Married to her Kilted Enemy – Extended Epilogue
“Life is nice and peaceful now, without Rollo in it, is it nae?” Maddison asked.
“Ye can say that again,” Odhrán agreed with a contented sigh. “Me life now is so different than before ye came intae it, Maddy. ’Tis like a dream that I never could have even imagined.”
He pulled her head down and gently kissed her eyelids, then her nose, then her mouth.
“Here I am, laird of me own clan, in the King’s good books fer bein’ such a sensible fellow, with the most beautiful, clever lassie in the world as me wife—”
“Who adores ye,” Maddison put in, stroking his hair.
“Who adores me,” he agreed, smiling. “And a wonderful new family. Och, I never thought such happiness could exist.”
He was lying with his head in her lap on the grass, by their little private beach by the loch. Though it was late October, the weather was unusually clement, with a pale, lemon-colored sun peeping through the scudding clouds. Small waves slapped at the edge of the water, spurred by the chilly breeze blowing in from the distant mountains. The occasional honking of the geese now making the loch their winter home echoed in the surrounding air, adding to the birdsong coming from the trees behind them.
He closed his eyes, reveling in the feeling of her fingers softly brushing through his hair. He had let it grow it even longer because she said she loved it like that. She told him he was handsome so many times a day, he was starting to believe it might be true.
“Aye. They say if we have a warm summer, then the winter will be especially cold. ’Tis a good thing we have each other tae keep warm,” she jested.
“Och, I’ll be keepin’ ye warm and toasty all right, me bonny lass, have nae doubt about that,” he promised her, giving her a lascivious look, delighted when she laughed. “With Rollo gone, I have a lot more time tae spend with me wife, and that makes me very happy. Winter will be good this year. I feel it in me bones. There’ll be lots of cuddlin’ up in bed, and in front of a nice, roarin’ fire, or in a lovely steamin’ hot tub. I’m lookin’ forward tae it fer once.”
“Sounds like we’ll be busy.”
“Ye ken me, I always like tae keep active and on top of things. Especially ye,” he said teasingly. Then he stopped, entranced afresh by her beauty and sweetness.
“Are ye happy, Maddy?” he asked.
“Happier than I ever thought possible,” she assured him. “But I think it could be possible fer us tae be even happier.”
Odhrán frowned. “What d’ye mean?”
“Well, we’re happy now, with just the two of us, are we nae?”
“Aye.”
“But d’ye nae think we could be happier if we were… three?”
He sat bolt upright and stared at her. “Are ye tellin’ me what I think ye’re tellin’ me?” he asked, hope blossoming in his chest.
“Aye, I am,” she told him, giggling, her cheeks pink.
“A bairn?”
“Well, I’m nae takin’ about getting’ a new puppy. Of course, a bairn.”
He jumped up and lifted her, covering her with kisses and swinging her around, elated by the news.
“Dear God, Maddy! That’s incredible!” he crowed. “I can hardly believe it, I’m gonnae be faither!”
“Aye, and a wonderful one too, I’ll wager,” she said, her face glowing with excitement as she cupped his face and returned his kisses joyfully.
“We’re havin’ a baby,” he sang as he whirled her about, her skirts billowing. “We’re havin’ a baby. I’m gonnae be a faither! Och, wait ‘til I tell Liam and Tadgh.”
“Ye could ask them tae be godfaithers tae the bairn. Would ye like that?” she asked.
“Would I like it? Jesus, after marryin’ ye, Maddy, this is the best day of me life!” he whooped, dancing her across the grass. “Wait until I tell the council. It means I’ll have fulfilled the stipulation in me faither’s will, about bein’ married and having a bairn on the way within the first year of me lairdship.”
“Aye, I ken. That’s grand, eh? I ken ye were a bit worried about that, even though Rollo’s dead. So ye naturally inherit the lairdship,” she said, her arms around his neck.
“Aye, it’s ben botherin’ me a bit. It just seems like I got the lairdship by default rather than because I’m legally entitled tae it. Dinnae get me wrong, Maddy. That’s nae why I’m so happy. First and foremost, I’m over the moon at bein’ a faither. But meetin’ the terms of the will lays everything tae rest properly. There’ll be nae doubt about the validity of me position, and the bairn will have the best start in life.”
“Ye dinnae have tae explain it tae me, Odhrán, I understand completely. ’Tis natural that ye should care about it. I ken ye want the best fer our bairn. Besides that, ’tis a nice way tae foil yer faither’s final attempt tae undermine ye.”
He gave a small laugh. “Ye dae understand. I hope the old bastard is spinnin’ in his grave.”
“On a spit in hell, more like,” Maddison corrected drily, eliciting a belly laugh from him.
“Aye, ye’re right.” He stopped spinning and thought for a moment, his head filled with all the possibilities of fatherhood opening up in front of him. “We should get back. I have somethin’ I have tae dae.”
“Oh? What’s that?” she asked.
“I cannae tell ye, but we have tae get back, now.”
“All right. Let’s go then. Are ye gonnae put me down so I can walk?”
“Walk? Ye’ll nae be walkin’; anywhere fer the next few months, me lassie. I’ll be carryin’ ye everywhere. I’m nae taking any risks with ye and the bairn.”
“Ye great fool,” she said laughingly as he insisted on carrying her all the way back to the horse. Then, he walked the horse slowly back to the castle, making sure to lift her down again once they arrived, and carried her all the way up the stairs to their chambers, kicking the door shut behind them.
“So, what is this urgent thing ye have tae dae?” she asked.
He crossed to the bed and sat her gently upon it, gently slipping off her shoes, then removing her cloak and scarf, setting them aside.
“This,” he said, kicking off his boots and socks, then quickly shedding his waistcoat and his shirt.
He began to unfasten his trews, but she said softly, “Wait, I’ll dae that. Come over here,” and she beckoned to him. Her heated look as she drank in his body inflamed him. His member already straining at the front of his trews, he obeyed, going to her. She lifted her skirts, flashing a tantalizing glance of her stockings and garters as she pulled him between her knees.
“Mmmm, ye feel so delicious,” she murmured, beginning to stroke his back, his chest and belly, running her hands over his buttocks and squeezing them, peeping up at him and smiling with mischief in her eyes, knowing exactly what she was doing. He buried his fingers in her long silky locks and sighed.
She trailed hot kisses across his skin, following the line of hair down his belly with her fingertips as it disappeared into his waistband. She gripped the hard bulge pressing against his trews and massaged it, making him groan in pleasure.
“These have tae come off,” she whispered, slowly undoing the fastenings one by one, clearly enjoying taunting him. He was having trouble controlling himself, his whole body starting to tremble with lust. But what she was doing to him was so intoxicating, he did not want it to stop.
His trews undone, she slid them down his thighs, his member springing out in all its excitement inches from her lips. Odhrán shivered and groaned, running his hands through her hair and stroking her head when she took hold of it firmly in both her hands.
“Mmm,” she murmured, “so this is what we had tae rush all the way back fer, was it?” she asked smiling as she pressed butterfly kisses along his swollen length.
“Aye, what else?”
“I thought ye might want tae tell yer councilmen first.”
“Whatever fer? They can wait. This is far more important,” he answered, his voice a mere croak.
“Is that so?” she asked, teasing him with her tongue, running it up and down his shaft at the same time as stroking him with her hands, as he liked.
“Naethin’ more so,” he whispered, his body thrilling to her caresses as she continued to excite him with her hands and tongue, taking his length into her mouth. “Och, Maddy, ye’re drivin’ me mad. I cannae wait, I have tae have ye now,” he declared, her titillations threatening to take him to the edge of reason.
He dropped to his knees and ran his hands up her legs, under her bunched skirts, pushing her backwards and parting her legs. His mouth descended on her exposed sex like a man dying of thirst confronted by a drink of cool water, devouring her soft, intricate folds, nibling, sucking, delving into her, delighting in the moans and whimpers that fell from her lips.
Her desire for him was the greatest aphrodisiac he knew, and he would have done anything she wanted right then. Maddison gripped his head, her restless fingers tangled in his hair as he delved deeply inside her with his tongue, relishing the juices that were pouring from her.
“Och, more, Odhrán, more, please!” she begged, pushing her hips up to meet his lips, her juices flowing freely. Almost at fever pitch himself, his shaft a throbbing club between his legs, he toyed with her swollen rosebud, eliciting small screams. He slid his fingers inside her as he knew she loved him to do, opening her wider and making her ready to receive him.
“I cannae stand it any longer, Odhrán, come and fill me up, I need ye!” she cried, pulling him up, her head thrashing from side to side.
“Ye want more d’ye?” he asked huskily, his fingers still working on her until the last moment before he rose up and, in one swift stroke, thrust his shaft deep into her. “Ye want this?”
“Aye, aye, I want it!” she screamed, her legs circling his waist, her nails raking his shoulders and back as she clutched him, her body thrashing as he rammed into her repeatedly.
“Ah, yes! Deeper, deeper, please, Odhrán, I need ye,” she moaned, her biting kisses inflaming him further. He felt her muscles tensing around his shaft, and knew she was approaching her peak. Helpless now to stop the intense waves of pleasure gripping him, he thrust harder and faster into her, striving to bring her to a climax before he reached his own. Moments later, their kisses frantic, their bodies soaked in sweat, they both came to a shuddering pinnacle of ecstasy.
“I love ye, Odhrán, I love ye so much,” she murmured breathlessly in his ear as she held him close.
“And I love ye, Maddy. More than ye can ever ken,” he panted, pulling back to look in her eyes. Their face pressed together, they smiled as they kissed.
“Forever,” they said in unison, with joyful laughter bubbling from their lips.
The End.
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A well written good read
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What a terrific ending to a wonderfully crafted tale! Well done, Shona!
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Loved this story just the same as the rest.
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He was in love from the first moment he saw her. No mather. Evil father, lonely son. But all turned out wonderfully for them both. She never explained the sword to him from the previous book. it is a sweet story of true live and one goes through to attain it.
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Love such as Odrhan’s is so inspiring…loving someone so deeply even when one is hated in return!! Turning that hatred to love is the magic in this story.
What a sweet comment, thank you so much my dear Anela! I couldn’t agree more with you!
Great story !! Great series!!! Loved it
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