The next morning Fili woke up with Poppy curled up around him. Her head was placed on his chest and her small hand grabbed his chest hair. He smiled and placed a soft kiss on her curls. He was glad that she didn't recoil from his touch after the pain and tears he has caused her last night. He traced the tips of his fingers over the soft skin of her hips and belly. He could clearly feel her hipbones and hoped that she'd be able to gain more weight soon.

After a few minutes Poppy stired in her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. She blinked a few times and then smiled at her husband. "Good morning!"

"Good morning, my gem, or should I better say my flower?" Fili smiled back.

Poppy giggled "This sounds lovely." and kissed him softly.

"How are you feeling?" Fili asked in worry.

"Still a bit sore but other than that I'm fine."

Fili frowned at her and pulled her even closer "I'm so sorry for hurting you!"

Poppy kissed his neck when her belly rumbled "I think I should prepare some breakfast!" she announced and hopped off the bed.

Fili sighed and covered his face with his hands when he saw his wife hobble towards the kitchen. He noticed thar there was not only quite a lot of blood on the sheets but also on her thighs. When he heard her whimper he whispered "What have I done?" and shock his head sadly.

Poppy quickly went back to him and took his hands in hers. "Fili, please stop worrying all the time! I'm fine. I knew that you had to hurt me in our wedding night. This is normal. Please don't blame yourself for things that aren't your fault."

Fili finally looked at her with wide eyes "Of course this is my fault and all this blood is not normal! A male hobbit wouldn't have hurt you that much."

Poppy laid down next to him and cupped his cheek. "But I don't want a hobbit! All I want is you even if you'll hurt me again. Please stop worrying all the time!" She kissed him and trailed her hands over his chest. They spent all day in bed kissing, touching and exploring each other's body. Poppy enjoyed Fili's touches more and more and soon became less shy and more confident.

At dinner time someone knocked at the door. Poppy quickly put on a dressing gown to open it.

Daisy blushed when she saw her best friend half naked and with disheveled hair. Fili stood in the living room door with only his trousers on. "Umm, hello Poppy! I thought that you might be, umm, too busy to, umm, cook. So I brought some dinner from the inn." She stuttered.

Poppy blushed, too "Thank you! That's very nice of you. I'm indeed quite hungry."

Daisy handed her a basked full of food and quickly left.

Poppy looked quite embarrassed. Fili hugged his wife tightly and told her that there was no need for that. They were married and what they did was completely normal. They shared a few more kisses and enjoyed a picnic in front of the fireplace and went back to bed.

After a wonderful night both of them had enjoyed very much, Fili woke up with Poppy curled up around him once again. She woke up seconds later and smiled at him "Good morning, my love! I could get used to waking up in your arms every day."

"Good morning, my flower! If you want, you can wake up like this every morning for the rest of your life!" Fili promised and started to kiss her more passionately.

"I'd like that very much!" Poppy whispered in between kisses.

After a while both finally left their bed and dressed. They didn't want to leave their home, but they had to buy some food.

Fili and Poppy walked through Hobbiton hand in hand. First they visited Bilbo and ate elevenses with him. Afterwards they went to the market in front of the Green Dragon Inn. Every hobbit they met there told them once again how happy they were for them. They walked along the Water and enjoyed the sunshine. In the afternoon they went back to their smial.

Fili frowned when Poppy picked up some herbs from of one the beds next to the small pond. "Are these yours as well?"

She made Fili sit on the chair, she had recently placed in her garden and brought the basket to the kitchen. She quickly returned and sat down on the second chair. "I think I have to explain a few things about our life down here."

Fili nodded "Yes, I think that might be a good idea. There is still a lot I have to learn about your life."

"Well, did Bilbo tell you that the richer a hobbit family is, the higher up the hill they live?" Poppy asked.

"Yes, he did. And I soon realised that your family was not that rich since you live down the hill." Fili took her hands "But to me it never mattered if you're rich or poor!"

Poppy smiled at him "Thank you! So, our smials and gardens are much smaller than for example Bilbo's. Since we all love flowers, we also want some in our gardens. Umm, as you said, those who live down here are a bit poorer, for us it's more difficult to buy all the vegetables we need. So our little community here around the frog pond shares a few vegetable beds and a small orchard. We plant the seeds together and everyone helps to take care of the beds. And, of course, everyone is allowed to take what they need."

"That's a wonderful idea! I spent so much time down here in my forge but I never realised that before." Fili said quite astonished. It often surprised him how peacefully most of the hobbits lived together. Of course dwarven didn't grow vegetables but he still wondered if they'd share their harvest like that. Many dwarves very quite greedy. So he doubted that very much.

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I'm sorry that this is basically just a quite short filler chapter. I promise that more will happen soon!