Roman arrived home and was immediately grabbed by his mother. Maia looked furious.

"Where have you been?! I have been worried sick! I had Drake search the entire sector."

He sighed. "I'm sorry. I was with Emery."

"I have told you before that she is nothing but trouble! You need to keep your head down! Instead you are parading around with the human girl!"

"I am not parading around with her. I love her."

"No you think that you love her. You are too young to know what love really is."

"I know what love is and I know that I am in love with Emery."

"She's not one of us Roman! Her kind is threatened by us. She will leave this place in a couple of years and forget all about you."

"Emery is not like that. She is a good person."

"She is a teenage girl. A human girl at that. No one wants you two together and they will try and stop you."

"Dad would have wanted us to be together."

"Your father had a lot of dreams it doesn't mean that all of them will come true."

"His dream for humans and atrians working together came true! When did you stop believing in him?"

"I have never stopped believing in your father. But I am being realistic. I do not want you going anywhere near Emery Whitehill again."

"Well too bad because I am going to be with her no matter what you say!"

"Not if I don't allow you out of the sector!"

"Stop it!"

They turned and saw Sophia standing by her bedroom door. She looked upset.

"Please just stop fighting."

Maia sighed and looked at her son. "I just don't want to see you hurt."

"Emery won't hurt me."

"How do you know?"

He sighed and decided to be honest. "She's pregnant."

Maia and Sophia looked equally shocked. Maia staggered into a chair.

"Are you sure?"

He nodded and she started crying silently. Sophia walked over and hugged her brother. He let himself relax in Sophia's arms. She pulled away and patted his arm.

"Is Emery okay?"

"She's scared. Plus her mom found out and wanted her to get an abortion because the baby is part atrian. Her parents got into a fight and her mom left them."

Sophia raised her brows. "No wonder she didn't want to see any of us."

"She's really shook up over it."

Maia sighed and raised her head. "How did you let this happen?"

"I didn't plan for it to happen."

"Well now it has. What are you going to do about it?"

"I don't know."

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Emery went back to school on Tuesday. She kept pulling at her burgundy lace peasant blouse, self conscious of her baby bump. She opened her locker and shoved some books in when Greyson walked up to her.

"Hey you missed the chem lab yesterday and the power point for history." He handed her a bright red notebook. "I took notes for you."

She smiled. "Thanks I really appreciate it."

"No problem."

Emery shut her locker and walked with him towards homeroom. He glanced at her.

"Are you okay? You seem a little, off."

She nodded. "Yeah my parents are just going through some stuff."

"Been there. If you need anyone to talk to I am still your friend."

She smiled. "Of course you are. Thanks Greyson."

She took her seat just as the teacher began taking attendance. As soon as she walked back into the hallway she caught sight of Roman. He motioned for her to follow him into the supply closet. She made her way over and closed the door quickly behind her. He spoke quickly.

"My mom knows. So does Sophia."

Emery froze. "How did she take it?"

He understood which she Emery was referring to. "Not great but not too bad."

Emery threw him a look and he sighed.

"Okay she's pissed."

She groaned and slumped to the ground. "This is just the beginning. The more people that find out the more trouble I am going to get in."

He sat down next to her. "We. We are both responsible for this."

She laid her head on his shoulder and spoke quietly. "What are we going to do?"

"About what?"

"Us and...it. When people find out the Red Hawks will come after us."

He lifted her head and looked her in the eye. "No one will hurt you. I promise I will do anything that I have to, to keep you safe."

She nodded and kissed him deeply. When the bell rang she groaned.

"Do we have to go?"

He chuckled and stood. He offered her his hand. "I think you and I are in enough trouble already."

He pulled her to her feet and Emery swung her bag over her shoulder.

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Sophia walked up to Emery when she walked into The Bug. She smiled.

"Hey how are you?"

Emery knew what she meant. "I'm doing okay."

"Well come sit with Taylor and I."

She nodded and followed her. Taylor leaned in carefully.

"Sophia figured I knew."

Emery nodded and looked at Sophia. "Sorry I should have told you in person but..."

Sophia interrupted her. "You have nothing to apologize for. I know you and Roman have enough on your plates right now."

Emery sighed remembering their conversation. "Yeah like what we are going to do when I really start to show."

Taylor nodded. "With how The Red Hawks have been lately it will be bad."

Sophia tried to be positive. "Maybe not. Maybe it will help bring everyone together."

Emery cracked a smile. "That's sweet Sophia but I doubt it."

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Emery and Roman didn't discuss the baby again until Friday afternoon. He went home with her after school. He hesitated as he followed her to the back door. She glanced at him.

"What?"

"Is your dad home?"

"No he's at The Sector."

He nodded and followed her inside. They settled on the couch as Emery flipped on the news for some background noise. Roman glanced at her.

"How is your dad taking all of this?"

She shrugged. "Oddly good. I thought he be mad but he's been pretty...okay with everything."

He looked surprised but didn't comment. After a while Emery leaned over and laid her head on Roman's chest. He wrapped his arms around her instinctively. He then spoke hesitantly.

"I never asked you if...well I would understand if you didn't want to have it."

Emery looked up at him stunned. "I never even thought about it."

"You didn't?"

She shook her head. "I could never kill our baby."

He smiled and kissed her softly. She looked at her hands as she spoke.

"It's not fair. You'll be stuck in the sector while the baby and I are out here. You won't get to see it whenever you want."

He sighed. "I know. But there isn't much that we can do about it."

She nodded but he could tell that she was upset. He kissed her deeply and spoke.

"We will figure all of this out. We have time."

"Not a lot."

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