Chapter 6
After two hours, John arrived home. Jason Bond took the horses to the stables and Aunt Lou and Liza put John's belongings in his room. John carried his wife to their room. When he got there, he put her on the bed, covered her and turned to Lou, who was watching the scene. "Make sure she is warm. Please, take care of her." He said weakly. John was wet, pale, freezing, exhausted, and injured. When he came out of the lake, a sharp corner of the ice jabbed his right side. "Yessuh. I take gud car of Miz 'Lizabeth. But wut 'bout you suh?" said Aunt Lou. John moaned before he could get the words out of his mouth. "Don't worry about me. My wife is the one that matters." he said, his teeth chattering. "Yessuh." Aunt Lou said, worried about the two. Then she left with Liza to get hot water bottles to warm the bed. As soon as they left, John collapsed into bed, wincing in pain. Then, he struggled to drag himself to his beautiful bride. he got on top of her, in effort to keep her warm without caring about himself. Then, his eyes closed and his head dropped upon her shoulder. His cheek against hers, his face in the pillow. Her face facing the ceiling, her body kept warm by his. The unconscious couple was unaware of what was going on around them.
The next day
Elizabeth felt warm when she awoke. Her head and joints ached, she felt dizzy, and she felt sore all over. But she was thankful for the warmth because she felt cold. Then she realized that John was lying next to her, still unconscious. He was also draped with lots of thick blankets. Elizabeth moved closer to him and kissed him tenderly over and over. Then she whispered into his ear,"Thank you for rescuing me, my brave knight." John didn't move or respond.