She looked at me and said "we better get in it getting cold now and our families might wonder where we got to", I nodded and then I got up and took her hand to help her up and she did take my hand to let me help. We stated walking back I notice she was shivering so I took off my jacket and put it around her. As we were walking you could see the flowers around the area there was roses, Lilly's and bunch more. I could not believe the girl I had seen earlier that morning was walking with me I could not believe that this is happening. We got closer to the stair and we stopped and she said "thank you for the conversation and for your time, it was nice to get to know you and thank you for earlier I wanted to say thank you but you were gone", she took my jacket off her shoulders he long hair fell down. I replied to her "Anna, no thank you I couldn't stand being in a room full of people who like to plan other people's futures", she smiles.
Then suddenly, we hear a lady shouting "Anna��. Then Anna ran up the stairs in her long red dress flowing as she walked away. As she walks up the stairs, I cannot think about the time we spent together I stayed behind for a bit to think about this girl I have been thinking about all day. I felt like a boy getting his toy for his birthday or Christmas. This amazing girl told me so much about books she read and how she looked at life as a gift that has been given to us and we must do our best to get to where we need to be.
I walked up the stairs and into the house everyone was still talking and drinking I went to find my mother and sister who are still talking to their friends so I minded my own business and stared talking to many people one man said "Hello Tristian", as I turned to see this man I relieved it was Edgar Pennyworth one of my father's friends, he continued saying "I did not think we would get you up here but here you are". I smiled and said, "well of course I had to come who will escort my lovely mother and sister", he continued to question me about why I have not got married or about my university work.
The reason I was not married was because I wanted to find someone who could look at me the same as Romeo and Juliet looked at each other. As he continued to talk there was someone trying to attempt to make a toast and as I looked over to the fireplace where this man was standing it was Anna's dad, "I would like to make a toast and explain my families actions for today, My daughter Anna was supposed to have gotten married but could not go through with it and me and my wife agreed", the man was going on and then said "My daughter wants to get to know her future husband first before marring him. She will be deciding on who she will marry". I looked over at Anna and she is standing with her siblings smiling that beautiful smile, can light up a room. She looked at me and I cannot help but smile back. Everything went back people where drinking their drinks and people talking then my mother walked over and said "Oh dear, that's where you been talking to Edgar", my mother started talking to Edgar, I can't help but be memorised by Anna dancing with her sisters to the music in the ballroom. Then my mother said "can you believe that their letting their daughter decide on who she can marry", I looked at my mother and replied "MOTHER", not realising my tone and volume and then I said to her in my lower tone "she's right I think we should have a choice in who we marry as that the best way to build a better marriage". I walked off from my mother and Edgar.
I walked to the entrance of the ballroom and watched from a distance there were a bunch of people dancing now and Eliza was dancing with her soon to be husband Edward. She looks so happy they have been in each other's lives since they were born. When they were engagement was announced they were 16 there 18 now but our families have been planning their wedding since they were 10 years of age. Watching them dance they show how much they love each other.
Looking around this ballroom I can see a fireplace painted white and the walls are a light grey with white rims around the ceiling. As my eyes look around the room another song came on, Eliza and Edward are walking towards me with a young lady I cannot notice who it is but as the young girl is talking to a woman behind her. As the young lady turned around it was Anna. Eliza said, "Tristian this is Anna, Anna this is my brother", Anna fully turned around and said "Tristian", Eliza looked at her and answered, "have you two meets before". Anna went on to explain on how we meet but my sister wanting to know all the questions while Edward was just smiling at how much talking the young ladies are doing. I excused myself and asked, "Anna would you like to dance", Anna nodded a gentle yes and I held out my hand and she took it. Anna soft gentle hand touching mine we moved slowly like the time in the world has stopped and everything was slower we joined on the floor. We got into the dance position slow waltz my hand on her hip and my hand holding hers. We danced to the song looking at each other we were careful around people but keeping our gaze still strong.
The song ended, as the song ended our eyes still meet but then we went to kiss, and Eliza stepped in. Eliza said "can I have this dance brother", we broke from holding each other and I nodded to my sister so me and my sister started dancing, Eliza started "Brother are you ok", I replied to my sister by saying " I'm fine I just", as I was about to carry on my sister interrupted in a quiet voice "you like Anna don't you". I looked at her and said, "I like her yeah", she smiled, and we continued to dance. At the end of the song we went off the Dance floor.
It was the end of the party; I was walking around trying to find my mother and sister. I walked in to a room with a brown and red wallpaper with a lot of books on brown bookcase and then I see Anna sitting looking at a book, then she seen me and stood up and she said "are you ok Tristian", I replied quickly "yes I'm just looking for my mother and sister", she smiled and said "oh I haven't seen them", she wiped the hair from her face and I said "ok I better go and find them as we leaving shortly", as I turned around Anna hands around my wrist. Then she turns me towards her, and her hands slide up my face and then my hands are on her hips, our faces are moving closer and then we were kissing.
After that kiss we smiled and then we heard noises and stepped away from each other and tidied our self's. Then the door opened, and it was my mother and sister, Eliza said "I told you he be with the book". My mother seen Anna and then said "hello Anna, Tristian we need to make our way home as I'm getting very tired", Eliza and my mother said their goodbyes to Anna and started walking to the main door of the house. I turned to her and said "Anna", she stopped me and said "Tristian, I hope to see you again". I smiled and replied "same", she smiled and leaned in and gave a kiss on the check and then I walked down the corridor to the front door. I thanked Annas family for hosting a splendid party and then I looked down the corridor where I see Anna Standing at the door waving goodbye. I smile and nod to her and a gentle word of goodbye falls from my lips.
A few days has past and I'm sitting in the study when I can hear a bunch of giggles down the corridor, I walked down the corridor and came to the Parlour where my mother and Eliza was having tea with a few of the ladies from the area and then across the room Anna was sitting talking to the ladies and then her brown hair up in a ponytail she was wearing a light blue dress. She looks over at me and smiles. I wonder back to the study to continue with my studying for university as the evening comes, I am sitting in the study still and now my university work is complete.
I decide to take a ride on my horse as I am riding along, I come along to the driveway of Anna's home. I decide to ride up the drive to Annas house, I jump down from my horse and walked up the stairs to the door. These white doors I knocked the door and then Anna Answered the door, Anna looked at me with a smile and said "Tristian what are you doing here", I don't know how I'm going to reply but instead I say "I just wanted to see you", Anna face lighted up, then all of a sudden Anna lips are touching mine and we continue to kiss, her lips are so soft but her hands on my face is so gentle. I then pulled her close and then there was a bang we separated and looked around it was a young lady walking up the steps. The young lady looked at us both her eyes were so beady, and she was not amused but then she said, "Hello I'm looking for Anna", Anna replied by saying "I am Anna". The lady then said "I'm Rebekah, my brother was supposed to be your husband but you refused to marry him", Anna face changed Rebekah continued "but the compromised was that I had to come and visit for you to introduce me to society", Anna face has gone pale and then I introduced myself "Hello Rebekah, my name Tristian". The tense between Rebekah and Anna you could hear a penny sterling drop. They were talking and I Sat on the porch while they were talking. I could hear Anna talking "I'm so glad you came but I am so sorry I did not marry your brother we were not right for each other". I left after a while ago they were still talking, I got back home and decided to go to bed.
Next day I had to escort my sister to a benefit as our mother was not feeling well. Eliza said, "How are you feeling today Tristian", I looked at Eliza and answered her "I'm feeling alright just had a strange few day". She then asked, "what happened", I ended up explain about the night of the party and then about last night. Eliza's expressions on her face was shocked. Eliza then said, "I cannot believe you two kissed, Anna has never kissed someone before neither have you", we were now pulling up to the benefit in the gardens. We got out the carriage and we walked through the maze to the benefit. Walking around the benefit my sister then said "Tristian, Anna is here", over the other side of the pond is Anna with that girl Rebekah.
We sat down at the table; Eliza was talking to others. Then Edward arrived I was so glad to speak to another man that does not talk about wealth and the string of ladies that fall at the feet. Most of the men here have a concept that women fall at Mans feet and then should belong in the kitchen. I am so glad that my father and Edwards father taught us to treat women equally. Edward walked up to Eliza and gave her a kiss on the check and then shock my hand we sat and spoke for a while the benefit. Me and Edward walked off. We went and got a drink then suddenly someone said our names "Tristian and Edward", we turned around it was Anna, Eliza and Rebekah. We spoke to the ladies for a while and then I wondered off.
As I was walking through the gardens, I stopped and then as I turned around, Anna standing there. I feel so happy to see her, I walk up to her as I got closer to her, we walked up and kissed. Then I pulled away and said "Hello", she replied "hello Tristian", we smiled at each other. I wiped the hair from her face and looked into them eyes and I said "where do we stand because I don't want to be sneaking around", Anna face didn't change and she replied and said "That's what I was going to ask you". We sat and spoke about the relationship; we concluded that we should get to know each other and see where we feel in a few weeks. It is hard to say what a relationship is at these early stages.
After the benefit, a few months has past as me and Anna relationship developed over time, we were getting stronger but as the date we set our feelings got stronger. It was getting harder to resist each other. The date got closer as the date drawn, we thought we hang out with Eliza and Edward at Anna's family garden where we hung out before. We were all siting in the gardens talking and interacting with each other it was a nice sunny day with blue skies. I looked around of this group we have made. I looked at Anna and said to her "I got to ask you something", she looked up at me. I sat up in a position that most women fall at "Anna, I have spoken to your father and your mother, for the past few weeks we have been hanging out getting to know each other more but I would like to hopefully get to know you for the rest of my life. Anna will you marry me", I pulled out the ring. Her face changed to happy then Anna replied saying "Yes, I will", as we were all celebrating someone was coming close it was Rebekah.
As Rebekah walked towards us, she was chanting words but words we could not understand. Her face changed she was anger after she said the words, she said words that we could understand. She looked at Anna and said "this is for my brother, you and your little group will be repeating meeting for decades to come every time you or Tristian turn 25 you will both die when you turn 21 you have 4 years to find each other, but you two will only remember about your past when your 18 and when you turn 21 you will remember each other, and unfortunately for your sister and friend they will be in this loop with you forever same thing will happen to them but the benefit is your sister will be with you Tristian every time and Edward will be with you Anna". Rebekah then walked off.