The damaged brains

Chapter 23 - Love's in the air .

Seeing him brought me back to life , the time and space around us seemed to vanish as I lost myself in his touch . I didn't mind being covered in mud and neither did Ian .

I wrapped my arms tight around his neck as he held me up , I did not want to let him go .. and I wasnt going to , now that I finally found him .

I remembered all the hard times I have been through the last month and the pain found its way to my heart . I sobbed still folding my arms tight around him , I was affraid that he wasn't real and like his vision under the amber's light he would disappear .

He tried to push me making my face meet his but I still didn't want to let go .

" Hey .. Im here now , It's okey . Im sorry baby I made you worried , I swear I was going to get back the next week . I was just so caught up in here , and I couldn't leave the other's behind , I wanted to make sure the place is safe and secured before you guys come ." His tone held an obvious regret .

I took a step back and wiped my tears away , looking at the mud I left on Ian's sweater .

" Would you help me take a shower ? " I lowered my bottom lip giving him the big little baby's begging eyes.

" It seems that I myself need one ." We both laughed . God I missed him , his laugh , his odor and everything about him . At those moments I forgot all that the world was falling apart .

The buildings beyond the stone walls was the perfect place to hide away , the ravine was narrow and there was even a freshwater spring at the base of it . In the western side the buildings were formed by a large overhanging cliff , some of the structures were high , reaching all the way the top of the ceiling of the hanging cliff . The structures all together made a beautifull and safe complex that was interconnected by passageways to the far end of the stone windows .

" How could you build all that in so short a time !? ." I was astonished at the perfect little detailed complex whithin the stone walls .

" It was allready here , it always have been but it was all ruined and falling apart , so we just fixed what was broken . "

" I was lost , I remebered once my brother and his friends wanted to visit Ashton Valley and my father wouldn't let him go , Grey kept begging saying that all he wanted was to see the stone buildings .. but I didn't really pay attention at the time ."

Ian told me that the native americans were the ones who had built the stone dwellings along time ago , they were hiding from the agressively warlike rival communication . They made an excellent job though , the cliff made the structure uninvisible from the air and the abondoned barn helpled hiding the dwellings from the other side , while the mountains did the rest . It was impossible for the infected people nor the unknown enemy had made the PX39 were going to find The Refugees Guard easily , if so ever.

It wasn't exactly the most comfortable shower I took but I felt fresh after the fresh water touched my skin , and the laziness I felt for not sleeping the night before had gone away .

In the dwellings there was two bathrooms devided to men and women , one large shower and two small others .

Ian had finished by the time I was all dressed up , I waited for him sitting on the edge of one stone hedge . I came back to life watching all those people working all together in a sync , it charmed seeing how hopefull they all were .

A lady holding a yong baby at her hip passed and smiled at my view . She was about my age , her freshly-straightened long blond hair reflected the sunrays , her bleu were almost closed when the smile on her face got wider , she was beautifull and she seemed friendly .. I couldnt help but smiling back at her , I waved at the little baby who was no less pretty than his mother was .

I watched her as she dissapeared beyong the abandoned barn .

" Hey beautifull .. " Ian said from behind my back making me jump from my place .

" You scared me ." I hit his chest with my fist gently.

" Emma , I was looking for you ." Said Mr Andrew who appeared from one of the rooms in the long connected passageway of the complex .

" I thought you needed this .. it's fresh ." He got me some fresh juice and a scalloped potatoes , the delicious smell reminded me how hungry I was , the food was amazing . I thanked Mr Andrew for being so nice to me , and for the first time I thought of him in diffentent way .. he was a good man after all .

He turned to leave then hesitated facing us once again , he wanted to say something . I could tell from his eyes that he was worried about my mother .

I cleared my throat taking a sip of the fresh lemon juice .

" They are all okey , my mother is fine .. She's just worried about you ." I couldn't believe I just said that , but he seemed hopeless .

He couldnt hide the smile on his face , he didn't say a word just nodded and walked away .

I felt so sleepy after the food , I just wanted to lay down . Ian had take me to the small stoned room he had claimed for himself , it was so warm and comfortable .

His bed was small and it couldn't fit the two of us , yet there was no way I would sleep in another room . I wanted to feel safe and only Ian made me feel so .

" What is it ? " Ian asked when I stood by the door occupied in my thoughts.

" Nothing .." I stepped inside , he came closer to me .. pushing my body against the door to close it .

I missed him so much , I couldn't think of anything but being as close to him as physically possible , I wrapped my arms around his neck making my lips meet his .

" I miss you ." I said , my eyes were still closed .

Ian's weight was pushed against mine , my body was pressed against the stone wall . He kissed me gently and ran his lips down my neck to my chest over my belly button and down .. then once again he ran lips up to meet mine ..

I pushed him back and walked to the bed .

I felt a moment of soft , startling pain that soon faded away as I fell into a depthless ocean of a warm waters .