Water World Warrior by Lisa Lace

Author:Lisa Lace [Lace, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BluA
Publisher: Toppings Publishing
Published: 2015-09-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

ASHLYN

Nathaniel and I were on the beach again, getting one more swim in before we had to get dressed for the evening. He was taking me out for dinner and dancing on our last night together.

Every time I thought about him leaving, I got a sad feeling in my chest, but I buried my emotions. He had to go, and I had to stay. I accepted the way things were. You couldn't change everything.

But when I had that thought, something inside of me rose up and rebelled. Who was to say I couldn't change things? I could ask him if I could go with him. Why not? There was lots of room on board. I could sleep in his bed if there were no room. I could help and be useful. If I couldn't assist with the science, then I could cook and clean and swab the deck.

I looked over at him, but I felt like I couldn't invite myself along. If he wanted me with him, wouldn't he have asked me himself?

He was playing with his wedding ring, and it encouraged me to look at my own. I had studied it a few times since we got married, but I hadn't had a chance to ask him about it. I wondered where he had got them and if he knew their significance on earth.

"Nathaniel?" I said. He looked up at me with a pleased expression.

"Yes?"

"I was wondering about our rings."

"What about?"

"Why did you choose these rings with this particular pattern?"

He turned onto his stomach on the blanket we were lying on and twisted the ring off his finger. It was similar to mine but larger.

"Originally, I hadn't planned to offer you a wedding ring at all," he said apologetically.

"I admit, I was surprised. I had imagined a civil ceremony with a justice of the peace and wearing regular clothes," I told him truthfully.

I hadn't had any expectations. I was a mail-order bride. No love. No romance. No celebration. Certainly no rings. All I needed was a certificate that would give us both what we wanted.

That reminded me that as soon as the transfer went through, I had to wire the money to my brother's creditors. It was easy to forget the mess that I left behind on Earth. Here on Vandwa, every day was like a holiday.

Frankly, my thoughts had been taken up by a particular handsome alien who happened to be my husband.

I promised myself that I would transfer the money to Marlin's creditors' bank account right after I got back after dancing tonight. Surely the transfer from TerraMates would have gone through by that time. They said it took about forty-eight hours.

I would suggest that we sleep in separate rooms tonight so that we didn't get distracted again.

"No." He shook his head. "You were unexpected."

"Unexpected?" Why was I repeating everything he said? I sounded like an idiot. But my heart had stopped, and I waited to hear what he had to say.

"This was supposed to be a marriage of convenience.

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