diff --git a/JSONNumber.cs b/JSONNumber.cs
index 147e107..cddfabf 100644
--- a/JSONNumber.cs
+++ b/JSONNumber.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
-using System.Reflection;
 namespace ln.json
 {
     public class JSONNumber : JSONValue
@@ -8,6 +7,13 @@ namespace ln.json
         public Decimal Decimal => decValue;
         readonly decimal decValue;
 
+        public override object ToNative()
+        {
+            if (Decimal.Ceiling(decValue).Equals(Decimal.Floor(decValue)))
+                return (long)decValue;
+            return (double)decValue;
+        }
+
         public JSONNumber(int i)
             : this((long)i) { }
 
diff --git a/JSONString.cs b/JSONString.cs
index c5d7e4a..9455f71 100644
--- a/JSONString.cs
+++ b/JSONString.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace ln.json
 		};
 
         public string Value { get; private set; }
+        public override object ToNative() => Value;
 
         public JSONString(String value)
 			:base(JSONValueType.STRING)
diff --git a/JSONValue.cs b/JSONValue.cs
index 6bbf6ce..f725b69 100644
--- a/JSONValue.cs
+++ b/JSONValue.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace ln.json
         public virtual bool HasChildren => false;
         public virtual IEnumerable<JSONValue> Children => throw new NotSupportedException();
 
+        public virtual object ToNative() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
         public JSONValue(JSONValueType valueType)
         {
             ValueType = valueType;