Anything For Rachel

Chapter Eight.

I walked over warily, not liking the way her expression seemed frozen. "Yes?" I asked and she pursed her lips, taking a deep breath as she closed her eyes.

"Rose calls him her father?" She asked quietly.

I crossed my arms over my chest. "I don't see how that is any of your business."

"She has a real father." She fired back.

I widened my eyes, leaning back from her slightly. "Oh, really?" I asked. "Because I haven't seen him, and neither has Rose." I snapped. "Logan has been the only father she has ever known, and she adores him." I said angrily. "So whatever personal problem you have with Logan, you can keep it to yourself."

"Look, Rachel, it is isn't that I have a problem with him, but I am very close with..."

I tried to keep my face indifferent. "With Calvin." I finished for her and she nodded once.

"I care about him, and he is a very good friend to me, I don't like seeing him get hurt."

I had a hard time looking her in the eyes because of the stupid tears that were filling mine. I didn't know if I was bothered by the fact that this stupidly gorgeous girl is close to Calvin, or if it was her admission that my being here with Logan was hurting Calvin. I blinked away the tears. "You look," I said sharply. "I was very close with Calvin once too, and guess what? I didn't like getting hurt by him." I told her. "It's been five years since I was here last. I was just a kid, and he hurt me like you can never imagine, so you can keep your judgments to yourself on what I have chosen to do with my life since I was kicked out of here. You have no idea what I've been through."

Octavia dropped her eyes to the floor between us. "I'm sorry." She whispered. "I just...care." She said shaking her head. "I don't mean to come off abrasive to you, I swear." She told me, glancing back up under her lashes. "I admired you so much when you were here before. I will just have to remember that there are two sides to every story, and I've up until now, only seen his, so I'm sorry if I offended you."

I swallowed hard, the tension still hanging between us. I wanted to ask her what his side was, but instead I just sighed. "It's fine." I told her. "I'm kind of known for saying things I shouldn't, and for being a tad hotheaded, especially about things or people I feel passionate about, so I understand."

She half smiled, then puckered her lips. "Oh," She said, leaning back against the counter. "I hope you don't think I meant I care for him in that type of way." She said narrowing her eyes and tilting her head to the side. "I only mean we are very close friends, he would never..." She pulled her bottom lip into her mouth, stopping herself from going on.

I wasn't sure how to get the topic of conversation to something more comfortable since I didn't really know her very well yet, so I just went with a very uncomfortable topic that at least didn't have to do with either of our feelings for Calvin. "So when is the meeting?"

She smiled, straightening up, obviously happier to be talking about something else too. "Because we think a lot of the unrest has died down thanks to Calvin's speeches, proclaiming you had no part in your departure, and the decoy room that has led to the arrest of many of the people involved in plots against you, we have moved it up to tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" I repeated her, feeling a little faint. "Ok," I nodded, trying to wrap my head around it. "What should I expect?"

"Nothing too bad." She told me. "You, the king, and the council will meet in a conference room privately, where you will give your side of the story."

"My side being what?" I asked.

She smiled. "Mostly the truth." She shrugged. "Calvin is saying that on the night that you left, he arranged a car to take you out of here because he had felt pressured into marrying you just because of his father's rules. He told everyone you didn't know what was happening, and that he had a man drug you and you woke up back home."

"So I am pretty much just getting up there and telling the truth?"

"Yes."

"Ok." I nodded. "I can do that."

She smiled at me. "Yes, you can, and after they will deliberate, and you should hear the verdict either later the same day, or the next day at the latest."

I glanced back over at the bed and saw Logan laid back, still talking to Rose about whether or not airplanes or fairies can fly faster. It was obviously a heavy debate and I smiled watching him. "Best case scenario we are out of here in two days and we can go get Rose?"

Octavia tilted her head back and forth. "Best case you two are out of here in two days, but you'd need to go somewhere else for a few weeks until we find and kill the threats to Rose."

I sighed. Of course it couldn't be easy. "And worst case scenario for me?"

Octavia looked nervously around the room and frowned. "Officially the punishment would be death, but you and I both know that Calvin wouldn't let that happen. He'd throw away all of his power to save you, so don't be concerned about that."

"Great." I frowned. "I don't know why I didn't miss this place at all." I said sarcastically.

"Right?" She smiled. "Who wouldn't love all the danger and threats of death around every corridor?" She joked and we both laughed.

"Babe, come tell Rose bye." Logan called me and I walked over.

"Bye sweetheart." I said then turned to Logan. "We love you." We said in unison and Rose giggled.

"Love you, bye." She said and then the line went out.

I handed the phone back to Octavia and she excused herself while I laid back on the bed beside Logan. "She sounded happy." He smiled, putting his arm around me and cradling me to him.

"Yeah." I smiled. "She did."

Logan put a hand under my chin and lifted my face. "Don't worry about her, babe." He said gently. "She's ok."

"I know." I nodded. "Pedro will take care of her."

"Not just that." Logan grinned at me. "She's tough as nails, just like her momma." He laughed, then rolled over to kiss me. "What were you and Miss. Stick-up-my-butt talking about?"

I rolled my eyes at him and sat up. "My meeting is tomorrow."

"Oh, so early?"

"Yep."

"That's good isn't it?" He asked, noticing my apprehension.

I nodded. "If it goes well, then yes."

He pulled me back down, kissing me again. "Then make it go well." He said like it was simple.

"I'm not so sure it'll be that easy." I said quietly.

I know that Octavia is right, and that Calvin would throw away everything he's worked for if it means saving me, or at least I thinks so, but I don't want it to come to that. Why should we both have to suffer? And what would happen to Rose then?

Logan was right too.

I'd just have to make sure that it went well.

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