Seth was teaching Quinn the ABC's. He would say a letter and she would repeat it. She realized that if she said it right, he would smile. If she was wrong, he would repeat the letter. Roman watched from the chair next to them. His smile distracted her most of the time. Seth caught on to this.
"Hey Rome", he said.
"Yeah?", he asked.
"Mind staying in the kitchen till Dean comes back?", he asked.
"Why?", Roman asked.
"You're distracting her", Seth smiled.
Roman didn't know what to say to that. He nodded and stood, walking into the kitchen to check on dinner.
Sky walked Dean back to his car. She tucked her long hair behind her ear. Dean smiled. She noticed his cheeks made dimples like hers. Touching his cheek.
"Man, you sure are pretty", he said.
He placed his hand on top of hers. She felt a flutter in her stomach. It was a good flutter.
"Why couldn't you have been born inside the fence", he said.
He released her hand before getting into his car. She watched his car back up and then drive off in the direction of the fence. She sighed.
"Sky", Brie called to her.
She watched the way the young girl looked at him. There were no boys their ages or close. As mothers, they feared their girls would never know what love felt like.
"He's handsome", Sky said shyly.
Brie smiled.
"He is, very much so", Brie said.
Sky's smile fell.
"I know their kind doesn't like us. So I know he would never look at me the way a man is suppose too.", she said.
"He's a man, he'll look at you that way, but won't, or more like can't, want you", Brie said.
"Because I grew up outside of the fence", Sky said.
Brie nodded.
Dean arrived back at Roman's house. Getting inside, Seth was teaching her to read. Pronouncing the words. He closed the book and Roman came out of the kitchen.
"So?", Roman asked.
"Brie is her mom", Dean said smiling.
Roman looked at Quinn.
"Mother", she said.
"I think that's what she's been saying. Mother is mom in her language", Seth said.
He tried to figure out the spelling and wrote mother beside it. He didn't know if he wrote what she said down correctly, but now he knew what that word meant.
"I think I can figure out what language she's speaking", Seth said.
"How?", Roman asked.
"I'll need to drive to the other town tomorrow after work, their library has more books on ancient languages", he said.
"You think it's ancient?", Dean asked.
"I mean ancient as in nonexistent. Whoever taught them this language obviously knew what they were doing. Picking a language no one in the world could come to understand", Seth said.
"Wow, I didn't think you could get anymore nerdish then you just did now. No wonder you became a teacher", Dean said.
Seth rolled his eyes.
"It makes sense though", Roman said.
"Seth being a teacher and a nerd? Of course it makes sense", Dean said.
Roman couldn't help but laugh at his friend. Seth laughed as well.
"Ok teach, do your thing", Dean said to Seth.
Dean sat in front of Quinn and played a recording of her mom. After Dean showed Brie that he could record her voice. She said a few things he recorded.
Quinn, trust them. They won't hurt you, I promise. I love you baby and I'll see you soon", her mother's voice said.
Quinn smiled. Roman placed his hand on hers and squeezed it.
"Mind sending me that. I could use the translator computer they have.", Seth said.
Dean nodded and texted it to him.
"Are you guys staying for dinner?", Roman asked.
"No, I've got a few papers to grade", Seth said.
"I told my parents I would go to theirs", Dean said.
Roman nodded. He walked them to the door. He watched them drive off and walked back inside.
"Dinner's ready", he said to Quinn.
He lifted her and took her to the table. Sitting her down as he went to get their plates. He looked at Quinn again. Why hadn't he seen it? She did look a bit like Brie.
He set her plate down.
"I'll get you home Quinn, I promise", he said.
Home. She missed home. She poked at the food on her plate. She didn't have this where she was from either. He sat across from her.
"After dinner, I'm taking you to the clinic to check you over. Take some blood samples to test.", he said.
She gave him a confused look as she chewed on her food. It was kinda like what he gave her yesterday. Except this was white.
"Chicken Alfredo linguini", he said.
She met his eyes.
"I figured you liked the Spaghetti, you'll like this too", he said.
He liked having her here. It didn't feel as lonely as it usually did when he ate dinner. Even if she didn't talk at all, her presence was enough for him.
After dinner, she limped back out of the bathroom. Roman grabbed his keys to the clinic.
"Ready for that check up?", he asked.
He grabbed one of his sweaters and put it on her. Carrying her to his truck in his garage. He set her in the back.
"You have to be quiet Quinn", he whispered.
He placed a finger against his lips. She understood that and nodded. Laying down in the back seat. He got in the front and drove to the clinic.
She could see as they passed lights and bumps in the road. Finally he stopped. He parked and got off. Opening the back door. He helped her out. Unlocking the back door to the clinic. He made his way to his office.
Setting her down on his desk, he went back and locked his door. He grabbed gloves and a kit to take blood. He removed her sweater and took one of her arms. She watched, confused as to why he was doing this.
"It's going to hurt just a pinch", he said, cleaning the spot on her skin.
He stuck something in her arm and it hurt just a bit when he poked her. Glaring at him, he smiled.
"Don't give me that look, as adorable as it is", he said.
She watched as he filled a tube and then took the pointing thing out of her arm. He placed a weird bandage on her arm.
"All done, see that wasn't too bad", he said.
She still glared at him and touched her arm where he had the needle. Touching her cheek lightly.
"I'm sorry", he said.
She felt her cheeks warm at his touch.
"Now, this part you might not like, but I need to check you", he said.
He walked to another room connected to his office. He locked that door too. Walking back over to Quinn and picking her up.
He walked back into the other room and placed her on the table. Laying her back. She was confused once again. She looked around, photos of women with baby's inside them. She felt Roman tug her clothes down.
She watched him. He seemed nervous. He put new gloves on. She watched as his hand touched her and she jumped up.
"Don't touch me", she said, backing away from him.
He held her to him.
"It's ok, calm down. I swear I won't hurt you", he said.
"Don't touch me, please. You can't do this", she cried.
He closed his eyes.
"I won't, ok, I won't", he said.
She stopped struggling.
"No hurt", he said.
She gripped the back of his shirt as he held her. She cried into his shoulder.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you", he whispered.
He wiped her tears and dressed her. She looked down every time he tried to meet her eyes. She would look away. He placed two fingers under her chin and lifted her head.
"Let's go home huh", he said.
He kissed her forehead.
"I'm sorry, I never meant to scare you Quinn", he whispered.
He lifted her and walked out back. He was lucky the clinic wasn't busy at night. A few people here and there. Sitting her in the back. She laid down. He sighed before closing the door. Walking back into the clinic and found a night nurse.
"Hello Dr. Reigns", the nurse smiled.
"Hey, can you get these sent to the lab? I wrote it down in her file what to test for.", he said.
She nodded.
"If I'm not here when the results come in, just leave it on my desk", he said.
"Yes Dr. Reigns", she said, before walking passed him.
He was about to walk out and back to his car.
"Roman, wait", he stopped.
He sighed. He really didn't want to deal with this right now.
"I can't, I'm busy Lana", he said, about to push the door open.
"Roman", she said.
He looked at her.
"What?", he asked.
"I heard you and Seth are friends again. That's great", she said.
He nodded.
"He's been my best friend for a long time", he said.
She was playing with her hands.
"Does this mean, that maybe there's a chance that we could", she stopped.
"No. He told me what happened. You and your friends got him drunk Lana.", he said.
"We just wanted to loosen him up. He's so stiff", she said.
"Something could have happened to him and I won't forgive that. Dean and I like Seth just the way he is", Roman said.
He turned and walked out. She followed.
"I love you Roman, please. I'm sorry", she said.
"I did love you Lana. Did. I can't trust you, I can't count on you, and I can't leave you alone with my friends.", he said.
She cried a bit.
"I'm sorry", he shrugged.
He got in his car and drove home. Looking back, Quinn was in the fetal position, still not meeting his eyes.