Hey sorry for the delayed update, here is chapter 7.
Doc and Drew sat in the piloting seats in front of the airship. Everyone else was having lunch in the kitchen.
Doc hadn't said a word to her since they'd began their trip to Rome. And they still had another hour until they got to Rome.
"Doc?" Drew asked. He grunted a yes, but kept his eyes on the sky. "I'm sorry," she told him. He turned to look at her, pain was evident in his eyes. "I wanted to tell you."
"Then why didn't you?" he snapped angrily.
"Because, I have loved many men," she began and Doc just looked at her, practically yelling, really that's how you start this. "And the first man I loved after Vasilis, I told him my story. Guess what he did?" she asked sadly. Doc just raised his hand and shrugged. "He yelled at me, called me a demon and a monster. He tried to kill me." Doc looked at her surprised. "And he did, he stabbed a knife through my heart, metaphorically and literally. And when I healed he tried to get others to help kill me. I had to run and make a completely new life for myself." she told him near tears.
"Why?" he asked.
"I mean this was at least 1,800 years ago. People were still very primitive. The slightest strange thing or abnormality was a demon to them." Doc could believe that, humans were really stupid back then. They use to think you could solve obesity with leeches. I was afraid to live, or to love." She said the last part quietly.
"Drew?" Doc asked.
"I truly loved every one of those men, and all of my children. And I had to watch them all grow old, and die." she said near tears.
"Drew," Doc said, sorry for every bad thing had thought since this had all started. He switched the ship to auto pilot and walked over to Drew. He hugged her, and Drew clung to him like a lifeline.
"And I know I'll have to go through the same thing with you and Zak." She said breaking down into tears.
"Drew, why do you put yourself through this if you know we are all just going to die?" Doc asked. Drew looked at him her eyes overflowing with tears.
"Because I need it, I need to love, and be loved. I cannot be alone."
"You aren't, you'll never be alone Drew," Doc said kissing her temple. He held her close and tried to comfort her.