Me and the Village boy

Chapter 3

We got back to the palace in record time however, we had to rush to dinner because my father tended to get angry if we were even a little late and I had to talk to him I had to ask him if I could go up to the mores tomorrow morning, normally I would not have to ask but I had to make sure he knew I would be going early. We slowed as we got to the big double doors and nodded at the doormen to open them. "mother,

Father"i said as I took my seat to the right of my father and across from my mother, " mother, father" said Katie as she took her seat next to my mother. " hello Eva, Katie" said my mother.

" Eva, Katie" said my father sharply.

"Father, would it be possible for me to go riding on the moor tomorrow at around 6."

"why would yo want to go riding at such an hour?"

" I just think I need the time on my own and the fresh air as well "I said quickly.

"well ok then but take some food and drinks I will get chef too prepare you a bag to strap to the saddle and be back by tea time and no later." yes father " I said knowing full well that that would not happen, not tomorrow, tomorrow will be the day that we prove to father that Kit is good enough for me. Well he will be once I convince father to knight him.

THE NEXT DAY

It is 5:30am and here I am saddling Jade ready to pick up Kit. I had my meals in the bag and had strapped them to Jade's saddle. I rode down the gravel path and down to the village. I knocked on Kit's door quickly softly so that i would not wake his parents and he answered quickly, he knew I was coming, he ran up and hugged me a tight hug that made love and warmth run through my veins. "hey beautiful " he whispered in my ear. " hi, come on we have to go " I clambered up onto Jade and Kit followed me.

"Right then off we go, hey how much food? "he said looking down at the bag.

"well, the cook packed it and she's always saying that I'm too skinny, normally I'd have made sure she didn't pack as much but well there are two of us isn't there."

"well yeah I suppose " we set off galloping up to the moores grass and twigs crunching beneath Jade's hooves. I could feel Kit's breath on the back of my neck. I lent against him relaxing. Suddenly I saw something moving in the grass it was small, it could be a rabbit but then I heard the crying of a small child, a baby in fact. I jumped of of Jade as fast as I could and ran towards the baby, "Eva what are you doing?" he only realised when I turned around and saw the small child in my arms "no, no, this can not be happening."

"well it is, we need to get back to the palace it's almost nine mother and father will be awake now we have to get back we don't know how long he's been here but..."

"how do you know it's a he?"

"well if you look under the blanket you will find a blue baby grow."

"Oh of course."he said sheepishly turning a vivid shade of red.

" come on he's probably freezing"

"at least he's stopped crying, you are really good with children, did you know that?"

" well yeah, anyway take off your shirt."

"What, listen I'm flattered but I don't think our relationship is quite there yet."

"I didn't mean that i meant so that I can tie the baby to me that way neither of us have to hold it so we dont fall off. "

"fine you can have the shirt, you'll have to drop me off though otherwise you parents will know it was me you came to meet."

"okay wow this day just got very interesting " I said still a bit in shock at what was going on.

I got up onto the horse and Kit passed me the baby, and when he had got up behind me he tied the shirt over my shoulder and around my waist. We set of slowly so that we didn't disturb the baby and eventually got down to Kit's cottage, he jumped down from Jade and patted her side "bye carrot top, bye un known baby." he said with a smirk on his face.

" Bye forbidden boyfriend!" I said laughing. "and don't call me carrot top I think you will find my hair is red and carrots are orange!"

"more to the point did you just call me your boyfriend."

" yes as a matter of fact I did, got a problem?"

"course not "

"bye"

" see ya "

I trotted back to the palace and once in front of the large double doors I clambered down and rather tan taking her back to the stables I tied Jade to one of the pillars that held up the porch. And ran inside, the baby still in my arms, face stained with tears, but he was sleeping now.

I ran up to the dining room where I knew my family would be eating breakfast. I burst in breathless. " what is the meaning of this Eva?" my father asked as he looked from me to the baby in my arms ( I had thought it wise to leave the shirt just outside the gates ) " father you have to help me, I was riding on the mores and he was hidden in the bushes crying and I couldn't just leave him there could I ?" him and mother ran up to me and held me tightly by this time I was sobbing and screeching and my breathing was sharp " darling it's fine we'll adopt him he can stay here with us, and you don't have to look after him we will and you can be his big sisters " said father as he looked from the baby to Katie to me.

"really father? " I asked surprised and then continued hesitantly "can we call him Ken?"

"of course we can that is a great name and you did find him didn't you." said mum finally getting over the shock and speaking for the first time.

"How did you get him back here on your own Eva?"

"well dad I'm not going to lie to you I, I called Kit and before you ask, I would have called you but it is a pretty big thing to explain over the phone and Kit lives closer soo..."

" we understand Eva don't worry."