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Note: Thanks for all the reviews. I am going to skip some periods of time. Like now. Let's begin. There will be sex in this chapter.

A year had gone by since the attack on Aragorn. Joyce and Legolas were back in Ithilien. Aranel was a happy child. She still looked a lot like Legolas but started to get more of a personality trades from Joyce.

The memories from Joyce have mostly disappeared and she had learned to live with it. Legolas sometimes still had the sea longing but not as much anymore.

It was a beautiful day in the spring and Legolas had been busy in the last couple of days with people coming in and out the colony from Gondor and Rohan.

Joyce was sitting outside with Aranel. The girl was playing in the grass and Joyce was sitting underneath a tree and was drawing something and watching Aranel. Aranel was at an age now; she found everything interesting that moved or anything else.

"No Nel. That is not for eating. Put it back down." Joyce said to Aranel who was trying to eat a stick.

The girl obeyed her and put it back down. Joyce smiled and shook her head while returning her attention to her sketchbook again. She was making a drawing of Legolas playing with Aranel.

Aranel was talking in her baby langue. She then crawled over to where her mommy was sitting while saying. "Ada. (Father, daddy)"

Joyce looked up in shock. This could not be. Aranel was too young to speak. She picked up her daughter and while putting her in her lap, Joyce said. "You did not really just say your first word, now did you?"

The baby squealed in return and tried to grab Joyce's hair. Joyce smiled and gave Aranel her teddy bear. She then shook her head. "I must be seeing things. She is not really talking yet."

"Ada." Aranel said again. Joyce looked up and while picking Aranel up, she gathered all her things and made a run to Legolas's study.

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Legolas was busy singing papers when Joyce came bursting trough his study door. He looked up worried when his wife stopped by his desk. "Joyce, what is wrong?"

Joyce catched her breath and then said. "It is Aranel. You won't believe what she just done. She just said her first word."

Legolas's eyes went big before he said. "What word did she spoke then?"

Joyce smiled and said. "She said 'Ada'. "

Legolas smiled before standing up and hugging his daughter. He then took her from Joyce and danced with her trough the room. Joyce laughed at them.

When Legolas came by her again, he pulled her into a kiss. His hand rested on her back while he said. "Tonight is for us. Aranel will sleep on. I am sure off it."

Joyce smiled at him and nodded. The Elf laughed and it rememinded Joyce of when she first met him. He would always laugh at her in this way. Joyce smiled only widen when the Elf looked at with the love shining in his eyes.

Legolas laughed at Joyce and then pulled her into another kiss. This one was so tender it brought tears to Joyce's eyes. Aranel lifted up her arms to Joyce and Joyce picked up her daughter.

Legolas smiled at Joyce with his daughter and winked at Aranel proudly.

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That evening when Joyce walked into the room when she put Aranel to bed, she could not find Legolas. She went to the bedroom, where she looked around in wonder.

There were candles everywhere but still no Legolas. She then felt two arms around her waist and looked back. She looked into the face of Legolas, who was grinning at her.

Smiling back, she said. "Thank you, Legolas. I see you got something planned for me tonight."

The Elf nodded and while turning her around, he said. "It has been so long since we had time for each other that I thought why we don't make it special then. You deserve it. Unless you don't want to of course."

Joyce grinned wickedly and said. "Oh do I want you, My Lord."

Legolas grinned at this and then leaned in to kiss her. Joyce answered the kiss and felt Legolas move his tongue into her mouth.

Joyce's hands tangled themselves in his silky hair and Legolas broke the kiss to blow butterfly kisses al over her face.

Joyce enjoyed the feeling off Legolas's mouth on her skin and softly breathed in his ear. The Elf froze and Joyce grinned before she started kissing and licking the shell of his ear very slowly.

She moved her kisses to the point of his ear and while standing on the tips of her toes, she licked the pointy top. Legolas hid his face in her hair while Joyce continued to work on her ear. He was getting dangerously close to the edge and he did not want to end like this. And least of all so soon.

He pulled her away from his ear, no matter how hard it was and said in a low and husky voice. "Please stop it. You are driving me crazy."

Joyce grinned and Legolas claimed her lips again and moved his hands to untie the short dress she was wearing.

The Elf broke the kiss to look at her when the dress fell to the ground. Joyce was only wearing her underwear now and Legolas marvelled at her beauty.

"Just looking at you makes me aroused again." Legolas said while his eyes wandered over her body.

Joyce smiled and was pinned against the wall by Legolas, who was kissing her neck and shoulders.

Legolas moved his kisses down her body until he came by her breasts. Moving his hands over them, he heard Joyce moan softly.

Joyce put her hand under his chin and pulled him towards her lips for a kiss again. She broke the kiss to unbutton his shirt. She then walked towards the bed and pulled Legolas with her.

The Elf grinned when he was pushed on the bed. His eyes went wide when Joyce pinned him to the bed with her knees. She started kissing his chest and moved her kisses down until she came to his stomach.

She rested her chin on his flat stomach muscled and Joyce looked up at him with a devious smirk upon her fair features. Legolas understood the unspoken message and moved his hands from her and threw his head back with a growl of frustration.

Joyce's hand rested on the waistband of his tight legging and she removed it fast. Legolas in the mean time had a hard time controlling himself.

When his leggings were off, Joyce grinned when she saw how aroused Legolas was. She started kissing his inner tight and Legolas growl of frustration turned into one of pleasure.

It turned into a moan when Joyce gripped him firmly. Before she could start her ministrations that would send him over the edge, Legolas dragged her upwards to meet her lips in a hungry kiss.

His tongue darted in and out of her mouth while his hands worked to get ride of the last piece of clothing she wore.

Legolas then said while breaking the kiss. "Joyce, you have to move. I am too close for my linking now and I don't want it to end this way"

Joyce grinned and buckled her hips so he was on top of her.

Legolas entered her in one swift movement and while giving her some time to adjust to his size, he then said a pace.

Joyce pulled him towards her for a kiss and then while playing with his tongue her eyes drifted close from the pleasure.

Legolas's movements started to get more faster. He could feel himself almost being ready to release into her. Breaking the kiss, he kissed her shoulder before he cried her name and collapsed on top of her.

Joyce felt Legolas's relax on top of her before she followed his peak about a second later. Legolas breathed in her scent for a couple of minutes before he rolled off her and lay down next to her.

Legolas was fighting to slow his breathing while his head lied into the soft curve of her neck and shoulder.

"I love you." Joyce said while catching her breath.

Legolas's heartbeat quickened ever so slightly at the statement before he said the same back to her. He then stood up and while picking her up, he carried her to the bathroom.

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When they were done with taking a bed and Legolas managed to make it two times a night, both were so tired they just collapsed on the bed.

Legolas pulled her towards her for a kiss before he asked. "Joyce do you remember about a year ago, when you jumped in front of that beam for Aragorn? Why did you do it? I was so scared of losing you."

Joyce signed softly and answered. "Aragorn means much to this world. It cannot live without him. There is so much that needs to be rebuilt and he is one of the people to do it. He would have died if I did not jump in front of it. I am sorry I scared you, but I warned you that this will happen again. "

Legolas nodded and answered. "I love you, don't forget it." Before his eyes drifted shut.

Joyce smiled before she joined her husband in the dream world. She knew he was not alright with her fighting like that but there was no other way for her to do it.

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