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Chapter 20
Gifts of Love
Jamie is sittin eatin his supper with his lasses, tryin to capture the moment. He has been plannin this evenin out fer a long time. Claire dinna kent bout his gift fer her n he canna keep waitin much longer. His eyes go tracin every bit of his Sassenach n he still canna believe that they are together again. Claire must start feelin his eyes on her cause she goes lookin up meetin his eyes. "Why are you staring is there something on my face?" He begins shakin his head. "Then what is it?" Jamie goes givin her a smirk n starts pullin out the first ring box. "This is fer ye, Sassenach." He goes handin it to her across the wee table n she begins starin at him in confusion. "Didn't you mean to give this to Bree?" Jamie goes givin her another smile n starts pullin out the second box.
Breeh's eyes start lightin up, as he goes handin over the wee box. "Jamie Fraser, what are you up to?" Jamie starts turnin to Claire, who's givin him one of her bonny smiles. "Ye wonna kent til ye go openin the box." Breeh n Claire start openin the boxes n he canna stop himself from chucklin. Claire's eyes begin widenin n then she goes freezin in place. "Da, is this the ring with the missing stone?" His eyes start movin towards his daughter. "Aye, ye mother n mi went searchin fer the right stone. She wasna meanin to go givin it to ye at yer party, bit she gotta wee bit too drunk." Breeh goes givin him a grin n starts puttin on the ring. From the corner of his eye, he begins feelin Claire's icy glare burnin into him. Jamie kent he's in trouble with his Sassenach. Then, with no warnin, Breeh comes runnin towards him with a great bit of speed n goes wrappin her arms round him. "Thank you, da. I love it." Jamie goes tightenin his grip on his wee daughter n is thankful fer being here.
After they finish their embracin, Jamie's eyes go flyin across the table to his wife. "I think mama's still in shock." Claire's eyes start meetin his n he canna see the tears glistenin in her eyes. "You made this?" Jamie goes givin her a wee sad smile. "Aye, I was wantin to give ye somethin special ye could go wearin." He continues watchin his wife gazin at the necklace he went craftin on his own. "That's beautiful, mama." Claire's head starts liftin at the sound of Breeh's voice. "Your right, it is quite beautiful. Your father made these wooden charms by hand." A warmth begins spreadin across his heart like blazin wildfire at her words.
Claire's eyes go meetin his n he can see the love showin in them. He loves makin his Sassenach happy. "Will you do me the honor in assisting me in putting it on?" Jamie goes givin her a nod n starts makin his way across the table. She starts handin him the wee necklace outta the box n he begins unfastenin it. Jamie canna help kissin the side of her neck before he starts fastenin it round her neck. "There ye go, Sassenach." He starts takin his seat, as his wife goes admirin her necklace again. Jamie kent that Claire would go lovin it. She may be more stubborn than anythin he's ever seen, but she canna go resistin gifts from the wee heart.
Claire goes smilin before her sweet voice starts fillin the air. "The initials of my three children forever around my neck. Thank you for this special gift, Jamie. It means more than you know." Their eyes go lockin n suddenly he's that young lad seein her for the first time at the castle. From the first moment of their meetin he had loved her. "I wish I could have met Faith and Fergus." His eyes go movin over to his daughter n his heart starts breakin fer her. Breeh winna never kent her brother n sister, the missin pieces of their wee family. "Fergus was a good lad n ye mother n I loved him like he was our own son. He was expectin a child of his own when we went through the stones." Jamie starts feelin a pain in his heart.
Leavin Fergus behind had been verra painful. He still canna believe that he's been dead fer two hundred years. "And our Faith, yer sister…" Jamie canna go finishin his sentence without tears burnin at his eyes. Thinkin bout the life his eldest daughter coulda had. Jamie starts feelin his body shake with emotion n he canna seem to go stoppin arms start spreadin round him n he canna help but smile. Breeh is tryin to comfort him n he's verra thankful fer that. Havin her finally in his life is somethin more precious to him than any gold or silver. Jamie canna help bit smile into his wee daughter's shoulder.
He kent how much he needs comfortin, especially by the two lasses in front of him. He goes rememberin all the times he went dreamin bout holdin Claire n their bairn in his arms on the cold battlefield dyin. "Mama come join us, I know you need a hug too." Sure enough, he can feel two more pair of arms wrappin round him n he goes smilin at the moment. Jamie canna help thinkin bout the art of Time. He kent he winna never go understandin it or why it has went bestowin him these two precious gifts of love, bit he's verra thankful fer Claire n Breeh. Jamie starts squeezin his family closer, while prayin fer the lost souls of the missin members. Faith n Fergus close to his warm beatin heart too.