Hello everyone! This is unfortunately the last chapter of this story! I'm going to miss this story so much!

I want to thank everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I will thank everyone single one that has reviewed the story at the end of the chapter! Oh, there is a love scene in the chapter so; I have put asterisks at the top of the scene and at the end of it if someone doesn't want to read it.

Now, on with the last part!

Chapter 44

The winter had passed and the summer was getting closer and the Barker family was planning their vacation and as usually they had a small disagreement.

"Nellie…it's not that I don't want us to go there…" Ben said late at night, running a hand through his dark hair. Nellie glared at him as she was standing in the middle of the parlor with her hands on her hips and a scowl on her pretty face.

"I know. It's just because I say it." She hissed and he sighed.

"No, that's not the reason. I just …I want us to go somewhere where we can have some fresh air and the girls can breathe pure air." He said and she rolled her eyes.

"Right…and where is that?" she asked him with her foot tapping against the floor.

"I…I was thinking we could go to the mountains…the summer is not so hot there…and the nature is wonderful." He said with a small smile.

"And the sea doesn't have all these?" she asked him angrily.

"Sweetheart…I don't know what makes you so upset…" he said as he came closer to her and reached for her cheek with his soft hand.

"You always disagree with everything I have to say. Like when I wanted Ruby to sleep in the same bed with us so I can keep an eye on her!" she snapped and slapped his hand away from her.

"Nellie, that's not true. I agree with you most of the times. But wanting a two months old baby to sleep with us was just absurd." He said patiently and she huffed.

"Oh, yes. And you wanting Johanna not to walk because you want to hold her all the time is very normal and sane." She said sarcastically.

"That's different. My…obsession, as you so practically call it lately, is safe. Yours on the other hand would have our daughter falling of the bed or getting crashed between us while we were sleeping. And for what? For you to have her all the time with you?" he asked her, his voice rising.

"So, I'm insane? Are you saying that I'm crazy Benjamin?" she asked as she crossed her arms over her chest, giving him a very clear view of her chest.

"I never said that! For Christ sake's stop putting words in my mouth! I just don't want to spent our entire vacation in the bloody sea!" he said frustrated.

"And why not?" she asked him and he buried his face in his hands.

"It's. Too. Hot." he said wearily and she raised her eyebrows at him.

"Are you afraid of the heat? You spent years of your life with Lucy and you are afraid of the bloody sun?" she asked laughing and that did it.

"I don't understand your sense of humor sometimes, Eleanor. I just don't." He said, hurt by her words. He shook his head and walked away from the parlor and headed for his shop upstairs. Nellie stopped her chuckling as she realized what her words did.

"Benjamin? Where are you going so late?" she asked him and he didn't turn to look at her.

"Up. Since you are in no mood to talk reasonably." He said softly, not wanting to wake the girls. Nellie opened her mouth to talk, to apologize but he was already gone. She frowned and looked at her feet.

Well done, Nellie. He's always nice and you had to open your damn mouth again. Just say yes to the mountain idea! What's so bad about it?

"Oh, shut it. I'm going to apologize anyway. Not need to nag…" she muttered as she tied her robe tighter around her body and headed for his shop. She walked up the stairs and gently knocked on the door, looking around in the darkness until he answered. She entered the dark shop and found him sitting at his barber chair with his head bowed and his hands on his knees. She closed the door behind her and he looked up at her with an unreadable expression.

"Why are you so insecure, Nellie?" he asked her and she looked away.

"I…I'm not…" she mumbled and he shook his head.

"Yes, you are. You have been mentioning Lucy a lot lately. In fact whenever we have a fight you bring up my past relationship with her. Why can't you see?" he asked her.

"See what?" she said and he shook his head again with a forced laugh.

"That I adore you." He said simply and she looked at him with wide brown eyes.

"I…I know that you do…" she whispered.

"No you don't. If you saw that we wouldn't be having that argument earlier." He said with a sigh.

"Why not? I know you don't want to go there…but it's okay. That's why I came in here for. To apologize. We can do whatever you want." She said softly and he stared at her unmoving.

"It really doesn't matter to me where we go…as long as you are with me and the girls…I'm sorry for what I said because it was uncalled for. It's just…I've been a little stressed lately with the shop and the baby…" she said, looking at her feet, the walls, the window anywhere but him.

"You're a bloody wonder…" he muttered as he quickly stood up from the chair and in two strides was in front of her. He pulled her into his arms and crashed his mouth against hers; shocking the life out of her that she forgot how to breathe for a minute.

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His hand went to her hips and pressed her closer to him, making her gasp and him moan in delight at the contact. He pulled his mouth away and placed his lips on her jaw, trailing them down her slender neck slowly. Her hands went to his hair and tugged at it gently as he slowly backed her to the closest wall.

"Nellie…it's been too bloody long…" he groaned into her ear and she shivered at the tone of his voice.

"Hmm…if you want to do anything then, you better hurry up…" she whispered into his ear and he growled as he kissed her again, nodding his head vigorously.

His hands took fistfuls of her night dress and roughly pulled it up her legs hastily before pulling her undergarments out of the way. His hands left her body and went to his pants, undoing them quickly. He took hold of her legs and wrapped them around his waist while his mouth was next to her ear. He adjusted his hold on her thighs before pushing into her slowly causing her to gasp into his ear and he smirked.

"We should fight more often…" he grunted into her ear as he moved. She gave a soft laugh and hugged him close to her as she sighed contented.

"Say you love me…" he whispered.

"You know I do, Ben…" she managed to choke out as he sped up his thrusts and she had to grip onto his shoulders for support as she tightened her legs around his hips.

"I want to hear it…say it!" he commanded her again and she gasped as his mouth connected with her shoulder hungrily.

"I love you." She whispered into his ear and he moaned as he started moving more desperately inside her, forgetting the reason they fought in the first place.

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A few minutes later he was still against her, breathing heavily as he continued to hold her in the same position, somehow reluctant to let out of his grasp. She was stroking his hair as his head was resting against her shoulder, his mouth close to her neck.

"Okay…" he said breathlessly and she wondered what he meant.

"Okay?" she asked him as he kissed her neck.

"We'll go to the sea for the summer…" he said and a huge grin formed on her face.

"Really? But…you don't want to…" she said and he shook his head as he moved back to look at her.

"But you want to. So, I'm fine." He said before pecking her lips. Slowly he put her down and fixed his clothing.

"Thank you." Her soft voice broke into the silence and he smiled.

"You're welcome, my love. Come on, let's go to bed." He said as he placed his arm around her and walked out of the shop and to their bedroom.

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A few days later Ben was in the bathroom looking at his three year old daughter with amusement in his eyes and a smile on his face.

"Johanna? Will you tell daddy how did you ended up with shaving cream all over your hands and clothes? Not to mention your otherwise pretty little nose?" he asked her and the little girl looked at him guiltily.

"Did you go near my work things?" he asked her and she gave a small nod.

"Why?" he asked her softly.

"I wanted to shave Benny, daddy…" she whispered and Ben gave a soft laugh.

"You wanted to shave your bear? Why, darling?" he asked her as he picked her up and started taking of her clothes.

"He has hair…" she said and he chuckled.

"It's normal. He is a bear, sweetie." He said as he placed her dirty light blue dress in a basket.

"But you take of other people's hair…" she said, her big eyes staring up at him.

"Yes, but they are people, darling. Bears need their hair." He said as he took her in his arms and placed her in the tub with warm water.

"They do?" she asked him and he nodded his head.

"Yes, so don't try that again." He said to her and she nodded quickly as he started washing her. She became fascinated with the bubbles and watched them with interest. Ben noticed and took a few and placed them on her small nose.

"Daddy!" she squeaked and he laughed at the face she made.

"Yes, princess?" he said to her teasingly and she giggled. When he was done with bathing her, he dressed her again and took her to the kitchen where Nellie was making dinner.

"Hey, sweetie! All cleaned up I see…" Nellie said to the little girl who nodded and tugged at her father's pant leg.

"What is it?" he asked her softly and she pointed at the chair. He smiled and picked her up, setting her on it before taking a seat next to her.

"Ruby?" he asked Nellie and she smiled.

"Sleeping. We have a long trip tomorrow and she was tired. So, I put her to bed." She explained as she brought a plate with chicken on the table and Johanna squeaked in delight at the food.

"That's good." Ben said as he placed a piece of chicken and some potatoes on Johanna's plate, making her clap her small hands happily.

"There you go, my love." He said as he finished filling her plate. Nellie sat down too and they ate in silence.

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Early the next morning Nellie was moving around the room, packing the last bag for their vacation when Ben entered with Johanna clutched close to his chest, her small arm around her father's neck.

"Are you done yet?" he asked her as he looked tired from the heavy bags he had been carrying to the carriage. When he saw the fifth bag she had packed, his eyes widened.

"Almost. Just another …aha! I found it!" she said as she showed him a red night dress.

"That's a…nice…dress…Um, what do you have in all those bags? We are only leaving for a month…" he said to her and she shrugged.

"Well, we are four…I have to get everything we need…the inn we are going to stay might not have towels…or bed sheets…or brushes…" she said and he sighed.

"All right! I get it. But hurry up. The carriage is waiting outside." He said as she closed the bag and beamed at him.

"All ready. Can you take that bag? I have to take Ruby." She said and Johanna pouted, thinking that she would have to let go of her dad.

"No need for a long face, princess…I can carry you too. Daddy is strong." He said winking at her as he took the bag with his left hand while he was holding her with his right one. The girl giggled as they left the room and exited the house.

"Come on, Ruby…we're going for a trip. Aren't you excited? Yes, you are…" Nellie said as he picked up Ruby who giggled up at her mother with a toothless smile on her face. She took her purse and exited the house as Ben placed Johanna in the carriage. He walked to his wife and smiled at her.

"Can I take her so you can lock the door?" he offered and she gave him a smile.

"Yes, love. Thank you." She said as she handed him Ruby. He took her in his arms and smiled down at her, making a funny face to her just to hear her laugh. It worked. The baby girl giggled at her father's antics and poked his nose with a small finger as he walked inside the carriage and sat down with her. Nellie soon joined them and smiled as she saw them all waiting for her.

"Are my girls ready?" she asked, looking at the girls with fondness. Johanna nodded and clapped her hands as she was leaning close to her father.

Ben smiled and told the driver to start the carriage while Nellie took Johanna to sit on her lap, playing with her soft blond hair.

"Happy?" Ben asked her and she turned to look at him.

"Very. Thank you, Ben. For everything." She said softly and he reached to stroke her cheek with soft fingers.

"No…thank you…who would know it, hmm?" he said, looking into her eyes with adoration.

"What?" she asked him as she looked back into his eyes.

"That two days would change my life…" he said and she smiled.

"Yeah…who would…?" she said as she kissed him softly and he grinned.

"It took you a weekend to steal my heart…I wonder what other things you have in store for me, my love…" he said into her ear before pulling her into his arms.

She laughed and hugged Johanna tighter, bringing her into the embrace while he tightened his arm around Ruby protectively.

"Who knows…I guess time will show us…only time knows…" she trailed of as the carriage continued moving away from Fleet Street, leading them to the sea.

The End.

Author's note: And there it is! The end! I hope you liked the ending! I'm sorry if it wasn't that great! Leave me a last review please! I would love to hear from you one more time!

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