My Darling Husband, The Alien (Complete)

I don't know how I feel

Chapter 3

Kyier

I glanced at Nessie out of the side of my eye. She looked sad, but no tears had fallen. "Are you in need of eating?" I asked. "When we reach orbit we can get up and I will show you the kitchen. I stocked a few earth items I thought you may enjoy. I saw her nod her head. Ok . Keep calm Kyier, its just the shock of leaving her home planet. Nothing has gone wrong yet. This may not be the ideal situation but I at least wanted to make it a comfortable existence for us both.

I let her sit in silence until we were officially in orbit. When we were I undid my harness and stood to undo hers. She didn't flinch as I did. What a strong woman. "Would you like to see earth before it goes out of view?" I asked quietly. I remembered the holo. Quiet tones. Calming.

She looked at me and nodded. I held my hand out and she took it. I walked her to the best view and pointed. There. You'll have a good unobstructed view for about 8 minutes. Would you like some coffee or hot chocohalls? I have never made it but it is my understanding the machine does."

"Hot chocohalls" she said with the beginning of a smile.

"Yes. The drinkable form of the sweet consumables I understand earth women favor." Maybe I misread it

She laughed. "Its hot chocolate and if the machine also gives whipped cream I will take some."

"Ok I can program the machine while you enjoy the view. " I turned to leave but couldn't resist another look before I left. She was back gazing out of the window, a forlorn look on her face. I am determined to make this as easy as possible on her.

I head to the kitchen area and pull out the cups for the Kering that I had installed for her. Another suggestion from the holo. I find one of the circular inserts that looks like the picture of the hot chocohalls, I mean chocolate and put it in. I look in the cooling box for the whipped cream. Shortly after the war was over I discovered this and it was love at first taste. It wasn't until I went through several canisters that I learned it was a topping. I hear the machine stop. i stand squirting a little of the cream in my mouth as I do. I hear a giggle. I look up and Renessa is standing there. "It's really good stuff" I say sheepishly.

She smiles. "I agree. Put lots on mine."

I did as she asked and brought it to the table. As she took a sip I cleared my throat. "Uh Renessa I know this probably wasn't your ideal marriage but I am going to do everything i can to make it a good one, if you will just give me a chance. Tell me about yourself. The information provided wasn't much, it didn't even capture your beauty right." I frowned. "it also didn't say much about your childhood, hopes, dreams or things like that."

She held her cup. The silence was long and I started to wonder if I said was too much. "I like to be called Nessie. I grew up in New Orleans. Its in Louisiana, a Gulf state. I love jazz and I like cooking. I was a nurse. Pediatrics, Children." She offered. "Um I like playing video games. I love reading and painting. I enjoy traveling although this is a bit further than I ever anticipated going. I had a blog about cooking. I probably will have to give that up. I ran a twitch channel. I have a brother. My parents are deceased. I was married before but he cheated. Oh, I am an asthmatic so I hope they have medicine on your planet. Well, our planet." She took a sip of her hot chocolate.

I waited to see if she would continue. When she didn't, I filled the silence. Maybe you can teach me to cook. i would enjoy learning about earth meals. i have seen many that looked enticing. I have heard jazz and like it very much. You will find at our home i have several hundred jazz albums loaded to the birk. I also have a love of earth video games. I brought a few systems back with me after the war. You will have full access to those, of course. My father is still alive. My mother passed away one of your solar years ago. I was an only child. I was born during a time when more than one child was rare. With the deal struck with earth. there is hope for many of us having more than one child now. It is lucky that our dna is similar. So tell me Nessie, honestly. How do you feel? Is there anything I can do to help with the transition?" I sat back and awaited her answer.

She put her mug down. "I don't really know how I feel. This is happening. I've know it would happen but now that it really is, I don't know. It isn't the ideal situation but I think more so I just have fear because of the distance and not knowing where I am going. My brother, he's an addict and won't even know I am gone and that worried me. Then I know nothing about you. It is overwhelming. I haven't even been able to enjoy the part about seeing new worlds. I've heard the stories about what happens when an alien spouse disapproves of their earth spouse. Some are just never heard from or seen again and no one knows anything. I don't want that to happen to me. I want to be remembered. I want to know my brother is safe. I want to live stream to my followers. I want to share new recipes on my blog. Now those are things I don't know if I will ever be able to do again." Her eyes shine with unshed tears. "I am scared of the uncertainty. Excuse me." She gets up and heads to the purifying room.

Great. Not even 5 hours in and I have made my new wife cry.