Chapter 8

Harper

Everything has been going well with Elarix, but something tells me it isn't going to last for long. I don't like to think pessimistically because I feel like it causes more problems than good but the other part of me is curious to see what's going to end up happening between us. A part of me is eager to have him by my side and see where our relationship goes, but the other part of me is afraid. I don't know if he can be trusted, that is the biggest concern that I have. One that I'm sure a lot of people have.

But I thought the road we were going down wasn't a bad one and that everything was falling into place. I didn't realize how wrong I actually was and that I might actually end up regretting thinking that everything was going to be okay. I kept thinking that maybe everything just happens for a reason and that I need to do something else about it but the other part of me doesn't even know if I can give him a chance. I want to, I so desperately want to but I'm afraid. I'm afraid to fall for someone who might not end up actually feeling the same way.

But when I hear the shouting, it's like everything becomes a blur.

I ran out of the house as much as my swollen belly would let me and I see Elarix choking some dude. My jaw drops with horror as I rush over to him, pulling at his arm and that's when I see his cheek is bleeding. It immediately dawns on me that he had to have been attacked and then he went ballistic. I thought he would have come to me if something were happening but maybe he doesn't trust me. That does hurt my heart a little bit because I have been trying to make him see just how much I care and how I'm trying. I shouldn't have fallen for him, but I have and hard.

"Elarix!" I yell at him, pulling him or at least trying to, "You need to let him go! I know he more than likely did something, but he is only doing this to get a rise out of you! I don't want to see you get in trouble because of him. Please, hold yourself back."

If he makes one wrong move, he could very well end up snapping the neck of that kid and then it would all be over. Do I blame him for getting upset or anything? Hell no! It's obvious that this man did something and Elarix's bleeding is making it quite easy for me to figure it out. But I know if he kills someone, I'm not going to be able to protect him.

"We need you!" I yell at him, letting him go and taking a step away, "The baby and I need you and if you kill him, I can't protect you. You won't be able to protect us. He will not get away with whatever he just did to you, but you HAVE to trust me, Elarix! Please, let this go!"

I know pleading with him might be the wrong call, but I don't know what else to say or do. How can I make him see reason? This whole thing could very well turn around and bite me in the ass and I wouldn't be able to do a damn thing about it. I know this and still, I'm trying to do everything in my power to make sure it doesn't happen. I just hope that he listens to me because he very well might not.

After what feels like an eternity, he lets the man go and shoves him towards his friends. They scurry off, probably going to do everything in their power to get Elarix in trouble but I'm not going to allow this to happen. I know my sudden confession might not work out the way that I wanted it to but I'm okay with just staring at him and letting him see how I feel. This could be the worst thing that I do but I do know that I can't do this without him.

"I like you." I suddenly confess to him, watching his eyes widen with surprise, "and I don't care what anyone has to say about it. I don't care if they agree or not. You're it for me. You're my everything already. I'm not going to let them take you away from me because I just know that I can't see a life without you. Your baby needs you and if we have to, we will run away from here and never look back… If you want that as well…"

His lips purse and I'm not sure what he is thinking. I know how I feel and what I want but I can't force him to feel the same way no matter what I do. I mean the worst-case scenario is that I end up making him mine without batting an eyelash but the other part of me can't do it without his consent. I just won't.

A big smile appears on his face as he rushes towards me and lifts me into the cradle of his arms. I feel content right here and now, like everything is just falling into place and there's nothing that I would do to change it. Of course, I know that I might regret this, but I don't actually think that I will.

Maybe I just might end up loving him and then I'll be set for life.

"I love you, too." He confesses to me, lightly brushing his lips against mine, "and damn anyone who says differently."

That makes me feel very good as I end up kissing him, wishing that this moment would never end. I didn't think any of this would happen, but I wouldn't change it for a thing. I mean, who actually knew that I could fall so deeply for an alien Rogue…

I don't think I would have ever guessed it.

Thank you so much for reading Harper and Elarix's story. Sometimes things end up happening for a reason and it becomes evident. Now for Layla, she goes to help with a civil war and gets more than what she bargained for in "One-Night Stand in Zero Gravity" by clicking HERE.