The Princess and the Pirate END

Two weeks later, Anna woke up with Jedidiah staring at her with love in his eyes. It took some convincing on his part to let her father allow her to return with him. But in the end, her father agreed. And being a man to his words, Jedidiah paid off her father’s debt. She left with Jedidiah a few days later and returned to a glowing Petra who was bearing good news of her own; Hank was going to be a father. The house sang with goodness and happiness for two days straight and it left everyone in a great mood.

Being back at home, in his arms, she realized how much she truly loved him. Every part of her knew that without him, she’d cease to live. Now, Anna, almost three months pregnant, was slightly starting to swell in her belly, and Jedidiah loved every inch of it.

            “You’re staring,” Anna said blushing.

            “I know.”

            “Stop it.”

            “I can’t,” he said with a grin. “I’m too much in love.”

            “What shall we name him?”

            He raised an eyebrow. “Him?”

            “My hopes are showing.”

            He snuggled in closer to her. “I think we should wait to see who he takes after. If he looks like me, he’ll need a good strong name. If he looks anything like you, I’d have a lot of trouble.”

            Anna gasped. “Trouble? What the devil does that mean?”

            He smiled. “He’ll have the ladies flocking after him.”

            “I hope he won’t have his father’s stubbornness when it comes to love.”

            Jedidiah kissed her shoulder. “If he does, I’ll whip him silly.”

            Anna smiled as she met his kiss. She couldn’t have dreamed of a better ending. The best thing in her life had been when she was kidnapped by the pirate Jedidiah. For he brought to her life, an adventure and love that she never thought of.

 

 

THE END