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Chapter 20
"Lady Reagan.." I blinked open my eyes, letting the light blind me. I sat up slowly, putting my hands on my stomach to support it.
When my eyes adjusted to the light, I looked around me in awe. My hand immediately covered my mouth, stifling a cry of happiness. Mirkwood, the place I longed to go home to, my room, the castle, the Elves. It was all here. Except...one Elf..
I looked from Thranduil, to Tillion, to a she-elf who I was assuming was the mid-wife and nurse. "W-..Where's Mattox?"
I whispered softly, looking at each one with wide eyes. "He was wounded...Stabbed in the belly by Orion's evil sword. He lost a very large amount of blood, and his wound..."Thranduil shook his head, turning on his heel slowly, facing the window.
The sun shown through, making him narrow his eyes before looking back at me. My eyes filled with tears. I had killed my love.
The father of my child, my first love ever, fell at the thrust of the sword I held. If this were true, I could not live. My heart ache would consume me and I would waste away, undoubtedly.
"Please ....say it's not true..." Tillion cleared his throat and slowly made his way to the door, shaking his head softly as he went.
The look on his face told me everything. Saddnes and woe dripped from his face, and also mine. Tears were streaming down my cheeks as he grasped the door knob tightly, slowly opening the door.
"I'm sorry, Reagan...It's......not true.." I sat up at his words, my eyes bright and alert as the door opened more. Standing before me was the man I had longed to hold to me.
His black hair falling in his face with a shining smile and a twinkle in his eye. "He recovered well before you even arrived back in the castle." I was speechless. My hand never left from my mouth as Mattox and I stared, wide eyed to each other.
"Oh...God.." I threw back the blanket of the bed and ran toward him, throwing my arms around his neck and sobbing into his chest violently. "I thought I had killed you! Bless you!! You're alive!"
"Reagan..Reagan..." Mattox swayed me back and forth lightly, grinning and smothering the top of my head with light kisses.
"And you three!!" I turned, pointing my finger from the king, to the prince, then to the nurse. "How awful you are to play that cruel prank. Thank you...For helping me, and Mattox...I could not live without his companionship." I looked back at the Elf and took his hand in mine.
"But...where is Julia?" Tillion's face fell from joy, back to woe in seconds. I prayed she had not died for I never got the oppurtunity to thank her for everything. I shook my head and looked to the nurse.
"She's recovering. Her wound was severe...and it was almost impossible to heal." My eyes filled with tears yet again, and I started toward the door, not waiting for protests.
"Lady Reagan...please, she shouldn't be bothered." The nurse spoke, but I was already gone. Right across the hall, through the door and to the edge of her bed, I sat, grabbing her hand.
Her eyes opened right away and she grinned, almost crying for joy. "Reagan! Oh how I've missed you! Never save my life again!!! You were almost killed.." I nodded, smiling and running my hand over her forehead.
Her left arm was in a sling, holding it against her chest while a large bandage was wrapped around her shoulder. Blood was still stained on her neck and jaw from the previous battles.
I wondered if it were her own, or someone elses. "Where's Tillion?...." She trailed off and looked behind me, smiling brighter as she tried to sit up.
Tillion replaced me and kissed her forehead gently as I stood. Mattox was at my side in a heartbeat, helping me walk back to my own room.
Finally, the room was vacant, save for him and me. Mattox took my face in his hands, tilting it up as he kicked the door shut with his foot. "Mmm...It was almost death to not have you beside me, knowing you were with Orion...It's a shame I didn't have the honor of killing him."
I laughed and ran my hands up his arms, massaging his shoulders gently while standing on my tip-toes to kiss his lips. "I know.. I'm sorry you couldn't. However, it felt damn good knowing his death was at my hands. Oh Mattox...I prayed for you every night to rescue me. I needed you so badly then. As I do now.."
I kissed him again, deepening it this time. His hands wandered from my face, to my chest, to my stomach, resting on the top of my belly. "Do you hope the child is a boy...or girl."
"Either...as long as I can raise him standing by your side." Mattox nodded slowly, kissing me again as he pushed me back to the bed where my calves were pushed against it. He pushed his lips along my cheek, up to my ear before kissing it gently.
"Be my wife..." I shut my eyes tightly as he whispered those words. His voice was deep and raspy, as if he had been waiting for this day forever. I could feel the longing in his touches, hear it in his voice.
"Forever." I replied, taking his face in my own hands this time, bringing his lips down onto mine passionatly. Nothing could describe this moment, this feeling. It was all I ever wanted, plus more.
I could not imagine ever finding anymore happiness for as long as I will live.
AN- Yea...yea..short I know...but still sweet.PLEASE REVIEW!!! I love this story and I hope you do too! I've loved writing it!! Even though I have had quite a few writers blocks..But, it's not over...not quite yet. :) I keep getting ideas...and I'll promise you this.. There will be a wedding and expect the ending to fall shortly after that...now...I'm not giving ANY MORE secrets...But here's a question...Will Legolas come back and threaten a relationship? *wink*
Chapter 20
"Lady Reagan.." I blinked open my eyes, letting the light blind me. I sat up slowly, putting my hands on my stomach to support it.
When my eyes adjusted to the light, I looked around me in awe. My hand immediately covered my mouth, stifling a cry of happiness. Mirkwood, the place I longed to go home to, my room, the castle, the Elves. It was all here. Except...one Elf..
I looked from Thranduil, to Tillion, to a she-elf who I was assuming was the mid-wife and nurse. "W-..Where's Mattox?"
I whispered softly, looking at each one with wide eyes. "He was wounded...Stabbed in the belly by Orion's evil sword. He lost a very large amount of blood, and his wound..."Thranduil shook his head, turning on his heel slowly, facing the window.
The sun shown through, making him narrow his eyes before looking back at me. My eyes filled with tears. I had killed my love.
The father of my child, my first love ever, fell at the thrust of the sword I held. If this were true, I could not live. My heart ache would consume me and I would waste away, undoubtedly.
"Please ....say it's not true..." Tillion cleared his throat and slowly made his way to the door, shaking his head softly as he went.
The look on his face told me everything. Saddnes and woe dripped from his face, and also mine. Tears were streaming down my cheeks as he grasped the door knob tightly, slowly opening the door.
"I'm sorry, Reagan...It's......not true.." I sat up at his words, my eyes bright and alert as the door opened more. Standing before me was the man I had longed to hold to me.
His black hair falling in his face with a shining smile and a twinkle in his eye. "He recovered well before you even arrived back in the castle." I was speechless. My hand never left from my mouth as Mattox and I stared, wide eyed to each other.
"Oh...God.." I threw back the blanket of the bed and ran toward him, throwing my arms around his neck and sobbing into his chest violently. "I thought I had killed you! Bless you!! You're alive!"
"Reagan..Reagan..." Mattox swayed me back and forth lightly, grinning and smothering the top of my head with light kisses.
"And you three!!" I turned, pointing my finger from the king, to the prince, then to the nurse. "How awful you are to play that cruel prank. Thank you...For helping me, and Mattox...I could not live without his companionship." I looked back at the Elf and took his hand in mine.
"But...where is Julia?" Tillion's face fell from joy, back to woe in seconds. I prayed she had not died for I never got the oppurtunity to thank her for everything. I shook my head and looked to the nurse.
"She's recovering. Her wound was severe...and it was almost impossible to heal." My eyes filled with tears yet again, and I started toward the door, not waiting for protests.
"Lady Reagan...please, she shouldn't be bothered." The nurse spoke, but I was already gone. Right across the hall, through the door and to the edge of her bed, I sat, grabbing her hand.
Her eyes opened right away and she grinned, almost crying for joy. "Reagan! Oh how I've missed you! Never save my life again!!! You were almost killed.." I nodded, smiling and running my hand over her forehead.
Her left arm was in a sling, holding it against her chest while a large bandage was wrapped around her shoulder. Blood was still stained on her neck and jaw from the previous battles.
I wondered if it were her own, or someone elses. "Where's Tillion?...." She trailed off and looked behind me, smiling brighter as she tried to sit up.
Tillion replaced me and kissed her forehead gently as I stood. Mattox was at my side in a heartbeat, helping me walk back to my own room.
Finally, the room was vacant, save for him and me. Mattox took my face in his hands, tilting it up as he kicked the door shut with his foot. "Mmm...It was almost death to not have you beside me, knowing you were with Orion...It's a shame I didn't have the honor of killing him."
I laughed and ran my hands up his arms, massaging his shoulders gently while standing on my tip-toes to kiss his lips. "I know.. I'm sorry you couldn't. However, it felt damn good knowing his death was at my hands. Oh Mattox...I prayed for you every night to rescue me. I needed you so badly then. As I do now.."
I kissed him again, deepening it this time. His hands wandered from my face, to my chest, to my stomach, resting on the top of my belly. "Do you hope the child is a boy...or girl."
"Either...as long as I can raise him standing by your side." Mattox nodded slowly, kissing me again as he pushed me back to the bed where my calves were pushed against it. He pushed his lips along my cheek, up to my ear before kissing it gently.
"Be my wife..." I shut my eyes tightly as he whispered those words. His voice was deep and raspy, as if he had been waiting for this day forever. I could feel the longing in his touches, hear it in his voice.
"Forever." I replied, taking his face in my own hands this time, bringing his lips down onto mine passionatly. Nothing could describe this moment, this feeling. It was all I ever wanted, plus more.
I could not imagine ever finding anymore happiness for as long as I will live.
AN- Yea...yea..short I know...but still sweet.PLEASE REVIEW!!! I love this story and I hope you do too! I've loved writing it!! Even though I have had quite a few writers blocks..But, it's not over...not quite yet. :) I keep getting ideas...and I'll promise you this.. There will be a wedding and expect the ending to fall shortly after that...now...I'm not giving ANY MORE secrets...But here's a question...Will Legolas come back and threaten a relationship? *wink*