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Chapter Twenty-Four: Have Another.

Pressing a kiss to the top of Samara's head, Thalia quietly left the bedroom and shut the door behind her; she was rather relieved that things seemed to have calmed down after the meal that they'd just had. Everyone had been thrilled to talk about the baby that Fíli and Kóna were expecting, it had been wonderful news to share and it had cheered everyone up at the table. Things had seemed rather down since the attack had happened and everyone had tried their best to ignore their own concerns about what was going on around them along with the war that was brewing.

"Thorin," Thalia squeaked in surprise, she hadn't been expecting him this evening and he usually came earlier so that he could help settle the twins down for bed. It was a little tradition of theirs since he had been introduced to Theseus and Samara, they enjoyed having time with their father and loved it when he read them stories before bed. Thorin looked rather like how Thalia remembered him this evening, he was dressed much like he had when they had first met and it made her a little curious about what was going on.

"I didn't know you were coming this evening," Thalia said trying to recall if she should have been expecting him, he usually had Balin or Ori warn her if he was going to come to see the twins. However, this time there had been no such warning and Thalia felt a little lost about why he had come to her chambers this evening when the twins were already asleep.

Thorin strode across the room without breathing a word and pulled Thalia into a kiss, he cupped her face knowing that there hadn't been a moment alone for them in a while. All too happy to kiss back, Thalia wrapped her arms around his neck as they kissed; that was until Thorin's hands tried to help her out of her dress.

"Your sister will kill us," Thalia warned him pushing back slight, she could only imagine what Dís was like when she was angry and Thalia had no interest in arguing with his sister any time soon. Thorin disregarded her words of warning and started to kiss down her neck, he didn't care what Dís would have to say about this; it had been hard enough going along with everything Dís had said so far.

"Thorin…" Thalia cautioned gently pushing him away, she was a little relieved that he took a step back this time; however, the look on his face as he did so made her feel a little guilty about rejecting him. She was all for whatever would have happened but it didn't feel right and Thalia wanted to know what had brought this on when they had been doing so well.

They might not have seen much of one another since she had returned to Erebor, Thorin got to spend time with the twins mostly and that was what mattered most right now. Thorin shook his head as he walked away from Thalia, he was being stupid and he knew that she had been right to stop him but that didn't mean her reject didn't sting.

"This is about what happened at dinner…" Thalia guessed slowly approaching him, she wished with all her heart that she could fix the damage that she had caused before she had fled from the battle thinking he had died. There was not one day that Thalia didn't curse herself for not checking with someone else what she was being told but at the time she saw no reason for Gandalf to lie to her.

Letting out a breath, Thalia knew that she couldn't undo the past but they had to focus on the future; she just hoped that Thorin would understand why she had put a stop to things now. The last thing they needed right now was a pregnancy while they were meant to be planning their wedding.

"I'm sorry," Thalia apologised wanting to put this behind them, they were doing so well and they couldn't keep holding onto the past if they were going to have a future together not matter what had happened. Things had always been difficult but they were moving forward and Thalia was hopeful that they would continue to work this out; she had no doubts about what they both wanted.

"You did the right thing… tonight is not the night for that," Thorin reassured her trying to sort out his own thoughts, he had been blessed with two children already and he was being selfish by thinking about the things that others got to experience that he didn't. Fíli and Kóna were going to get to experience everything together and Thorin knew that it was going to be an amazing time for them but it would always remind him of what he had missed with the twins. No matter how much time he spent with them, Thorin had still missed the first six years of their lives and he was concerned that it would come back to haunt him.

"I meant about leaving…" Thalia corrected him softly, she walked over to Thorin knowing that she could never apologise enough for what she had done. Thorin shook his head, he didn't blame her for this and he knew that given what had happened during that battle; he had expected himself to die after what had happened. By some miracle, they had been brought back together and Thorin was just grateful that they had been given a second chance to spend the rest of their lives together.

"We will have another child," Thalia said sure about it, it might have been rare for dwarves to have children but she doubted that counted when she was half-human; she was bound to have more children in time. Thorin looked at her, he searched her eyes knowing that it was possible even if he had to wait a few months before they could start trying then so be it.

Theseus and Samara were wonderful and Thorin couldn't help but think about the child that he might have with Thalia next; he wondered who they would look like more. Samara looked more like her mother while Theseus favoured him, Thorin didn't mind what they had as long as the baby was healthy; he was just going to be pleased with the fact that they were having a child together.

Taking a step towards Thalia, Thorin hesitated for a moment knowing that he owed her an apology; he shouldn't have come here hoping to just conceive another child with her. Just hearing that someone else would get to experience what he had missed had been hard on him even if he was happy for Fíli and Kóna; they had been trying for a baby for a while now.

"I'm sorry," Thorin apologised, they had come so far and he didn't want anything to get in the way of the progress that they had made since she had returned. Thalia was the one that Thorin wanted to spend his life with, he had never for a moment imagined another standing beside him as Queen Under the Mountain. Even before they had meet, Thorin had never imagined that he would settle down and take a wife considering he was in exile; he had only seen her in that position after they had meet.

Thalia offered him a smile, she understood what had brought this on and she had expected that the announcement had unsettled him considering what had happened between them. There would be a chance for them to focus on expanding their family, it would happen one day and Thalia was sure that they would get their chance.

The wedding was set for the coming Durin's day and that didn't seem so far away thinking about it now; they had until the middle of October to wait until their wedding day. There was so much that they had to look forward to and there was little that would change anything now; they just had to make it through the next few months.

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