Jenny watched as her husband and son left the house for another day of work on the farm. She picked up the breakfast plates, cups and cutlery from the table to go and wash them then poured herself a cup of coffee. Walking to the front of the house, she sat on the steps and tried to relax before she got on with her own chores for the day. The two men were already out of sight, so she was left alone. It allowed her to think and she cast her mind back over the past few weeks.
In the period since she caught Tom and Mary together in the woods, the harvesting of crops was all but completed and the small outbuilding next to the stable on the farm was filled with the vegetables and grains that would get them through the winter months. It was a successful year and there was more than enough. James
