Chapter Ten

"Richard?"

"Yes Anna?"

"I just wanted to tell you that we won't be going to Helion 5." Anna said and opened her eyes seeing Riddick smiling at her. "We'll be going to Terra Prime."

"Isn't that where Jacobs is?" Riddick asked and she nodded, wincing slightly at the mention of his name.

"Yes."

"What are you going to do when we get there?"

"Break up with him. I mean we already discussed that I need to, that's not a problem anymore. But after that conversation you said that I was your girl."

"Did I?"

"Yes you did and it scared the shit out of me."

"Why?"

"I don't know that's just it. Wish I did though."

"Yeah so do I." Riddick said and she closed her eyes again, snuggling into his chest and wrapping an arm around his waist, feeling his body heat radiate into her own body, warming her. Riddick listened as she fell asleep and laid his cheek on the top of her head, stroking her back and thinking. His hand lingered on the swell of her hip and she put her face into his neck, her lips brushing against it slightly making him smile gently.

As he held her two things were revealed to him, one he loved her, really loved her, and two went along with one, how the hell was he going to tell her? He couldn't just come out and tell her, ever since they were teens she's been uncomfortable with 'deep' emotions and love definitely qualifies as a 'deep' emotion. So coming right out and telling her would make her withdraw from him. She made a small noise in her sleep and he looked at her peaceful sleeping face. Riddick laid his cheek on the top of her head again and closed his eyes, thoughts of how he was going to tell her that he loved her chasing him down into sleep.

Anna woke up the next 'morning' feeling absolutely amazing. But then she noticed that Riddick wasn't in bed with her. She looked around the room and her eyes settled on her nightstand where she saw a bagel and a cup of still steaming coffee. She grabbed the bagel and took a swallow of the coffee giving out an appreciative sigh; she tore a piece off the bagel and ate it. Riddick came into the room holding his own mug of coffee. She smiled at him.

"Thank you." she said and he smiled back going over to her so they could kiss quickly.

"No problem. Your lips taste like cream cheese."

"Gee I wonder why?" Anna said sarcastically and he snorted. "Richard?"

"Yes?" Riddick replied.

"What's up?"

"What do you mean?"

"You're acting kinda strange, and there's this faraway look in your eyes, I think I can't really tell with the shine. So…what's up?"

"Its nothing, I'm just thinking."

"About?"

"Nothing."

"You're thinking about nothing?"

"Yup, I'm good like that." He said and it was her turn to snort.

"You're strange."

"I know, and it's fun."

"It's fun that you're strange, or it's fun that you know that you're strange?" Anna asked and he looked at her like 'huh?' "Never mind, I haven't had enough coffee yet." She said and took a sip to prove her point.

"Then drink up, eat the rest of your bagel and get down to the cockpit."

"Why?"

"So you can change the coordinates. We're not going to Helion 5 after all remember?"

"Why can't you change them, I mean I know you know how to."

"I tried that while you were still asleep, but you have the commands locked with a system password."

"Oh that's right, I just put it in I don't even notice that I do anymore." Anna said and he nodded.

"That's right so get going." He said and she took a long swallow of her coffee. She set the mug and the bagel down on her nightstand and stood, finding her underwear and jumpsuit and slipping them on. She zipped up the jumpsuit and grabbed her mug and bagel heading down to the cockpit, aware of Riddick following. She sat down in the pilots' chair and he took the mug and bagel from her after popping a piece in her mouth. She put in the password and the main control menu came up. The coordinates were still set for Helion 5 so she changed them to just go to Terra Prime.

"Okay all set for Terra Prime. Estimated time of Arrival, 3 days 15 hours and 6 minutes." Anna said locking the coordinates with a flourish.

"Okay then. So what are we going to do for 3 days 15 hours and 6 minutes?" Riddick asked and she looked at him, he perked an eyebrow at her grinning at her. She sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Is that all you think about?" Anna asked and he shrugged, his face serious.

"Yeah pretty much." He said and smiled making her chuckle.

"Well maybe later. I'm still trying to form a conversation in my head between me and Jacobs." she said and the sexual mood in him died at the mention of her boyfriend back on Terra Prime, the planet that they were heading to.

"The big break up talk?"

"Yup, I'm still trying to come up with a way of telling him that I slept with you, um several times and that I can't see him anymore because I want to be with you."

"Don't tell him that we slept together."

"He'll want a reason why I want to split up."

"So let him form his own answers. Or hell, don't even try to plan it just let things go the way they want to go."

"Well then I have no control over the situation."

"Life ain't that fair to let you have control all the time." Riddick said and kissed the top of her head before going up to the bathroom.