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“No walking around the streets naked. No making love under the stars. No cooking our meals over an open fire. No bathing in our own personal pool...”
“When you put it like that...” I sighed.
He chuckled humorlessly, leading me back through the trees.
“But, we will have our own home. Our families nearby...”
“It would be nice to have a house with you,” he grudgingly admitted.
I stopped Alil, pulling him into my arms, holding him for a long moment. His arms went around my back, head resting on my shoulder.
“Perhaps we can stay for a while longer,” I suggested. “There is no immediate rush, is there?”
Alil sagged, all the tension leaving his body.
“Yes, exactly,” he whispered. “Thank you.”
fifteen
. . .
ALIL
Addy's promise to not rush our departure from our sanctuary proved to be pointless over the next few days.
I tried my best to take advantage of our time here, to focus on us, and not on the little one growing in my belly, but it was impossible. The child and my body didn't allow it.
And I was utterly depressed about it. I didn't want my last days here to be ruined.
The curtain gently parted to reveal Addy on the other side, looking in at me with concern.
“Hi,” he said gently.
“Hi,” I returned.
“Do you want to get out of bed for some food?” he asked. “It's past noon.”
I frowned.
I should get up, pretend I didn't feel exhausted and weak, put on a bit of a show so that Addy didn't drag me out of here tonight.
But I was too tired.
“I'm just going to sleep a little bit more,” I mumbled.
He watched me for a minute, not leaving even after I closed my eyes.
Finally, he sighed, and I felt the lighting drop. When I cracked open an eye to look, the curtain was shut again and Addy had left.
After a couple more hours, I managed to drag myself out of bed. I didn't feel terrible. I was just exhausted and a bit dizzy. A dip in the pond would probably clear my head. Some food would help too.
“Addy?” I called and then stopped dead when I realized what I was looking at. The shelves we had made out of the boxes were packed back up again.
The tarp was down, neatly folded.
There were blankets tied into sacs for us to carry no doubt.
“You're up,” Addy said from behind me.
