All too soon the holiday vacations ended and school resumed. Bruce continued to pick Amber up every morning and drive her to school where they parted company until lunch. They still looked forward to having lunch with each other and spending the afternoon...
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The_Count
20 hours ago
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Christmas had come and gone and soon it was New Year's Eve. As Bruce and Amber had surmised, both their parents had parties that they were going to attend, so now all they had to do is figure out where they would spend the evening together. Now he had to...
Brother Sebastian stood on the porch of Carpenter's ranch house and uttered a silent prayer to God that all his years of research and interpretations of the most ancient texts were correct. As the sun rose further in the sky, he watched the beams of light...
It was now Christmas Day and both families were up at their normal workday time instead of sleeping. They wanted to enjoy a leisurely breakfast, while they discussed the plans of the day, before they opened their presents. Amber's parents admitted to them...
As he watched the Captain make his way into the dark woods, he prayed that his journey would be safe one. He was not really worried, the Captain was a warrior and woe unto the highway robber that crossed his path. It was then that his acute hearing picked...
Christmas Eve had finally arrived. After work Bruce raced home to shower and change before he headed to Amber's house to spend a few hours. Amid the festive atmosphere was talk of his agreeing to be Amber's labor coach and attend the birthing classes and...
Carpenter let out a scream of rage as the Princess slowly slumped to the floor with an arrow in her chest. A large patch of crimson was darkening the front of her silky nightgown. He fell to his knees and gathered her up in his arms and held her to tightl...
Bruce just sat there with his mind still reeling. He didn't mind pretending to be the father of her child if it saved them both the non-stop questions from their classmates, but this was never discussed. He had seen enough television programs of females g...
School had finally let out for the Christmas break. Bruce's plans on sleeping in on that first Monday were derailed as he had promised Amber that he would show up for breakfast. He was not that upset about losing out on some sleep as it would give them so...
Carpenter left long before Sunrise which allowed the Monk to return to his research. He double and triple checked his findings and each time the answer he arrived at was the same. "There is only one way to test this theory, but if I am wrong I fear it mig...
Amber and Bruce both had a restless nights sleep due to the recent events. Each agreed and swore that if questioned they would respond with the answers they had rehearsed. If asked if he was the father he would say yes, and Amber would respond the same wa...
The young Prince followed his old mentor along the long twisting passage ways to the secret door to the treasure room. The secret door to this room was also hidden behind a tapestry, but it was different than all of the others. It was much smaller and clo...
Bruce stayed at Amber's house for quite a while going over the answers they would need if questioned about the story she told. Neither one was well adept at telling lies so this would take some effort on their parts to be believable. Amber retrieved the c...
Once in their car and headed home all the emotions that Amber had struggled with to keep inside began to take its toll. "Daddy, pull over. I'm going to be sick," she said quickly. Her Father quickly curbed the vehicle as Amber opened the door and threw up...
Back in Sinking Wells: The blacksmith known as Stiles had made great strides with his training. He could ride and rope with the best of the cowboys and his skill with the knife, bullwhip and pistol were better than average. He was considered a loyal and h...