Born Fighter (Falling Skies Fan-Fic)

Chapter 15

"He'll be okay Grace..." he forced as if he didn't believe it himself. I didn't answer, though, I just continued to stare at my hands that lay motionless on my lap. This was all my fault. I let him out of my sight and now he was on that table with his life dangling in the air.

Standing up quickly I walked back over to the glass window and watched Dr. Glass stare at my brother's back with narrow eyes.

"Grace, stop watching it's not," he began but I spun around and cut him off.

"It's not what? It's not good for me, is that it? My brother is lying on that table because I let him out of my sight. If I had done my job.... if I had been there..." I choked again, this time, running my hands down my face and turning back to look at him with tear filled eyes.

"Let's take a walk, I think you need a break." Ben said walking up behind me and placing a hand on my back. As soon as I felt his hand touch me, I freaked and wiped around.

"No, I'm not leaving him alone. He's been alone long enough." I pushed.

"He's fine, he's with Dr. Glass, she will let us know when he's out."

"No, I'm not going anywhere," I announced again," I think...I think you should leave." I said. As much as I didn't mean it, I couldn't handle being around him or anyone at the moment.

"Well that's too bad because I'm not leaving you alone." he stated as he took his place next to me and mocked my stance, eyes plastered to the movement on the other side of the glass. I swiped my eyes in his direction, and I couldn't help but stare. His dirty blonde hair was still tossed and dirty from the fight before as a line of dirt swept across his chin. Even covered in dirty and sweat, he was still handsome. Not only was he physically beautiful but he had the personality to follow. Sure he was a pain in my ass sometimes but the fact that, when things got hard, he wouldn't budge from my side gave me another reason to fall for him. He was able to handle me in a time where all I wanted to do was run and hide and that spoke volumes. 

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It had seemed like hours of us standing side by side, watching every move Dr. Glass made, before I found myself unable to look any longer. 

"I think I would like to take that walk now." I said, my voice low and raspy, probably dry from the lack of liquids I had consumed in the last 24 hours. 

"Come on." Ben said motioning for me to follow after a moment of hesitation passed between us. I watched as he unfolded his arms that I hadn't even realize had been crossed over his chest and we started down the hallway. I let my hands fall next to me just as Ben's hand grazed mine. A spark lit up my fingertips as a strong pull stroked at my heart. It had been so long since I last felt our connection that I almost forgot how connected we really were. 

Once we made it out of the building, I felt a cold breeze wrap itself around me as a shiver ran down my spine. Feeling my teeth chatter, I wrapped my arms around my torso to lock in whatever heat I could. Ben must have noticed me shiver because as we made our way into the crowded streets, he shrugged off his coat and wrapped it around my shoulders. 

"I can't take this, you need it." I said just as I was about to shrug it off and give it back. However, before I could, his long fingers wrapped around my shoulders holding the coat in place and sending another shiver down my spine, this time from something other than the cold air. 

"Keep it, you look like you could use it more than I could. I don't normally get cold anyway..." he trailed off. A small smile slipped across his lips and I couldn't help but smile back.In defeat, I grabbed either side of his jacket and pulled it closer to me as we inched closer to the tall building we would normally go to, the one he first found me at, the one where I first confessed my feelings for him and he confessed his for me. But just as we were about to turn into the building, Ben grabbed my arm and stopped me in my tracks.