Nathaniel leaned quietly against the door and watched as Ari ran a brush through her hair. Her eyes were half closed and a small smile played about her lips. Maker, she's beautiful… he thought to himself and smiled. He counted himself a very lucky man.

The days after their return from Bastion were long past. Her health had returned from burning herself out healing Ela. His eyes skimmed down her slender shoulders, to the soft roundness of her breast, and widely flaring hips. The thin fabric of her shirt didn't hide anything from his eyes.

Her eyes opened and met his in the mirror, she rewarded him with a soft smile that soon faded. She began to chew her lip worriedly as she stared at him. He felt his heart flutter briefly before he stood up and walked slowly towards her. He placed his hands on her shoulders and slowly began to massage her back.

"Nathan…?" her voice was soft as she stared at their reflection in the glass. "What...what are your thoughts on children?" Her head now resting against his abdomen as she leaned back into his hands.

"Children? They're alright I guess. Oghren's kid isn't all that bad, kinda cute actually," he smiles faintly as he continued to massage her back.

Her eyes were half lidded as she stared at him, "I wanted my own at some point, but that would have meant not becoming a Grey Warden..." She made a soft sound in her throat and rewarded him with a smile. A small one but it was still a smile.

Biting her lip she pulls his arms around her wrapping herself in his warmth. He felt a trace of her magic pulse into his hands as a soft quiet thumping sound vibrate into his hand. A sound of a tiny heartbeat.

He let out a shocked gasp as he closed his eyes and rested his head on her back. His hand spasmed slightly as he curved his body protectively against hers.

"I thought...with the taint we wouldn't be able to conceive…" She let out a small laugh as she wrapped her fingers around his. "Anders confirmed it, he said the taint is still in me but...this this is a miracle."

Nathaniel wrapped his other arm around her and gently tugged her into his lap. He placed both hands on her abdomen and nuzzled her neck, "Thank you…" He whispered into her hair, "We'll uh...need to do something first though," he slipped a hand into his pocket and pulled out a tiny silver ring studded with blue gems. He took her hand and gently slipped it on.

"I know, I'm no King or anything like that. I have nothing to offer you except myself but, I want you to know, I'll spend the rest of our days together making you and our child happy."

Ari turned and looked at him, tears spiking her lashes. She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head against his chest, "Yes. Nathan, Yes."

He held her, his fingers lightly tracing her arms, her legs and in between. Her moans ghosted against his cheek. He moved quickly, picking her up and gently placing her on the bed. He watched as she stretched out like a cat. Hair spread across her pillow and her eyes, staring at him. Watching him as he stripped off his leathers and slowly climbed into bed, where she leaned up and captured his lips with hers. He pushed her back down gently and ran his hands over her body slowly. Enjoying the way she moved against him. He pulled her shift off her and trailed a line of kisses down her chest, and pressed another kiss on her abdomen before he drifted lower. His breath ghosting against her moist flesh.

With gentle fingers and tongue he parted her folds and traced the hidden pearl between her legs. Her fingers now digging into his hair urging him on. He compiled, savoring her taste as he feasted on her. Her fingers digging tightly into his scalp as her voice filled the room as she moaned her release. He sat up and smirked before inching his way between her legs, He gathered her into his arms and lifted her up to straddle him as she slid herself over him, around him. He buried his face into her neck as she rose up and down slowly with her fingers now digging into his shoulders. He wrapped an arm around her waist and up her back as she rolled her hips against his faster and faster. Her body arched against his as she came. Her body squeezing his member tightly prompting him to finish inside her.

He slipped out of her and turned her onto her stomach. His hands sliding down her back and arse as he trailed a finger between her cheeks and smirked as she wiggled away from him and stared at him over her shoulder.

"What are you planning on doing?" An eyebrow quirked over her slumberous eyes.

"Have you ever…" A smile skating across his face as his fingers dipped between her cheeks and pressed lightly at her anus. Her eyes grew wide at his touch, "I'll take that as a no…" he grinned as he traced it again with a fingertip, watching her face go slack.

He leaned over to the side of the bed and opened a dresser. He pulled out a bottle and lightly kissed the spot between her shoulders, "Trust me…" He breathed into her ear and smiled. He opened the bottle and began pouring small amounts of the liquid into his hands. He then coated her cheeks with the substance before he started to lightly massage her anus. His fingers dotted her in small circles before slowly slipping a inside. He watched her face as she bit her lip and the hazy glow of her eyes.

He slipped his other hand under her and cupped her opening. Lightly teasing her pearl between two fingers as he continued to slide his finger in and out of her. When she relaxed a little bit more he slid in two fingers which caused her to grip him tightly. Her moans grew louder, his name a husky song on her lips. He worked slowly, helping her body get used to the sensation. His hands shook with need and his erection strained hard against his stomach. Makers breath he wanted her…

"Nathan...please…" She begged, her voice gripped with desire. He slid his hand up along her stomach lifting her onto her knees slightly.

He poured another handful of oil onto his hand and around his straining member. With a quiet groan, he pressed the head of his cock into her anus. He paused when she tensed up slightly, he ran a hand down her back and along her sides.

"Relax love…" He slid in another inch, and continued to do so as her body made adjustments to his intrusion.

He moaned out loud as he was fully buried in her heat. He lightly bit her shoulder before slowly sliding in and out. Her hand sliding under her body to roll her clit with her fingers. He increased his pace as Ari's body tightened around him. Her body urged him on, her walls grasping at his shaft. With one hand he continued to play with her clit as his other rolled up her stomach to clasp her breasts. He lightly squeezed it in his palm as he pulled on her nipple between his fingers. She face pressed forward into the bed as she felt his hands wandering along her body. His soft touch coursing through her, "Yes, touch me more…"

With vigilance he complied letting his fingers grope her body. Her hips twitched more and more as his member surged into her, his hands caressing her feverishly. He leaned in to her ear, "I want every bit of you, I'll truly make you mine, " as he whispered into her ear her body grew hotter and gripped him vigorously.

His thrust grew more erratic as she arched her back. Each moment that passed his hips crashed into her at an exceedingly faster pace. He clasped her breasts more strongly as he held her in his arms forcing himself in deeper and deeper. She moaned out loudly as his cock thickened feeling her body reach its boiling point. He pulled her up against him, an arm around her waist and another holding her hips in place as she took control of the pace. He buried his face into her neck as he felt her convulse around him. With a sharp thrust she climaxed his name sending him over the edge. In an instant his body gave his full force into her filling her with delight as they panted in exhaustion. He eased himself out of her, breathless, tilting her head back towards his and kissed her deeply.

"I love you, Ari…" He whispered. She rewarded him with a smile, her eyes still hazy.

"I love you too."

With eyes still half closed he gently laid her down onto their bed and pulled her into his chest and rested his hands on her soon to be growing abdomen. A smile ghosting across his lips.

A/N: Back to back chapters of smexyness. C'mon folks reviews would be awesome. We don't bite. Hard.