« Prev 1 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Secrets (Read 329 times) Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 13, 2015 12:34:34 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Distant Past" Deep breaths, deep breaths, in and out. Aaliyah continually tells herself in preparation for what she can only assume is going to be the most difficult discussion of her life. The papers from the hospital fluttering in her shaking hands, for the first time in her entire life she is unable to calm them. An uncertain future, one she never expected while the one she had planned seems to be crashing and burning all around her. But even with all that, she is a Marine, Force Recon, and she would prevail in the end. However there is the current matter at hand. Deep breaths... Aaliyah knocks lightly on the door to David's apartment. She'd left a message earlier that she would be by around this time to talk, specifically that they "need to talk" as all adults know those code words when referencing relationships. In the few moments she waits to be let in, the young woman plays with the engagement ring on her finger before quickly slipping it off and holding it tightly in her hand. Deep breaths... ((OoC: Figured we'd do this while I get a few things sorted out with the new character.)) Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 13, 2015 22:48:17 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Hey." David opens the door, dish towel in hand. He gives her a very quick kiss on the forehead as he turns back around and leaves the door open, heading for the kitchen. "Look, I know you're probably mad about the other night. I shouldn't of said what I said, but you know how Kras gets me all fired up." He pulls something out of the oven, still avoiding looking at her for the most part. "To show how sorry I am, I attempted cooking. It's chicken cordon bleu. Or...it's supposed to be." He sets it on the counter with a disappointing look before finally settling back on Aaliyah. He only now notes her expression. Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 2:05:46 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She slowly follows him in, a frail pitiable smile crossing her face as he apologizes. Something that might have seemed so massive just a few hours earlier, now so insignificant. She doesn't go to far from the door after shutting it. "David, it's... it's nothing that you did. You've been great." She gets momentarily choked up. Deep breaths, just like a bandage. Oh please! This is nothing like a bandage, a betrayal so heinous it made her sick and yet she couldn't say that she wished it never happened. "It's about what I've done. Something that..." Aaliyah almost wants to berate herself but it is no longer place to do so. "I just got some test results back from the doctor." Two words, two words that would ruin everything. No more stalling. "I'm pregnant." And since they've have yet to be intimate, he'll know it isn't his child. Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 2:20:47 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He's been great? Uh oh, when she's nice is when she's really mad. How to talk yourself out of this one David... He opens his mouth to speak, but then she mentions test results. His first thoughts fly to that she's sick, that he's going to lose her. Then it comes out and it feels like he just took a gut shot. "You...what?" He stares blankly a moment. Then he suddenly grins because he does know they've been waiting for marriage, despite his continual attempts otherwise. "That's not very funny, Aaliyah. I probably deserve the scare, but Christ." He sighs in relief. Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 2:40:54 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaliyah places the papers she's been holding on the counter. She had a feeling he wouldn't believe her, and given the way she acts about it who would. The papers are the results, a positive pregnancy result from blood work. She just watches him, not saying anything further. What could she say? Her face holds a rather somber expression as she waits until he's read the results. "I'm sorry." She is, but is that any consolation? Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 3:22:40 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He looks over and his smile fades. "...these look real." Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 4:52:38 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaliyah nods solemnly. "They are." Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 4:57:46 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top David sets the papers down very deliberately, clearing his throat as he processes it. They haven't been that intimate. Aaliyah had always wanted to wait til marriage so then... "How? Why? What happened?" He studies her face, looking for signs of assault. Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 5:07:15 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She looks distressed but not from assault, it is from the fact she knows she's breaking his heart. She wants to explain, though that wouldn't make things better, but she can't or more so won't. "It just... happened. I'm sorry." It's a cop out, which probably makes her sincere apology sound hollow. Is she supposed to say that passion got the better of them while out there together? Would that make it more bearable? So many questions and so few answers, her silence a conscious choice to hide the details from the world. Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 5:13:58 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Ha!" He exclaims in a hysterical instant. "It just HAPPENED? Seriously!?" He face palms, grunting in frustration before pulling them away. "What the fuck, Aaliyah?" Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 5:24:13 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She winces, that was deserved. "I know it's a shit explanation of my horrendous actions but it's all I can say." She places the ring on the counter, no longer worthy of it. "You deserved better." Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 5:34:48 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He stares at the ring, then to her, and back. After a moment's pause, he picks up the dish of chicken and throws it hard into the side walk, shattering it into pieces. "That's all you can say!? This is bullshit!" Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 7:00:57 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She just watches the food get smashed, turning her head away ever so slightly. "What do you want me to say?" She knows what he wants to know, or at least she thinks she does, however she isn't going to answer those questions. Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 7:39:39 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Who is he!? How could you do this to us, to me!?" Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 7:54:27 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaliyah takes a deep breath to calm her nerves, knowing her answer will enrage him. "I'm not going to tell you who." It isn't her place, or at least that's how she rationalized it. "I am sorry for what happened." It was her weakness that caused this, or should it be desire? We're the two any different in this case? Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 20:39:14 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "You've gotta be kidding me." David's jaw drops as he stares in disbelief. "You're unbelievable." He clenches his jaw as he grabs his jacket off the edge of the couch, heading for the door. "...gather your things and then get out. I never want to see you again, Aaliyah." He hovers by the door, staring at her one final time. Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 20:51:33 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top No argument from her. Aaliyah stands in silence as David goes to storm out, knowing full well she would have done the exact same if the situation were reversed. A lump catches in her throat at his declaration, though it's what she deserves. She takes a deep breath and nods to David as he pauses at the door. "Goodbye, David." Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 21:15:58 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He slams the door, never to set foot in this apartment again. A week after this point David has John and Chris clear out his apartment and ship his stuff to him upon asking for redeployment. Back to Top   Capt. Aaliyah Cross Hero Intelligence Specialist With our final breath, we'll fight to the death. We are soldiers. [send pm] Joined: April 2011 Posts: 5,122 Secrets « Nov 14, 2015 21:35:35 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaliyah tilts her head back as a few tears fall down her cheeks. She would let her sorrow out for a few minutes before holding her stomach tightly. "It's just you and me now, little one." It takes her sometime, but she eventually has everything packed and taken away. Back to Top   Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars | Wrong Side of Heaven - 5FDP Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first