Jane

Chapter Nineteen

When I woke my head was pounding. My arm was in great pain. My heart hurt worse than my arm. My eyes flutter open. I see my father sitting there beside me.

Holding my hand. Looking worried. I did not see Tarzan waiting there with him. Why would he? My heart sinks. He still thinks I hated him. That I wanted to marry Clayton. That was it.

"Jane? Are you in pain dear?" my father notices I was awake.

"Not much" I squeak out.

"Where are you hurting?" he worries fussing over me.

"Where is Tarzan?" I whisper.

"Rest Jane dear" he warns me.

"Father, where is he? He hates me right?" I groan.

"No he could never hate you" my father promises.

"Where is he?" I beg to know.

"He went to Clayton's hearing with his father. To make sure Clayton remains behind bars. They sent Clayton back to our country where he will serve time behind bars. I am sure Tarzan wanted to be here when you woke" he promises me.

"Clayton is gone?" I sigh feeling better hearing that.

"Yes dear, you no longer have to worry about him" my father replies.

I hear a rattling sound at the window near my bedside. I see a lovely arrangement of flowers pop up. I see Turk there at the window. I giggle. Turk was worried about me. Animals knew. They were smarter than people gave them credit for. Tarzan knew this all along. He taught me so many things about life.

"Father let Turk in for a moment" I beg him.

He opens the window allowing the smaller gorilla to squeeze in the window. Turk sits on my bed now. Leaving flowers on my bed. Mainly weeds. But it was the thought that counted.

"Hello, Turk" I say her name. Turk looks worried as she checks me over.

"I am going to be fine Turk" I promise her.

"There are no animals allowed in the hospital Miss. Porter" the doctor demands Turk leaves once he comes in making his rounds to check on me.

"But Turk helped save my life. She is more than an animal to me. Can't she stay for a moment? She wants to make sure I am alright. I am sure she will leave after" I vow.

"Alright. But you make sure she leaves within the hour" warns my doctor.

"Yes, sir" I agree.

Turk comes closer. Hugging my neck making me giggle. Now she checks out my hair as she touches a strand of my hair curiously.

"Turk you are a sweetie" I giggle. I hug Turk in return. I close my eyes. Could I make it living in the jungle if I was able to stay with Tarzan? Everyone seemed to be accepting me.

"Jane?"

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My heart skips a beat. He was here. At last. I could barely look him in the eyes. I was scared he was going to reject me as I had to do so to him. But I had not wanted to. More than anything in the world I wanted this man. I wanted his love. I returned his love more than he knew.

"I will leave you alone to talk. Jane if you need me I will be in the hallway" father tells me as he gets up to leave me with Tarzan. I nod.

"Jane?"

Tears come to me to hear his voice speak my name.  Turk leaps away and out the window. I suddenly feel his hand slip into my own. I feel his lips press firmly on my own. Love was still there. Happy tears flow out of me. I return each tender kiss he gives to me.

"Jane" he whispers my name. "Love Jane"

"Oh, Tarzan" I shudder his name. "Love Tarzan"

"I know" he says. I finally look into those beautiful eyes of his. He warmly smiles at me.

"I never wanted to hurt you. Clayton made me. He had Kayla. I had to help save her Tarzan. I did it for you. Because I love you. I never stopped. Clayton was evil. He wanted to marry me. To hurt you for taking me away from him" I ramble on.

"I know" he repeats to me. He is smiling at me.

"I thought I lost you" I cry as water works hit me pretty hard.

"Never" he vows.

He kisses me again. He pulls back. He was fully dressed. Very handsome might I add. He pulls something out of his pocket. He takes out a ring. A small but elegant one. I shiver. Was he going to ask me to marry him? Did he know how?

Excitement rushes in me at the thought.

"Marry Tarzan?" he asks me. I nod.

"Yes! Yes Tarzan! Jane marry Tarzan!" I laugh with joy. I pull him in my arms and hug him tight without hurting my arm thankfully. He sighs happily as we hold onto each other.

He pulls me back to gaze at me. He kisses me. Then he takes the actual right hand and places a ring on my finger. It was a perfect fit.

"Oh Tarzan it is perfect" I gasp.

"It was his grandmothers" I hear his grandfather say as he comes to join us. He smiles at me. "I am glad it will stay in the family"

"I will treasure it always" I vow.

"I had to help Tarzan with the proposal. He had no clue how to ask. That was what took him so long to come see you. He would have been here when you woke" he promises me.

"Oh Tarzan" I stammer. Tarzan squeezes my hand.

A week later once my arm was a bit better we held a wedding there in the jungle. It so happened that his grandfather could perform weddings. It was a simple beautiful wedding.

We said personal vows to one another. I told Tarzan I was going to stay here in the jungle with him. So was my own father. As well as Tarzan's grandfather.

He wanted to stay to get to know Tarzan better. Tarzan fixed up the little hut in the jungle where I first met him at. It became such a special place in my life now. I could not live without this man of the jungle.

The one they called Tarzan.

The End

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