When It's Needed

Chapter 6

IT'S FINALLY HERE! I am sooooo sooo sorry for keeping you all waiting for SO long! I'm trying to update more regularly, I truly am! My life is just super hectic lately and I find it hard to find time to write! Thanks to all of you who are choosing to read my story again! I hope this chapter pleases you!

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**Elise's POV***

I held his hand. Of course it was weird for me, finding out I couldn't have kids. But isnt this like the 'perfect society'? What would they do to me?

Questions filled my mind as I walked with Parker to our room. It was the first night I would actually spend with him in the same bed and to be honest, I still really didn't want to.

"Ready, babe?" Parker had a cheesy grin on his face, I just glared at him. Obviously I wasn't, but I could see something in his eye that made me worry.

"Parker, are you okay?"

"Um yeah," he cleared his throat nervously. "perfectly great."

"Are you sure? I don't want you to be sad or frustrated or scared or anything like that. Are you okay?"

"Well no. Elise, you know, this society is to bring more perfect children into the world. And with a girl like you.... Well you can't bring children. Let alone perfect ones. So the board members, well see, they all think that if we let one of the unbearing women go, she will tell everyone about us. The adoption companies don't want that, and obviously we would all be homeless. So we can't just let you go. Elise I am scared because if you can't have kids, we have to kill you."

The blood drained from my face, I could literally feel it replaced with a space that distanced me from the rest of the world. My heart pounded, my breathing shook. My legs trembled and my hands were numb. Everything about me seemed to shut down. "Lets go inside...." I said quietly. Nodding, Parker opened the door for me like a gentleman, letting me go in first. The beauty of the room still surprised me but I was too shaken to notice.

"Lo, I know this is scary for both of us. I don't want to loose you because, Lo, I love you."

His words slammed me back into reality. My spine tingled, my mouth dried, and if it was more possible, my mind went to a complete blank. I was shut down. Then my heart started beating, telling me something. It couldn't be true, and yet it was. I was in love with Parker, and he loved me back. And I was too close to death to do anything about this relationship.

Parker walked around the king sized bed, and stepped into the closet to change. I sat on the edge of the comfy cushion of the bed. I still couldn't feel myself breath after the shock of what I had just realized. I fell back, the air from under the comforter blowing out. I sighed deeply, trying to clear my mind. My hands came up to my head and pulled on my face. I groaned and closed my eyes.

I didn't even hear him open the door to the closet when he tickled my side. I laughed and slapped his wrist that was tickling me.

"Stop!!!" I laughed.

"And just tell me why, I would do that Lo!" Parker said, teasing me.

"Because!" I gasped between laughs. "It tickles!!!"

"What do you sayyy?" he asked, mocking my ticklishness.

"Pleeeeeaaaaaassseee?" I asked, trying not to laugh anymore.

When he stopped, another force was on me. My lips became warm with another person's body heat. I felt as if I was in a dark, creamy chocolate bliss with fireworks going off at the same time.

I wrapped my arms around his strong frame, and I felt him lift me off of the edge of the bed. He walked us to the other side and sit more adjusted in the middle of it.

I sat in his lap, his hands holding the small of my back. Feeling a new substance, I opened my mouth for it. I wanted to taste everything, feel all of it as this amazing kiss deepened.

Both of us pulled apart, gasping for air. Parker smiled.

"You sure you don't want to feel not of me?" he asked, jokingly but hopeful at the same time. I laughed and shook my head.

"No, I'm not sure! But here's the thing, we aren't married!"

"Oh.... Well we can fix that!" he set me down on the bed as he jumped up and ran to the table with a phone on it. He punched in a bunch of numbers and we both sat there in silence, waiting.

"Hello, Mitch?" There was a pause as he waited for an answer. "Yes, I need to arrange it as soon as possible." Another silence. "Yes." ..... "I know what the records say, and I know what the rules are! I don't care. I want to marry her."

***Parker's POV***

"Yes, I need to arrange it as soon as possible." I said.

"Have you gotten her checked?" Mitch replied.

"Yes." I said curtly.

"Here, let me pull up the records. Hmmm...." there was a pause. "Parker, you do know she is unable to bear children. If you marry her, and they decide to end her term, you will die as well."

"I know what the records say, and I know what the rules are! I don't care, I want to marry her!" The truth stung in my eyes and warmed my heart. It was true, I loved her. And from that scene from a few seconds ago, she loved me too. I couldn't let her go, no matter what the consequences were.

"Parker, if you really feel like you will and can, I'll let you. But I'm going to first let you sleep on it and then tell me your decision tomorrow night, alright?" Mitch said from the other line on the phone.

"Yes, sir. Thank you." I hung up the receiver. I breathed in deeply and turned around to face Lo. She was gone, missing from her place on the bed. "Lo?" I asked out loud. I scanned my eyes around the room. The light in the bathroom was on so she was probably taking a shower. I smiled, knowing fully that I wanted to marry her and went to sit on the bed. I tucked myself in and fell into a sleep that would last me the night.