A/N: Here is the next chapter. Please let me know what you think!

20 – Alone at Last

It was the middle of the day before everyone had settled down on the island that was to be their temporary home. Moana needed more time to heal and Faaola needed time to adjust to life on the outside. Fomai had taken him and Ohana to a stream a little way off and bathed both of them. Ohana had enjoyed having time to play in the water. Moana and Maui had set to work constructing a hut and making soft beds out of the unique leaves and branches that they found. It was colder than they were used to so Moana made a point of finding things to make warmer wrapping for everyone. Around mid-day, they all settled down to eat the foods they had found on the island then the children were laid down for a nap.

Maui walked up behind Moana after she had laid Faaola down and wrapped his arms around her still slightly swollen belly.

"I love you!" he whispered into her hair. She turned to face him, wrapping her arms around his waist.

"I love you too!" She looked up into Maui's eyes. She had really missed this man!

"Would you like to go away, just the two of us for a few minutes? There is a hot spring not far from here and Fomai will be able to watch the children for us while we go. You deserve a hot soak after being locked up in a dungeon and giving birth." He was trailing kisses down her neck as he spoke.

"That sounds amazing!" she whispered.

Maui stepped back and took her hand, leading her to the hot spring. It was a peaceful walk to the waterfall that hid the hot spring. They were silent as they walked hand in hand. There was so much to say, so many questions to ask, but neither of them knew where to start. Once they arrived at the spring, Maui reluctantly released Moana's hand from his. She turned her back to him and removed her clothes before shyly stepping into the comfort of the spring. Maui also relieved himself of his skirt and joined her. They had never been in front of each other so completely vulnerable but neither one cared. Maui found that there was a smooth stone that was perfect to sit on. He sat down on it and pulled Moana onto his lap. She sat sideways on his lap and laid her head on his broad shoulder.

"This feels incredible!" she sighed deeply. "Thank you for bringing me here."

Maui chuckled before singing out, "You're welcome!"

Moana promptly smacked his chest while hiding her smile. Maui felt her shake as she laughed at him.

"Lay back so I can wash your hair," demanded Maui.

Moana wanted to argue, to not give in to his every command but she could not muster the energy to contradict him. She laid her head back and moaned with delight as Maui gently took her hair into his large hands and he washed it in the spring for her. She had not realized how utterly exhausted she was until she felt the water that was swirling around her from the spring.

Maui gently washed Moana's hair, rubbing it through his large hands them combing his fingers through it. It was a lot thicker than the last time he had played with it. Once he was done, he planted a kiss on her forehead then wrapped his arms around her from behind. He stroked her slightly swollen belly, marveling at the fact that just yesterday Faaola had been in there. He gently made his way to her breasts, rubbing them gently before taking one of the large nipples between his fingers.

"Ouch!" Moana exclaimed, causing Maui to freeze.

"Did I hurt you?" he asked with great concern.

"S little bit. Sorry, they are just very tender and sore. You can still rub them, just no pinching."

Maui placed a tender kiss on her shoulder then apologized. Moana simply melted against Maui's hard chest, feeling completely relaxed between the water from the spring and Maui's ministrations. She knew that they could not be as intimate as they would both like, but she would let him love her like this as long as he wanted.

Maui felt terrible that he had caused her pain. He made a mental note to himself to be cautious of her breasts. But they were just so tempting…"Stop it, Maui!" he thought to himself. He continued to shower her with kisses. He simply could not keep his hands and lips off her. There was so much that he had missed out on, so many ways in which he had failed her. He needed her to know that he was sorry and that he was here for her now.

He was also using this time to be sure for himself that she had not been injured during her captivity. As he trailed the kisses down her back, around her breasts, on her stomach, he was looking for any signs of injury. After more than an hour of holding her while he kissed her and felt every inch of her, he was able to relax with the knowledge that they had not harmed her.

"You have been too quiet since we got here," she teased him. "What has you so quiet?"

"I was simply trying to let you get some rest while is made sure that you were not hurt."

"They did not hurt me," Moana stated quietly. Maui, however, did not miss the implication. They may not have hurt her, but he did. He settled her once again onto his lap and buried his face into her neck. He could not stop the tears from flowing down his cheek.

"Moana, I…I…I had to go! I had to be sure that everyone was safe. I…I had to find that rat bastard and kill him. I needed revenge!" Maui's voice rose with each statement. Moana could not miss the anger in his voice as he finished.

"But you were unsuccessful," she stated simply.

"I had him!" Maui said, louder than he meant to. "I followed him to Lalotai where he tried to get the creatures of the dark to help him. I was able to rid him of his army. We ambushed them, and I almost had him, but he escaped. I felt like I died when I realized that he had gotten away. I knew that he was coming for you and there was nothing I could do to stop him!"

Moana gently grabbed Maui's face between her hands and turned it toward her. "I swear to you that I will find and kill him, later. Right now, I am ready to take my family home. I am ready to make you mine!" With that, he kissed her deeply. She did not fight it, in fact, she deepened the kiss.

After they had spent several hours relaxing in the hot spring, Moana slowly got out of the pool.

"Where do you think you are going?" Maui asked.

"I have a little boy who is going to be quite hungry right now and our daughter needs to know that we have not left her." Maui, grinning from the term "our daughter", slowly pulled himself up and followed Moana to their clothes. He put his skirt on then helped Moana with her top wrap. He never grew tired of looking at her tattoos. When they were both fully dressed, Moana turned and kissed Maui briefly on the lips one more time. "I love you!" she whispered.

"I love you too. Now, let's get back to our family!" With that, he took her hand and led her back to their little camp.

When they emerged through the trees into the clearing where they had settled, they both stopped short. Fomai had been busy during their absence. The fire was in a proper fire pit now and there was a spit where several rabbits were cooking slowly. The inside of the hut had been made even more comfortable with more bedding and a couple of small torches on the wall, not to mention dividers between the rooms. It was clear that Fomai expected them to stick around for a while.

Moana walked over to Fomai and took Faaola from her hands, so she could feed him. She took him over to the stone where she had sat earlier and proceeded to feed him. Maui went over to where Ohana was playing in the ocean and started to splash her. For a while, they all felt like a real family.

When it was dinner time, everyone gathered around the fire and enjoyed their dinner as Fomai told stories about the gods. When they had finished eating, Maui picked up Ohana and Moana carried Faaola and the four of them walked along the beach. Ohana fell asleep while in Maui's arms and they slowly made their way back to the hut. Once they got there, Maui laid her gently in her bed while Moana prepared Faaola for bed as well. Once the children were in bed for the night (or at least it was time to eat again) Maui and Moana joined Fomai around the fire once again.

Fomai looked across the fire at the couple who were sitting close and asked the question that was burning in everyone's mind.

"Tell me, what happened to you?"

Maui proceeded to tell his side of the story. Moana held onto his hand that was holding her to his side as he described his journey into Lalotai. When he was done, Moana told her story. Maui's hand held her closer as she told about the kidnapping. When they had finished giving her all the details, Fomai looked at Maui and asked the question that they had not thought of.

"What was the blue glow that gave you light to see the child coming?"

Maui looked at Moana. He did not know! Unless…