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Bittersweet Love Part 4 (over 17)
                by
        Shirley Johns

Once everyone was gathered in the grand hall, father addressed the community. "Thank you all for coming at such short notice." "Catherine came Below because she feels Vincent may be in danger." "We cannot find him. Lisa is missing as well." "Has anyone seen them?"

The crowd replied "no they had not seen Vincent since dinner." "Nor have they seen Lisa."   Catherine was beside herself with worry. Than Mouse spoke up, "remember seeing Vincent." "Hour ago." "He was running down to lower catacombs."

Father asked, "if he had seen Mouse?"

"No Vincent did not see Mouse, he replied."

Than someone from the crowd asked, "how Catherine felt Vincent was in danger." "Was it through their Bond, their connection."

She spoke up, "I have never experienced the Bond with Vincent."

"Why do you think it has happening   now Catherine, asked Mary?"

Catherine thought a moment than she realized why. "Oh my god father, I know why."

"Tell us Catherine please?"

Vincent and I wanted to wait to tell everyone this weekend." "We are expecting a baby." The community cheered a moment, than Catherine continued. "It is not through me that I feel the Bond, it must be through our child as tiny as he or she is." "Father I think I know how to find him." "Let me go to his chamber, be around his personal things." "I will try to connect with him through our baby." "Please have everyone   stay here until I return." "Give me some time and she left."

Below Lisa and Vincent were trying to find a way out. It seemed useless.

"Lisa does anyone know you came here asked Vincent?"

"No Vincent, I told no one."

"And I cannot remember."

"Vincent how long do you think we have down here?"

"May be three hours of air."

"Oh Vincent I am scared, so scared."

Hugging her to him, Lisa we will be found I know we will."

"But what if we are not?" "What if we don't make it?" "Vincent we could die never having truly loved each other."

"Lisa I do not think that we should do this." "This is not the time or place for such thoughts" Besides with my differences I do not know if I can." "Lisa I don't want to hurt you."

"Vincent you desired me before." "Have those desires changed?" "I desire you very much." "Let us make love." "It may be our first and last time." "Please." Lying down Lisa opened her clothes exposing her naked body.   Spreading her legs for him "make love to me Vincent ?"

He hesitated something was holding him back as if doing so he would be betraying someone. "Who could it be ?" "He is with Lisa."

"Vincent please." "I am begging you."

He finally gave in. Walking over to her, he kneeled between her legs. She started to caress him. It was working, he began to unbuckle his belt..

Catherine was in his chamber sitting on his bed wanting to be as close to Vincent as she could . Holding his cloak in her arms and the book of poetry she found on the bed close to her heart, she closed her mind off of everything except their child.

"Vincent please let me feel you through our child?" "Let me know you are safe." "You cannot leave me, you can't." "I love you, her tears begin to fall dropping on the book she was holding. Than she felt it. She felt him. He was alive but trapped somewhere. "Oh my god Vincent you are alive." "Please feel me through our child." "Help me find you?"

Below Vincent's hand stilled on the waistband of his pants. She had reached him. "Catherine, he called her name." "His memories came flooding back. "Catherine my god, I was with Catherine." "It was she who I would betray."
"No Vincent you cannot stop now." Sitting up Lisa rubbed her naked body against him, trying to lower his pants.    "Make love to me. please"

"NO Lisa, he stood up fastening his pants." "I will never make love to you."

"But we could die here Vincent." "Please." "I need you to make love to me."

""I am sorry Lisa but if I must die here, it will not be after making love to you." "We will not die." "Catherine is near." "I feel her." "She is worried about me." "I can feel her hurt, her sadness, and especially her love for me."   Leaning his head against the wall, "Catherine I feel you." "I love you too."

In Vincent's chamber tears formed in her eyes once more, they had reached him. Standing up to return to the hall, the book of poetry fell off her lap. Bending over to pick it up, a piece of paper fell out. She read the note. "This may be where they are." Holding his cloak and the note tight in her hand, she ran back to the grand hall.

In the cave-in Lisa please cover yourself." "It is cold in here."

Sighing she gave up and buttoned her clothes. "Vincent what made you remember"?
"I felt Catherine call out to me ." "I felt her love."

"Oh I see." "Vincent how long have you and Catherine been together?"

Smiling as he replied, "three glorious years." "I fell in love with her the night I found her." "She realized she loved me a couple months later." "We have been inseparable ever since." "I am with her always through our Bond, our connection."

"This connection you have with her, does she have it with you too?"

"No she has not shared it with me until now." "I do not know why." "But she has."

Catherine arrived at the hall, "father I connected to him." "He is alive." "He is in a cavern somewhere." "I found this inside of a book, handing father the note.

"He read it. "Vincent never told me about a secret cavern he and Lisa had discovered." "May be someone in the community knows." "Attention everyone, I have good news, Catherine has connected to Vincent." "He is alive but trapped in a cave Below." "Does anyone know of a secret chamber he and Lisa may have found."?

Mouse spoke up, "Vincent mentioned a cavern a few years ago." "He said it has not been visited or repaired for years." "It was dangerous."

"Mouse did he tell you where it was or how far Below?"

"No father, only deep in catacombs."

Mary spoke than, "Catherine do you think the connection the baby has with Vincent could lead us to him?"

"Mary I do not know but I can try." "I will do anything to save him." "I love his so." "He is my life without him I have nothing." Everyone including father realized just than how deep Catherine's love was for Vincent.

Vincent felt her love and it warmed his heart. "He heard her words. "You are my life as well Catherine." "I love you too."

Lisa watched Vincent. She heard every word he said to Catherine. "Yes their love was strong." "But is it strong enough to handle Vincent and I being alone here half naked." "Anything could have happened." "If and when we get out of here, I will plant a few seeds of doubt in Catherine's mind of his fidelity next time she and I are alone." With her plan in mind, she began to pray that they get out of there alive so she could put it into motion.
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