Chapter 189: Ocean – Visits Part 3
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Ocean
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Just as I watched Brittney slump to the side as if she were definitely unconscious, I had to say something. These last several minutes had been so confusing for me. I was lost and didn't know what to think.
"Hold up. Wait a minute. What the hell is going on here? Are you all serious right now? Is Brittney seriously a Siren t-."
"Yes! She is a Siren, Ocean. That is what we are saying." I hadn't expected Makai to interrupt me or for him to look so serious when he stopped me from talking. Did he not want me to let Brittney know what I was? Was that why he hadn't told her and why he stopped me? Well, I guess that makes sense. I am not exactly a normal Siren. But she was asleep, why did he feel the need to stop me still? Did he think that maybe she was just pretending, or that she might still be partially conscious?
"But how is that possible?" I decided to change my tactic here. "I didn't think that there were any Sirens that lived outside of their little community." Now, in case Brittney was still listening, she would know that I at least knew a little bit about the Sirens without me giving away what I was.
"That is something that we will have to work on finding out." Mrs. Rivers looked at the girl that had caused so much trouble, and I could tell that she was angry. She definitely didn't like Brittney at all.
"Reef, help me get her into a wheelchair and into another room. We will hold her there until the others get here." Dr. Malachi was still helping Makai's dad hold Brittney up so that she didn't fall to the ground. Together, the two of them moved quickly and efficiently. I had to wonder if they had ever done this before. I mean, was it a common enough thing that they were used to hauling unconscious bodies away? If so, that would be kind of morbid, and slightly interesting. Just what was it they usually did?
"Ocean, I will come back to check on you soon. You can rest here with Makai and Analise." The doctor nodded at me before he left the room.
"I will be back soon, Ocean, but I am really glad to see that you're OK." Mr. Shores smiled at me, for once he wasn't joking.
I sighed the moment that they had left the room. I was still reeling and at a loss. I mean, seriously, what the hell just happened?! I had not expected that bomb of truth to be thrown at us and I didn't know how to process it.
There was one positive thought. I wasn't flipping out about finding out that Brittney was a Siren. When I had found out the truth about myself, I had been so scared and nervous. Looking back, I think that I really hurt Makai that night.
"Well, that was unexpected." Makai sighed and grimaced. I knew that he was not happy with what had happened either. "I am glad that she is gone though." With that, Makai turned and gave me the sweetest smile I had ever seen on his face.
"Yeah, I am glad she is gone too." OK, I was no longer able to look away from Makai's face. All I could see right now was the light in his eyes that always shone when he was with me. I could see the happiness in every line of his face. And I could see the love that he had for me just pouring off of him. It was the best thing in the world, being with him.
"I missed you." Makai walked closer to me slowly. "It was so hard to be away from you when I knew that you needed me."
"I was taken care of. My mom was here and doted on me. But I won't lie, I would much rather have you here with me." That seemed to be the key to make Makai move faster. He hurried to my side then and threw his arms around my shoulders. I felt him hold me close against his chest while he pressed his cheek against my hair. With my ear pressed flat against him, I was able to hear his heart beating loudly. He had obviously been as eager for this hug as I was. I felt like my heart was about to pound right out of my chest.
"I love you, Ocean. I love you so much." He was talking but it didn't actually sound like he was talking to me. It felt more like he was talking at me. "I love you too much to see you in pain like this. Please stop getting hurt like this. Please stop giving me heart attacks because I think you're going to die before we can spend our lives together."
OK, that made me want to cry and pull him down into the bed with me at the same time. I wanted to let him know that I was still here. I needed to let him know that I wasn't that hurt anymore and that I most definitely wasn't dead. And I needed to let him know how very much I loved him as well. However, just as my hands flexed at his back, with the intention to pull him into my hospital bed, I heard a sound that made me jump.
"Ahem." Mrs. Rivers cleared her throat and the two of us jumped and separated as quickly as we could.
"H..hello Momma. H..how are you? It's been a while." I called her momma like I did back on Christmas. She did give me permission to do so and, well, maybe the word would soften whatever blow she was about to give me. I could clearly see that she was not very happy with me.
"Ocean, son, you need to take better care of yourself." And with that, the face that I thought was mad at me, cracked and showed her true feelings. She was crying and almost sobbing when she hurried to take Makai's place and hugged me in a very similar manner that Makai had. She was cradling my head like I was a baby and holding me tight with worry.
I couldn't help myself. I wrapped my arms around her and patted her on the back.
"I'm sorry, Momma. I didn't want to worry you or anyone."
"I know. But you are a part of our family now. You need to make sure you don't do anything that would take you away from us. We love you, Ocean."
"I know Momma." I patted her some more as I listened to her. "I love you too, Momma."
I had not expected any of this to happen. I didn't know why she had responded this way. But in a way, I was happy that she had. It meant that even with everything that had happened, Makai's parents still accepted me and cared for me.
"Hey, why am I being left out here?" I heard Mr. Rivers call out from by the door. "Is he not my future son in-law as well? I love the boy too. He is so adorably precious and easy. It's perfect." He didn't stop talking as he walked over to my other side, opposite his wife, and hugged me right along with her. "Don't scare us like that, son."
"Yeah, OK Dad." I took one arm away from Mrs. Rivers, no Momma, and wrapped it around Dad instead. Huh, here I was calling Makai's parents Momma and Dad. I had two sets of parents and neither of them included my birth parents. Wasn't that funny?
"YAY!" That was all that Dad said at that moment. He was such a dork.
Following the emotional hello from Makai's parents, we all sat down to eat. Well, I was already sitting, but everyone else sat down to join me. And it was a great dinner. Makai had gone to get me all of my favorites from Serafina's. He was the best ever. I was the luckiest man in the world to have Makai with me.
And to further prove how much he loved me, he got me some dessert for after the meal. He knew that I loved cannoli, so he had gotten it along with everything else.
On top of that, the entire time that we ate, Makai sat right next to me. Some part of him was touching me at all times. He would have his knee pressed against mine or our shoulders would touch, sometimes he would have his hand on my hand or thigh, other times he would wrap his arm around me. The entire time, he was staying right at my side to show me how much he loved me and needed me.
In response, I would hold his hand back, or I leaned my head against his shoulder. I could feel that need for touch, that desire for contact. I knew exactly what it was that Makai was feeling right now. It was like I had been in physical pain without him here with me and I hadn't felt it until I saw him again. It had only been since last night, but it felt like forever.
Aside from showing how much Makai and I needed each other, there was nothing else that happened during the meal.. That was odd. Didn't Makai's parents want to talk about what had happened? Didn't they have questions? Why did I feel like this was going in a direction I didn't want?
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Ocean
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Just as I watched Brittney slump to the side as if she were definitely unconscious, I had to say something. These last several minutes had been so confusing for me. I was lost and didn't know what to think.
"Hold up. Wait a minute. What the hell is going on here? Are you all serious right now? Is Brittney seriously a Siren t-."
"Yes! She is a Siren, Ocean. That is what we are saying." I hadn't expected Makai to interrupt me or for him to look so serious when he stopped me from talking. Did he not want me to let Brittney know what I was? Was that why he hadn't told her and why he stopped me? Well, I guess that makes sense. I am not exactly a normal Siren. But she was asleep, why did he feel the need to stop me still? Did he think that maybe she was just pretending, or that she might still be partially conscious?
"But how is that possible?" I decided to change my tactic here. "I didn't think that there were any Sirens that lived outside of their little community." Now, in case Brittney was still listening, she would know that I at least knew a little bit about the Sirens without me giving away what I was.
"That is something that we will have to work on finding out." Mrs. Rivers looked at the girl that had caused so much trouble, and I could tell that she was angry. She definitely didn't like Brittney at all.
"Reef, help me get her into a wheelchair and into another room. We will hold her there until the others get here." Dr. Malachi was still helping Makai's dad hold Brittney up so that she didn't fall to the ground. Together, the two of them moved quickly and efficiently. I had to wonder if they had ever done this before. I mean, was it a common enough thing that they were used to hauling unconscious bodies away? If so, that would be kind of morbid, and slightly interesting. Just what was it they usually did?
"Ocean, I will come back to check on you soon. You can rest here with Makai and Analise." The doctor nodded at me before he left the room.
"I will be back soon, Ocean, but I am really glad to see that you're OK." Mr. Shores smiled at me, for once he wasn't joking.
I sighed the moment that they had left the room. I was still reeling and at a loss. I mean, seriously, what the hell just happened?! I had not expected that bomb of truth to be thrown at us and I didn't know how to process it.
There was one positive thought. I wasn't flipping out about finding out that Brittney was a Siren. When I had found out the truth about myself, I had been so scared and nervous. Looking back, I think that I really hurt Makai that night.
"Well, that was unexpected." Makai sighed and grimaced. I knew that he was not happy with what had happened either. "I am glad that she is gone though." With that, Makai turned and gave me the sweetest smile I had ever seen on his face.
"Yeah, I am glad she is gone too." OK, I was no longer able to look away from Makai's face. All I could see right now was the light in his eyes that always shone when he was with me. I could see the happiness in every line of his face. And I could see the love that he had for me just pouring off of him. It was the best thing in the world, being with him.
"I missed you." Makai walked closer to me slowly. "It was so hard to be away from you when I knew that you needed me."
"I was taken care of. My mom was here and doted on me. But I won't lie, I would much rather have you here with me." That seemed to be the key to make Makai move faster. He hurried to my side then and threw his arms around my shoulders. I felt him hold me close against his chest while he pressed his cheek against my hair. With my ear pressed flat against him, I was able to hear his heart beating loudly. He had obviously been as eager for this hug as I was. I felt like my heart was about to pound right out of my chest.
"I love you, Ocean. I love you so much." He was talking but it didn't actually sound like he was talking to me. It felt more like he was talking at me. "I love you too much to see you in pain like this. Please stop getting hurt like this. Please stop giving me heart attacks because I think you're going to die before we can spend our lives together."
OK, that made me want to cry and pull him down into the bed with me at the same time. I wanted to let him know that I was still here. I needed to let him know that I wasn't that hurt anymore and that I most definitely wasn't dead. And I needed to let him know how very much I loved him as well. However, just as my hands flexed at his back, with the intention to pull him into my hospital bed, I heard a sound that made me jump.
"Ahem." Mrs. Rivers cleared her throat and the two of us jumped and separated as quickly as we could.
"H..hello Momma. H..how are you? It's been a while." I called her momma like I did back on Christmas. She did give me permission to do so and, well, maybe the word would soften whatever blow she was about to give me. I could clearly see that she was not very happy with me.
"Ocean, son, you need to take better care of yourself." And with that, the face that I thought was mad at me, cracked and showed her true feelings. She was crying and almost sobbing when she hurried to take Makai's place and hugged me in a very similar manner that Makai had. She was cradling my head like I was a baby and holding me tight with worry.
I couldn't help myself. I wrapped my arms around her and patted her on the back.
"I'm sorry, Momma. I didn't want to worry you or anyone."
"I know. But you are a part of our family now. You need to make sure you don't do anything that would take you away from us. We love you, Ocean."
"I know Momma." I patted her some more as I listened to her. "I love you too, Momma."
I had not expected any of this to happen. I didn't know why she had responded this way. But in a way, I was happy that she had. It meant that even with everything that had happened, Makai's parents still accepted me and cared for me.
"Hey, why am I being left out here?" I heard Mr. Rivers call out from by the door. "Is he not my future son in-law as well? I love the boy too. He is so adorably precious and easy. It's perfect." He didn't stop talking as he walked over to my other side, opposite his wife, and hugged me right along with her. "Don't scare us like that, son."
"Yeah, OK Dad." I took one arm away from Mrs. Rivers, no Momma, and wrapped it around Dad instead. Huh, here I was calling Makai's parents Momma and Dad. I had two sets of parents and neither of them included my birth parents. Wasn't that funny?
"YAY!" That was all that Dad said at that moment. He was such a dork.
Following the emotional hello from Makai's parents, we all sat down to eat. Well, I was already sitting, but everyone else sat down to join me. And it was a great dinner. Makai had gone to get me all of my favorites from Serafina's. He was the best ever. I was the luckiest man in the world to have Makai with me.
And to further prove how much he loved me, he got me some dessert for after the meal. He knew that I loved cannoli, so he had gotten it along with everything else.
On top of that, the entire time that we ate, Makai sat right next to me. Some part of him was touching me at all times. He would have his knee pressed against mine or our shoulders would touch, sometimes he would have his hand on my hand or thigh, other times he would wrap his arm around me. The entire time, he was staying right at my side to show me how much he loved me and needed me.
In response, I would hold his hand back, or I leaned my head against his shoulder. I could feel that need for touch, that desire for contact. I knew exactly what it was that Makai was feeling right now. It was like I had been in physical pain without him here with me and I hadn't felt it until I saw him again. It had only been since last night, but it felt like forever.
Aside from showing how much Makai and I needed each other, there was nothing else that happened during the meal.. That was odd. Didn't Makai's parents want to talk about what had happened? Didn't they have questions? Why did I feel like this was going in a direction I didn't want?
~~Ocean~~Just as I watched Brittney slump to the side as if she were definitely unconscious, I had to say something. These last several minutes had been so confusing for me. I was lost and didn't know what to think. "Hold up. Wait a minute. What the hell is going on here? Are you all serious right now? Is Brittney seriously a Siren t-.""Yes! She is a Siren, Ocean. That is what we are saying." I hadn't expected Makai to interrupt me or for him to look so serious when he stopped me from talking. Did he not want me to let Brittney know what I was? Was that why he hadn't told her and why he stopped me? Well, I guess that makes sense. I am not exactly a normal Siren. But she was asleep, why did he feel the need to stop me still? Did he think that maybe she was just pretending, or that she might still be partially conscious?"But how is that possible?" I decided to change my tactic here. "I didn't think that there were any Sirens that lived outside of their little community." Now, in case Brittney was still listening, she would know that I at least knew a little bit about the Sirens without me giving away what I was."That is something that we will have to work on finding out." Mrs. Rivers looked at the girl that had caused so much trouble, and I could tell that she was angry. She definitely didn't like Brittney at all."Reef, help me get her into a wheelchair and into another room. We will hold her there until the others get here." Dr. Malachi was still helping Makai's dad hold Brittney up so that she didn't fall to the ground. Together, the two of them moved quickly and efficiently. I had to wonder if they had ever done this before. I mean, was it a common enough thing that they were used to hauling unconscious bodies away? If so, that would be kind of morbid, and slightly interesting. Just what was it they usually did?"Ocean, I will come back to check on you soon. You can rest here with Makai and Analise." The doctor nodded at me before he left the room."I will be back soon, Ocean, but I am really glad to see that you're OK." Mr. Shores smiled at me, for once he wasn't joking.I sighed the moment that they had left the room. I was still reeling and at a loss. I mean, seriously, what the hell just happened?! I had not expected that bomb of truth to be thrown at us and I didn't know how to process it.There was one positive thought. I wasn't flipping out about finding out that Brittney was a Siren. When I had found out the truth about myself, I had been so scared and nervous. Looking back, I think that I really hurt Makai that night."Well, that was unexpected." Makai sighed and grimaced. I knew that he was not happy with what had happened either. "I am glad that she is gone though." With that, Makai turned and gave me the sweetest smile I had ever seen on his face."Yeah, I am glad she is gone too." OK, I was no longer able to look away from Makai's face. All I could see right now was the light in his eyes that always shone when he was with me. I could see the happiness in every line of his face. And I could see the love that he had for me just pouring off of him. It was the best thing in the world, being with him."I missed you." Makai walked closer to me slowly. "It was so hard to be away from you when I knew that you needed me.""I was taken care of. My mom was here and doted on me. But I won't lie, I would much rather have you here with me." That seemed to be the key to make Makai move faster. He hurried to my side then and threw his arms around my shoulders. I felt him hold me close against his chest while he pressed his cheek against my hair. With my ear pressed flat against him, I was able to hear his heart beating loudly. He had obviously been as eager for this hug as I was. I felt like my heart was about to pound right out of my chest."I love you, Ocean. I love you so much." He was talking but it didn't actually sound like he was talking to me. It felt more like he was talking at me. "I love you too much to see you in pain like this. Please stop getting hurt like this. Please stop giving me heart attacks because I think you're going to die before we can spend our lives together."OK, that made me want to cry and pull him down into the bed with me at the same time. I wanted to let him know that I was still here. I needed to let him know that I wasn't that hurt anymore and that I most definitely wasn't dead. And I needed to let him know how very much I loved him as well. However, just as my hands flexed at his back, with the intention to pull him into my hospital bed, I heard a sound that made me jump."Ahem." Mrs. Rivers cleared her throat and the two of us jumped and separated as quickly as we could."H..hello Momma. H..how are you? It's been a while." I called her momma like I did back on Christmas. She did give me permission to do so and, well, maybe the word would soften whatever blow she was about to give me. I could clearly see that she was not very happy with me."Ocean, son, you need to take better care of yourself." And with that, the face that I thought was mad at me, cracked and showed her true feelings. She was crying and almost sobbing when she hurried to take Makai's place and hugged me in a very similar manner that Makai had. She was cradling my head like I was a baby and holding me tight with worry.I couldn't help myself. I wrapped my arms around her and patted her on the back."I'm sorry, Momma. I didn't want to worry you or anyone.""I know. But you are a part of our family now. You need to make sure you don't do anything that would take you away from us. We love you, Ocean.""I know Momma." I patted her some more as I listened to her. "I love you too, Momma."I had not expected any of this to happen. I didn't know why she had responded this way. But in a way, I was happy that she had. It meant that even with everything that had happened, Makai's parents still accepted me and cared for me."Hey, why am I being left out here?" I heard Mr. Rivers call out from by the door. "Is he not my future son in-law as well? I love the boy too. He is so adorably precious and easy. It's perfect." He didn't stop talking as he walked over to my other side, opposite his wife, and hugged me right along with her. "Don't scare us like that, son.""Yeah, OK Dad." I took one arm away from Mrs. Rivers, no Momma, and wrapped it around Dad instead. Huh, here I was calling Makai's parents Momma and Dad. I had two sets of parents and neither of them included my birth parents. Wasn't that funny?"YAY!" That was all that Dad said at that moment. He was such a dork.Following the emotional hello from Makai's parents, we all sat down to eat. Well, I was already sitting, but everyone else sat down to join me. And it was a great dinner. Makai had gone to get me all of my favorites from Serafina's. He was the best ever. I was the luckiest man in the world to have Makai with me.And to further prove how much he loved me, he got me some dessert for after the meal. He knew that I loved cannoli, so he had gotten it along with everything else.On top of that, the entire time that we ate, Makai sat right next to me. Some part of him was touching me at all times. He would have his knee pressed against mine or our shoulders would touch, sometimes he would have his hand on my hand or thigh, other times he would wrap his arm around me. The entire time, he was staying right at my side to show me how much he loved me and needed me.In response, I would hold his hand back, or I leaned my head against his shoulder. I could feel that need for touch, that desire for contact. I knew exactly what it was that Makai was feeling right now. It was like I had been in physical pain without him here with me and I hadn't felt it until I saw him again. It had only been since last night, but it felt like forever.Aside from showing how much Makai and I needed each other, there was nothing else that happened during the meal.. That was odd. Didn't Makai's parents want to talk about what had happened? Didn't they have questions? Why did I feel like this was going in a direction I didn't want?
