear Jane."

The next morning, Jane kept frowning. She couldn't make any sense of it.

Was she…? Jane stopped mid thought. She couldn't think it. Not now.

If she told William her thoughts, he would get excited, and she couldn't know if it was for certain.

But it has been overdue.

She tried to examine herself. Am I?

"Jane, please tell me what is on your mind" William sat next to her.

She couldn't keep it to herself any longer. She had to tell him.

"Will, I think I'm pregnant."