John held up his hands as Ondine entered his room. "What do you think?"

"Your mittens now match your new socks." Ondine pointed to the bandages on John's feet as she jumped onto his bed. "Like the little hat they gave my brother."

"I think we need a better name for him."

"Yeah, 'Little Brother' seems a bit indigenous and I don't think we want the view that we're trying culturally appropriating."

"Best not." John sighed back into his bed a moment before peeking forward. "Think you could nab me a wheelchair?"

"Want to escape?"

"I want to see Anna. Make sure she's alright." John narrowed his eyes at Ondine, "Ready for a small jail break?"

"I think I could get into a life of crime with you." Ondine grinned and jumped from the bed. "Give me a minute."

She vanished for a few moments and then came back with a wheelchair. "Stole this from an old lady."

"Push her out of it did you?"

"She might've broke a hip." Ondine helped lower the railing on John's bed and get him into the seat. "How long are you going to need one of these?"

"Not long. The salt water actually cleaned out the injuries on my feet so they're just waiting for scabbing."

"Gross."

"Says the girl who helped deliver a baby and cut the umbilical cord before delivering the placenta." John helped steer the chair out of the room and guided it into the hallway.

"Yeah… let's not…" Ondine shivered. "Let's not talk about that ever again."

"It'll be something you can tell your brother when he gets older."

"I think I'd rather never mention it again."

"Maybe you've got a career in medicine." John frowned, "Where's the maternity ward?"

"This way." Ondine dragged the chair backward and John struggled to steer himself around and work the wheels forward.

They traveled through the hospital, Ondine guiding John down the different hallways until they reached the room they needed. Ondine pushed the door open and John steered himself inside. Anna, still resting in bed, turned to them and smiled.

"There's the other half of our family." Anna moved her arms and John caught sight of the washed and rinsed, wrapped, and bundled baby in her arms.

"Is he as perfect as I thought?" John leaned forward, working himself delicately on his tender feet, and landed on the edge of Anna's bed.

Ondine took up the other side as Anna handed the baby over. "I think he is."

John pulled back the blanket, "All ten fingers, all ten toes, a nose, and two eyes."

"He's also got ears and a set of lungs." Ondine laughed. "He was screaming bloody murder earlier."

"Was he?" John turned to Anna and she shrugged.

"He didn't like them running their tests on him." Anna shook her head, "It's normal."

"I only know what's normal once you get them back home." John nudged Ondine. "I remember you were the quietest baby I'd ever heard."

"Really?"

"Really." John winced, "I paid for it later when I found out how loud you are now."

Ondine shoved at him, "You're the worst."

John only grinned at her before facing Anna, "Do we have a name for our little miracle?"

"I'm guessing 'Water Baby' is out of the question."

"I'm not a fan of it, I'll be honest." John adjusted his hold as the baby shifted to get closer to him. "We could go with Henry."

"After Mr. Talbot?" Anna shook her head, "I don't think so."

"Why not?"

"It took him forever to get to us." Anna reached a hand forward, combing a gentle hand over the dark hair on the baby's head. "What about Jack? After you?"

"Doesn't fit with his water birth and I'd rather not give our son 'the third' at the end of his name."

"What about Caspian?" Ondine suggested and John turned to her as Anna did too. "It's the prince from The Chronicles of Narniabooks but it's also a sea. Like me he'll remind you of the water."

John faced Anna, "What do you think?"

"Caspian Bates…" Anna nodded, "I like it. But he'll need a nickname so kids don't pick on him in school."

"Cass." Ondine supplied again, "If he's going to get teased at all might as well say it's because he's got the name of the girl."

"We can call him 'Ian' for short." John frowned at him. "I'm not calling anyone 'Cass'."

"Then welcome to the world, Caspian Bates." Anna took the baby back as he blinked up at them. "It's good to have you here."

John held Caspian by the stomach as he kicked and batted at the water. "That's right, keep kicking."

Caspian burbled in the water, giggling and sending bubbles up. His little arms flailed as he tried to move forward while John kept a steady hand on him. After another minute, John lifted him from the water and held him to his chest.

"Look at you. You're practically a mermaid."

"Technically he'd be a merman." Ondine sat on the dock as John walked toward it. "Because he's a boy, not a girl."

"I do know the difference." John poked at Ondine's side and handed Caspian to her. "Could you take Ian to the house and give him a bath before we go to Mr. Carson's retirement party."

"Why can't you?"

"Because I've got to get Anna." John climbed out of the water and boarded his boat. "And you can't drive."

"I did steer the boat to get us to the docks when he was born." Ondine held Caspian up as she walked down the dock.

"You left three huge gouges in my boat and you broke part of the deck."

"Then maybe you should've taught me to drive it."

John pointed toward the house, "Please get your brother into the bath and then get both of yourselves changed."

"Yes sir."

Ondine walked down the deck, holding Caspian to her. John unhooked the ropes and guided the boat into the inlet. He moved the boat out into the bay, guiding it toward one of the small islands.

He docked there, hoping onto the deck to tie his boat up. As he walked the dock he caught sight of Anna working her way over the rocks toward him. John raised his arm to wave at her and she waved him toward her.

Weaving through the rocks, John joined her at the edge of a small cliff. "We've got to go or we'll be late."

"I know." Anna took his hand, "But I wanted to share this moment with you."

"Which moment?"

"This one." Anna waved her hand toward the setting sun. "Isn't it gorgeous."

"Not as gorgeous as you."

"Charmer." Anna took in his swim trunks. "What were you doing?"

"Teaching Caspian to swim."

"You softie he's not even six months old yet."

"Never too early to start." John pulled her back toward the boat. "Come on. We're going to be late and Ondine'll be very upset."

"Because she's the one watching her brother?" Anna walked with John but stopped them to watch the sunset again.

"Exactly that." John went to pull her along but paused, joining her in watching the sunset a moment more. "Sailors delight."

"What?"

"Red sky for the sunset." John pulled Anna closer, "It's called 'sailor's delight' and it's supposed to spell good fortune for the sailors."

"Oh," Anna shrugged, "I guess it's our good fortune then."

"I find myself very fortunate." John kissed her. "I've a beautiful wife, a lovely daughter, and a little boy. What else could I possibly want?"

"Maybe another one?"

"Another one?" John frowned and then widened his eyes. "You mean another baby?"

"I don't mean another boat." Anna kissed John's hands and held his gaze. "Do you want another child?"

"I do." John kissed her forehead, "Just not until Caspian can run on his own."

"I wasn't talking about right now."

"Well," John looked around and then tugged Anna's hand to pull her after him to a small alcove. "Why not work on making one now since Caspian took so long to get here."

"Here?" Anna laughed but immediately lost her laugh in John's kiss. "We could get seen."

"And?" John kissed over her face, tracing down her neck to where her swimsuit tied behind her neck. "Afraid we'll get caught?"

"I'd rather not be known as an exhibitionist."

"Then we'll have to keep quiet so no one knows we're here." John pulled the straps down, lowering Anna toward the sands while lowering the top of her swimsuit. "What do you think?"

"I think you'll have to move fast or your daughter's going to suspect why we got held up." Anna pulled John to her, grabbing his swim trunks to tug them down his legs. "And I'd rather not have to face her after the last time."

"She was only a little late."

"Little late is still late." Anna moaned as John's mouth settled over her breasts, their hands joining to try and get their swimsuits out of the way.

"Then we won't be late." John tossed their swimsuits away, hand moving between Anna's legs to send her over the edge. "We'll have to be fast."

Anna's response was to grab John and squeeze and massage him as her legs moved around his waist. John adjusted himself, groaning around Anna's breast while his fingers tried to send her to the edge. Her free hand grabbed at the back of his neck, pulling his lips to hers, and then tilted her hips to drag John closer to her.

John removed his fingers to hold at her hip as he drove in. She cried out as John moved deeply and roughly in his thrusts as his fingers pressed and rubbed over her. Anna clung at John's hair when he returned the focus of his mouth to her breasts again, nipping and biting down as she shrieked.

"Faster." Anna urged, writhing under him and digging her heel just under his thigh. "Faster please."

Furiously working over Anna and rutting against her, John finished. Anna raised her hips and the last movements of John sent her over the edge. They both stopped a moment, trying to breathe, and did not move until a wave washed over them.

John started laughing, "From her to eternity."

"Not a great movie." Anna got up, grabbing her swimsuit and easing back into it and tossing John his trunks. "Come on, before Ondine's aware of what we're doing out here."

"What were you doing out here?"

"Writing the ending."

"Ending to what?" John climbed up the rocks after her and led them back to the boat.

"To that book you suggested I write." Anna winked at him, "The one about the selkie and the landsman."

"I'd read it."

"I hope so."