Chapter 20
Alex actually liked the idea of being away from Division even if it was only for eight months.
Maybe she could actually relax just a little bit, she was still working but still.
This was less suffocating than being inside of Divison.
"Okay," she said when Michael said to make herself comfortable. She didnt mind the limited
furnishings either.
The place was still ten times cozier than Divison it wasn't until she realized there was
only one bed, that she felt uneasy. How was that supposed to work?
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Michael was hungry as he hadn't eaten in hours, so he went to the kitchen in search of food. The cupboards were bare and there was nothing in the fridge. Why hadn't he thought to stop for some groceries? They couldn't survive here long without some food, so he had no choice but to go out tonight and get some. Luckily there was a small convience store not far down the road. He could get some items there. "I need to go out and get a few groceries," he said to Alex. "You just relax and sit tight here till I get back." He quickly left, wanting to get back as soon as possible.
Less than an hour later, Michael had returned, carrying three bags of groceries. He set them on the table and began putting them away. "Are you hungry?" he called out to Alex.
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Alex had been laying down on the bed while Michael had been out
getting
groceries.
When he returned she sat up," Actually yeah I am kindda hungry," she admitted.
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"Great, cuz we have plenty to eat here now," Michael said to Alex. He opened a premade lasangna dinner and popped it in the oven to bake. Until then he tossed Alex and apple to tide her over until dinner. As the food began to cook, a pleasant smell filled the small house.
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Alex caught the apple," Thanks," she said as she bit into the apple. It tasted good.
She leaned against the small counter in the kitchen. " Thank you...for figuring out for now how to keep me and the baby safe," she said softly. She hadn't had the chance to thank Michael for that yet.
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"It was the least I could do," Michael replied as he was still feeling responsible that she had gotten pregnant in the first place. He should have taken precautions or had more control. But since he had chosen to have his way with her, now they were both paying the price. And they had to give the baby up. He didn't like to think of that. The baby was an innocent person in all of this, so he or she deserved a better life. Division was no place at all for a baby.
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"You didn't have to," Alex said quietly." You could have easily just gotten rid of me."
She took another bite of the apple, munching it on it quietly. She wished that things could be different.
After finishing the apple, she threw the core away and washed her hands. It didnt feel right giving away the baby, but she had no other option.
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"Alex, I did have to..." Michael said as he looked into her eyes. "It's my baby, too." It really hurt to say those words. A baby they couldn't even keep. He hated that they had made a baby together, and they eventually had to leave the baby in a safe place and try to forget. That just felt so... wrong. But what could be done? His life belonged to Division. He couldn't have Alex or the baby... and that was the hell of it. So, he had to make his heart one of stone, so he could get through all this.
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Alex dried her hands, and turned to face Michael. She didnt know what to say. Then she spoked.
"Not everyone always does the things they have to."
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"I always do what I have to do, even if it's not really what I want to do. Like today when I had to sit tight unable to do a thing when Amanda and Percy insisted you question that terrorist," Michael explained. "It wasn't what I wanted, but what I had to do."
"As for you and the baby, I'm going to do my best to protect you both..." said Michael, hoping that he could make good on that promise.
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