Hey everyone hope you like this, I came up with the idea after I was really moved by the father son moments between Benjamin Martin and his two sons deaths. Anyway enough and on with the story please review and tell me if you have any ideas or what you think, please no flames. Also this film is set after the patriot.

Putting things right

Chapter 1: Difficult to bear.

The sun was high in the sky and the heat was only just manageable.
Crowds of people dressed in black clothes started to pull up in their horse and cart carriages. Two boys stood on the porch greeting the people as they arrived at the home door. Nathan Martin was the eldest of the Martin boys stood next to his younger brother Samuel Martin.

After greeting all the guests the boys sat down on the laid out chairs on the porch. Their sister's death still very evident in their minds. It had been a shock to the whole family to learn that the youngest child of Elizabeth Martin had developed a similar disease to her mother and had passed away as suddenly as her mother. Susan Martin the boys remembered found it very hard after their mother's death to express her feelings being so very young at the time. She never spoke, not a word for years until that day at charlottes plantation when the pressure of loosing her brother Thomas had become to much to keep inside and she broke out of her shell onto charlottes welcoming shoulders.

So many memories since that day, both boys fort back tears and headed back inside to the rest of the family and guests. Out back in his shed working on his sixth attempt at a cradle to house their upcoming child, Benjamin Martin sat down and carefully examined his ideas of a piece of paper. Slowly but silently he lifted his head and turned around to see a most beautiful woman stood in a black dress that frayed over her feet.

"Ben...please come into the house and be with us at this time" Charlotte almost begged to her husband. Looking at her then back at the cradle he stood up and walked over to it placing his hands on the sides carefully making sure it didn't break at his sudden touch. He didn't say anything but just looked down into the cradle rolling his hands along the sides, the tears now drowning his face. He didn't say anything but then again he didn't have to she knew this was hurting him badly. Walking across to him she wrapped her arms around him and he turned into her

"I..." Ben started but couldn't finish as the tears poured even worse now. Burying his face into her shoulder she held him until he finally let go and she took his hand leading him back into the house.

The speeches were long and tough for each family member and it wasn't long before Benjamin Martin had slipped out back again and stood looking up at the stars.

"Why?" He asked not looking for an answer of any kind. Anger began to build inside his body and he could feel it growing stronger as he clenched his fists

"WHY?!" He shouted slamming his fists down on the railings of the porch

"Ben please!!" Charlotte ran from behind him grabbing his arm at precisely the wrong moment when his anger left his body through his hands, leaving a very shaken heavily pregnant woman on the floor of the porch.

Breathing heavily she looked up at him as he stared in horror at his actions. Tears forming in his eyes he did the only thing he could think of

...he ran.