Chapter 10
It's Not Over
"I don't understand how this is possible. What's happening?" Renton asked. "How come we're able to hear each other's thoughts now Eureka?" "I don't know." she said. "I wonder if it's a gift from the Scub Coral? Maybe to help us have a better understanding of the other." "Whatever the reason this will bring us even closer." Renton told her with a smile. "This might even come in handy with our child when it's born." Eureka looked up at the gem on Renton's forehead. "So pretty." she thought. Renton began blushing. "Oops. Sorry about that Renton." said Eureka realizing that he must have read her thoughts. Renton smiled. "It's no big deal." he said. "But thanks, I'm glad you like it." The couple kissed. As they did the blue and red lights glowed brighter, shimmering in sync. As they did the gems revealed another secret function. It enabled Eureka and Renton to share the emotions the other was experiencing at the moment. The brighter the gems shined the stronger the emotions could be felt. This trait seemed to increase considerably when they thought or felt the same about something.
Eureka placed her hand on her stomach. Renton could feel the worry Eureka was experiencing about their baby and how everything would turn out. "Everything will be fine Eureka." he said reassuring her. "Don't worry." Eureka lifted her head and smiled. "Beautiful." he thought. Eureka's smile had always been what Renton loved the most about her. He thought it was her best feature. Eureka leaned in kissing him then rested her head on his shoulder. "I wonder if we'll have a boy or a girl." both thought together. They smiled while gazing into the other's eyes.
"Eureka we should camp out here tonight." he said, "We need to regain our strength." Eureka nodded. "We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow. We'll need the energy." she said finishing his sentence. They made supper then ate. After that they put up the tent, laid out their sleeping gear, then fell asleep. Unknown to the couple, their blue and red gems had faintly begun to glow again while they slept. That night their shining lights let them share each other's dreams together. The dream they had was so wonderful. Renton and Eureka dreamt about all the people they met, places they'd seen, and things each off them had done in the past. Both the good as well as bad. The happy memories and sad ones too. The couple also experienced another dream that was very unique.
"Hello Renton!" called a young man off in the distance. "It's very nice to see you again." said the young woman standing beside him. Renton and Eureka gazed across the tall grassy plain looking at the other couple that were waving to them from the other side. Renton held Eureka's hand as they began walking towards the couple so they could get a better look of them. Finally Renton was able to make out their faces clearly. Renton stared at the two very faces standing before them. Stunned, his mouth gaped open. "Renton do you know them?" Eureka asked him.
"Mr. William! Ms. Martha!" Renton exclaimed. The man smiled. "Please just call me Will." he said. "It's nice to finally meet you." Martha said shaking Eureka's hand. "You must be the one Renton told us about." "My name is William B. Baxter but you can call me Will for short and this is my lovely wife Martha." Will said holding out his hand. Eureka took his hand and shook it. "Pleased to meet you. My name is Eureka." she said. "Renton's told me about you two as well." "So Renton, how have you been? How are things going with you and Eureka?" Will asked. Renton began snickering a little. "Oh no, I'm doing it again aren't I?" he said placing his hand on his head. Renton nodded slightly. "Sorry, I can be too talkative sometimes." Will explained to Eureka. Eureka giggled. Will's face turned a little red from embarrassment. "Eureka," Martha said. "Why don't we let these two catch up. It can give us time to get to know each other too." Eureka nodded. "Ok Ms. Martha." "Alright then lets go inside shall we? Also you can just call me Martha if you want. You don't need to refer to me as Ms. all the time." she told her. "Ok then Martha." Eureka replied.
NEXT CHAPTER: WHILE ASLEEP THE WOMEN SHARE STORIES AND GET TO KNOW THE OTHER. MEANWHILE, AN EVENT OF THE PAST IS REVEALED TO THE BOY THAT SHOCKS HIM. WHAT IS IT? CHAPTER 11: BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS