Between Crimson & Mercury

He was beautiful, the alien. He was tall, pale and skinny, like I would have expected but what I didn’t expect was how breathtakingly handsome he was. His hair was dark, his ears were slightly pointed, in fact all of his features were rather sharp and pointy, but not so much that he would stand out in a crowd of humans. His eyes were the giveaway; they were red with a black slit down the middle. His eyes should have been creepy and freaked me out but the more time I spend with him the more I love his warm, red, beautiful, comfortable, eyes. Wait! It’s just the eyes I love, right? It can’t be him; he’s an alien. There’s no way I could have feelings for an alien…is there?

They took me from my wedding reception last summer. All the rumors are true; the abductions, the experimentation, the UFOs, the crop circles, and even the lizard eyes. But there’s so much about them they don’t let us see, normally. I was chosen by their leader to be his wife so they awoke me from my slumber. I’ve been living with them like I’m one of them until the wedding.

I have to admit I love it here. But is it here that I love or is it him? He’s wonderful and perfect but I’m supposed to marry his brother and if I were to somehow escape from them I already have a husband at home. I can’t be in love with him. There are so many reasons why that could never work. No, I’m not in love with him. He’s an alien. Humans don’t just fall in love with aliens, it goes against nature. I just like him…a lot. That’s all. No more thinking about him…for now.