”“He is not at the castle,” Jonathan said as he held out the lord’s signet ring. “He turned the Burbridge lands over to me and stayed behind... He is the king’s emissary to the lands south of here. He sent a letter for you. Elizabeth, he didn’t treat me any differently after he found out than before. When I left, he gave me this letter for you, hugged me and told me he loved me and that he would see me at the wedding this fall. I believe he has decided to ignore the situation and treat us as he. She was lucky to be married to Thomas. She was very well aware of that! There were not many men that would have been as open and accepting of their wife having another man's baby, but Thomas was not the typical, run of the mill man, or husband, and for that she was grateful. Not many men would have gone along with her idea to have an African man's baby, instead of her husbands c***d; but that's what made Thomas so wonderful; and such a treasure.She stood up, arching her back from having been. She had the feeling tonight had been around the corner for a long time. Mark's distance and pre-occupation had preceded her impulse to cheat. She had though it was his work, but maybe it had been this blonde. “Mark, I'm going to a hotel for the night.,” she said. “I'll talk to you in the morning.” …..... Maya woke up disoriented in the Holiday Inn. She made a list of things to do in order to save her sanity:1. Go to work and arrange a two-week vacation to start as soon as possible. 2. Get a. Elmer and Carolyn accompanied Jasper and Anna Belle to the National Science Fair held in Arlington, Virginia. The principal was more than happy to call in a substitute teacher for the three school days Ms. Sellers would miss.When they arrived at their hotel, in order to maintain at least the appearance of propriety, they took adjoining rooms; Elmer and Jasper in one, Carolyn and Anna Belle in the other. Of course, come bedtime the guys switched rooms through the adjoining door.The day before.