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him.
    Joining Eve under the covers, he asked, “What do ye say to a lassie next time. I’ve a mind to have a daughter with red curls and green eyes, though I will make it my greatest endeavour to be vigilant and remove any lads who try to steal her away.” He grinned at his wife.
    “Ach, Jamie, I dinnae think that will ever happen, for should we have a daughter who looks just like me, it’s for certain she will twist ye round her wee finger the way her mother did.”
    That said, Eve plunged her hands into his hair and pulled him closer, tempting him with her kiss.
    For Jamie and Eve, as it began, so it would end … with love.
    The End

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