Soulmates
It has been close to two and half weeks since Mitchel Myer left to fix his father's bank and Freya couldn't be happier. On one of the warmer days the lady of the house went down to the kitchen to get a drink and maybe steal a bake good if there are any made up. Soon as she entered Theodora almost dropped a basket of bread on the floor. "What have I said about you coming into the kitchen and scaring me? Why are you in here in the first place?" Out of no where a little pair of legs came running in with flour all over her. "Miss. Freya Hi!!!" the little girl ran up to the lady of the house and jumpped in her arms hugging her tightly. "Hello Emma or should I call you cookie pan because you are covered in flour?" Emma giggled for a second or two and told Freya she was helpping her mama with some baking.
Miss. James put Emma down and tried to dust off the flour on her dress. Emma ran off laughing to get something from the shelf. "When did she get her Theadora? Emma has gotten so big. It seems yesterday she was just the size of little bag of beans." Theadora just watch her little girl trying to get some heavey cream on a shelf too high for her. "I know I just wish they let me have her here for a while longer before your uncle took a liking to her. But then again I'm glad she is close by just hope she stays close by." Emma ran back to them dragging a bag of oats making a mess on the floor. "I'm planning to go pick some sunflowers and other wild flowers later this afternoon do you want to come with me my little cookie pan?" Emma started jumpping up and down saying please mama please. Theadora just sighed and said yes but she was to be back to the house no later then four to go back home with Eric.
Right after lunch Freya and Emma went down to the sunflowers picking the biggest ones they could find. After an hour or so finding some of the better flowers Emma found one of the sunflowers that were too tall. Freya tried to jump up to get it but she couldn't reach it on her better days. Out of no where the sunflower fell into her hands when she looked around she saw the union soldier putting away his knife. "Well aren't you the helpful one? Thank you Mr. Rosemen. Why are you here may I ask." Johnothan got closer to her about to hug her when he spots little Emma looking at him. "Why hello little girl I didn't see you there. You have a name?" Emma ran behind Freya trying to hide from the strang man. "Her name is Emma and until right now she has never been shy. What's wrong my little cookie pan?" Emma had Miss. James bend down to her so she could whisper in her ear. "It's ok Emma Mr.Rosemen is a good man. He won't hurt you. He got this flower for us see?" After a while the three of them were just sitting there talking Emma opened up a lot within a few minutes. "You know Miss.James you never answered my question I asked you two weeks ago. How come you don't have the ring on?" Freya pointed her eyes to Emma trying not to say anything. "Oh come on now Emma isn't going to say a word are you?"
"I'll keep your seceret if you keep one of mine." Emma said spinning the sunflower in her hands. Johnothan put his face right up to her's and looked at her then gave her a smile. "That sounds fair Miss. Emma ladies first. What is your seceret?" Emma put the flower next to her and cleared her throat. "The reason mama jumpped when Miss.Freya came into the kitchen was she got a letter from daddy. She read it to me. Daddy is trying to get mama take brother and I to where he is. Daddy told mama all she has to do is listen for the music in the night to find the way to him. To him and freedom." It's been four years since Ian left Theadora was so upset when he took off without saying good-bye to her. For months after Theadora was not herself she kept an eye on Eric and Emma to make they wouldn't be sold to punish her.
Emma stood up and walked over to the Union Soldier and put her little hand on his shoulder. "Ok it's your turn what your seceret Mr.Rosemen? Has it have to do with the ring I found in Miss.Freya's room today?" Emma held up the ring to show him. "Emma Eleanor Brooks where did you find this ring? When were you in my room?" Emma tried to look she was sorry for taking the ring. "I went in your room to find those dolls you let me play with at times. I was trying to find them then i found the ring. I'm sorry Miss. Freya." (to be fair the ring could have been found by anyone where she had it.) "It's ok cookie pan but next time ask before you go into my room understood?" Emma nodded and then said "Could you not say my full name please?" Johnothan picked up Emma and put on his lap. "A little bite ago I asked southrenfire here to marry me and she hasn't given me her answer yet."
Emma leaned foreward and looked at Miss.James and asked "why haven't you ansnwered Mr.Rosemen yet? If you don't I'll marry him." Johnothan gave a laugh and the three of them kept talking for a while longer. When the sun started to go down Freya jumpped up "Oh no,no,no Theadora is going to murder me I was to get Emma back home by four so her brother can take her home." The Union Soldier stood up holdding a sleeping Emma in his arms. "It's ok grabbed the flowers and I'll walk to your house. Besides I have to tell Theadora that her little girl wants to marry the enemy. I mean unless the lady of the house has an answer for me." Freya took Emma from him and started to the house and doubled back to kiss him. "That is my answer take it for what it is worth."
Mr.Roseman gave a laugh and yelled "So is that a yes or a no?" Freya kept walking to the house then started to run then she stopped soon as she saw Stefan taking bags to the door of her home. "Oh great if Stefan is back so is Mr.Myer just want I need right now." Eric came running out of the barn holding a stitch on his side. "Good she is sleeping so much easier to walk her home when she isn't yappying at me." Eric took his little sister and carried her off.
"Eric when did Mr. Myer get back? I thought he would be gone longer." The stable boy turned around and shrugged and said "You mean you wish he would have stayed away longer wild Fire?" Freya put her arms across her chest and rolled her eyes at him. Mr.Myer came out of the house and started looking around trying to find the right path to go find Miss.James in the sunflowers. The lady of the house started to the house again trying do hide and act like she was coming from the barn. "There you are Freya that Tressa lady said you left hours ago to pick flowers and you haven't come back yet. I was about to come to search for you. Mitchell grabbed Freya's arm and started dragging her into the house. The lady of the house pulled her arm out his grasp and went two stairs above him. "I see being away hasn't taught you any manners whats so ever Mr.Myer. I got back a while ago I was just spendding time with my horse if it's any of your business. And our house girl's name isn't Tressa it's Theadora and if you want her to serve you then you best remember to get her name right."
"I'm sorry about grabbing your arm my dear i meant to grabby your hand. and as for my manners it's been a long two weeks and a long trip back here. I'm a little stressed out. I"ll try to be better." The two of them went inside for dinner with Mr.James after a while the lady of the house was back outside in the barn petting Cinnamon. "What should I do I mean i love Johnothan so much but he is from the wrong side of the war. My father wants me to marry Mr.Myer at the end of the summer. Maybe you and i should just run for it and not look back hu girl?" Cinnamon started noddign her head like she was agreeing with the plan. Freya started laughing and kept petting the horse. Out of no where a young lady came out of no where from the shadows. "Hello I didn't mean to stop your converation with your horse. I'm looking for Ayden James. This is the James isn't it?" Freya stopped petting Cinnamon and stepped closer to the young lady. "I'm Ayden's cousin Freya his home is a mile and half up the road. If you keep going it's hard to miss. Big house with roses in the front garden." The young lady stepped towards Miss.James with her hand out. "I'm Nickolet Halden please call me Nick everyone does." Miss.Halden was on the short side with long dark brown wavey hair and almost as pretty blue eyes as Freya's. "It's nice to meet you too and my horse is name Cinnamon she is probably one of the best listeners as long as you have an apple or two for her."
"She seems sweet reminds me of my own pet back home a white horse with a big brown spot on her back and around her ears. I call her Sugar. All need is a horse named Spice." The two ladies started giggling. "I think Cinnamon likes you she doesn't let anyone really near her but me and maybe the stable boy if he is lucky." Nick Halden started petting the beautiful horse and started looking her over. "I don't mean to over step but I think your Cinnamon is getting fat or something. If I'm right she might be having a baby soon." Freya touched her horse stomach and Cinnamon moved away. "Thunder damn that horse." The lady of the said under her breath. "I should go I'm sure Ayden is wondering where I am the boy worries more then my own mother half the time."
After a cheerful good-bye Freya went to her room and didn't sleep much that night and almost missed breakfast the next morning. "I'm so sorry I over slept and I couldn't find a single thing to wear today. What do we have for breakfast today? Anything good?" As she sat down Mr.Myer moved one chair over to be close to her. "So I'm thinking about maybe we can talk about our wedding we need to start making plans and other things. Speaking of which I think we need to move up the wedding maybe on the fourth of July. What do you say my sweetheart?" The lady of the house almost choked on her coffee and toast. "We agreed on the end of the summer so we can get to know each other. We should stick to that besides there are so much we don't know of one another." Mr.James put down his paper and smiled at his daughter. "Mr.Myer my daughter is right the two of you need to get to know each other more. In the month and half you have known each other you have been gone for two weeks of it."
After breakfast Freya went to her room and found paper and pen and wrote a letter to the union soldier.
"Dear Mr.Rosemen yes that kiss meant yes. I love you. can't wait until we met again in our place.
always your soon to be wife,
Freya."
The lady of the house folded up the letter and held it to her chest knowing in her gut that she was probably hurting her father but she must do what her heart want. To be with the other part of her soul, the other half of her heart, to be with her Union Soldier.
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