Chapter 9:Echo

It was now Friday. Nix had been acting a little strange all day. The forest around has been somewhat lively as well all around. Maybe it was just the early fall transition. Analeigh couldn't be bothered with any of that she had been setting on some news herself all week long after doing some more invasive test on poor Melana but today was the confirmation of her thoughts. Walking in the lab and looking over her findings she couldn't hold back the smile after the coast was clear she saw the three of them. 

     "Good morning Ana." "Good morning indeed." "I take it your date went fine last night?" "Oh. Yeah it was fine we went to a movie. He talked about the wedding again. I'm just. I'm just trying to get through it you know?" "You shouldn't have to 'get through it' with your mate. I think the stress of this is too much for you and you should cut your losses is I think how you say it." "It's not that easy to do here. But believe me I am trying." She whispered back to Melana making them both laugh a bit. "It is a good morning I had coffee with Quinn and we faced time my Aunt Paige. Which judging by your faces I know you know her. Jace and I have been face timing today and I had a donut with Sienna. Also I have something I can't wait for you three to see." She clapped her hands together lastly. 

     They all looked confused and intrigued walking around the table. "Mel get on the table there hun." Ana asked her happily bringing a monitor over to them. Niko looked a little nervous. "Don't trip out on me Niko we are just going to be looking inside her stomach today with this little thing I just run it over her stomach and it shows me the inside of it. It's called an ultrasound nothing harmful or painful will come of it." "It's alright brother." Nix told him as Nix stood behind Ana and Niko to the other side of the table holding on to Melanas hand. 

     "I have been waiting to tell you guys my thoughts all week just so I can be sure of something I found in your blood work." The men looked to each other Melana felt herself get nervous. "Calm down its nothing to be frightened of we can take care of it." "Is she sick? What can we do to cure her?" Niko question rushed out. "Well she did come down with something." Ana said smiling at the screen. "It aint nothing that won't be fixed in about nine months give or take." She said happily before they could ask her anything she pointed to the screen. 

     "There it is. There is your baby Melana. You are successfully and very much pregnant. Measuring about three weeks out and healthy." "Oh my. In all the blessings of the heavens. There the little one is." Melana said. Niko had tears falling off his cheek. "This is the first pregnancy in our species in decades the last baby is what you would call 20 now." Nix told her smile formed on his face like he swallowed a hanger. "You want to hear something even better?" Analeigh asked them. "What could be better than this?" Niko asked her rubbing and kissing Melanas cheeks. 

     "This." She started to play something sounding like fast pounding around them. "That's your baby's heartbeat. It may sound fast but honestly it's just perfect. All your measuring out here and the looks of your lining. Your blood work everything is perfect. Congratulations my friends you did it. Your are now forever parents. You can go on now without any treatments from me and have as many kids as your body says you can. Just stay easy no heavy lifting. Eat well. Exercise carefully. Sleep well. Just remember everything you do now you do for two. If you come across vomiting its normal for a few days weeks or months I can help give you a safe pill to keep it under control. Take the vitamins I've specialized for you. That's it. I'll check you once a month. I'll take your blood and measure you out. Other than that you get another picture when you about twenty weeks and you can see the gender in that one." Analeigh said happily getting the picture of the ultrasound she printed out giving to them. 

     Both of them squeezing the life out of her crying thanking her. "Many blessings be upon you. D'marlians will owe you forever for this gift you've given. Anything you wish for will be granted." Niko told her happily. "Just be my friend Niko and keep mama there happy." Niko smiled happily kissing Ana on the head. Melana and Niko rushed out. "This is the biggest day of their life and hell maybe even in my people's history of our time. The race continues." Nix said tilting his head and doing a double fist bump in the air. 

     "You should be proud of yourself Ana. You did something thousands of people tried to but couldn't in years. You did it within months. About 6 months. My hat to you good woman. He playfully tilted his nonimaginary hat. Seriously it is custom we give you a gift for helping our people you can ask the elder brother anything you wish. As many wishes as you like. What do you think you want first. Money? No currency not the same. Technology? Nope too much of your fathers line of thinking. Plants? Nope too much of your mother and she took most I'll tell you." 

     "I have maybe one we'll see though. I have one request from you though if you dare. If not no big deal. It's probably asking too much anyway." Analeigh told him as she was putting some stuff away on the desk looking back at him. "Try me." He was curious now. "Can I see you without the helmet." Ana asked him. The helmet covered everything but a thin area for his eyes and an open area around the mouth. Looking at her shocked. "Uh." "You know what. It's ok. I shouldn't have said anything let's just pretend I didn't say anything." She said in a small chuckle rubbing the back of her neck for a second going to water the plants. 

     "Wait." He told grabbed her arm catching her to look back at him. "You have been my best friend for the last 6-ish months. You have done a lot for my people and Melana never wears hers around you. That's a sign of trust. I am always hiding behind mine even in front of my siblings for no real reason at all. I guess it's because I always feel as the lead general I always have to be ready to defend them. Be on guard. I don't feel like I have to be that way around you though and I don't want you to think that I am or that I lack trust in you." He said looking at her intently. 

     Lifting the helmet off him before she could say a word she stared at him as he stared back wondering what she thinks now. Their facial features are of that of a well built man face was long but sturdy. The same color as their dark yet still light greyish skin. Cheekbones were chiseled yet not. Nose was of a regular man not long not short not high up or low down. Not wide or buttoned just simple. In all of her days it was the first time she could honestly say she final saw an attractive male. 

     "You're beautiful." She told him wide eyed. "Don't sound so surprised what were you expecting like scales and warts?" He asked shocked and confused. "No. I'm sorry no." She said laughing hard now. "I just didn't think we were so much alike. Apparently were way more alike than I thought." "Yeah guess we are." Helping her water the plants. "I guess I'll start to head out." She said gathering her things. "Have you been jogging around the forest anymore?" He asked randomly. "No, you threatened me not too remember." She told him with a glare. He came up to her and hugged her tight. Silently releasing his scent all over her without her knowing since she was used to being around it now. "Thank you again for all your hard work today." He told her she smiled and took this as a form of sincere gratitude.

     Walking out the elevator before she got to the door Jaxon surprised her wrapping his arms around her happily holding her tight. "There's my pretty lady." He said kissing her cheek. "Hey. You just got in?" "Yeah babe I'm doing some test I need the computer on the night shift for. What's this?" He asked her as she gave him a bag. "You had a bit of cough thing last night. I made some home made chicken noodle soup for you with some French bread and crackers in there with some nondrowsy medicine and some tea stuff for you I made from the garden." She told him pulling her bag strap on her shoulder looking at him.

     "You made all this for me?" Jaxon was truly touched his heart felt like it could soar. "Yeah well I know how you get on night shift jobs and there's not much you can get from the café at the times. I just want to make sure you're getting what you need if you're getting sick. Take these things and you won't." "Thank you for looking out for me." He said hugging her close to him and pressing his lips on hers. She has gotten good at faking it by now. "Get home safely text me when you get there. Text me when you going to sleep." Jaxon said happily as they turned to walk away he happily went to his floor. She looked and saw her dad with a sweet smile watching the two. With no emotion she turned and walked out. 

     Getting the email the next day she was called in for field research early. "Working on Saturday. Yup we aint got lives." Eddie told making her laugh hard. "Who's with us today?" He asked her. "Well there is you, me, Julian and Hunter. Quinn will be out randomly with a small squad for what purpose is beyond my pay grade I guess." Analeigh said as they smiled deeply. Hunter, Julian and much to her dismay Luke came up to her. "Good morning Analeigh. " They all greeted her. 

     "Why are you here?" She asked stepping up to Luke. "You're dad and Quinn thought to put another guard on detail with you." He smiled to her. "Ah you mean they needed to add a snitch got it. Stay where I tell you and don't fuck up the plants." She told him walking off leaving the other three to smirk and walk ahead of him. It took them all until it got dark to be getting done. "Are we almost done. It's HOURS! Collecting these samples." Luke complained. "You are free to head back with the samples at any point and give them to Archer. In fact that is your order now go do it. Julian will behind you soon with the last of it. Go on get." Luke gave her a dirty look but took the bullet and left. 

     "Alpha team to Luna team come in." She heard the walkie on her chest go off. "Luna team go ahead." "We have activity in the forest and are advising you to be on alert and head back copy." "What kind of activity is happening out here you all piss off the bears and bobcats again?" She laughed with the guards. "Negative there seems to be possible hostiles in area. Unidentified probably hunters. Too be on the safe side please be advised to be on alert and report back to home front. Get your ass back now Ana its late and you got enough for Unle ot be satisfied. We are already heading back from the East side." "Ok Quinn don't get your panties tied in a bunch we're going." She said as they started laughing. 

     Walking back the ground gave in a little bit and Analeigh slipped. "Analeigh!" "Shit!" "You good?" She heard from the three. Yeah I'm good. Look don't worry there is a little slip up ahead I can walk up." She said as she smiled. "Keep going I actually have a short cut from here." She told them. "Julain and Hunter will keep going I know where you going and I will wait for you there." Eddie told her without room for argument. "Alright." "Analeigh take this." Julian tossed down a gun. "Use this first." Hunter tossed a taser to her. "Seriously you guys I'm fine." "Ana." Eddie called out to her throwing a spare water bottle to her with a small salute.

     After walking aways she heard loud commotion with running yelling and a few what sounded like tranquilizer guns. When something pulled her out of the air and into a tree. "WHERE ARE THEY?!" A Huge D'marlian man screeched to her angrily and made his presents known. "Holy shit." She whispered. "I can smell him all over you. WHERE ARE THEY?!" HE angrily yelled one last time. He was about to strike her. Taking another look his face fell. "YOU! You look like." Getting angry again. "WAIT! Just wait. Why are you out here." "You speak in our tongue. WHY?!" They both heard heavy foot prints coming in strong. Covering his mouth motioning for him to be quiet with her finger on her lips. 

     Quickly jumping down. She stood in front of a few guards running with tranquilizers. "Oh hell I'm so glad you're hear. It was huge and went that way on the rocks. Hurry and get it. I haven't seen a mountain lion in yearas and that one is pissed she said showing claw marks she made from the tree quickly that looked like nails from the mountain lion. "I'm fine. I'm fine hurry and go. That way East stay on the rocks." She hollered as they quickly went. "Ok give me your hand." She told him. "What?" "I was told I am allowed to share what I want here is what I want." She told him. Placing both hands on her temples. He got a flash of Phoenix and Nikolan and Melana alive well happy and healthy. 

     Looking down at her in shock. "Who are you human." "Come to these coordinates and I will help you in ways that I can. Hurry get there now before you lose your chance. Keep a low profile. Be respectful it's a special place." She told him flatly. Running back she hugged on Jaxon who rushed to her. "You're hurt." "I'm fine. I'm just going ot run down to the lab and work my herbal magic and this will be fine and half way gone tomorrow. Eddie kept me safe." She smiled Eddie did meet her and they got back together. "How about I go down with you?" "No that's ok. You go ta shift that starts in minutes right? I left beef stew in there for you. I am fine just go on." She kissed his cheek and walked away.

     Walking into the lab she looked around and put a wall. "You smell of blood." He looked down and took in another scent quickly. "Did he hurt you?" Nix sked in a growl. "No this was a cover to help get him away from the guards. Nix do that thing where you can see crap and tell me what you think." She said quickly. Looking into her eyes she noticed his went into a gloss over. "He's my best friend from home. You can trust him. Show him what has been done here. I can't leave here yet. But maybe we can get him in and out. I am uneasy leaving here just yet. With Melana being so fresh with child and all." He said rubbing the back of his head. 

     "It should be ok as long as its before the third trimester she is fine to travel. I'm assuming." Nodding his head. They both were shocked by the knocking on the door. "Ana." "Quinn?" Opening the door. She looked to see Eddie and Quinn with weird looks on their face. Walking in looking around and walking straight up to Phoenix. "I saw her talking to one of you tonight you can move freely now." Quinn told him. Nix relaxed and stepped closer to him. "You don't have to worry about me. Mom said you were the good guys when you came." Quinn told him walking over to Ana. "What the hell do you mean." Eddie just looked there staring at Nix in wonder and happiness.

     "Mom told me about them last night. I wanted to come talk to you tonight on my own but found Eddie waiting for you and you lying to the guards so that the D'marlian could get away." Looking to Nix. "Is he dangerous or can I trust him around my sister?" Nix was quiet for a moment. "Look I have nothing against you No bad blood here. If you were going to hurt her you would have done it already. But I don't know this one." Quinn told him flatly. Nix nodded his head in understanding. "He's friend." Nix told him softly. "Quinn and this is Eddie. My mom is Paige." Phoenix eyes widened a bit and he smiled. 

     "You smell like her. You are the chosen son of Paige. She lost her husband and fetus." "Yup." Quinn said popping the p. "My mom has told me some things. You been with her working for 6 months I know you been using her to help your people. I want to make one thing clear she isn't doing this for free anymore. There is a price now." Quinn told him flatly. "What do you think this price is?" Nix asked him getting angry. "You take me and her with you when you leave." Quinn told him flatly.

     "WHAT?!" "WHAT?!" Ana and Eddie asked out. "He heard me. There is nothing good for my sister here. Her life isn't hers and I can't stand by and watch her be forced to lose every basic life choice from her. She has done so much. Her mother has done so much. She doesn't deserve this. I can't watch her do this to herself lying day in and day out. I also can't leave without her. We've always been steps apart and it will stay this way. Take us with you. I can be useful." Quinn told him. Phoenix was touched and shocked by this. "You know what your asking? You may not come back." "I made my peace with it." He said simply. 

     Phoenix took his hand and put it on his head. Giving the same test and gift to Quinn as he did Ana to see if he was worthy. Quinn didn't falter or move he stayed strong and standing. After it was done it left phoenix to speak first. "It is done. I agree to your terms." Phoenix told him flatly. "How is he not on the ground?" Ana asked him. "He has never lied Analeigh. You lied to yourself so much you caused yourself pain. Quinn is more a open book than you in the emotion area." Nix said as Quinn shrugged. "Can I go too?" Eddie asked. Phoenix approached him and did the same. 

     "You are a very. Special person aren't you Eddie?" Nix asked as he stepped back from him. "As special as they come brother." Eddie said proudly. "We will have to how you say make him come with a label." Nix whispered to the other two who just nodded in understanding. " I need to go I have a house guest waiting for me. I'm coming too. I guess Eddie as well?" Quinn asked. "Nope. I'm going to stay and talk to this one. I will keep the wall up no one will know I'm here they think i'm off work anyway. I will sleep in the cot and no one will know." Eddie shrugged. "You have fun with all that." She told Nix as her and Quinn walked out. 

     After getting home she stood on the porch. Looking to Quinn who know felt uneasy from everything his body has just went through. "You can come out now. We feel you out there. Please wipe your feet and leave your feet wear at the door." She said unlocking her door and going inside. Quinn waited at the door when he felt a gust of air go next to him as he shut the door behind him. "Leave your weapons there too. Nothing will happen to you here." Quinn said as he kicked of his shoes. 

     "You both speak the native tongue? Where is Phoenix?" The man asked getting agitated. "Nix said to tell you he can't leave where he is at right now. We have important things we are working on and he needs to stay a little longer. He's goal is to try to get you into the building unnoticed and get you out the same way. I have a few questions first. SO this is how it's going to go. You can show me things from your mind that I know can't be altered and I can show you things from mine and than we can get what you call a trust bond going." She told him offering him water, juice and a soda not knowing his preference as Quinn made himself a cup of tea seating down at the table with Analeigh.

     Using her hand to offer him a seat at the table. "You look. You look so much like Emmie and you even stay here in the home. She is your mother than?" He asked as she nodded. "You are one from Paige?" "I'm the chosen one of Paige apparently." "Ah yes. In our terms that means you were a youngling and she came and gave you family. To be a chosen child. I think your people say adapted?" "Adopted." Quinn said with a smile. "What do we call you?" Analeigh asked him. "My name is Echo." "Quinn." Quinn said raising his cup. "Analeigh." She gave a small wave with her hands resting on the table. 

     "How many came with you here Echo?" "We have a ship where you can not spot it. Our stealth mode is solid and works against your science. Or technology. I am here alone. They are waiting for me to give report." "Do you plan to attack us?" "No. That is not what we came for we want no war with this planet. Although another strong leader from us does. He thinks this planet is weak and harmful and should be governed by us and be on what we tell you to do. Some follow that. But in the end he doesn't get final say. We are peaceful and will remain so under the Kings ruling. It is very much like you we get one king and we try to live in peace but there are others who do what they can to make it difficult because they beliefs are different." Echo accent was thick but for the most part his English was well.

     "Yeah it sucks but it's the way it goes isn't it." Quinn said shaking his head. "Always that one who ruins it for everyone." Ana said just staring sadly at the table. "You are nothing like your father. He was a bad man. Your mother was a blessing from the heavens and he was the devil. How they got together is beyond my years of wisdom. Even you right now feel indifferent towards your father." He told her. Head tilting in his mask as he was picking up readings off her. "Yup. You can say that. Anyway moving on. Show me what I need to know." She told him. "Come here." He told her even sitting he was taller than her. 

     Placing his hands back on her temples. Clearing her mind and having the fence up that Nix trained her to do. She was now seeing all these flashes about the boss telling him his orders and what he needs to do how many are on the ship everything he has seen he shown her all the way up to this point. She than took a deep breath and showed him when she met Nix and everything up to this point without meaning to and trying to hold out Jaxon he saw it anyway. Looking at her like she was something other worldly. He got down and started bowing to her. 

     "You have done it. Thank the heavens blessings. You angel in human skin. You have given us back our race. You have made life within D'marlians. You have saved us. Thank you little human." He was rushing out quickly. "Whoa there big fella get up now." Quinn was filled in on the way home. He knows everything now. "You really wish to go home with us?" He asked in hopeful spirit. "Well I mean. You kind of need the main ingredient right be easier if I was there." She shrugged. "So it isn't just about the bad mate than?" He tilted his head in confusion. "He isn't bad and he isn't my mate." Echo cut her off. "Right you don't do that here. Sometimes the parents pick for you. This is not the way things should be done. I don't see how anything good comes from this." Echo said shaking his head sitting back down. 

     "Well you know most people grow to love each other." "That is a lie small one. Wait what does he call you? Ah little one. That is a lie little one. One person falls in love another person falls into what is the word. Tolerance, content, comfort or simply just being used to each other. What is your phrase? Ah faking it until you make it. The other person heart never grows to love the other one who is in love they just stay and fake it because that is what they made themselves believe is best. It keeps families happy and that's that person wants is for them to be happy. Even if it costs them their happiness it is not a choice. It is an act of duty. It is no the way one should live life. You should come home with us. Find mate yourself and leave that mate here to your father. He like him so much he marry him." Echo told her point her finger at her drinking the water.

     Quinn looked at her with a soft smile. "I know Jaxon is a great guy. I know you feel bad for not feeling like he does. I know he isn't and in this life never going to be an option you would have chosen for yourself. I know you're doing this like Echo said an act of Duty. Uncle pick this for you. You have no choice. Only now you do. Look I talked to my mom and found out a lot of things last night. I know you agreed to the arranged marriage but my mom and even you know once your settled in he will try to do the same to me. I can't do it. I know I will never agree and that is another reason why I want us to leave. I will never agree and it will become ugly and you know it. Analeigh we owe this to ourselves it's what our mother wanted for us." How do you know that." She asked him.

     "I've been here before you know. It was a safe house our Emmie she made the videos for you. I can tell you this is what she wanted for you." Echo got up scratching his head and pushing some stuff and showing the bottom door. "Come little one. You see this one." Echo said as he grabbed a video she hasn't seen yet in a hidden compartment. She looked shocked. Echo pushing her and Quinn to the screen. Putting it on Quinn sat down with Ana sitting on him pushing play.

     "Hello my baby girl. Times are not good. Things are not going well. Your father is being and becoming a huge dictator without the tator." He r mother sighed in hands running down her face with tears. "I want to tell you the story of Aunt Paiges husband. She doesn't have one. Aunt Paige never got married in the traditional sense. She had a pop up ceremony in secret with a few human friends and her mate and everyone he brought down. Yup that's right. Aunt Paige is mated to a D'marlian. Not just any D'marlian the main general until one named Phoenix takes over. We'll talk about the royal family later though."

     "You see honey. Your father has been butting heads with the general Rydin and his best friend Onyx a lot. They are concerned about the weapons your fathers handling and should be. Even I am questioning him a lot these days. He is not acting like himself and I feel is starting to lose it. The closer I come to finding the fertility cure the more crazy he gets. I never knew your father to be so jealous over his own imagination. Any way. Your fathers guards are well some of them a group of them are a little prejudice towards these D'marlians and are getting upset that they are hanging around getting close to the some of the women here me and Paige included." 

     "Which makes sense to be close to us since we are the ones who have to create the damn cure. It makes me so frustrated the way these little boys want to play alpha males when there isn't anything honorable or alpha about them. Anyway one got angry and had started to fight Rydin because the damn stupid guard was head over heels for Paige who in her words thinks he's nothing lower than pig shit. Rydin had been getting too much time with Paige and they started to fight very violently."

     Paige stepped in and the guard hit her so hard she flew back a ways. The guard went out grabbed one of her arms and Rydin was so angry he had a glow about him like a golden glow ringing around him as he let out a deep skin crawling growl grabbing Paige's other arm and when he made contact gripping her arm carefully he did it. He left an imprint. He left the mates mark. Everyone was in awe of it. Never having witnessed it before. Everyone was quiet. Paige who's face was split on the side where the guard hit her. Was looking at him like he was the only thing in the room. Lost in shock and other feelings I couldn't quiet explain."

     "They took us all in a seminar room and explained to us what it was to be a mate and the importance of it. How trying to make her be with anyone other than her mate now can be harmful to Paige. After a bunch of questions it was determined to let them be. She would be now identifying as one of them when they would leave. You're fathers and others were very angry about how easy it was for one of them to imprint and mate one of us simple humans. I guess. He was nervous for some reason. He came in ranting and raving about what if Paige was married and marked her." 

     "I reminded them that both the D'marlian and the receiver of the mark would have to have some type of deeper connection of heart and mind. It wouldn't be possible if she was in love with someone else like her husband if she was married. Both parties have to be connected to make the mate mark happen. TO be imprinted to have your soul mate for life. He was worried for nothing. Paige had never been in love with anyone in her life. She never even found anyone cute to begin with. He was demanding me to answer all kinds of outrageous questions. I tell you baby it finally happened your daddy has lost his mind and I'm not sure just how much more of it I can take. This was never who he was. I wish you could see him when we were younger he was honorable, brave and strong and in the end I though I was glad our parents matched us up. Somedays though I still wonder what would happen if I was able to make the choice."

     "Let me tell you honey it's one thing to think these things to myself but it's a whole other when your dad asked the same thing. I love you so much. I love your dad. Just when I think of the future for you and what really lies ahead. I don't want to make the mistakes of our parents. I want you to know honey your dad and I never planned to make an arranged marriage for you. Over these last years as you a teenager now he seems to be losing his mind going back on his word as you could tell from your conversations." Shaking her head looking back to the screen with serious sad look in her eyes.

     "I can't come to terms with an agreement on your father on this. So honey. When the time comes and is right I need you to be brave and understanding. I made a deal with some special friends. In a few years if I can get this cure for them. Your aunt Paige will be able to come back and visit for a while. I made the deal to sneak you on with her and get you off this planet. I will not arrange a marriage for you. I can not stand by and let your father take so much from you. The things he wants you to give up. I'm scared if he strips all the choices from your life there won't be anything of you left. I plan to fake your death here. While you go on and live your life without worry with my sister and her family. Who knows maybe you'll find more of yourself there than you ever would here. I am sorry to do this to you my girl. I just want you to be free, happy and have your own love on your own terms. I am finding myself a little envious of you and Paige. You will never have the life or love filled with the what ifs."

     Emerie was smiling and laughing a little when the noise came behind her to show Echo much younger and another D'marlian behind her. "Hey Emmie. You ready?" "Hey Onyx. Yeah it's all over there. Let's get started." She said as she turned off the video. Onyx was a striking alien. Maybe they all are. It's weird how attractive they all are and here she is feeling like an old dusty potato. "I wonder what happened to Rydin." Quinn asked out loud as Ana got up off him. "He died. He and Onyx both died. Same day I hear. I was with Phoenix and we got split up all hell broke loose. Your father flipped his wig as you say and next thing I know it became a small war zone. Your fathers people were slaughtering us and all of us were on the run." Echo said as they all walked back up the stairs.

     "A small group of your mothers helped get us out. They picked up guns and fought for us and we will forever be thankful. Some lost their lives and some never even fired a gun before. I remember when I got on a ship I got shot twice in the side. Your mother came up and put an injection into me and I felt better. A man asked her you seriously going to stand against your own race and she said they are my friends. I will plow you down to let f you make me choose. Onyx shot him threw me in the pod and took cover over for her Rydin and Paige were behind them and I have no idea where your father went. I past out and found Denarius losing his shit his brothers and sister in law were still down there. And now here we are." Echo told him.

     "I need to go I will miss my check I will be back before sunrise and we will get me in to Phoenix." Echo turned at the door. "I swear to you Analiegh we won't bring harm or anything we just want our family home." Echo said waving to them and leaving in stealth mode. "I'm going home. I don't think I will bring this up to mom she will tell me when she is ready. Guess it was never a cool tattoo it was Rydin." Quin said in disbelief. "I'm actually really sorry she lost him. She would have been so happy." Quin said feeling bad. "She was happy. She found you. If sh ewoul dbe gone right now. I wouldn't be this ok because I wouldn't have you Quinn. That's not a world worth living in." "Love you cuz." "Love you cuz." She locked the door behind her. Wondering to herself. Echos words in his head. 'One falls in love one falls in tolerance, the contentment. They just go with it because they are used to each other. Thinking about how devoted her father was to her mother and her mother always with her what if questions. What if Echos right?