The next day was left for Anne and Gilbert to rest it had been a long drive, they did go for a short walk down to four winds light house. The next day came Beth took Anne into town to show her around her possible new town while the Doctor Blythe's went on the rounds.

"What do you think of the Glen Anne?" Beth asked her.

"Oh its lovely!" Anne said with a smile. "It's a lot like Avonlea in some ways, just these small town stores and feel to it you know, some places are just too built up, there's something snug, friendly and imitate about small towns don't you think?"

Beth smiled. "Yes I do. Dave always said the Glen reminded him of Avonlea, though we don't get the chance to go back half as much as we would like." She sighed, and looked at Anne who looked wide eyed at her she laughed "oh its not all bad!" she continued to look at Anne as Anne looked away "plus, you get to make a few medical diagnoses yourself you know the symptoms so well." She said knowingly.

"Oh?" Anne commented. "Yes I suppose you would." She said recognising the hint in her voice but daring not take up on it. She liked Beth a great deal, she seemed a kindred spirit. Even so, she wanted so desperately to feel even if people suspected, she wanted with Gilbert to be the only ones in the knowledge for now. Their secret, just theirs, it wasn't anyone else's to share. Not yet anyway.

Beth smiled and decided to leave it. She had her suspicions last night, this morning Anne seemed out of spirits until they had left the house, she was sure… she could be wrong, but she was sure.

"You know there's a lovely house over the Glen which is up for sale, Mrs Morgan is looking to move to Vancover to be with her children, its strange such a lovely house hasn't been snatched up, would you like to go and view it Anne? I'm sure Mrs Morgan will be happy to show us around?"

"I don't know if such a decision should be made without Gilbert present." She said dreamily.

"Well no decisions have to be made and I'm sure Mrs Morgan would welcome Gilbert to look round it if you fancy it." She smiled at Anne "You know how Blythe men look to our opinions, it would give the place a strong pull for him if you made up your mind to like it."

Anne smiled. "Alright, I suppose it would make sense to view the house first, and see how it might suit us. Is it far?" She asked.

"No not at all, perfectly suited for a young doctor and his wife, and plenty of rooms for any possible future children." Beth looked to Anne.

Anne smiled. "Oh yes, we want children make no mistake about that." Anne laughed.

"I'm glad to hear it, the good Lord didn't bless us with any, and Aunt Mary has an opinion on everything yet has never experienced anything! I'm afraid it leaves the good name of Blythe in your hands." She smiled. "So how many?"

Anne laughed further "Oh I don't know, as many as we can fit in, we're hardly young anymore. But then my best friend married young enough I suppose is only onto baby number three. I suppose it depends on the circumstances and temperament of the couple. Though I think Gilbert would have a football team if he could." Her eyes lit a little "tell me of the house? Is it cozy? Does it have trees and a brook?"

"No brook though there is one close by just out the bounds of the house. But dryads there are trees! Beautiful flowers and the house is so well kept, it had a good family take care of it. Tons of personality."

"Plenty of scope for the imagination?" Anne asked.

"Oh certainly." Beth agreed. "Come on I'll show you it."

…"One of them even trusted the Blythe name enough to let me make the diagnoses." Gilbert laughed "I was so nervous, especially with an experienced doctor and my uncle right there next to me I felt like I was in rounds again at med school!"

"You shouldn't be so worried Gilbert, you make a fine doctor, you should see the way everyone took to him Anne you would be proud." Dave told her.

"Oh I already am, I saw the doctor in him at Kingsport, I don't doubt his bedside manner at all, I've experienced it first hand."

"That's right, that's how you two met up again." Beth smiled.

"I hated that broken arm for about 2 hours before I saw my doctor, then I could never be as glad as I was to see Gilbert again."

"Right back at you." He smiled.

"so would you like it here in the Glen Gilbert?" Beth asked him.

"Yes I think so, Uncle Dave really does cover a large area." Gilbert admitted. He looked to Anne nervously. "What about you Anne? Would you like it?"

Anne laughed at his nervousness. "Why yes, I think I would. It seems simply a charming place and reminds me of home." She took a deep breath, "Speaking of homes, I think I may have found the perfect place for us Gilbert, if you are interested?"

"Oh really? Your day has been productive!" he said with a smile.

"Would it be anything else?" Anne laughed, "if you like I can show you it tomorrow, I think it's perfectly situated for us, as your Aunt suspected."

"Well I'll wait with bated breath, if two Blythe women agree on something I would hate to disagree." He said with a teasing smile to them both.

Anne took Gilbert to the old Morgan house the next day. Mrs Morgan seemed happy that the house was getting the attention it deserved, especially by such a young and handsome couple as the new Doctor and Mrs Blythe! Such good family connections too! She walked the garden as the couple went inside to look, Anne leading him to the parlour

"Oh Gilbert isn't it lovely, an open health fire just as you always wanted!" she smiled.

Gilbert looked around practically. "Big enough for a family to sit in small enough to remain as cosy, it's very well situated too, looking out to that garden!"

"Oh do you like it? I thought you might, there's lots of places within the garden walls for our children to explore, even more so when they are outside, there's a brook with a pond which you can see from the loft windows… yes! You hear loft windows! And there's a valley close by, I think they call it Rainbow Valley! And right down that track path is the sea Gilbert you can see the lighthouse too!"

Gilbert smiled. "Its very nice. Do we have place for a dining room and a study?" Gilbert said going serious again.

Anne broke into a grin. "Come and see, you'll love it all!" Anne said dragging him into the dining room. "Isn't it lovely? Like a mini mansion!" she said as she saw him looking in the dining room.

"Room for a large table, could easily sit twelve I think." He replied. "Not bad lighting either. The sun will set through the window, wouldn't that be something? Sitting to supper and watching as the sun goes down?" he said with a grin to his wife.

She pulled him to the next room. "I thought this could be your study. I know its not huge but…"

Gilbert broke into a grin "it's perfect Anne. Could easily fit in bookcases along this wall and a desk, and right here, the sun will be warm against my back that way." He smiled.

Anne blushed. "Do you like it so far?" she asked him. He nodded. "Wait until you see the pantry!" Anne said excitedly. "Marilla would love a pantry as big as this one!"

He was pulled happily into the kitchen as he noted just how large it was then looked in the pantry himself. "More space to spoil your children with, fill it with cherry pies, Apple crumbles, chesses and meats…" he said with a smile, "Won't you get lost in this kitchen?" he asked.

Anne laughed, "Oh yes I shall but won't it be perfect? I could even have the children in here with me teaching them to cook, even the boys!" Anne laughed. Gilbert caught his breath at this. "What is it?" Anne asked. "Did I say something wrong?" she asked him

"No." He admitted. "It's what you said which was extremely right." He emphasised. "Children!" he said holding her in his arms. "More than one then?"

"I know you wanted more than one!" Anne said with a smile looked down as he gently stroked her stomach.

"I do." He admitted, "Quite right." He paused before continuing. "It a privilege to have one child growing in you… imagine if there were more!"

Anne smiled and looked at him, "You don't mind your boys knowing how to cook then?" she asked him.

He laughed "No, of course not, will do them some good to be able to help in the kitchen every once in a while!" he said with a laugh, "they'll cook and dance and have vivid imaginations if I have my way." He smirked a little "they'll be able to woo all the girls that way."

"Is that how you wooed me?" Anne laughed.

He shrugged "I had a few more tricks up my sleeve for you." He laughed. "so how many bedrooms? Did you say it has a cellar too?" he asked.

"Come on I'll show you!" Anne said taking his hand again.

"There was a deal to be done in the end, Mrs Morgan was desperate to go and join her son in Vancouver, it almost dries up my savings but Anne has enough for starter furniture…" Gilbert explained when they got back to Avonlea to his mother.

"So you'll be settling there?" Mrs Blythe asked him.

He nodded, "it'll be perfect for us I think." He admitted.

"Sixty miles away." His mother said with a tender heart. She felt like she had just got back her son now he was going away again.

"Good roads of sixty miles, you can come and visit whenever you and papa like." Gilbert said wrapping his arm around his mother. "Anne and I have every intention on coming back to Avonlea as often as life will let us and you know fine well once there are your grandbabies involved you'll come and visit and not care its 60 miles away." Gilbert said with a smile.

"Do you mean to tell me you actually intend on having some?" Mrs Blythe asked.

Gilbert took a sigh. He hated lying, even half lies were bad. "One day in the near future." He admitted. "Of course we want babies."

Mrs Blythe sighed "well at least it's on Island, which is all I can hope for after the past few years."

Gilbert took a sigh "Ah ma, you know I never intended on staying away so long." He said quietly.

"And if Anne hadn't brought you back would you have come back Gilbert?" She asked him for the first time being direct in it.

"Probably not." He said sadly. "All my hopes and my dreams were wrapped up so neatly here, I was scared that if I came back, I would never forgive myself for digging up old feelings." He sighed. "Can't you see ma? I dared to dream as a boy because of Anne, I'm daring to dream again…" he trailed then said quietly "…because of her."

His mother smiled "yes I know it and I'm glad, just don't be a stranger again." She said warmly to him.

He looked down into his mother's hazel eyes, something he had inherited from her. "I promise." He whispered then gathered her in his arms for another hug.

"Well, Doctor and Mrs Blythe that's the last of it." Mr Blythe said as he loaded the last of their belongings onto the buggy less than a month later. "everything else is already there."

He looked to his son and gave him one last man hug "You take care of yourself, and that wife of yours." He told him.

"Yes papa, course I will."

"I can't believe how kind everyone has been, I don't think we'll NEED to buy much immediately!" Anne said with a blush to her mother in law and Marilla who had come down to Blythe farm to see them off.

"We do it because we love you." Marilla said to her. "Both of you." She said with a call to Gilbert.

"I feel the luckiest women alive!" Anne admitted. "I missed my first opportunity with Gilbert and God fated for a second chance." She looked to Marilla then to Mrs Blythe "I won't squander it, I promise."

"We have no doubt about it." Mrs Blythe smiled at her daughter in law.

Gilbert made his way to his wife's side before he wrapped his arm around her, "Taking about opportunities…" Gilbert said with a smile, "Our second chance gave us the chance for something greater then ourselves."

"Oh?" Marilla asked.

Anne took a breath, "I'm about two months gone, the next generation of Blythe's are on their way!" she broke excitingly.

A thrilled shriek came from Mrs Blythe as she pounced on Anne holding her again. "Oh Anne!" She exclaimed. "Gilbert!" she said holding him close to her. "My boy a father!" she exclaimed hugging into him.

Anne looked over to Marilla who, although looked shocked had tears in her eyes. "Marilla?" she said going over and putting her arms around the women she regarded as her mother. "Aren't you happy for us? I know its very soon but…"

"Don't think I'm not happy Anne." She said quietly to her. She held her round her face "everything is how it should be, how God intended it." She told her. She lowered her voice "I just don't express it the same way is all."

Anne looked and smiled at Marilla. "Tell me, you will let them call you Grandma Marilla? I know you never wanted me to call you…" Anne trailed.

"Its not because I don't love you." She said so quietly only Anne heard.

"I know." Anne said to her. "I couldn't have asked for a better example of a mother." Anne told her softly. "Come and visit…" Anne told her, "often."

Marilla simply smiled and nodded.

"You best be heading off." John told them "You don't want to be traveling still come sundown."

Gilbert took his wife by the hand and looked to her. He gently helped her onto the buggy. He turned to his parents one last time and hugged them, "I won't be so long this time." He said to them "I promise." They smiled at his promise.

"He has a wife to make sure he carries through with it too this time." Anne said to them as Gilbert hugged them goodbye.

"Anne, come on sweetheart you can do this push!" he told her directly.

They had been settled for seven months in the Glen, Anne had happily called their little home "Ingleside" so warm and welcoming, something which Gilbert happened to agree with.

At this moment Gilbert was playing the role of doctor husband and father all rolled into one.

"I can't, Gil I'm tired I can't do it anymore!" she cried. "Tell him I can't!" She said looking to the other doctor Blythe who had come to assist in the birth.

" 'friad to tell you Anne you can do it sweetheart." Uncle Dave Blythe confirmed.

"yes you can!" he told her "you can do this Anne, just a little more I almost have their head in my hands we're nearly there." He told her gently. He looked up at her "you're ready for this." He told her gently.

Those last few pushes were the hardest but the sweetest for Anne when she heard the new-born whimper of her child. Gilbert held the baby in his arms.

"Anne! Oh Anne!" he almost whispered. "It's a girl!" he said looking down at his daughter as he did he saw Anne's wide grey eyes look up at him. He took breath as tears weld in his eyes. For the second time in his life he had fallen in love at first sight. The first had been with Anne the second with this wee child he held so close to him now. He was in love!

He swept up close to Anne placing the babe in her arms. "Anne look at her she's perfect." He said equally as quietly as his Uncle worked in the background to clean up the bedroom. The only things left untouched were the towels and sheets under Anne.

Anne looked at the baby in her arms. "Oh Gilbert! Our baby! Ours! Look what perfection we made!" she said weakly. Gilbert looked to his wife, he could tell she was weary but he also knew he would never get her to sleep now she had the baby in her arms. Tears fell from Gilbert's eyes "Gil? Are you not happy? Is she going to be okay? Why are you crying?" she asked all at once.

"She's perfect Anne, she's going to be fine, I'm crying from happiness again." He said looking to his wife. "Its not even been a year since you came back to me." He said quietly welling up again "look at what you have done!" he said happily.

"What we have done." Anne smiled. "I couldn't have done this alone!" Anne joked. She looked to her child, "How appropriate then, the name we have chosen. Isn't it perfect for her?" she asked him.

"Joyce Blythe." He said looking to his baby again. "Our Joy."

"Oh go and get Marilla so she can meet our wee babe." Anne said gently almost closing her eyes.

"You need to rest sweet lady." He told his wife. "Try and sleep a while, we can tell Marilla at sunrise, it's only a couple of hours away. Marilla will understand you need to sleep."

"but I'm not tired." Anne objected. Gilbert smiled and came slipped into bed beside her.

"Then let's just take some time together as a family. Just to get acquainted with each other before we share this with others." He said quietly holding his girls in his arms.

"Okay." Anne agreed. Naturally as all was quiet and still in the silence of night all three Blythe's fell asleep in each other's arms.

I can't believe this is the last chapter! Again maybe I'll do some other chapters or one shots of this universe after my babe is born but not before... This seems like the right place for it to end... I never intended on it being as long as this! Thanks again for all your lovely comments and support! It's much appreciated!