It was winter once again. All the animals had gone away, in caves and burrows, and the snow had begun to fall. Elijah was crawling now and the girls, amused, liked to let him follow them around. Shem and I had bundled them all up and taken them outside to play in the snow. Shem held Elijah in his lap, letting him throw snow everywhere, while I helped the girls build different things. We were all having a good time, when we heard mother scream.
"Oh Ham!"
I grabbed Elijah from Shem and ran to where she was, and sure enough saw my younger brother, with the girl father had thrown out of the ark.
"Ila." He whispered and went to hug me.
Without hesitation, I lifted my arm and smacked him across the face as hard as I could, making him stagger backwards.
"Ham!" the girl cried, "Are you alright?"
"How dare you!" I screamed at him, "You left without telling anyone. Gone for the longest time. We didn't know if you were dead or alive!"
Elijah started to wail, scared from my screaming. Mother took him in her arms and tried to soothe him.
"Ham?" I heard Shem ask and turned to see him behind me, holding Evi as Adah clung to his leg.
"Mama!" Adah cried, running towards me.
I picked her up and she buried her head in the crook of my neck. I felt Shem come closer and put his arm protectively around me. At that point, Japheth and father had come out of their huts to see what all the fuss was about. As soon as Ham saw father he tensed and grabbed the girl's hand.
"Ham." Father began, "I am so happy you are home! And you, young girl, I am happy he spared you, Ham deserves a wife."
Mother hugged father, with Elijah in her arms, and Japheth ran over to Ham and hugged him.
"Are those the babies?" Ham asked Shem, still too nervous to speak to me.
"Yes." Shem told him, "I am holding Evi, Ila has Adah, and mother is holding our youngest, Elijah, a boy."
"They are all beautiful, like you Ila." He said to me.
"How did you survive?" Japheth asked the girl, "and what is your name?"
"It is Na'el, and I do not know why I was spared or how." She told us.
Adah began to squirm so I put her down and she cautiously walked over to Ham and Na'el.
"Who are you?" She asked him curiously.
"I am your uncle, Ham." He told her, crouching down to be around her height.
"Papa I am cold!" Evi exclaimed holding onto Shem tighter than before.
"Come let's rest." He said.
He walked over to Adah and scooped her up, while I took Elijah from mother's arms. Shem put the girls in their hut and then joined me in ours while I feed Elijah. He sat down next to me and began stroking Elijah's thick head of hair, which was much like his own.
"I think it is time for another." He said, after I had put Elijah down.
"Another what?" I asked me, "hut?"
"No. Another child." He replied his hands on my stomach, "Elijah is getting older and I rather enjoy seeing you with child."
"I believe you are right." I told him, "When do you want to try?"
"Now." He said.
I lifted my head from his chest and kissed him. He kissed me back and moved so that he was on top of me. He took his top off and then took off my dress. I blushed since he had not seen me naked for a while. My breast were red and blotchy from Elijah's constant feedings and I had marks on my stomach, surrounding the large scar I had had for years.
"You are so beautiful Ila." He told me.
He began to kiss my neck, his hands wandering along my naked body.
"As much as I like this Shem, we must hurry." I panted.
"Yes of course." He replied.
I tore off his pants and he plunged into me. I cried out, from pleasure and shock. I t had been months since we had last been together. We both began to moan as he started to thrust rhythmically.
"Yes!" I cried out, "Shem don't stop, please!"
"I won't. I love you" he replied, kissing me.
He moved his mouth from my lips to suck on my neck. I couldn't take his slowness so in one swift move; I flipped us over so that I was on top.
"Oh Ila!" Shem cried, going deeper inside of me.
"Shem!" I screamed, hitting my climax.
"Ila!" he yelled, hitting his too.
I collapsed on top of him and kissed his chest. He turned us over and pulled out of me and we both fell into a blissful sleep.