Roman looked away from her. The latch on his back door was open.
"Did you go out back?", he asked.
"What? No", Lana said.
He nodded and looked back down at her.
"Let me think about it, ok. I need space Lana, give me time.", Roman said.
Lana nodded, excited that Roman could possibly have a change of heart.
"Ok. Well, dinner is done and I really hope you do think about it. Our history deserves that", she said.
He nodded and walked her out. He locked the front door and quickly made his way out back.
"Quinn?", he called.
He realized how cold it had gotten, too cold for what she was wearing. He made his way to the shed and found her balled up on the floor. Cold. He lifted her and quickly went back inside.
"Quinn", he said softly.
She was shivering and her lips were turning blue. Snow was coming, she knew. Usually they had furs ready for weather like this back home, but she reminded herself that she wasn't back home. He set her on his bed and stripped her, then stripping himself before climbing in next to her. He wrapped her in his arms and pulled her as close to him as he could. Every so often he rubbed her arms and her back.
"I'm so sorry", he whispered, kissing her head.
When she felt the heat coming over her body once again, she placed her hands on his sides and squeezed him to her. Her legs wrapped around his waist as she clung to him. He loved the feeling of her needing him. She looked up at him and connected their lips. His hand buried in her hair as he turned them so she was underneath him. His hand moved between them so he could adjust himself into her. She moaned.
"What kind of trade?", Brie asked her grandmother.
They had next to nothing. Fish they caught, a few vegetables, and furs.
"I will figure it out. I can go to the other small villages and see what they have", Gina said.
Brie paced in front of her and Bryan. Her twin sister Nikki rubbed her bump as she held John's hand. Carmella and Cass felt badly for Brie, they knew that if they were in her position, they would be feeling the same way. Sami sat trying to think of some way to help. Becky stood to comfort Brie.
"I just want my child back. You speak their language better than anyone here. Why can't you just go and ask for her? I'm sure they would understand. She's a child, she's hurt. She is no harm to them", Brie said.
Her grandmother stood.
"The dark ones didn't care, how are you sure they won't either. Do you want to see your child's head on the fence? And what if they do return her and kill the young man helping her? That would be on you. You wouldn't be able to live with yourself", her grandmother said.
Brie cried as Becky held her. Outside of the hut, Willow and Sky were listening in, pretending to skin the deer Sky's father had caught.
"We need to do something Willow", Sky whispered.
"And what do you think we should do? We don't speak the language as good as grandmother. They will shoot us and then hang us", Willow said.
"We need to find Dean and Seth. They want to help us", Sky whispered.
Willow blushed at the mention of Seth's name. Sky smiled.
"You want to find them just as bad as I do and not just for Quinn", Sky said.
Willow rolled her eyes before going back to the deer.
The next morning, Roman checked on Quinn's leg. It was healing and didn't need the cast anymore. He brushed Quinn's wet hair behind her ear. They had showered and eaten breakfast. He showed Quinn the photo of Gina and she smiled.
"Grandmother. My grandmother", she repeated while pointing at the photo.
"Grandmother", Roman repeated and nodded.
She turned more in her seat towards him. He smiled.
"Grandmother", he said in English.
She had stuttered the word, so Roman repeated it slower. After a few more attempts she got it. He smiled and kissed her. If a kiss is what she got whenever she got a word right, forget the chocolate.
"Ok, we need to teach you more", he said, pulling away and grabbing the children's book off the table.
He opened it and she pointed to the dog and airplane. Also the turtle. He pointed to a new picture.
"Car", he said.
She recognized it as the thing he and everyone inside of the fence travels in.
"Car", she repeated.
He nodded.
"That one was pretty..", he was cut off by her lips.
He smiled within the kiss.
"I guess kisses are better than chocolate, right", he said softly.
He noticed her confused look. He smiled and pecked her lips.
"A kiss", he whispered.
"A kiss", she repeated in her language.
He shook his head no when she tried to reach his lips again. She pouted and he traced her lips with his finger.
"A kiss", he repeated.
She bit her lip.
"A kiss", she repeated.
He nodded and connected their lips. She giggled. He focused back on the book and pointed to a puddle.
Dean and Seth had texted Roman to let him know they were ready to sit down with their dads to discuss this issue with Gina Bella and her disappearance. He let them know why he couldn't join them and they understood.
"Where is my son?", Sika asked.
"Had an emergency to take care of", Dean said.
"So what do you want to know?", Hunter asked his son.
"Who is Gina Bella and why doesn't anyone talk about her and her family suddenly disappearing? Does this have anything to do with everyone else who suddenly just left?", Dean asked.
"We don't know for sure, but rumor has it that they didn't like the new laws that came into place. One law in particular", Sika said.
"Laws? What Laws?", Seth asked confused.
"They were in place for a few years, till everyone suddenly disappeared. It made Mark Calaway look bad, so he removed that one law", Hunter said.
"Bray's grandfather?", Dean asked.
The dads nodded.
"What was the law everyone was against?", Seth asked.
Dave sighed before looking at his son.
"A man older than thirty can choose a new wife if he so chooses.", Dave said.
"That's not so bad", Seth said.
"The girl must be at least fourteen to marry", Dave finished.
"What?", Dean asked.
The dads nodded.
"All the families that disappeared when that law came into work, all had girls that age. Rumor had it that Mark made the law because he had been infatuated with one of those girls. When Mark came to our town to claim the girl, everyone was gone.", Sika said.
"He searched and searched. Found nothing. After a few years he removed it and thought the families would come back, they didn't. It didn't look well with the council of government. More than hundred plus families just suddenly disappeared. They viewed him as a bad leader and removed him. No new leader was placed, the council made the laws now.", Hunter said.
"The wild ones", Dean said.
They nodded.
"Since the disappearance, the families have split up across the states. They stopped speaking English and live off of the land. The Wyatts have made it their mission to cause destruction and make up their own rules. As long as they don't kill anyone, excluding the wild ones, they are free to do as they please", Dave said.
"Did you guys know any of them?", Seth asked.
"No, we were kids when this all went down. Honestly, we didn't even know anyone went missing till it was all over the news and everyone in town was talking about it. Then it turned into wild ones being dangerous. As we grew older we heard the rumors, none of the adults liked to talk about it.", Sika said.
"Listen to me boys, leave this alone. I'm sure that everyone that was there when it happened, are dead. It was so long ago. If the Wyatts find out you are looking into this, they'll make your lives hell", Hunter said.
Dean and Seth knew better, but didn't comment. They just nodded.
"And stay away from the Wyatts", Dave said.
Dean chuckled.
"Don't need to worry there uncle Dave", Dean said.
They left and drove to Roman's house. He and Quinn were finishing up lunch. Roman sent them a nod as Dean gave Quinn a chocolate.
"Hello", Quinn said, surprising both Dean and Seth.
"Yeah, I taught her a few more words", Roman said.
They followed Roman into the kitchen.
"So, we spoke to our dads", Dean said.
"And?", Roman asked, wiping his hands on a towel.
Seth told him everything from beginning to end. He nodded silently, only making a disgusted face when they told him about the law Mark put in place.
"So you think maybe it was Gina who he wanted to marry?", Roman asked.
"I don't know. Vickie did say she remembers a young girl finding the books on languages interesting when she was a child. Then one day the girl stopped coming around.", Seth said.
"We need to speak to Gina", Dean said, he was frustrated that they were so close, yet so far from having answers.
"And then what? Convince her to tell everyone to come back and live like civilized human beings? These are new generations, Dean. They don't know English like we all do, they were born and raised outside of this fence. It would be really hard for them to adjust to a new environment", Seth reasoned.
Dean nodded.
"All I know is that I want to keep Quinn. I don't want to worry about anyone hurting her or treating her differently. She's learning our way of life, learning the language. I want her family not to worry about her and being able to come in and out to see her as they please without being killed like an animal. If finding Gina and talking to her, explain to her why we need her help, works, then I'm all for it.", Roman said.
Dean and Seth hoped for the same thing. Thinking of Willow and Sky.
The next day Seth went out on his own, wanting to take a run around the woods. Randy stopped him.
"Hey, kid, where the hell do you think you're going?", his older brother asked.
"For a run. I'm feeling better today", Seth said.
"Outside of the fence? Yeah, I don't think so", Randy said.
Seth rolled his eyes.
"I'm old enough to take care of myself and besides, I have my phone on me. If I need you, I'll call you", Seth said.
Randy sighed.
"Come on, I'm not a kid anymore. I know these woods like the back of my hand, remember", Seth said.
As Teenagers, the adults had taken the boys out and showed them how to find their way home if ever something happened or if ever any of them decided to become guards.
"Fine, anything and I mean anything happens, you call me Seth", Randy said.
Seth nodded and Randy ordered them to open the gate. He waved to his older brother as he took off jogging around the fence. Taking the trail he knew well. Music playing in his ears from his phone. He stopped and wiped the sweat from his forehead before someone ran into him.
Willow fell on top of him and he smiled. Sky was behind her and looking around. Scared.
"Willow, what's wrong?", he asked, which was useless since they didn't understand him.
"They are chasing us. We came out to find you and Dean, and we ran into them. We tried to hide, but they kept finding us. We can't run home because they'll follow.", Willow said quickly.
Seth was even more confused.
"Dark. Ones", Sky said.
"Dark ones? What?", he asked.
Sky nodded and helped Willow up. Seth stood and brushed down his clothes, before hearing a noise coming from the direction the girls had run from. Seth took Willow's hand and pulled her to follow. They moved quickly and found the section of the fence that had the power towers separated from the town. He kicked a piece of the fence and it moved.
"In. Safe", he said.
The girls hesitated before Seth took Willow's face in his hands and kissed her. Sky smirked. He pulled away and Willow was blushing. He touched her cheek lightly. She met his eyes.
"Safe", he repeated softly.
Willow took Sky's hand and they squeezed through the opening. Seth closed it back and ran back towards where he bumped into them. He sent a quick text to Dean and his brother. The Wyatts were not allowed on their lands without permission.
"Rollins", Bo shouted.
He had his earphones in, but the music was low enough to hear them. He made it seem differently. Feeling someone tap his shoulder, he turned to see Bo.
"Hey, sorry, music", Seth said.
"What are you doing out here?", Bo asked, looking around.
He hoped he didn't see the girls or he and his men were in big trouble. Seth noticed him look around.
"I could ask you the same thing, Bo", Seth said.
Bo met his eyes.