The Tale of Sandra Rose
Chapter One: New Role
The blacksmith shop was crowded with men working diligently at their stations while Will pounded a rusty into the steel frame of the horseshoe. Wiping his sweating brow with the back of his shirt sleeve, he rested the hammer on the desktop and took a huge gulp from his water canteen.
"Master Turner!" Brent, the family butler, shouted shoving his way through the sea of workers.
"What is it Brent?" Will questioned with worry.
"Congratulations Mister Turner!" Brent shouted causing the blacksmith shop to grow silent as the butler clenched hold of Will's forearms. "You're a father to a boy and girl!"
The shop exploded with a various rounds of strident cheers as Will dropped his tools onto the tabletop and sprinted out the door.
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Flying up the rack of stairs, Will lightly pushed open the master bedroom door and sauntered over to Elizabeth who was sitting upright in bed with the twins nestled in her arms. "Hello sweetie." he whispered in a ginger and proud tone as he knelt down on the floor beside the bed and stroked his children's cheeks causing them to smile in reply.
"Sorry, you weren't here to see the birth honey." Elizabeth apologized with a fatigued tone "I guess I summoned Brent too late."
"All that matters is that the babies and you are well." Will complied as he kissed her on the lips.
"Would you like to hold your son and daughter?" Elizabeth queried.
"You don't have to ask me twice." Will replied and beamed as he was handed his two sleeping children. "Oh Liz, they're beautiful." he murmured in a loving tone as he kissed his daughter's forehead and rubbed his son's tiny fingers.
"Well, what do you expected when their father's the finest man in Port Royal?" Elizabeth proclaimed with a warm smile as she laid her head on top his shoulder and peered down at their gorgeous children.
"I shouldn't have asked that questioned, due to the fact that I made love to the prettiest woman in the world." Will complemented "So, what are we going to name the twins?"
"I like Ella for our daughter." Elizabeth claimed "What would you like to name our son?"
"Cody." Will avowed with a smile "Cody William Turner."
"I like it!" Elizabeth declared.
"And what is Ella's middle name to be?" Will queried with curiosity.
"Marie." Elizabeth affirmed.
"At long last I have everything a man could ever want." Will affirmed "A lovely wife, two children, and a place to call home."
"Thankfully, that home isn't a ship." Elizabeth piped in raking a hand through his dark hair.
"I can't believe I saying this." Will admitted "But, we have Jack to thank for me being here. I mean if he hadn't stabbed the Davey's heart; I could have been in his position or buried in the ground right now."
"If you would have died; I couldn't have gone on living." Elizabeth muttered in a truthful tone.
"Well, you have nothing to worry about because; I'm not leaving the children or you for a long time and when Jack returns to Port Royal in nine years will thank him."