Quinn was waiting to hear what her grandmother was going to say.
"You fell in love with him?", she asked.
Quinn nodded.
"Does he know about this child?", she asked.
"No. I am going to tell him, I just need to find a way to get close to the fence without being put down", Quinn said.
"You won't be able too. They will shoot you on sight", her grandmother said.
"So then I never tell him? I need to try. He needs to know", Quinn said.
"And then what? You think they will accept you now that you have his child in your belly? Or maybe you think he would give up everything he knows to come here, where there is nothing.", she said.
"He won't let them hurt me or my child. He loves me and I know he'll love this baby", Quinn said.
Her grandmother laughed.
"They won't Quinn. They will kill your child because it is not one of them", she said.
Quinn's tears fell.
"He won't let that happen", she said softly.
Her grandmother shook her head at her.
"Does the tribe know?", she asked.
"I thought it would be better to wait for you", Brie said.
Gina nodded.
"Good. We can get rid of it before anyone else finds out", Gina said.
Brie went to stand in front of her daughter.
"No. I will not help kill my grandchild. You will not touch her either", Brie said.
"Don't you understand. Baron will not accept her with another man's child in her", Gina said.
"Then so what. She will stay here and I will help her. Bryan will too", Brie said.
Gina shook her head at them before leaving. She went to find Elias. She gestured for him to follow. Curt and Heath following her to protect her.
"So what was the message?", she asked.
"The young man, a healer. He asked for you and would like to speak to you", he said.
She nodded.
"Thank you, Elias", she said.
He walked away and Apollo approached her.
"What would you have us do?", Apollo asked.
"Take me to the fence. I will speak to this young man", she said.
Heath looked at his men before looking back at her.
"Its too dangerous. What if they shoot you?", Heath asked.
"I am an old woman. How dangerous can I possibly be?", she asked.
Apollo chuckled.
"We know you, they don't", he replied.
She laughed softly before squeezing his shoulder.
"Lets go", she said.
They nodded.
"You will wait for me in the trees till I give you a signal", she said.
They nodded.
Roman had just finished coming home from where they were building his new house outside of the fence. It was between the wild ones and his town, but not too close to either one. His phone rang.
"Hey Dean, what's up?", he asked.
"Dude, you are never going to guess who just showed up", Dean said.
"Gina?", he asked.
"Gina", Dean said.
"I'll be right there", he said, hanging up and grabbing his truck keys.
He drove to the guard house. Three men he hadn't seen before were standing around outside. They were dressed like the wild ones. He sent them nods.
"Hello", he said.
He watched as their faces changed to surprised ones. He smiled before walking in. Dean and Seth were sitting across from someone.
"You must be Roman", she said.
He nodded.
"I am Gina. I hear you are looking for me", she said with a smile.
"I am. We are", Roman said, gesturing to Dean and Seth.
"So what is it that you three want? My girls? They are not for sale and besides, I have already found them husbands", she said.
"Found them husbands? Like you chose for them? Really?", Dean asked.
Seth set his hand on Dean's shoulder.
"You are no better than Mark", Dean said, before pushing his chair back and leaving.
"Mark was a monster who wanted to marry me when I was a teenager. Choosing my girls future husbands is not a monstrous thing. They are of age and ready, they were taught how to take care of their husbands and children", she said.
"If they are old enough to marry then they are old enough to pick their own husbands, don't you think", Seth said.
Gina laughed softly.
"And you want them to pick you", Gina said.
"Why not? We are good men, good jobs, and great family values. Unlike your dark ones", Roman said.
Gina smiled.
"But your people will never accept them and you know it", she said.
Roman nodded.
"And you three won't give all this up to join us. We have nothing, while you have everything here. We are use to the wild, you are use to civilization.", she said.
"It wasn't too long ago you were civilized", Roman said.
She smiled.
"So what do you know?", she asked.
Seth nodded.
"You were smart in changing the language so others won't understand you", Seth said.
"How many of the originals are left?", Roman asked.
"Just me and my sister. Everyone else either died of old age, sickness, or killed by a dark one", she answered.
"So then she belongs here, with me", Roman said.
Gina raised a brow.
"Quinn, you are the healer", Gina said.
Roman nodded. He moved closer to her.
"I want her back. I need her", he said.
"We also want Sky and Willow. We can be good to them, no one here will be rude to them. We promise. They also won't be kept out of your reach. You can come and visit any time", Seth said.
"Boys", she was stopped by Sika, Hunter, and Dave.
"That's enough", Sika said.
Roman stood.
"I want my girl back, I don't care if you like it or not. She belongs here and Gina is proof of that. That empty house near ours is hers. Explain that to everyone here and", his dad cut him off.
"Enough", Sika yelled.
"You get those silly ideas out of your head, you too Seth, and you tell Dean the damn same thing", Hunter yelled.
Gina looked at Roman.
"I told you. Nothing will change, no matter who I am", Gina said.
Roman looked at his dad.
"Please, dad", Roman begged.
Gina felt bad for him, but she was not going to put her girls on display for this town or any other town. The names they would be called, not just them but their men. Seeing what they do for a living, they would be out of a job. No one would want to be around them.
"We said no", Sika said.
Gina stood.
"I am sorry boys", Gina said.
Heath and Curt walked in. Each on either side of Gina.
"I will be taking my leave now", she said.
"I'll walk you out", Dave said, following behind.
"What did you think was going to happen son? That I would agree to this just because you proved you were right?", his dad asked.
"I just want Quinn back", Roman said.
He left the guard house. Gina walked back in.
"Are you his father?", Gina asked.
Sika nodded.
"I need a moment alone with you", she said.
Sika nodded.
"Seth, get home", Dave said.
Seth nodded before leaving. Dave closed the door behind him, leaving Gina and Sika alone in the room.
"It seems that your son, well, he left a little gift with my great granddaughter", she said.
Sika sighed and leaned back in his seat.
"I am telling you this and not him, because clearly you don't want them together. You can tell him he's going to be a father or not. She's coming to tell him", she said.
Sika didn't know what to do. This was his grandchild, no matter what.
"He can't know, not yet", Sika said.
"So what do I tell her to stop her from coming here?", she asked.
"Just hold her off for a few days. I need to speak to my wife about this", he said.
She nodded and stood.
"I remember you, or more your dad", she said.
Sika looked up to her.
"They love each other and I hate to keep them apart, but I understand that its necessary", she said.
Sika nodded.
They had heard that grandmother had gone to speak to the people inside the fence. They were all waiting for her to arrive. Seeing her they helped her sit. Quinn was between Willow and Sky. Her grandmother sent her a look.
"I went to thank them for what they have done. They won't be protecting us anymore. So I am going to need everyone, including the women to be careful when away from our homes", she said.
Everyone nodded. Quinn stood and went to her home. Sky and Willow followed.
"I need to tell Roman about our baby. He needs to know", Quinn said.
Her friends nodded. Before they could make it out, her grandmother walked in.
"I spoke to him and I told him", Gina said.
Quinn smiled and took her grandmother's hands.
"Is he coming for us? Was he excited?", she asked.
Gina looked down before meeting her eyes.
"He laughed in my face and told me it couldn't be possible. That in no way was he going to accept a child from a wild one. He's not going to ever come for you", she said.
Quinn's bottom lip trembled, her eyes watery.
"He wouldn't say that. He loves me", Quinn said.
Gina shook her head no.
"He used you sweetheart, its what men that live inside the fence do. You gave him what he wanted", Gina said.
Quinn shook her head no.
"Why would I lie to you Quinn? I have no reason too", Gina said.
Quinn's tears fell. Gina set a hand on her cheek.
"But don't you worry, we will make sure this baby comes out healthy and happy", Gina said.
"I thought you didn't want anything to do with my child", Quinn said.
"Now I do. This baby is my great, great grandchild", Gina said.
Quinn smiled and nodded, placing her hands on her stomach.