A Frail Love Turned Strong

Chapter 3~Save me a dance

Janes family was throwing a small gathering for the Hunt family. Jane wasexcited this be her first party...some how her mother convienced her father to let her actually come out of her room. Dancing around the kitchen Jane was helping Mary prepare some desserts for the party." someone is happy today. Aren't they?" mary asked an amused look on her face as she watched jane spin around the table." Of course I'm happy I finally get to come down stairs when father is having a party and Maxon will be there"she said turning pink. Picking up a bag of icing she started to decorate the cake with roses.Mary chuckled under her breath as she decorated flowershaped cookies." Ah yes young love." Jane scolded her and wiped her hands on her apron." I have to go wrap Maxon's present" Jane said over her shoulder as she hung up her apron. Jane skipped up to her room. her father still wasn't happy with her but he was still happy because her mother was just bursting at the seams with joy. Jane closed her door and dived under her bed grabbing the small package from under her bed. Jane had sent Mary into town with a buget to find something nice for Maxon. Taking out the deep blue paper from her desk that she mostly uses for her father, she carefully wraps the box and sticks it back under her bed. "Jane " her father calls her. "papa" Jane says running down the stairs." I have a few rules for during the party. 1. You are not aloud to have any wine 2. You are not aloud to dancemore than 3 timeswithone person, it is not polite and number 3. I want to know where you are going at all time... If you are tired, going to the rest room or anything else. Oh and there should be a package in your closet wrapped in pink paper, you are to wear what it contains tonight. Know go get ready."He said with a quick swipe of his wrist to dismiss her. Jane walked up to her room and found mary waiting in her room....Pink package in hand."Mary you know i can get ready by myself "."I know but i want to bethere as you get ready for your first party." Mary said. Jane walked into the washroom to find a bath already drawn. She let Mary help her out of her day dress and into the bath where she got scrubbed and lathered in soap. Mary put her in her robe and pointed to the bed where the package sat. Jane walked slowly to it and gasped as she opened it. Inside was a beautiful baby pink dress with roses, white heels with roses at the tips and a pearle jewlery set." so you like it then?" Her father asked nervously from the door. Jane answered by running to him and jumping into his arms. And there she stode an hour later in wearing everything from the box and her hair up in an elabrate bun with stray hairs curled. Jane slowly desending the stairs, her father who was stationing her mother at a couch didn't notice her but her mother did.She gasped " oh my she's wearing the dress that i attended my first party in. Oh my she looks like me with her fathers eyes"Jane's mother said as sheran her hand over the pink silk. Her father smiled and gave her a big hug, kissing her on the top of her head. Then the door bell went off and Jane ran to the window as her father went to the door. 3 families stood out side. Letting them in her father greeted the adults but the young ladies went straight to Jane." Hello I'm Elisabeth but you can call me beth." said a brown haired girl sticking her hand out for a hand shake . They all introduce themselfs and started being friends right away. There was Elisabeth, Lauren,Anne and Abby(Anne and abby are twins). Thedoor bell went off again and this time only 2 families were there, but still no Maxon. This time there was a family with twins Mark and Sam plus their older brother Jack. the second family had only one son who seemed very quiet, his name was Alexander but people kept calling him xader. Finally Maxon Arrived , opening the door and welcoming himself in. His mother started scolding him but he wasn't listening, he spotted Jane almost instantly, he ran up to her picking her up and spinning her. All the girls giggled as he kissed her than, someone cleared their throat. Turning around Maxon faced Jane's father's death stare as he grbbed her away."Save me a dance" Jane mouthed to Maxon as she was pulled towards the adults who all wanted to know everything about her childhood and were upset about not knowing till know.Jane cast a longing glance over her shoulder to where all the people her age were. "Oh dear lord! Jonathan let her go spend time with people her own age" Janes mothe exclaims loudly. Wanting to make his wife happy he nodds at Jane who was waiting for his answer. Jane toke off towards the group young people, the adults chuckling. " I have diecided that Jane is to be my new best friend" Elisabeth exclaimed when Jane re-entered their group. Jane smiled and toke Maxons hand."Oh Maxon are you courting her know" Abby asked with a smirk. Jane let go of his hand and quickly said"Excuse me, i must go fetch something from upstairs". She quickly went up the stairs and down the hall to the servants stairs. Walking into the kitchen she found Mary almost instantly.Mary was the cooks daughter and she was only a year older than Jane. " Jane what are you doing in here your suppose to be out there!""Well I got nervous and decied it would be best to go see the person closet to being my sister" Jane said taking one of the trays out of mary's hand. Mary gave her a sad smile and said"Jane it really isn't proper" as she pushed a door open. " I don't care if you say it isn't proper your like my sister, for god sake!" Jane said a little louder than she meant to. All the sudden everyones heads turned to her. " Jane what are doing with a servant" Abby exclaimed loudly.Jane watched as Mary looked down at her feet and quietly placed the tray down. Jane drew the line there, slamming her tray down she grabbed Mary's hand and dragged her out the door. Jane pointed to the tree Mary had always climbed to talked to Jane " I want to climb it, I always have", Mary nodded her head and started to climb, jane carefully following behind. "JANE!Get down here" her father called up to her.