+ . . . the afternoon sun sits high in the sky when john finds her, a soft twine in his lips as he hovers in the archway of the sitting room. both edward and charlotte are with the tutor. he's made sure their own lunches are taken care of but he has a very different plan altogether for theirs. his hand presses into the wall, watching her for a moment. as peaceful as it would be to spend the rest of the day doing just that- well- by nightfall the sheet he's steel poked into the ground not too far from the house would more than likely be picked up in the wind. besides, the sun out there is much better than the mere rays cascading through the stained glass in here. "i have a surprise." he announces, encouraging her with a nod to the side door on the other side of the hallway from where he stands. "care to join me?"












