When I woke I got up and got dressed in my sweet little dress for the day and ran down into the house

"Y/n? where are you off to?" my father asks

"Does it matter?" I ask

"it always matters, now tell me," he says

"does it really matter? I am promised to my beloved like it matters where I'm going not like I can get into trouble" I laugh

"but I still worry about you," he says

"I'll be alright" I laugh rushing off out into the courtyard trying to move out the way of horses and people going about until I snuck into the stables making sure to check all the windows and all the little dark corners in case of spies for my father or otherwise just as I was finished checking I heard the creak of the wooden old stable door being pushed open I heard the clip-clop of little horseshoes so I hid behind a hale bale as I saw someone bring in a horse and tieing it up in a section of the stables and within seconds the door was quickly closed I peaked and saw rafe still inside locking the door behind him

"Hello" I smirk stepping out

"Hello Miss didn't know you where here" he laughs sorting his things

"I made it my business for you not to know" I giggle "or anyone else for that matter" I smile

"Well, there are spies everywhere. think if word got back to your father about me and you alone in the stables?" he laughs

"Oh relax I coasted the place when I got here"I laugh

"You did? so we are alone?" he asks and I nod and he smirks biting his lip a little checking the place over a little himself almost as if he didn't trust in me "Um come here!" he smirks grabbing my waist and kissing me I happily wrapped my arms around his neck melting into his heavenly kisses

"hehehe, rafe stop it!" I complain as he kissed down my neck

"come on you just said we are alone?" he laughs

"but still" I giggle giving him a kiss "we promised didn't we?" I ask him

"of course we did, and I wouldn't go back on it for a second my love, I am promised to you, body and soul for the day your father will allow me to marry you" he smiles

"and I am promised to you rafe, but I have good news" I giggle

"ohh? what?" he asks

"he knows" I smile

"what!" he asks very worriedly

"He knows" I repeat

"how much does he know?" he asks

"he knows that I am in love, that I am happy to be married, that my beloved will come searching for his blessing, and that I have promised myself before witnesses to him and he has promised himself to be before the same witnesses" I explain

"You told him all that?" he asks and I nod "Does he know...it's me?" he asks and I shake my head "Why did you keep that from him?" He asks

"because I wanted him to be surprised" I giggle "when you go and tell him" I smile

"You would want to be there? when I ask him?" he asks and I nod "but then he would know instantly" he laughs "That you and I" He began

"Shhhh, no talking we have talked enough" I smile giving him a kiss he kissed me back slowly his hand settling in the small of my back as we slowly kissed until I felt his hand move down making me break away

"what's the matter?" he asks

"no rafe just no," I tell him

"why?" he asks

"Because... I can't risk it"I tell him

"risk what? the wrath of your father knowing about us? the risk your father being told by one of his little spies that his last little girl has already ben deflowered? the risk of ending up with a baby in your belly that you can't dare to explain to anyone as an unwed woman" He laughed

"No, not those risks even though they do worry me rafe," I tell him

"then what my sweet? like you have much to worry about? what line haven't we already crossed my love?" he asks trying to kiss me

"stop it!" I giggle

"Come on then tell me, what are you worried about my love?" he asks

"about you risking hurt to me" I smile

"I haven't hurt you all these times before?" he asks

"risking hurt to me and jr" I smile cuddling him tightly

"Jr? wha- what do you mean Jr?" he asks a little shocked

"Rafe Jr" I giggle cuddling closely to his neck

"You... You mean it?" he asks very excitedly and I nod "Ohh y/n my love" he smiles kissing me "But how can we be sure? that it's a boy?" he asks

"I don't know I just hope" I smile "Come on, you need to go ask my father before I start to show" I smile

"Alright, come along then my sweet" he smiles kissing my head and tugging me out the stables by my hand.