Born to Love Again, Again, and Again Part 12

The child within me grew as we sailed across a huge body of beautiful blue water. We came to a group of islands that Legolas said were the remains of a great civilization, known as the Atlanteans, who once lived on earth. There were few inhabitants living on the largest island, but none on the rest. We traveled to the southernmost island and there made a camp. Legolas liked the island so much that he wanted to buy it. The leader of the people here was a high priest named Ra-Ta. Legolas made a deal with the priest to purchase this little island of about 200 acres. Now we would have a place that we could call home. We then sailed northwest until we reached a large land mass with many inlets. We sailed into a bay and then into a river that was full of beautiful white waterfowl called swans. "This river the called the Paw-to- mek, meaning River of Swans. I am going to take you to meet Chief Pecatone, who is chieftain of the Paw-to-mek tribe," Legolas said. We arrived at a little settlement of wigwams made of reeds and mud. The leader knew Legolas and Gimli, and was glad to see us. We sailed up into a creek called the Rotank, and there we stayed, while Legolas and Gimi hunted with the natives. Ainslee and I made friends with the women of the village, and they taught us to tan hides. We in turn made them dresses from the fabric we got in Mirkwood. The women loved them.

The day came for me to deliver my baby. Legolas knew the exact time that I was going to go into labor. He talked with Pecatone's wife and she got the tribal healer. There was a smudging ceremony. Then I lay down on a bed of furs, and waited for the pains to hit me. They never did. My water broke and Legolas started massaging my abdomen. He began to push downward and coached me in my breathing. He talked gently to me and told me how wonderful I was doing. I kept waiting for a pain to strike me, but there was only one. Legolas shouted, "Push"! and I did. One terrible pain made me cry out, but it was over in just a few seconds. The little head came out and then Legolas gently guided out the rest of the baby. "It's a boy! I knew it was going to be!" he said excitedly. He wrapped our son in a special blanket made in Mirkwood just for this occasion, and handed him to me. He had blue eyes and blond hair like his father. However, his ears were more round than pointed.

I began to laugh and cry at the same time. I had never known such joy. I had finally, after all these years had a baby of my own, and I had my wonderful Legolas. No woman could wish for more. My elation showed on my face as Pecatone's wife ran her fingers over it and said in her native tongue, "You look years younger." Legolas agreed and smiled as if he had some secret that only he knew.

I turned my attention back to the baby. "Legolas, we must name our child." He asked me if I would agree to name him Thanduil II, because Legolas'father only granddaughters and would be so happy to know he had a grandson named for him. AYour father and I got off to a bad start, but I hold no grudge. How can I when I am so happy? Yes, Thanduil II it is. Can we call him Thand?" Legolas agreed. Thand began to nurse and the three of us fell asleep in the warm cozy furs.

We sailed once again west up the Paw-to-Mek to explore the region. Once the water got too shallow for the ship, we traveled by foot. I carried Thand on my back in the fashion of the native women. We climbed to a higher elevation and saw a wondrous sight. Legolas said, "I have been wanting to see these mountains that I have heard of. The native people call them the Blue Ridge." The majestic blue mountains reached up to the white clouds in the heavens. It was a wondrous sight to behold. How did a widow from the Green Isle get so lucky as to have found happiness and bliss by finally having a family of her own and travelling the world over with her one true love.

We returned to Pecatone's village and spent one more night there before we went back to our island paradise. That night while snuggling down in the furs with Legolas, he whispered. "Catriona, I am so happy with Thand, but would you like a little girl?"

I smiled at him and asked, "Is it time?" His instincts for reading my body always amazed me.

"Yes," he said. He started kissing me, and tantalizing me with his tongue. He lingered at each breast, kissing and biting at my nipples, giving me miniature orgasms. He worked his way down and there he stayed until I muttered his name and released all my tension. I wrapped my legs around him as he entered me and began moving. Again, it was if fireworks were going off in my head. I quivered and grew limp. Then he released his hot wetness into my body, and sighed, "Cat, Cat, amin mela lle, amin mela lle...." He always called me Cat when making love to me.

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