Chapter 27
"A Touch Never Felt"
A few days go by nothing out of the ordinary. Wil went to the bridge every day and Deanna went to her office. Not much was spoken between the two; and if Wil didn't know any better he could swear that something was very wrong. Deanna hadn't touched him like she used to they haven't even been really "together" since he came home. She acted like it was normal to have phases between your relationship. Wil disagreed she was hiding something. He just needed to know what it was.
Deanna comes home with Lily holding a new creation she made in school. As usual she ran to her father and gave him a kiss. Deanna just casually walked up to him and gave him a kiss.
"How was work today honey"
"It was the same nothing exciting to talk about. How was work for you today"
"It was good. Not much to see just star clusters. A few red dwarfs, security installed a new phasing technology. It is assumed that it can cut through even the toughest metal and comets. We will be trying it out tomorrow in an abandoned asteroid field. Are you okay Deanna you don't seem quite yourself are you coming down with something"
"No just something personal it will work itself out in time. I just have to wait."
Wil puts Lily down and she goes to her room to take her school clothes off while Deanna and Wil take a seat at the table.
"What did Lily's teacher say about moving her up to the next grade level"
"She said when she turns 5 she'll be moved up she's still to young right now. She wants to have a parent-teacher conference with us next week."
"What's happening in school"
"Oh nothing she just seems secluded she likes to be left alone most of the time. Miss Gladstone thinks she's suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. There are a few things she wants us to work on with Lily. I'm sure it's nothing."
The was an awkward silence filling the room as Wil tried to come up with the courage to talk to Deanna. He just had to know what was going on female or not. Deanna was his wife and they needed to talk.
"Deanna why don't you tell me what's bothering you it helps sometimes to talk it out."
"It really nothing Wil it just things have been very crazy since you left and its gotten worse since you returned home. It doesn't have to do with you it's just me. Don't take this the wrong way but I don't think you can help me. You need to concentrate on commanding the TITAN."
"I need you to talk to me. I hate that your are keeping secrets from me. Please talk to me maybe together we can work it out."
Deanna sign she won't be able to carry on this act forever Lily is bound to let it slip soon and she would rather tell Wil then their daughter.
"All right Wil it's killing me keeping it inside."
TBC...Chapter 28
