Concubine and her Protector, The

Part 7-Invade My Home?

Erqiue and Gisella laid in each other's arms that morning. Amazed by the obvious event that had took place in her bedroom.

He gently stoke her hair while she smiled and nuzzled into his chest.

"You're so beautiful." He whispered.

"While you're so handsome, and kind."

They were about to kiss when they heard a loud noise from downstairs. Immediately Erique got dress and Gisella threw on her bathrobe. He took one of his candelabras and began to descend down the stairs. Gisella followed closely behind him and he shushed her.

Once they reached they saw Fredrick had broken into his home.

"MR. JEFFERSON?" Gisella screamed.

"Now Gisella, there's no need to be formal-"

Erique cut him off.

"DON'T play nice with us. We know your scheme of making Gisella a concubine with me!"

Fredrick became nervous and startled to rub his head.

"Well, that isn't-"

"Not one more word." Erique warned.

"He knows the truth, he knew about how you treated me." Gisella interjected. 

Fredrick pulled out a gun and tried to fire at them but lost his balance, dropping the gun. Gisella quickly tried to grab it and Fredrick tackled her and than pulled out his pocket knife.

Erique watched in horror as his beloved was being restrained and held at knife-point.

"Now, let's discuss the little subject of payback shall we?"

"I'd rather give money to Josiah Henson or Frederick Douglass than you."

"So your in favor of Blacks having freedom? I should have known!"

While he was speaking to Erique, Gisella notice the gun was within his reach. She signaled to him to look down and from the corner of his eye he noticed it.

"You know something Fredrick, why would you want to waste money on slavery anyhow?" Right away Giella know he was bluffing with him.

 "Why would you say that Erique?"

He slowly started to move his foot closer to where the gun way.

"Well, I for one, don't see why you can do sells on goods. Oh and then there's the fact you broke into my home. Are you that desperate for money you would steal from me?"

Fredrick began to loosen his grip of Gisella neck by then.

"Look around you, does it even look like my home have anything worth stealing? Can the home even be sold to the highest bidder? Look at the ceiling and tell me, does it look in tip-top shape to you?"

He looked up and Gisella nudged him in the stomach, causing him to drop his pocketknife. She ran to Erique and he grabbed the gun and pointed it straight at Fredrick.

"Now, if you don't want to lose any limbs or bits I suggest you sit down."

He knelt down with his hands up.

"Gisella, get his pocket knife and go and call my friend from the cabin."

She found the pocket knife and immediately went and found his friend's cabin and explained what had happen. His friend came rushing in and with a long piece of rope and had a pistol and knife longer than what Fredrick had. He tied and gagged him up and escorted him out.

"Don't worry Erique, I think the state has been hunting this man down for quite some time. I'll see to it he is taken to the authorities."

Erique and Gisella watched as he dumped Fredrick into the back of his buggy and they rode off.

"Erique, you never mentioned you had a friend living close to the plantation."

"I don't like to brag, he's a good man. A lot like Josiah Henson actually. I gave him freedom when he ran into my plantation years ago. His family live in the house further down. He stays in the cabin whenever I send him word that I am in need of his aide." 

She smiled and hugged him. 

"That's wonderful to hear."

He smiled and hugged her back as they walked back into the plantation.