Through the eyes of a Stranger

Chapter 19

Emmitt was not sure exactly what it was that sent him into a whole new level of protectiveness. You would think he would be excited or happy to see his father after all these years. But all it did it was make him wonder why is this man here? After all this time, he just magically appears after all this time right in the middle of prepping for war and combat training. With all the new alliances with the rest of the neighboring lands around them. He did not know who that man in that hut was.

He was not sure he really wanted to find out. If he had to think about it he would like to know what happened to his parents but it didn't bother him as it did when he was younger. The main reason for that was because he didn't feel any lack of parental love he had the Alderman's and Luca and Malik he had a whole village to teach him how to be a great man. He was contented in not knowing who that man was. His main concern was Tessa, he had no idea why his father was here but he knew with everything in him it had a big part to do with her.

"Thought you might want this." Tess said handing him a juice drink. "Thank you, love." He said in a husky low voice. "So is he awake yet?" Tessa asked as she sat with him across the way from the holding hut. "Not that I'm aware of either that or he just coming too. Listen Tess I don't want you anywhere near him. Ok, promise me you will stay away from him." Emmitt said almost like pleading her. "Why? He may have the answers we need. I don't understand why your pushing me back from this. I know it might be a little complicated with him being your parent and all but you should know by now I can handle myself pretty well Em." Tessa said getting a little offended in a confused look still on her face.

"I above all people trust and believe and know damn well you can handle yourself babe." Emmitt said shaking his with a chuckle. "It has nothing to do with you honey I swear." Emmitt said looking around not to put them in front of the village just yet even though he swears most of them already know he wasn't sure if she was ready to get that officially out there. "The fact is I do not trust that man in there. It does not matter my association with that person in there Tess. Love we do not know that man and it's just a little too wrong to me him coming out of nowhere at this point of time. I just worry about you; I don't know why he's here or what he wants but I do know it can't be for anything good. I got a bad feeling about him and I will not put you in the middle of whatever or whoever probably sent him to do. Just for me Tessa this one favor please stay away from him."

Tessandra never saw him begging this way it hit her hard in the chest. She didn't like it. Seeing the hurt and worry on his face. She wanted to take him and take away that pain in his eyes she would do anything to keep it off his face. "If it means this much to you I promise I will do my best to stay away from him. I don't want you to have to worry any more than you have to." Tessa said placing her hand over his looking deep into his eyes. "Thank you. Really, that means a lot to me." He said putting his hand over hers rubbing softly.

"I just... I can't have anything happen to you Tessa. It has nothing to do with you and what you will remember or know. Well a little but that's not the real reason. It's just. I'm so far gone for you I really don't know what I would do without you. I don't think I know how to be without you anymore and I never want to find. You have no idea how much you really mean to me. Just how far down deep my love for you actually goes. I can't handle the thought of something happening to you that I could have prevented." Emmitt said he just couldn't get his eyes off hers until he dropped his eyes down to their hands at the last statement he made.

"I promise you we will figure this out quickly, and we'll do it together. Just because I won't let you near him won't mean I won't tell you everything ok. You will know everything I know, always. I don't ever want you left in the dark about anything." Emmitt stated. "Wow, I don't think anyone has ever said, nor done that to or for me before. That means so much to me. You are the only one who's ever done things like this for me. You never make me feel like I might be doing the wrong thing you only ever given me support and always let me try. Even if the odds are high that I could fail, you still just stand there backing me up."