Chapter 15
Elizabeth's bedroom in Hamilton.
Elizabeth stirred as she lay in bed, it was still pitch-black outside and as she struggled to fall back to sleep. She tried to keep as still as she could so as not to wake Jack.
"Hey, what's wrong?" She heard Jack ask as she felt him reach for her hand.
She couldn't see him in the dark of the night, so she moved over and lay her arm across his chest.
"I can't sleep, and I'm hungry."
"I'm not surprised, we didn't eat supper." Jack replied as he leant over and turned on the light on the bedside table. "It's only 1am." He said looking at the clock.
Elizabeth sighed thinking about how breakfast was many hours away.
"We could go downstairs and find something." He suggested.
"In the kitchen?"
"Yeah, I think that's where you find food." Jack joked.
"I've never used the kitchen here…" Elizabeth informed him somewhat hesitantly.
"Never?"
"I've never had to. I'm not even sure Mother knows where the kitchen is!"
Elizabeth noticed the look of surprise on Jack's face.
"You knew I couldn't cook when I first arrived in Hope Valley. This is the reason why."
"Well let's go use this kitchen then, it will be the first time for the both of us."
"What about the servants?"
"They'll be asleep." Jack reminded her.
"No, I mean, they'll know we've been in there."
"And that matters why?"
"It doesn't matter. You're right, let's go." Elizabeth said as she got out of the bed.
She pulled on a dressing gown as she noticed Jack getting dressed.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"Getting dressed…"
"Everyone is asleep."
"I'm not taking my chances." He said as he pulled on his shirt. "Alright, let's go."
Jack took Elizabeth's hand and they quietly made their way down to the kitchen.
He went straight for the large ice box across the room and peered inside.
"Jack, what are these?"
Jack looked over at Elizabeth to see what she was showing him.
"It's a turnip." He stated bluntly.
"Oh."
"You didn't know what a turnip was?" He asked as he walked across the kitchen and stood by her side.
"I've eaten them in soups, I just didn't know they looked like this." She said biting her bottom lip while looking from the turnip and up to Jack.
"Well you won't want to eat one like that." He said taking the turnip from Elizabeth's hand and put it back in its place.
"I know." She admitted.
"You do?" Jack asked and then recognised the look on her face. "What's going on, I know that look."
"The first night I arrived in Hope Valley. I found one in the teacherage…"
"You didn't?" Jack said trying not to laugh as he knew what she was about to say.
"Jack!" She said giving him a gentle push.
"I'm sorry, but surely you can see the humour in that now."
Elizabeth nodded.
"I can, but it's still embarrassing admitting it. I've never told anyone."
"Well I'm glad you told me." He said as he pulled her into his arms. "This just reminds me how far you've come since you first came to Hope Valley. You've grown and achieved so much in that time. I'm so proud of you Bella." He said, and he placed a kiss on her cheek and she smiled. "Let me find you something tastier than a turnip though."
"How about a sandwich?" He asked finding some bread.
"Sounds great."
Jack went back to the icebox and pulled out a few ingredients and brought them back over to the kitchen bench.
Elizabeth went rummaging through the drawers for the cutlery and pulled out a knife and then proceeded to cut up the loaf of bread.
"Only one more day and we'll be going home." Jack reminded her.
"I can't wait." She said as they both worked on putting together the sandwiches.
"You want to eat here or go back to your room?" Jack asked.
"Back to our room." She said giving him a smile.
They quickly tidied the kitchen and then headed back up to the bedroom.
Elizabeth went and sat on the bed and Jack followed her and then placed the food down in front of them.
They ate quietly for a few moments before Jack got up and went over to one of their suitcases.
"What are you doing?" Elizabeth asked.
"You'll find out in a moment." He said rummaging through the case before turning around and heading back towards the bed. "I've decided I want to give this to you now."
"Give me what?" She asked. "Oh, that." She said recognising the small box in Jack's hand and she wondered again what was inside. "I thought you weren't going to give this to me until we got home."
"I couldn't wait, so you can have it now." He said handing her the box.
She grinned and took the box from him before placing a kiss on his cheek.
"You don't know what it is yet." He informed her.
"I know I'll love anything from you sweetheart."
Elizabeth slowly opened the box and looked inside. She pulled out the heart shaped locket that hung on a necklace and then looked up at Jack.
"I love it." She said, and she leant over and wrapped her arms around Jack. He fell back onto the bed and she went down with him.
He looked up at her as her long tendrils of hair brushed his face. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her down onto his chest and their lips met.
Elizabeth became breathless and eventually pulled away from the kiss and looked down at Jack and gave him a smile.
"I guess you like your present?" He asked with a grin.
"I love it." She said as she rolled off him and lay at his side.
"I thought you might like to put a picture of our baby in there one day." He suggested.
"That would be wonderful." She said as she wrapped her arm around him. "And a picture of you too."
"You want to try it on?" Jack asked, and Elizabeth nodded.
They sat up on the bed and Elizabeth turned away so he could place it around her neck. He gently pushed her long strands of hair to the side and brought the necklace around her neck before clasping the two ends together.
She turned around to face Jack and took the locket in her hands and looked down at it.
"It's perfect… and so are you." She said giving him a smile and Jack placed his hands on hers. She released her hold on the locket and allowed Jack to take hold of her hands.
"I better let you eat now. You didn't have supper and you're meant to be eating for two." He reminded her.
They finished their sandwiches and chatted until they heard a banging on the side wall of the bedroom.
They both went silent and looked at each other.
"That's Julie" Elizabeth pointed out.
"Surely we couldn't have woken her."
"You wouldn't think so."
"Elizabeth, Jack, it's 2am, go to sleep!" They heard Julie yell out as she banged on the wall again.
Elizabeth and Jack looked at each other and tried their best to stifle their laughter.
"I so can't wait to go home tomorrow." Elizabeth said forgetting to be quiet.
"Elizabeth!" Julie screamed.
"Alright Julie!" Elizabeth yelled back.
"Here let's pack up. We should try get some sleep anyway." Jack said quietly as he started to tidy up.
"I don't think I could sleep right now."
"Well we probably shouldn't keep Julie awake with our talking."
"I didn't say we had to talk." Elizabeth said, and she leaned in and kissed Jack.
"Not talking does not necessarily imply being quiet these days." Jack said as he pulled back and grinned at her.
"Well, we'll have to be." She said as she wrapped her arms around Jack's neck and he pulled her down onto the bed.
Later that same morning…
Elizabeth woke and rolled over to look at the bedside clock. She headed back over to Jack's side and placed gentle kisses on his chest.
"Jack wake up, it's already 11am."
Jack opened his eyes and looked down at Elizabeth and smiled. She felt his movements and realised he must be awake.
"We're late again." She said looking up at him and giving him a smile.
She lay her head on his shoulder and he proceeded to run his fingers through her long strands of hair as he slowly woke up.
"It's a good thing we're going home tomorrow." He thought as he knew everyone would already be downstairs. "Are you hungry?"
Elizabeth thought for a moment and sat up in the bed.
"No, I'm not." She said.
She then rushed off to the bathroom and Jack was left lying in the bed wondering what was going on.
Jack got out of bed and went into the bathroom after her.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"Yes, I guess this is what morning sickness is." She said as she stood at the sink and looked in the mirror to see Jack's reflection as he stood behind her.
He pulled her hair back from her face and gave her a kiss on the back of the shoulder.
"You look a little pale. Maybe you should come sit down." He said taking her hand while guiding her back to the bedroom.
She took a seat on the edge of the bed and Jack sat down next to her.
"I hope you'll be all right for the trip home tomorrow."
"I'm sure I'll be fine. I'm feeling a little better now." She said trying to console him.
"But you'll let me know if you're feeling unwell again won't you?" Jack asked with concern in his voice.
"I will." She said giving him a small smile.
"Alright, well if you're up for it I think we should go downstairs, everyone will be wondering where we are."
Elizabeth nodded and they both got up off the bed and prepared themselves to start the day.
The following day
Jack and Elizabeth sat at the dining table along with Julie and Grace as they ate their breakfast.
"Any word on Viola?" Elizabeth asked with concern.
They hadn't heard from her since she left with Charles two days ago.
"Nothing." Julie replied.
"I'm so worried about her. I would have thought Charles was someone we could trust, but after what he did to you Elizabeth, I can't imagine what trouble he could get into with Viola." Grace said feeling extremely worried.
"I guess Daddy must be thinking Tom doesn't look so bad now." Julie suggested.
"I wouldn't push your luck Julie." Elizabeth informed her.
"It's good to have you and Jack both here for breakfast this morning." Julie said giving Elizabeth a sly grin.
"Julie…" Elizabeth said with a warning tone.
"What? It's your last day, it's nice you can join us in the dining room on time for once."
"Julie please, not at the dinner table. Elizabeth is leaving in a couple hours, I would hope you both leave on good terms."
"Oh Mother, you know I'm only teasing. Elizabeth and I are always on good terms, even when it appears we aren't."
"Julie is correct, though I would appreciate it if you were less public with your innuendos." Elizabeth said, whispering the last remark in Julie's direction.
Julie nodded and smiled. She certainly did enjoy trying to embarrass Elizabeth.
"So Elizabeth, you're feeling alright this morning?" Grace asked.
"Yes Mother I'm fine today."
"Alright, I just want to make sure you'll be right for the trip back to Hope Valley."
Elizabeth nodded.
"Your Father has already left for work, but he said he will stop in to give you a ride to the train station." Grace informed both Jack and Elizabeth.
"That will be wonderful." Elizabeth said, and Jack nodded.
Everyone finished eating breakfast and they excused themselves from the table.
Jack and Elizabeth then made their way upstairs and went to pack their suitcases.
Two hours later
Jack and Elizabeth heard a knock on the bedroom door.
"Elizabeth, Jack, Father is here with the car to collect you." Julie called out.
Elizabeth swung the door open and welcomed Julie into the room.
"Have you finished packing?" Julie asked, and Elizabeth nodded.
"I'm going to miss you little sister." Elizabeth said as she pulled Julie into her arms.
Julie was slightly surprised by Elizabeth's sudden display of emotion and affection, but she appreciated it.
"I'm going to miss you too, and I promise I'll come visit you in Hope Valley, especially once my little nephew or niece arrives." Julie said pulling out of the hug and giving her sister a smile.
"Oh, we'd love to have you visit." Elizabeth replied, and Julie noticed the tears in Elizabeth's eyes.
Julie pulled Elizabeth in for another hug and looked over Elizabeth's shoulder at Jack. She gave him a questioning look wondering if something else was going on.
"Must be the pregnancy." He whispered, and Julie gave him a knowing look that let him know she understood.
Elizabeth pulled out of the hug and smiled at Julie through her tears.
"Well, shall we head downstairs?" Julie asked as she tried to sound cheerier for Elizabeth's sake.
Elizabeth nodded. Jack grabbed the suitcases and they headed out of the bedroom and made their way downstairs.
"You're all ready to go?" William asked as he saw them make their way out the front door.
"We are." Jack said, as William took one of the suitcases off him.
Both men placed the suitcases in the back of the car while Elizabeth and Julie shared another goodbye.
Grace then came out the front door and made her way over to Elizabeth.
"Now make sure you take care of yourself out there, especially now that you are with child." Grace reminded her.
"I will Mother, and Jack will make sure of it." Elizabeth said as she gave her husband a smile.
"I will Mrs Thatcher." Jack said in confirmation.
Elizabeth hugged her Mother goodbye and then Jack offered his hand out to Grace but she surprised him by giving him a hug.
Elizabeth smiled as she noticed her Mother embrace Jack.
"Alright, let's go." William said as he opened the car door for Elizabeth and she got into the vehicle.
Julie and Jack shared a hug goodbye and then he made his way into the car and sat down next to Elizabeth.
Mr Thatcher walked around the car and got in himself.
They waved goodbye to Grace and Julie as the car drove down the drive way and headed out the gates before making its way to the Hamilton Train Station.
Later that afternoon in Hope Valley…
Jack, Elizabeth, Lee and Rosemary started to unload the wagon out the front of the row house.
"I'll take these upstairs." Jack said as he pulled the suitcases out of the wagon and started to take them into the house.
"Thank you so much for doing this Lee." Elizabeth said as she watched him continue to unload the wagon.
"Certainly, what are neighbours for."
"Elizabeth, I must see the gown you bought for the Mountie Ball." Rosemary insisted as she stood by Elizabeth's side.
"Come inside, I think Jack has already brought it in the house."
The two women enter the row house and Elizabeth goes over to the settee where Jack has left the dress.
"Oh Elizabeth, it's stunning!" Rosemary exclaimed as she watched Elizabeth pull out the dress.
"I think so too, I just hope it's going to fit in a couple weeks." Elizabeth said looking over the dress.
"It will be fine; Dottie and I can do a little adjusting if need be." She assured Elizabeth. "You're going to be breathtaking in this."
"Thank you Rosemary." Elizabeth said surprised as she knew that was quite a compliment coming from her.
"I hope Jack knows how lucky he is." Rosemary said looking from the dress and then back up to Elizabeth.
"He does." Jack said as he walked up to the two women. He gave Elizabeth a quick kiss on the cheek and Elizabeth smiled.
Rosemary smiled at the exchange between her two friends before her attention went back to the dress.
"I'll leave you two ladies be. Lee and I have a couple more things to get out of the wagon."
Elizabeth nodded, and Jack made his way back outside.
"So how is the work going on your house Lee? I'm surprised you're still here." Jack says as he motions to the row house next-door. "I thought Rosie would want to be in a bigger place and out of the row house in no time."
"She's happy to stay put for now, until after the baby arrives anyway. Between you and me though, I think she was happy to be near Elizabeth while you were away. She felt it her place to look after her while you were up North."
Jack smiled at the thought but was also brought back to his memories of his time spent away at war.
"I'm so thankful Elizabeth had her here while I was away. From what I've heard Rosie was a real blessing to her."
Lee nodded and gave Jack a small smile.
"So, is this the last one?" Elizabeth said stepping out onto the porch and taking a small bag from Jack's hands.
"It is." Jack informed her.
"Well we better head off. I know the both of you are both back to work tomorrow." Lee said giving Jack a firm pat on the back.
"We are." Jack replied. "Thanks for doing this Lee."
"No problem." Lee said climbing into the wagon. "Rosie I'll be home soon."
Rosemary nodded as Lee started to head off in the wagon.
"I'll see you two later." Rosemary said giving both Jack and Elizabeth a smile before she headed off to her own row house.
Jack wrapped his arm around Elizabeth as they both watched Rosemary head off.
"It's good to finally be home." Elizabeth said as she rested her head on Jack's shoulder.
"It sure is."
The next morning…
"If you like I can walk you to school on my way to work." Jack suggested.
"Of course I'd like it, It's nice that you don't have to pick me up anymore, you're already here." Elizabeth said giving Jack a smile.
He smiled and took the books out of her hands.
"You ready to go?" He asked.
"I am."
Jack opened the front door and allowed Elizabeth to exit before he made his way out.
"So, what are your plans for the day?" Elizabeth asked as they held hands and made their way towards the Church.
"After I've done my rounds I've planned to meet up with Lee out on our land. Then I'm hoping to come back to school and have lunch with my lovely wife."
"She would really like that I'm sure." Elizabeth replied as she looked up at him and gave him a smile.
Jack wrapped his arm around Elizabeth's waist and pulled her closer.
They walked in silence as they both realized their impending departure was getting closer as they neared the Church.
They walked up the steps of the Church and entered the building.
"It's good to be back here." Elizabeth said as she headed to her desk.
Jack placed the books down on Elizabeth's desk and watched her.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Nothing really, it's just, I'm going to miss you."
"That's not nothing Jack." She said giving him an understanding smile.
"I'm going to see you in a couple hours." Jack said reminding himself as much as he was Elizabeth.
"It is our first day back at work since the wedding, even our first day back since you've returned from the Northern Territories." She replied, and Jack nodded. "I'm going to miss you too."
The thought pulled on Elizabeth's heart strings and she walked around her desk and went over to Jack's side. She placed her hand gently on his jaw line and tried to give him some sort of reassurance.
Jack looked back at the entrance of the Church door making sure none of the children had arrived and he then pulled Elizabeth into his arms and kissed her.
Jack slowly and unwillingly pulled away from the kiss but still had a hold on Elizabeth with his arms.
Jack and Elizabeth heard the rumblings of feet on the floorboards and they looked over to see some of the girls entering the school. Laura, Anna, Hattie and Emily all had knowing grins on their faces as they looked at Jack and Elizabeth.
"It's so good to see you girls." Elizabeth exclaimed as she tried to break the ice and Jack let go of his hold on her.
They both knew the girls were aware they'd caught them in a private moment.
"We missed you Miss Thatcher." Emily exclaimed as she rushed over to her teacher and gave her a hug.
"You mean Mrs Thornton." Anna reminded her.
"Sorry, Mrs Thornton." Emily said correcting herself.
"It's fine Emily, I understand it will take some getting used to." Elizabeth informed her.
"I guess I should go." Jack said.
"Goodbye Mountie Jack." The girls chorused in unison.
Elizabeth gave Jack and knowing smile and whispered "I'll see you later, Mountie Jack."
Jack grinned hearing her words and gave her hand a squeeze. He then headed off out of the Church to allow Elizabeth to begin the school day.
Later that afternoon
"You're home already, I was going to walk you home from school." Jack said as he entered the row house and saw Elizabeth sitting at her desk in front of the typewriter.
He went over to her side and kissed the top of her head.
"The children were a little restless, so I let them out slightly early. I went looking for you at the jail, but you weren't there." She said looking up at Jack and gave him a smile.
"I was out doing some work on our house, maybe you'd like to take a walk out there after supper?"
"I'd love to." She said getting up from her seat and she then proceeded to wrap her arms around Jack.
"Someone did miss me then." He said wrapping his own arms around her waist.
"Of course I did Jack." She said while pulling back from her hold on him and looked him in the eyes. "It was a long day without you."
"I'm glad we can end our days together without me having to leave now."
"I'm glad too."
"So, you're writing again?" Jack asked looking down at her desk.
Elizabeth nodded.
"So, what is Mountie Theodore up to these days?" Jack asked looking back at Elizabeth.
"He happened to get married recently."
"He did? Well that's wonderful, his wife must be quite charming." Jack said with a grin on his face and his dimples showed.
"He seems to think so."
"And has he gotten into any action yet?"
"You mean outside of the bedroom?" Elizabeth says as she looks up at Jack and notices his jaw drop.
"Let me see that." He says leaning over her desk as he tries to reach the pages. "You must have been spending too much time with Julie while we were in Hamilton."
"I was kidding Jack, I haven't written anything like that in there."
"Oh, you haven't?" Jack asks.
"No, that's not something I want to share. It's private, just between the two of us."'
"Well I'm glad. I don't want to share us with anyone either." He said giving her a quick kiss. "I thought Mountie Theodore wasn't based on me though."
"He's loosely based on you. But you know that people like to speculate, especially when it comes to Mountie Theodore."
"You think?"
"I know." Elizabeth said in confirmation.
"That's interesting."
"But not as interesting as Mountie Jack Thornton."
Jack raised an eyebrow at Elizabeth before wrapping his arms around her and pulling her in for a kiss.
Later that evening.
Jack and Elizabeth strolled past the pond, their fingers entwined. It was nice to be out of the city and back in Hope Valley where they appreciated the silence of the countryside. The early evening sky had slightly started to darken as they made their way to the house that would soon be their new home.
"It looks like we have visitors." Elizabeth said looking up ahead, noticing a few bodies working around the house. "Did you know they'd be here?"
"No, Lee and Jesse were with me earlier, but I thought they all packed away as I left." Jack informed her as he wondered what was going on.
As they got closer they noticed Lee, Frank, Bill, Jesse and Hickam all working on the house.
"What are all you men doing here?" Jack asked somewhat surprised.
"We're building you a house." Lee said as he gave Jack a smile and a pat on the back.
"I know I asked for some help but I didn't expect this."
"Well we thought we'd all pitch in. Consider it a belated wedding gift." Bill suggested.
"This is amazing, thank you." Elizabeth said looking over at all the men.
"We can't take all the credit. Your husband really got stuck into a lot of the work here today, we're just trying to help out." Lee informed her.
"Well it's very generous of you all."
"The both of you have given so much to this community, we're just trying to give a little back." Frank informed them.
Elizabeth and Jack smiled at the thought of all their kind actions and words.
"Well it looks like we're about to lose light, we need to pack up before it's too dark." Lee said informing the rest of the men and they all headed off to pack up their tools.
"This is amazing Jack. I can't believe they are doing all this for us."
"Elizabeth, this is exactly the kind of thing you inspire people to do. We live amongst an amazing community of people but you're the one that helps unify them, whether it's through a Founder's Day Play, School fundraisers or a music recital. You're also the one that educates and inspires the children of this town and you genuinely love and care for them. There's not anything more important to people than someone who has a heart for their children."
"I don't think you can give me all the credit Jack. They are pretty impressed with their town Constable also."
Jack shrugged and took Elizabeth's hand.
"It's going to be a beautiful house, I'm so proud of you building it for us." Elizabeth said looking up at the framework of what would soon be their home. She then took hold of Jack's arm and leaned into him.
"I may be building a house for us but you're the one that's going to make it a home for me." Jack informed her.
Elizabeth looked over at Jack and kissed him on the cheek.
"We will make it a home together." She said.
"I was planning to get into the house before the baby arrives but at this rate we'll be in long before then."
"I can't wait." Elizabeth said giving him a smile.
The following week
Elizabeth sat at her desk as she waited for her students to arrive. She noticed most of the girls filling their seats and started wondering where all the boys were.
"Where are all the boys?" She asked hoping one of the girls could give her an answer.
"Robert said he was heading up to your new house." Anna informed her.
"He did?" Elizabeth asked surprised.
Anna nodded.
"Come on girls, we're going for a walk."
The girls cheered and got out of their seats and followed Elizabeth outside.
Elizabeth soon arrived up at her and Jack's land with the girls in tow. She noticed a number of the men working on the house along with a number of her male students.
"Did you steal my students?" Elizabeth asked as she walked up to Jack with her hands on her hips.
"Look out Mountie Jack, Mrs Thornton has her scary teacher face on." Robert called out and the children giggled.
Elizabeth removed he hands from her hips and continued to wait for an answer from Jack.
"I didn't steal them per se, they just showed up here and well… I didn't tell them they should be at school."
"Jack Thornton!"
"Elizabeth…" Jack said pulling her aside and talking quietly to her. "I was about to come and find you. I thought it might be good for them to spend some time out here with the men. They'll learn a few practical skills and as you know many of their Mother's are widows. I thought it might be nice for them to spend some time with all the men for a change."
"You're right, I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions. I wish you'd informed of this idea sooner though."
"Yes, I should have. I just couldn't drop everything at once."
"I understand." She said her voice softening now.
Elizabeth turned around and she noticed that the girls had dispersed and were now out with the boys.
"Mrs Thornton can we stay too?" Emily asked.
"Remember you're the one who always tells us, girls can do anything boys can do." Deborah said trying to persuade her teacher.
"Alright." Elizabeth said. "As long as you do exactly what you're told to do."
The girls all nodded and got back to what they were doing.
"I guess we won't be doing my planned lessons today." Elizabeth said with a sigh as she watched the children.
"That's good, because that means I get to spend the day with you." He said giving her a kiss on the cheek and she smiled.
"So, are you going to help?" Jack asked handing her a hammer.
"I guess." She replied as she took the hammer from Jack's hand.
"You did such a good job at fixing up the row house when you first moved in after all." Jack said with a grin on his face. "Come on, I'll show you what needs to be done."
Later that afternoon
"I'm exhausted." Elizabeth exclaimed as Jack opened the front door of the row house and she entered.
"I'm sorry."
"You don't need to apologise Jack."
"It was my idea to have the children help out at the house."
"Well it was a good idea. I just didn't expect to be chasing after them so much."
"You are pregnant remember, you're going to get tired easier."
"Yes, I know." She said sighing as she took a seat down at the table.
"I'll cook tonight."
"That would be wonderful Jack." She said as she rested her head down on the table.
"How about you go clean up and take a rest. I'll let you know once supper is ready." He said placing his hands on her shoulders and gave her a kiss on the top of her head.
"Thank you." She said getting up and she gave him a kiss on the cheek before she headed up to the bedroom.
After supper
"I have a surprise for you." Jack said as he got up from the settee.
"You do? You've already been the perfect husband taking care of me tonight, now there's something else?"
Jack nodded and held out his hand, she took hold of it and he pulled her up from the settee.
"Where are you taking me?"
"Upstairs." He said as he guided up the stairs. "Now close your eyes, and no peeking." He insisted.
Jack stood behind Elizabeth and placed his hands over her eyes as he guided her through the house and into their bedroom.
"You can open your eyes now." He said removing his hands from her face and he stood by her side to see her reaction.
Elizabeth opened her eyes and saw a small wooden cradle by the side of their bed.
"Jack this is gorgeous. Did you make this?" She asked heading over to the cradle to get a closer look.
"I did."
"It's beautiful, and the blanket I love it." She said lifting the soft green blanket into her arms.
"I bought the blanket while we were in Hamilton."
"Thank you, it's so thoughtful, I love it." Elizabeth said looking up at him with a smile. "Our baby is going to be so blessed to have you as a Father."
"Are you sure? You still haven't tasted my Shepherd's Pie."
"I'm certain. I don't need to taste your Shepherd's Pie, I already know you're going to make an amazing Father." She said as she placed a kiss on Jack's cheek.
"And you're going to make an amazing Mother." He replied as he wrapped an arm around Elizabeth and pulled her closer before placing a kiss on her temple.
To be continued…
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