http://slow.writerscafe.org/seriouslyjessie The original writings of author Jessica en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776092395 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 "Mama! Daddy, I lost a tooth!" Seven year old Cecilia came running into her parents bedroom, and jumped up onto the bed with them, showing them her smile that was missing the front tooth. "Gwen says that I get something special for losing a tooth. Stacia cried when she saw all the blood from my toot.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665302/ They were going to get married.As soon as Emma's leg healed.They were both dying with anticipation.Burke took to sleeping in Emma's bed with her. Nothing ever happened, he just wanted to be close to her. They would stay up late most nights talking about the future. This night, they were talking abou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665301/ Burke didn't allow himself near Laura. He didn't trust himself not to tear her head off with his own two hands.He told his stable hand and closest friend, to do something, get someone, he didn't care, but he wanted Laura gone.Why would Laura have the delusion that he was supposed to love her?She had.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665300/ Emma was sleeping.It had been a month since her 'accident', and Laura could not stand it anymore. Just seeing everyday that Emma was still alive made her toes curl and her fists clench.She was so desperate for Emma's death, she may not have been as careful as she could have been. She probably didn't.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665299/ The doctor said there was nothing else he could do. He had set her leg and examined her for further damage. Bruised ribs, and a deep slash through her eyebrow. She was unconscious and had been for hours. The doctor said it was unlikely she'd wake up within the next few days. He called it a coma.Burk.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665297/ Emma couldn't remember when she had been so happy before. Sure there was still the grief of her father's passing, but it was muted now, and she was truly happy.She no longer had any maid duties, and Burke no longer wore a mask. She had seen a collection of masks in the burn pile and her heart had le.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665295/ This wouldn't do. This wouldn't do at all.She had seen them in the stables. Oh, yes. She had seen them.Burke thought he could reject her and throw her over for that?Well. When she was done, he would be on his knees begging for her. He'd be sorry he'd ever even thought the word 'no.' Oh, he would be .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665294/ Emma knew she was being silly. She knew it. But her grief torn heart wouldn't listen.Even though they lived in adjoining chambers, in the same castle, they didn't speak for days on end. They only spoke when they had no other choice. Burke took to wearing the mask again, and it broke Emma's hear.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665292/ Burke's arm was heavy. He was on his stomach next to her in her bed, his arm draped over her. It made her blush slightly to know that she had spent the night in the same bed with a man.She lifted his arm off of her which was not an easy feat, considering how small she was.As she was lifting his arm,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665291/ Chapter 12Burke couldn't just lay there listening to her heartbroken keening and not do anything. Yeah, she deserved to cry in privacy, he really didn't want her to be alone right now.He got out of his bed, and walked over to the door that connected his chamber to hers and knocked three times."Yes.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665290/ Emma didn't sleep at all that night. How was she supposed to choose? How was she supposed to choose between her father and the man she was coming to care about? She didn't try to lie to herself about it. She just accepted it. She cared a about Burke, she didn't love him but she cared. And she had fr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665289/ [Emma's Father]That dang stubborn girl. Thought Robert as he leaned back in his chair and guzzled more ale. Why can't I say no to her? Why does she have to be so much like her mother? Her mother had been a free spirit and stubborn as they come. There was no doubt that Emma took after her mother. Rob.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/665288/ I was laying on my bed at 11:30, trying to go to sleep like any sane person. The problem was, I had forgotten that Alec wasn't sane. My phone started going off at 11:32. I snatched it up before the noise could disturb my parents. "Hello?" I said irritably. "Hello yourself... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/650021/ Micheal had messed me up pretty badly. We were together since I started my freshman year and we split up a couple days before my junior year started. That is, I finally got the guts to call the police and put a stop to his s**t. See, he was controlling. And abusive. He did.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/650018/ It's never easy to get over an abusive relationship. He brought mywalls down, one by one. I swear he melted them. Suddenly, I had no place to hide. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/650017/ Burke's POV http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649944/ Emma sat on her bed. She couldn't believe this. She wasn't some common hussy. She wasn't any man's plaything. And she could never enjoy being forced. Those were all things Burke had implied that she liked. Oh, how she wished she could slap him again.What did he know?She was a good girl, from a good .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649791/ Emma was such a trusting person. That's how she got into this mess.The stable hand who she was talking to at dinner, John, asked her if she wanted to go out to the stables and he could show her a few things about grooming Beauty. It had been a few days since she had gotten to see her horse, so she a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649790/ Burke's POV http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649787/ Her father was there.He was smiling at her and holding her hand, looking at her adoringly, just like he used to before she left.He reached behind him and plucked the most beautiful rose. It was the deepest color of red, and looked like velvet.Her father reached out to hand it to her, her hands reach.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649785/ She could feel the silk of her bedsheets against her body. And the way the silk felt against her made it obvious she was nude.She was awake but she hadn't yet opened her eyes because her head was pounding and she was afraid opening them would make it worse.So she lay there. Breathing deeply.She asse.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649782/ Emma's duties as a maid pretty much only covered things connected to Burke himself. She didn't have to do things like scrub the floors or wash the dishes. Her job was to serve him his dinner, wash his clothes, make his bed, fetch whatever he wanted, and draw his bath and wash his back. Nothing too s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649780/ Emma opened her eyes. And jumped out of her skin.The man, (She wasn't sure what she should call him in her head, so she went with the man.) was sitting cross legged on the floor watching her while she slept. He was wearing a different mas today. This one was made of wood and covered from his hair li.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649777/ The coach hit a rut in the road and Emma was jostled out of sleep. She peeked out the window to see a dark forest rushing past. Up ahead loomed a great castle.So this is where I'm to serve this man, Emma thought to herself.The coach slowed as they reached the castle gates. The horses nickered at the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649774/ My version of Beauty and the Beast. He was a monster. She was all things innocent and good. What business did they have falling for each other? Mature Content http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/seriouslyjessie/649771/