𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑷𝑬𝑻𝑶𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑨 - Ardeth Bay

TWENTY EIGHT

28|HOME

"Hey!" A voice called from behind them, startling them all. "Come on! Get your butts moving!"

"Izzy!" Rick screamed with joy. He helped his son into the ship, then his wife and sister-in-law then jumping in himself as Jonathan clung to the rope netting on the side of the ship.

"Jonathan! Hold on!" They watched as Jonathan fell backwards, his feet caught in the netting.

"Pull me up! Pull me up! Jonathan screamed in fear before noticing the giant diamond on top of the pyramid. "Put me down! Put me down!"

"Its not worth you life, you idiot!" Rick warned him, still trying to pull him up.

"Yes, it is! Yes, it is!" Jonathan kept repeating as he reached for the treasure. Luckily he grabbed it as Izzy flew them upwards as the pyramid was sucked into the ground. "Pull me up! Pull me up!"

"Whoo!" Izzy cheered happily as they all made it out safely.

"I swear Ardeth better be alive or I'll bring him back from the dead to kill him myself." Tiye grumbled, leaning against the side of the ship with exhaustion.

"O'Connell, you almost got me killed!" Izzy complained, glaring at the man.

"At least you didn't get shot." Rick shrugged.

"Izzy! Thank you!" Evelyn went over and kissed their saviours cheek making him blush.

"O'Connell, who the hell have you been messing with this time?" Izzy changed the subject to stop himself from blushing.

"Huh? Oh, you know, the usual." Rick answered. "Mummies, pygmies, big bugs."

"Ardeth!" Tiye screamed, seeing her husband on a horse down below. "I have to go!"

"Good bye, Ti. Hopefully we'll see each other with different circumstances." Rick hugged the woman as Izzy lowered the ship to the ground.

"I'll miss you." Evy hugged her adopted sister, making sure to avoid the wound.

"Bye Aunty Ti! I love you." Alex hugged his aunty, not wanting to let go.

"I guess we'll see you around." Jonathan put down his treasure and hugged his adopted sister, drying her tears.

"I shall see you all soon." Tiye cried, stepping out the ship and on to the sand. "And I will miss you all dearly."

Ardeth helped his wife on to his horse, allowing her to sit in front of him. He kissed his hand and placed it to his forehead as the others began to fly away, Rick returning the gesture.

He kissed his wife passionately, missing her as he did not know if she had survived.

"Do not leave me again and not tell me where you are going!" Tiye slapped her husbands chest with every word she spoke, worried sick about him. "You could of died and I would have had no idea."

"I am safe, my love." He leaned down and joined their lips again. This time Tiye wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in closer.

"Let's go home. I miss our daughter." She hummed happily. The horse galloped away back to their home while the couple stared at each other with pure love. "Ardeth?"

"Yes?"

"I want another baby." Tiye glanced away from him, scared of his answer, knowing he was always busy with being a Chieftain.

"I would love to." Ardetb kissed her forehead lovingly, and holding her close with his free arm.

"Do you want a girl or a boy?"

"A boy."

"Then I will make my body give you a son." The Egyptian woman laughed, resting her head on his chest.

"Sleep. I will wake you when we arrive home." Ardeth said, stroking her hair to relax her.

"Promise."

"I promise."

Tiye woke from her sleep by hearing a little voice squealing "mummy, mummy". She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and noticed she was in their tent with a wide eyed girl staring at her.

"Mei? My darling daughter, I missed you dearly." Tiye sat up and hugged her daughter, missing her dearly. "Where is your father?"

"Meira, I told you to let your mother sleep. She is exhausted." Ardeth entered the tent and told off his daughter, annoyed she had disturbed his sleeping wife.

"You promised to wake me up." Tiye sent the man a playful glare, watching as he entered the tent fully and sat by her feet.

"I know but you looked so peaceful." He defended himself, taking her hand in his and kissing each finger gingerly.

"Come on, Mei, I will help you to bed." Ardeth grabbed their daughters hand and let her wish her mother good night before taking her to her own tent.

"I did not realise it was late." Tiye addressed her husband as he waltzed back into their tent.

"You have been asleep for awhile." Ardeth informed her, walking up behind her and helping her untie the strings on the back of her dress.

"You also washed my wound." She spun around to face him, allowing the dress to fall to a puddle at her feet. "How did I get such an amazing husband?"

"The Gods." He leaned down and pressed his lips against hers, wrapping his arms around her waist to deepen the kiss. They fell backwards on the bed, Tiye giggling at the sudden impact.

"I love you."

"I love you more."

"Impossible."