The house he was having built outside of the fence wasn't done yet. Some of the roof still needed to be done. Tarps covering it from the rain. Deciding to sleep in their trucks till it was done.
"So you saved her aunt and cousin, my hero", Dean said.
Roman nudged him and chuckled. He had told Dean what drove him and Nia out here and to Quinn. Dean looked at a sleeping Quinn. She was in the backseat of Roman's truck.
"How far along do you think she is?", Dean asked with a tilt of his head.
"I'm not sure. Her weight will be different because of the lack of food they have. She looks almost three months, but I would say close to five if I did my math right", Roman said.
"She's been gone that long?", Dean asked.
Roman nodded.
"I know", he replied.
"Its too bad you don't have your doctor machines here. We could have found out the sex of the baby", Dean said.
Roman smiled.
"No. I want our first to be a surprise", Roman said.
"I'm betting it's a boy", Dean said.
Roman chuckled.
"You think Seth is pissed we left him behind?", Roman asked.
He added more wood to the fire. Quinn had helped them set it up while they went to find more wood.
"No. If I know him, he's going to try to convince everyone in town to back you and I up. Let Quinn stay or they all leave.", Dean said.
Roman nodded.
"Its like we said. You are the only doctor within reach. The others are hours away. Besides, everyone in town trusts you", Dean said.
"Let's hope your right", Roman said.
After hearing all the rumors about Roman and Dean taking off to join the wild ones. Seth went to their houses to see that they were locked up and no one home. He went to Nia's next and she answered her door with a smile.
"Hey, what's up?", she asked, letting him in.
"Is it true? Did Roman and Dean leave?", Seth asked.
Nia nodded.
"How could they just leave me behind?", Seth asked.
"They didn't do it on purpose. You were at work when this went down. Besides, they aren't far. Roman took them to his house", Nia said.
"Why did they leave? That's the part I don't understand.", Seth said.
"What did you hear?", Nia asked.
"Well, the first one was them getting kidnapped by the wild ones. The other was them running away together because they were in love. Oh, and Dean is having a baby apparently.", Seth said.
Nia laughed. Seth knew the truth was between the lines, but after the telephone reached him, the news was jumbled up. Nia told him what really happened. Seth was really happy for Roman. He knew how much he loved Quinn and he would love this baby even more.
"I should meet with them", Seth said standing.
Nia stopped him.
"Or", she started.
"Or what?", he asked.
"You can stay in town and help me convince everyone to bring Roman and Dean back, with Quinn", Nia said.
Seth nodded.
"We can do that", Seth said.
"With everything going on, my dad and yours will want to do a town meeting. Everyone is going crazy over this news", Nia said.
Seth nodded. He knew what he would say to the crowd, if the chance was given to speak his mind. He also knew what Dean and Roman would say.
Dean had said he was going to walk around a bit, just to make sure it was safe. Roman continued on the house. Quinn woke up to hear loud banging. She sat up, wrapping the blanket around her.
Getting off the truck, she walked over to Roman.
"Hey", he said.
She smiled.
"What are you doing?", she asked.
"This is our new house. No fence to keep you away from your family", he said, getting off the ladder.
She smiled.
"But, your family", she said, looking in the direction she knew his family was.
He placed a finger against her chin and made her look at him.
"You are my family", he said, touching her bump.
She placed her hand on top of his.
"They do not want our baby, do they", she said.
He looked into her eyes.
"But I do. That's what matters", he said.
She nodded.
"So, about this man that was suppose to take you?", he asked.
"They said it was for our protection. The dark ones are getting worse and its hard enough to look for food. Also our tribe would be separating. They could choose to go to one of the three", she explained.
"One of the three? They picked three men for you?", he asked.
She shook her head no.
"One for each of us", she said.
Roman was going to say he was confused, but then remembered Sky and Willow.
"Dean and Seth", he mumbled.
Quinn nodded.
"They aren't pregnant. The men will take them and we won't be able to find them after they do. They don't want to go", she said.
Roman nodded. He cupped her chin.
"They aren't going anywhere", he said.
"John won't let you take them either", she said.
"You leave that to me", he said.
That confused her. What did he mean by that.
Sika rubbed his eyes, exhausted from the past few days. He missed his son, but he was not going to allow him to bring that girl here.
"Sika, everyone in town is here", Hunter said.
Sika nodded. Rumors had run wild. Some were funny, others were scary. Hunter and Sika walked out towards the stage and in front of a mic. They had to calm the town down and explain what really happened.
"Lets start off by explaining what really happened before we open the floor to questions", Dave said.
Sika sighed.
"My son and Hunter's son have left the town. Not because they were kidnapped or in love, as some of you had said. They left because my son has fallen in love with a wild one. She was injured a few months ago. He rescued her and saved her life and her leg. We did release her back into the wild, but it turns out, my son left her with a little gift", Sika said.
He could hear everyone whispering to each other. He swallowed and looked at his wife. She nodded to encourage him to go on.
"Hunter's son as well has fallen in love with a wild one", Sika said.
The whispers grew louder.
"They had asked us to accept the young girls into our community, but we declined out of the protection to this town and all of you. They made the decision to leave and we let them. Its their choice and we won't hold anyone prisoner", he said.
Seth and Nia shook their heads at the things Sika was saying. They were leaving out a lot of the story and that wasn't ok with them. Seth would be sure to correct them as soon as he got the chance to speak. His dad sent him a look, already knowing his son.
Seth looked away from him.
"I love my son, but I will not allow him to put this town in danger", Sika said.
Hunter nodded.
"I love my son too, and I miss him already, but I will not give away the safety of this town", he said.
"Now, if you have any questions or concerns, now is the time to name them", Dave said.
Lana stood.
"Why not just kill all the wild ones and be done with it. They are dangerous and should be put down", she said.
A few people voiced their agreement.
"They are still human", Dave said.
"But we don't talk about them like they are. They are animals, dangerous ones.", Lana said.
Seth stood.
"They aren't dangerous. They are human beings and I know that first hand", he shouted at her.
She glared at him.
"You would. You were sleeping with one too", she spat.
The town knew about that when they caught Quinn. Seth chuckled and shook his head at her.
"You are just pissed because Roman didn't take you back. Your mad that he fell in love with someone else who you consider beneath you", Seth said.
Seth walked up on stage. His dad tried to stop him.
"I'm allowed to speak and they are allowed to know the truth", Seth said to them.
An older man stood.
"Let him talk", he said.
Everyone looked at this man, not knowing who he was. Dave moved and Seth stood in front of the crowd.
"I know we were all told the stories, but they aren't true. If they attacked anyone, its because they were provoked. They have monsters, very bad monsters. Those monsters, are humans, us, wait no, not us. The Wyatts", Seth said.
Everyone whispered amongst themselves.
"They kill them for their own sick pleasure, rape their women, and young girls. That is not ok. They bring them here saying lies about them. Roman, Dean, and I learned the truth.", Seth said.
Nattie stood.
"Seth is telling the truth", Nattie said.
Seth smiled.
"A few months ago, wild ones were brought to the gate. You remember, the ones that doctor Reigns helped. That young woman was raped by the Wyatts. As we helped them, they never once tried to hurt me. They bleed and hurt just like we do and its not ok that they aren't protected like we are", Nattie said.
"And before anyone says that they don't belong here. They do. My brother and his friends learned that the wild ones belong to this town. Their great grandparents lived in those abandoned, run down homes in our neighborhoods. They should be allowed to come home", Nia said.
"But we don't understand them and they don't understand us", Zack said standing.
"We can teach them. Roman, Dean, and I did that with Quinn. We also learned her language. It's a bit hard at first, but we got it down", Seth said.
Charlotte stood.
"Seth is right. We also can't lose Roman. He's our only doctor in this town, if we don't get him back, we all might have to move to be anywhere near one. I for one am not moving, I grew up in this town, I work here, and my kids go to school here.", she said.
She looked at Seth.
"And I also know Seth, Roman, and Dean. I trust their judgement", Charlotte said.
"At least get to know Quinn first. Let me bring her and show you that she is not that horrible scary monster the Wyatts made them out to be", Seth said.
He looked around at everyone. Some nodded, others were still a bit hesitant.
"And what happens if she brings her pack and murders us and our kids?", Lana shouted.
"She won't do that", Seth said.
"You don't know that", she shot back.
"Bring her", the stranger said.
Everyone else shouted their agreement. Seth nodded. He looked at their dads.
"Ok", Sika said.