The Hunter, part 13
Rommie was lost in the moment: ever since Harper had first built her, she had wanted this to happen. She had dreamed about it, yearned for it, needed it, and now it was finally happening!
Dylan slowly ran his hands through Rommie's hair: he couldn't believe he had never realised how he felt for her before! She had hidden her feelings for him for so long, and then, when she had finally confessed, he freaked out completely. He'd been such a fool! How could he ever make it up to her?
Rommie suddenly broke away and backed up against the wall, "This is all wrong!" Dylan looked at her, confused, "What's wrong about it? We obviously both feel the same way." Rommie shook her head, "It wont work: you're a High Guard captain, and I'm your ship's Avatar, who's technically AWOL." Dylan shook his head, "We can work out a way round that. I love you, and I want to be with you." Rommie looked him in the eye, "Prove it: resign your commission and leave the High Guard."
Dylan was taken aback, "Do you know what you're asking me to do?" Rommie looked at him, "If you had really been serious, you would have said yes right away. I'm sorry Dylan, but it won't work: I can't stay in Commonwealth space, there are to many warrants out for my arrest." Dylan smiled and took a step forward, "We can deal with that: Tyr had warrants on him when he joined the crew, and they where revoked in recognition for his service to the Commonwealth."
Rommie took a step to the side, keeping her distance from Dylan, "What about the AWOL charges? Think that the CINC will just forget about them?" Dylan hobbled up to Rommie and rested his hands on her shoulders, "I think I can talk him into it: I did rebuild the Commonwealth." He looked her in the eye, "What's really worrying you?"
Rommie started to cry, "I've wanted to hate you for so long, but I never could! When I told you I loved you and you rejected me, I was worried I'd end up like Pax: she went mad because she felt her captain had spurned her. She killed him, and I didn't want to risk that happening to you, so I ran as far and as fast as I could!" Dylan took her in his arms and pulled her tight, "I'm so sorry Rommie: I never wanted to hurt you. I loved you back then, but I didn't want to admit it to myself: What I said and did was all out of fear of my feelings for you. Not a day has gone by since that I haven't regretted what happened. Can you ever forgive me?"
Rommie looked up to him, tears filling he eyes, and smiled, "Yes."
TBC
Rommie was lost in the moment: ever since Harper had first built her, she had wanted this to happen. She had dreamed about it, yearned for it, needed it, and now it was finally happening!
Dylan slowly ran his hands through Rommie's hair: he couldn't believe he had never realised how he felt for her before! She had hidden her feelings for him for so long, and then, when she had finally confessed, he freaked out completely. He'd been such a fool! How could he ever make it up to her?
Rommie suddenly broke away and backed up against the wall, "This is all wrong!" Dylan looked at her, confused, "What's wrong about it? We obviously both feel the same way." Rommie shook her head, "It wont work: you're a High Guard captain, and I'm your ship's Avatar, who's technically AWOL." Dylan shook his head, "We can work out a way round that. I love you, and I want to be with you." Rommie looked him in the eye, "Prove it: resign your commission and leave the High Guard."
Dylan was taken aback, "Do you know what you're asking me to do?" Rommie looked at him, "If you had really been serious, you would have said yes right away. I'm sorry Dylan, but it won't work: I can't stay in Commonwealth space, there are to many warrants out for my arrest." Dylan smiled and took a step forward, "We can deal with that: Tyr had warrants on him when he joined the crew, and they where revoked in recognition for his service to the Commonwealth."
Rommie took a step to the side, keeping her distance from Dylan, "What about the AWOL charges? Think that the CINC will just forget about them?" Dylan hobbled up to Rommie and rested his hands on her shoulders, "I think I can talk him into it: I did rebuild the Commonwealth." He looked her in the eye, "What's really worrying you?"
Rommie started to cry, "I've wanted to hate you for so long, but I never could! When I told you I loved you and you rejected me, I was worried I'd end up like Pax: she went mad because she felt her captain had spurned her. She killed him, and I didn't want to risk that happening to you, so I ran as far and as fast as I could!" Dylan took her in his arms and pulled her tight, "I'm so sorry Rommie: I never wanted to hurt you. I loved you back then, but I didn't want to admit it to myself: What I said and did was all out of fear of my feelings for you. Not a day has gone by since that I haven't regretted what happened. Can you ever forgive me?"
Rommie looked up to him, tears filling he eyes, and smiled, "Yes."
TBC