My Marine

Chapter 8

I sat in the back seat next to her and I watched her out if the corner of my eye as she wraps her arms around her stomach trying to protect a life that has already been destroyed. I can feel my blood boiling underneath my skin my knuckles white from clenching and unclenching them trying to gain control of my anger. I see her flinch next to me and I manage to calm myself down enough on the outside.

I turn towards Melody and face her. I slowly touch her arm and this time she doesn't jump at my touch. I bring my hand up and clutch her face.

"What.... what are you doing?" She asks looking up at me and for the first time I really look at her. Her face speckled with freckles, her green eyes reminding me if the forest surrounding Seattle. That one piece of her red hair that always falls on her face. I slowly brush it behind her ear.

"What I know is right." I whisper to her as the cab pulls to a stop. I fix the prosthetic and secure it again before opening the door and I feel her hand rush out and grab my arm.

"Please Troy I just want this to be over." She says tears beginning to find their way into her eyes and in that moment I swore that I would never be the cause of her tears.

"It will be over today." I say. And step out of the cab and she gets out as well. I look around and see the large tri level house in front of me. Then I see the black truck in the drive way and I know who it is right away.

I watch as he steps out of his truck heading straight for Melody. I walk around the cab and stand in front of her.

"Melody!!!!" He calls out before noticing my stance in front of her. "Melody who is this bastard?" 

"Eric leave." She says behind me all former weakness gone from her voice but I don't dare take my eyes off him to look at her.

"What do you mean Melody? This is my home too, our house. Your my fiancee mel we are getting married!" He says starting to yell and get closer to us. I feel her step out from behind me.

"No Eric I'm not, I never told you yes you forced that ring on me. It's my house I paid for it when I found out I was pregnant with our daughter. BUT YOU KILLED HER!!!" She says screaming her voice cracking with pain and sadness. She steps behind me as he comes within two feet of me.

"Get out of the way." He says trying to get to Melody. 

"No." I say standing my ground.

"No?" He asks a sadistic smile appearing on his face.

"No." I repeat standing my ground.

"You know what you little bitch you just asked for it." He says taking the one step he needed to try and hit me. I pushed him back away from Melody trying to keep the fight as far away from her as possible. 

"Stay away from her and I promise I won't kill you." I state crossing my arms as he gets off of the ground.

"Kiss my ass." He says turning towards Melody. He took one step towards her and I landed a punch to his jaw and stepped inbetween them again.

"I am going to give you one warning. Take one more step and you will end up in the hospital." I state knowing he will go after her again and happy to deliver on my warning. He grinned showing off his blood stained teeth.

"One day you won't be there and I am going to have my way. He says and lunges towards her and I grab his neck kicking out with my prosthetic and nailing him on the ground. I then repeatedly landed blow after blow to his face chest sides anything that I knew would hurt.

"Troy.." I hear her whisper but I ignore her and continue punching him as I get flashbacks or the fights overseas all I want to do is protect her because I couldn't protect them.

"Troy." She says louder and I stop.

"Troy your gonna kill him." She whispers. I get off the ground slowly my arms and hands raw and acheing. I pull out my phone and call an ambulance. I walked towards Melody and slowly brush that one piece of hair from her face, I look in her eyes and brush the tears away and she looks up at me with conflicted eyes before she reaches up and kisses me.

I stand their partially shocked until she doesn't stop and I kiss her back wrapping my arms around her. Just now noticing how perfectly she fits in them. I pull away first and rest my head on hers.

"Troy." She whispers.

"Shhhhh you don't have to say anything that said it all." I whisper back and hold her to me as she crys into my shoulder for everything that she's lost. But all I can think about is what I've gained. I have her and I will spend how ever long it takes to make sure that tears never find their way onto her face.

She is mine and I am hers even if she doesn't know it yet.