The next morning, Roman got ready for work. He walked into Quinn's room to check on her. She sat up and had a terrified look on her face. She pulled her legs into her.
"I won't hurt you Quinn", he said softly.
He took a step into the room and she moved back away from him. He sighed and left. He didn't like that she was afraid of him. She didn't understand what he was trying to do last night. He should have waited till she was more familiar with English words.
She could hear him in the kitchen. She stood slowly and as quietly as she could. She made her way to the bathroom. The boot he had put her leg in helped. Once she was done, she made her way to the living room and he walked out of the kitchen. He looked at her and turned on the tv.
"I'll be by to check on you at lunch", he said softly.
Dean made his way out of the gate. He couldn't stop thinking about her. Parking his truck between some trees, he got off and walked deeper into the trees.
"Sky", he called.
He looked around. His mind asking him what in the hell was he doing here? He shouldn't be here.
"This is crazy Ambrose", he mumbled.
He shook his head and turned to leave. He stopped when she poked her head around a tree. His heart sped up.
"Why are you looking for me?", she asked.
"Um", the language barrier.
She realized this and came around more. She crossed her arms over her chest.
"I forgot, you don't understand me. In that case I should tell you that you are extremely handsome. I wish things were different", she said.
Dean could tell by her body language that she was saying something important. She met his eyes.
"You are beautiful", he said.
She blushed. She knew what that word meant. She took a step back.
"Beautiful", she said softly.
He took slow steps till he reached her. Her heart was beating fast. His fingers touched her cheek and her eyes closed.
"I shouldn't feel this way towards you. Hell, all I know about you is your name.", he said.
She opened her eyes. His were the bluest she had ever seen.
"Sky", they both turned when someone called her name.
She looked back at Dean.
"Go", she said.
He took a step away from her. She didn't want him to leave, but if her dad saw him, it wouldn't be good.
"Go", she repeated.
Dean went back over to her and kissed her. He left her standing there, shocked. He quickly left.
"Sky", her dad called again.
She shook her head.
"I'm coming", she called back.
She went towards him and her dad had his hands set on his hips.
"Grandmother is back. She wants a word with everyone", he said.
She nodded. He touched her forehead.
"Do you feel sick?", he asked.
She knew she was probably blushing from Dean's surprise kiss.
"No", she said.
He nodded and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Let's go", he said.
She looked behind her once more. A smile on her face.
Roman couldn't stop thinking about Quinn's terrified look. He never wanted her to look at him that way. On his way home for lunch, he stopped and grabbed two roses and a teddy bear. Getting home, he walked in to see Dean and Seth. Dean was peeling an orange and Seth was teaching Quinn a new word.
"Hey, someone learned what a dog is today", Seth said.
Roman smiled and looked at Quinn. Her smile slipped and she looked down. Her hands in her lap. Dean and Seth noticed.
"What's up with that?", Dean asked.
"I took her to the clinic and tried to give her a check up. I think she thought I was after something else.", Roman said, setting down his bag.
"She doesn't understand Roman.", Seth said.
"I know. I should have waited till she understood a little better", he said.
He lifted the roses and teddy bear. Dean smiled.
"Always the romantic", Dean said.
"Its an apology", Roman corrected.
"You could have done it without the gifts", Dean said.
Roman rolled his eyes.
"Can I have a second alone with her? Please", Roman asked.
Dean and Seth stood.
"I have to go anyway. I took the rest of the day off in order to find out her peoples history. Our library doesn't have what I need, so I have to drive six hours out of town.", Seth said.
"Alright, if you need anything, call me", Roman said.
Seth nodded. He pulled out a Hershey's kiss and gave it to Quinn. She shook her head no.
"Man, you've got her traumatized. A few minutes ago she was scarfing these things down.", Seth said.
That didn't make Roman feel better. Seth handed him some.
"Make up and then give her a damn chocolate", Seth said.
He left and Dean patted Roman's back.
"I'm staying. I've got nothing else to do.", Dean said.
Roman nodded and waited till Dean was in the kitchen. He sat on the coffee table in front of Quinn.
"Quinn", he said.
She squeezed her knees. He reached out and lifted her chin with his finger.
"I'm sorry. No hurt. Promise.", he said.
He held out the roses with his other hand and smiled. She looked down at them and then took them. A smile forming on her face. She smelled them. Her great grandmother had told her about how her husband courted her.
"He would bring me a flower every day. I wanted to finish school and he said he would wait till I was ready. Leaving a flower to show that he was still around and waiting.", her great grandmother had said.
Was Roman trying to court her? He smiled.
"And also this", he said.
He handed her the soft, brown, thing. She we confused.
"It's a teddy bear. Safe", he said.
She squeezed it to her.
"I'm sorry", he said, placing his hand over his heart.
She nodded. Leaning over and kissing his cheek. He smelled so good, she thought. She saw the chocolates Seth had left.
"Dog", she said.
He smiled and nodded. Handing her a chocolate.
"Chocolate", he said.
That was too complicated for her to pronounce. She shook her head and grabbed the book Seth was teaching her from. She opened it and pointed to the dog.
"Dog", she said.
He cupped her chin in one hand and forced her to look at him. His face inches from hers.
"Cho-co-late", he said.
She couldn't take her eyes off his lips. The tip of his tongue would touch his bottom lip. She didn't know if it was on purpose or not, but she hated him for it. Did he know what he was doing to her?
"Cho-co-late", he repeated.
She bit her lip and Roman couldn't help but watch. He swallowed. She was tempting him.
"Cho-co-late", she repeated.
He smiled and lifted the candy. She took it happily. Two could play at this game, she thought. Grabbing the book and showing Roman.
"Dog", she said in her language.
He smirked, knowing very well what she was doing. He cleared his throat. She continued to point at the picture.
"Dog", she repeated happily.
He wet his lips and repeated the word. She giggled and nodded.
"Good", she said, before turning the page.
She loved looking at all these pictures. Roman watched as she happily looked through the book.
"You should teach her what a kiss is next or give her an anatomy class", Dean said shrugging.
Roman glared at him. Dean smirked.
"That's what got me into this apology mess in the first place", Roman reminded his friend.
Seth got to the library. He only had a few hours to search. He decided to start on the computer. Taking the usb drive that held Brie's message to Quinn. The computer analyzed it. Translating the message to English from Náhuatl. Seth had never heard that language before. He wrote down the word.
"Seth", he turned to see Emma walking his way.
He closed down each page and cleared the history. Putting away his phone and papers.
"Hey Emma", he replied.
"What are you doing here?", she asked.
"Oh, I came to do some research for my kids. Yeah, thinking of a new project for them", he said.
She nodded.
"So, now that I have you here in front of me. What do you say we get dinner tonight?", she said.
Seth knew she has a crush on him. Its why Lana, her, and Charlotte got him drunk that night.
"Oh, I don't think that's a good idea. I mean, won't it be a little weird since I", he stopped.
Emma looked down at her hands.
"It was an accident", she said.
"Yeah, an accident that caused me to lose my friend. It just won't feel right Emma, I'm sorry", Seth said.
Emma nodded.
"I'll see you around though", he said.
"Yeah", she said.
He walked towards the front where he would find the books information. Finding it, he typed in the name. A book popped up. He wrote down the name. He cleared it and went in search of it. Finding the slot empty.
"No book", he whispered.
He walked towards the front again to find Vickie, the librarian.
"Hello Seth, what can I do for you?", she asked smiling.
"I'm looking for this book, but it's not there", he said.
She nodded and set down the paper. Typing in the name on her computer.
"That book has been checked out a long time. Years actually", Vickie said.
"Really?", he asked.
She nodded.
"Address belongs to someone in your town", she said.
"Can you tell me who?", he asked.
She smirked.
"You know I can't give you that kind of information", she said.
"Come on Vik, its important I find this book", he said.
She wrote down the address and went to hand it to him. She pulled back when he reached for it.
"How about a date with Roman?", she asked.
He raised a brow. Roman would kill him if he said yes.
"He's seeing someone", Seth said.
She rolled her eyes.
"Is he back with Lana?", she asked.
"No, someone new. Dean and I haven't even met her yet.", Seth said.
"Fine", she said, handing him the information.
He smiled.
"I never gave that to you. I doubt you'll find them though", she shrugged.
"Why?", he asked.
"I remember that girl. When my mom was running the library, that girl would come in here to study. I was just a little girl, but I remember her. It was around the time that this whole thing started with the wild ones", Vickie said.
Seth nodded.
"One day she was just gone. Like a lot of people were.", she said.
Seth had heard the stories.
"Thanks Vickie", Seth said.
She nodded. He searched for as much of this languages history as he could. It was dark out and the library would close in an hour. Once done, he waved to Vickie as he left.
"Get home safe Seth", she called.
"I will, goodnight", he returned.
He has never been out this late driving. With his luck, rain started pouring and hard. He sighed. He was glad he wasn't far from home now. Before he knew it, a deer jumped out and he swerved. His car hit a tree, making him hit his forehead against the steering wheel.