XL.
Five years later Malika sat on a bench nursing her and Erik's newest child, Jacques
Samuka. He had done what he had set out to do and that was to give her a child.
Malika glanced down at her new child while smiling in thought. Malika looked up to
see Erik carrying Alexa and Carole, one in each arm, while chasing after their
oldest son.
Her siblings, Linka and Lukcas, sat nearby; Lukcas busy reading a chemistry book
while Linka knit a lacy shawl. Lukcas never fully forgave Erik for what he had done,
but eventually he realized that Erik was a better husband for his sister. They loved being aunt and uncle to the four children, especially now that three of them were old enough to talk.
Malika smiled as she cradled her youngest, he rested his small hand on her breast. She smiled down at their newest addition. She almost thought that she never would have another baby. However, they had been busy raising three roudy children plus rearranging things in the household and seeing to the prosecution of the Vicomte. Malika shivered at the thought of the past.
"What are you thinking about?" Erik asked as he sat beside her and gently kissed her cheek.
"I am thinking about how lucky I am to have a husband like you." Malika replied with a smile. "I have a surprise for you."
Erik raised an eyebrow at her, "Oh? I hope it is a good surprise."
"It is a very good surprise." She paused for a moment then said, "What if I told you that I was pregnant again."
Erik looked shocked then whispered in her ear, "How long have you known?"
"I have only known for a week. I have not had my monthly cycle and this morning I felt a bit dizzy."
He smiled, "I told you my seed was strong. Six months and already we have another one on the way."
"Are you pleased?" She questioned him.
"Am I pleased? I am ecstatic. Maybe we will have another girl."
"Or a boy?"
"Either way, we are having more children." Erik commented.
"How many do you want?"
"As many as we can make."
"Do you know how many children that can be? Maybe twenty or more!"
Erik grinned at her as she shook her head, "Does that mean no more intimacy?"
"No. It means that if you want me to give you as many children as possible, you have to realize that I need a rest between them. At least one year between children." Malika explained while she watched him frown.
"Does that mean no sex?"
"Let us talk about this later." Malika replied with a sigh.
Erik smiled, "Yes madame." He took her hand and gently kissed the top of it. "I love you madame."
She smiled at him and responded, "As I love you Monsieur Garnier."
xxxx
Malika straddled Erik's hips as Erik laid his head on a pillow. "It took us a few years, but we proved the doctor wrong." Malika told him, he smiled up at her as he caressed her hips.
"I told you I would give you a baby."
"I didn't doubt you Erik." She looked at him before continuing, "I told you that I want a year between pregnancies and I mean it."
"Cherie, I don't know if I can do that. Men are weak creatures when it comes to sex. We constantly need it." He said as a smirk upturned his lips.
Malika raised an eyebrow. "Oh well, poor baby. Maybe you can switch places with me and give birth." She replied in a sarcastic, yet playful tone.
"No need to be mean cherie."
She kissed his lips softly then parted and said, "Erik, I am not a wife that cuts off intimacy entirely. I love you too much and it is too important to us." She paused a moment, "Besides, we will be too busy in raising our children."
He smiled, "Yes."
Malika pressed a kiss against the junction of his neck and shoulder then whispered in his ear, "You're too important to me Erik." She smiled as he turned to look in her eyes, "I like being the dominant wife for you."
"I love it as well." He replied, "I love you cherie. Anything you wish, I shall give you."
Malika flashed him a naughty smile, "How about we celebrate our new baby?"
Erik smiled back then flipped her on her back and settled between her legs. "Anything for you cherie."
The End
Author's Note: Well this is the end. I am really happy with the fact that I have completed the story. Thank you all for your reviews, compliments, and comments. I appreciate it so much. I might make a sequel, however, I am going to complete two rewrites on two other stories before I do any sequels. I plan to do rewrites for Search for the Opera Ghost and L'Ange de la Morte. So watch out for those. Thanks again everyone!