"NEAL," yelled Neal's father, "what did you do that you needed me so badly?" Neal looked down at the ground then motioned for his father to follow him inside Kel's tent. "She didn't tell me she had a gash on her left leg, and it got badly infected I'm not good enough to heal it." His father nodded and looked down at Kel. "I also got her pregnant," he whispered in his father's ear. "YOU DID WHAT!?" yelled his father. Neal closed his eyes and looked down at the ground. "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHERE WAS YOUR HEAD?" the Duke was still yelling. "Father, the entire enemy country can hear you," Neal said calmly when he had gotten his anger under control.
"I will not let her raise my child all by herself, and it's my fault and responsibility." Duke Baird looked at his son with pride and a twinge of sadness. "I'm proud of you my son, you're doing the right thing, and we all know that you've loved her for a while," the Duke said intentionally. "Was it so obvious?" Neal asked and frowned. Neal looked down at Kel and sighed. "She never saw it but everyone else did, when shall I arrange the wedding?"
"Wait until I ask her father please," Neal said reassuringly, "first though we need to heal that infected leg." Duke Baird nodded and started working at the many layers of blankets over her. "She's naked, and she said she was freezing but she was sweating and burning up." The Duke mumbled something and let Neal stay and watch. He grabbed one of Neal's hands and pressed it to her leg, and put his two hands over his son's. It was late in the night when both were near to draining that Kel broke the fever and the leg got healed.
"Neal," she whispered only loud enough for him to hear, "it's a boy." She looked up at him searching his face. "Kel, will you marry me?" he whispered in her ear. When he looked at her she was asleep. I'll have to marry him won't I because of the boy and girl. It won't be to bad but it's not the life I pictured. My best friend and I that was a long time ago, but last night. I'll say yes. She opened her eyes to see Neal search her face. "Neal I will, and it's not just a boy there's a girl too." Neal opened his mouth to speak but no words came out.
"Dad wake up," someone was shaking him. No, two someones were shaking him. "Neal, come on wake up that was a hard hit on the forehead." Neal opened his eyes to see two children and Kel's smiling faces looking fdown at him. Memories surged forward into his head, birthdays, children, weddings, and other memories came rushing forward. He sat up and almost fell back down. Six more children came rushing forward shouting "Dad you're awake!" He closed his eyes again in a almost tormented way. "Children move, your father needs air he's not a toy that you can all rush around," she was giving an order, but she was almost laughing. "Kel, I love you," he said as she reached down to pull him up, she was weak, "are you alright?"
She looked down at him confused. "You do remember that we have two on the way, don't you?" She laughed and pulled him up. "I love you Neal, always have always will," she smiled at him while children bustled around them. They kissed passionately for a mere moment before the children wen to check on their father. The two oldest watched from a ways off.