[ Jamie is surprised, and touched, that she wants him close; maybe he shouldn't be so surprised, considering she wanted both he and Claire to hold her in Nadril. Carefully, he lays beside her, on his side with his head propped on his elbow. ]
Perhaps I should start, wi' how yer grandparents met.
[ He smiles deciding that yes, that's a good place, and he begins to tell the story of Ellen and Brian Fraser, how his mother defied her uncles, how his father defied his own and built Lallybroch for his family. He tells her everything good of his childhood, of Jenny, of his parents and their love for one another. Jamie keeps his voice low but it's still rich and full of life and passion for the story he's telling his daughter, every now and again, reaching out to stroke her hair. It's exactly as his mother's was, and it makes him emotional to see that his child looks so much like her. ]
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Perhaps I should start, wi' how yer grandparents met.
[ He smiles deciding that yes, that's a good place, and he begins to tell the story of Ellen and Brian Fraser, how his mother defied her uncles, how his father defied his own and built Lallybroch for his family. He tells her everything good of his childhood, of Jenny, of his parents and their love for one another. Jamie keeps his voice low but it's still rich and full of life and passion for the story he's telling his daughter, every now and again, reaching out to stroke her hair. It's exactly as his mother's was, and it makes him emotional to see that his child looks so much like her. ]