The Everlasting Kind

Emma dropped from exhaustion onto the soft inviting cushions lying beneath the shelter of the gazebo. Her weary body was spent and served to be a reminder of the sleepless nights before Thomas came to whisk her away to freedom - far from the dreaded highwaymen! Thomas! Dare she think of him as more than a friend? Would he break the engagement between himself and her sister? Was it wrong to hope that he would? She closed her eyes, but instead of being overwhelmed by the concerns, she experienced...peace.