Titans Run - Torrie Justice (whitelam books txt) 📗

chubby, happy looking woman, stood and walked forward until they were standing a foot away from Tate and I.
“Because you were the first willing to give up having your own home for who knows how long and we have one couple too many, you two will be the first to receive a home.”
The woman gasped and the man smiled a large smile. I couldn't help but smile back. I knew this was the beginning of a life long friendship.
After instructing the group on what they were to do next, Tate and I went to our separate groups. We wanted the colony to feel that we were going to work just as hard as them. Work supplies were distributed throughout each group. Each person was given a certain job they were expected to complete. The house plans were simple. Each home was one floor. The front door walked into an open area that would be half living room and half kitchen and dining room. Straight ahead would be two doors, one to a medium sized bedroom and one to a slightly smaller bedroom. Behind the house, there's going to be an out house for each house.
Construction began immediately. No one argued with the plans and no one argued with each other. When the sun began to set, I went to find Tate. Everyone was obviously tired and hungry. I needed the okay from him to send the colonists inside. He agreed and as I made my way to Titan Hall, he called everyone in.
Inside what Tate and I had decided would become our town hall, there were the necessities of the average home. In the far back corner, there were tables, chairs, mattresses, blankets, and pillows. To the right of me, there were jars of food, wooden plates and cutlery, and a huge bag with thousands of seeds in it. To my left was the miscellaneous; medical supplies, books, among other things. There was enough to keep us alive until we began farming and exploring the new land.
Food was distributed and everyone began eating. As we sat there longer, people began talking to each other, interacting. By the time the sun had almost set and a few candles had been lit, laughter and joyfulness was heard in every corner.
Tate and I went up stairs to check out what was up there. He lead me up the stairs, candle in hand. We looked around when we made it to the landing. From what we could see, there was just extra building materials, more bags of seed, and piles and piles of cloth.
“We need to keep this stuff safe. It should only be used when we really need it.” Tate said.
“Wow, way to state the obvious,” I snorted.
He gave me a glare and turned around to go back down stairs. I followed him and was slightly irritated to see that he was staring at some blond bimbo sitting a few feet away from the stairs. She looked a little older than me but not as old as him. I know that we were forced to be husband and wife but couldn't he show a little bit of control?
I pushed him aside as I went to go help a few couples unstack mattresses. Each couple was given two pillows and one blanket. Tate and I were the last to get ours. Our bed was set away from the others I guess because of our superiority. While everyone began getting ready for bed, I began going through everyone's files. I stopped dead at the third file I read. It was the file of Daniel Morse. Daniel as in Danny. Danny as in my best friend.
I looked around and began searching the faces. At last I saw him. I don't know how I could have missed him. He looked exactly the same. His hair was the same beach blond and his eyes were the same light blue. He looked a little older but that was to be expected since he was 26 years old. I had never told him my last name so that made sense of why he hadn't approached me. I had changed in the last three years and I didn't look anything like I had when I was 13.
I walked over and grabbed him by his wrist. He jerked up immediately in confusion. He still didn't recognize me.
“Danny! It's me! Charlie!” I said eagerly
He looked lost for a second and then he began to put the pieces together in his brain. Tears came to his eyes and he grabbed me around my waist in a big hug.
“Charlie! What happened to you! I haven't seen you in years!” He laughed as he let me go.
“Got picked up on my way back to the bridge. I was in solitary till a couple days ago.” I replied.
The bimbo from earlier walked up. Her eyes were filled with confusion at first and then when she saw our smiles, annoyance.
“Hey Danny. Who do we have here?” She asked stupidly, like she didn't know who I was.
“Dianna, this is Charlie. Her and I were living together a few years ago and got separated. She was like a baby sister to me.”
“Hello Charlie, it is very nice to meet our female leader. I hope you don't mind if Danny and I lie down now. We're very tired from everything going on.” She said with the fakest smile I've ever seen on a persons face.
“Please, call me Charlotte,” I answered with just a small smile, “And of course you may go to bed. Danny and I will have plenty of time to catch up.”
I said goodbye to Danny and went back to my bed. Tate was already unfolding the blanket and and laying it out onto the bed. I laid down and closed my eyes. When I felt Tate lie down next to me, I became confused. Then I remembered that we were now married, which meant we shared a bed. Wonderful.
I was just about to fall asleep when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned over to look at Tate. Though my eyes were barley staying open, his eyes were wide and expectant.
“What do you want Tate?” I whispered
“Do you find me attractive?” He asked straight out.
That made me wake up very quickly.
“What?” I asked a bit too loudly.
“Shhhh! I asked do you find me attractive?”
“Why do you care?” I asked
“Well,” he began, glancing away, “We have to make an example for the colony to follow. One of our goals is to populate Titans Run. I know we don't love each other yet, we barely even know each other, but I think we should be the first to have a kid. If we find each other attractive, that should be enough for a little while, right? I find you attractive so I will ask again. Do you find me attractive?”
I was speechless for a second. When I managed to find my voice, I whispered back, “Honestly you're probably the hottest guy I know. If I didn't think you were kind of a douche and we weren't sleeping in a room with 48 other people, I'd probably be all over you right now. But considering I DO think you're kind of a douche and we ARE sleeping in a room with 48 other people, I'm not gonna be all over you.”
He looked surprised at my truthfulness. He didn't understand that I really didn't care what he thought of me and that I'd tell him the truth about anything he asked. Well, almost anything...
I turned back over and closed my eyes, hoping to fall asleep before sunrise. I heard Tate sigh and shift. Whether he shifted closer to me or onto his side I didn't know till I woke up and found his arm wrapped protectively around me. The sun was just barely above the skyline. I tried to lift up his am slowly, as not to make him or anyone else. I had just thought I was in the clear when he let out a small snort and his arm pulled me closer than before. Figured.
I sat there for a few more minutes contemplating whether I should try again when I was saved...slightly.
He heaved a sigh into the back of my neck. I felt him yawn into my hair. I was glad we had slept in our clothes otherwise I wouldn't be able to control myself. I turned my head the slightest bit to let him know I was awake so he wouldn't try anything.
“Good morning,” he whispered seductively into my ear, “Did you sleep well?”
“I slept fine.” I answered lifting his arm off of me and standing up.
We had work to do and we didn't need any distractions.
Everyone was woken up and fed breakfast. We worked through the day with only one break for lunch. We were working efficiently and fast. By the end of the day, the first set of houses were finished and we were half way done with the second set. Ten couples had guaranteed homes already. By the time we were ready for bed, everyone was too tired to move furniture into the houses so it was agreed that we would stop construction early the next day so we could help the couples.
Tate and I sat outside after we were done eating. Neither of us said anything although I knew he was thinking about what I said the night before.
“Do you really think I'm a douche?” He asked sounding kind of pitiful
I hesitated before answering, “Not really. You just have a big ego I guess.”
“I do not!” He denied
“You asked. You just have this air about you. You make sure everyone knows you're the boss and you expect me to want to sleep with you the first day that I meet you.”
He sighed and nodded, “I guess you're right. It's just what I'm used to. I'm not gonna lie. Your the first girl who hasn't wanted to sleep with me.”
I couldn't help but giggle a little bit, “Actually I do. I just don't think it's the right time for all that mess. The colony needs to be more established before we bring new little lives into it.”
He nodded again and stood up.
“Well at least I know I haven't lost my touch.”
I laughed at this and followed him inside. We made the announcement that we wanted everyone in the colony to have a home before we increased the population. Dianna the Bimbo made a pouty face when she figured out what that meant but everybody else agreed with our decision. Silence filled the room except for a few occasional snores once everyone laid down. I closed my eyes in blissful peace, knowing that I had finally found my niche.
Settling In

It had been two weeks since we arrived here in Titans Run. Everyone except Tate and I had a house of their own. We were sitting alone in Titan Hall. We had just distributed the last jar of food