"What was I wearing the night we met?", Beths voice fills the darkness of Mick's dreams. With pleading eyes Beth looks at Mick, hoping for a reply, hoping that he loves her as much as she knows that she loves him.
"You were wearing a tan cardigan, and blue jeans.", Mick replies, honestly.
"And my shoes?"
Mick smiles in remembrance of how odd he thought she looked, walking through a fountian at two o'clock in the morning, completely barefoot. "You were barefoot!"
From his sleep Mick grins, beginning to awaken. Mick St. John rolls over in a bed unfamiliar to him, sheets entangling him. Why am I in a bed?, he wonders. He opens his eyes and looks to his right to see Beth. His Beth. Then he remembers, the night he had spent with Beth, confessing his love to her. He had said he loved her and he would never leave her. He intended to keep his promise. He brushed the hair off her cheek and kissed it softly. Beth was dreaming soundly about Mick saving her as a child. She smiled unconciously at his lips tickling the fine hairs on her cheek.
So, he didn't disturb her he quickly got up. Mick stood up from the bed and we see he is in his boxers and other then that nothing else. He also remembered what went on between them the night before. He only hoped he hadn't hurt her in the process. Vampires weren't exactly like humans, the tended to bite down, mid orgasm. That wasn't exactly the sexiest thing in the world. Although many participants find it erotic, Mick thought that his Beth wasn't exactly that kind of girl. A cursory look at Beths neck confirmed he'd been able to control himself, at least near her face. Mick decided since she was sleeping soundly he would go downstairs for breakfast and hopefully find food in the fridge for Beth when she awoke. Otherwise he would have to make a quick run to the store.
Mick walked out to the entryway where he had abandoned his coat the night before. In his pocket he found a large vial of blood, which he usually kept handy in case something like this would happen. He realized that he had forgotten his syringe at home. He would just have to drink it like a shot. Downing the vile, he walked to the kitchen and opened the fridge. He saw milk, orange juice, some bottled water and some assorted leftovers from the chinese diner down the street. Rescuing him from his search, was a knock on the door.
"Who would be at Beths this early in the morning?", Mick thought. He walked to the door and tapped the video screen next to the doorbell. He recongnized the visitor immediatley. It was none-other then his best vampire friend, Josef Kostan. Josef was over 400 years old, and still looking as sharp as ever in a brand new Armani suit and costomized Chucks. With a tinge of annoyance Mick opened the door. Josef strides in and turns to face Mick, a smirk on his handsome face. "What?", Mick asked.
"I see, or rather smell", Josef says, "that you and Beth are...more then okay. Is she as good in the sack as you expected?"
"Unlike you, I don't kiss and tell.", Mick retorts in an attempt to snide him.
"Don't get your delicate little panties in a twist, my dear friend. It is just honest curiousity".
"What's with the envelope? A new case?" Mick asks, noticing the package in Josefs hand. It is a black folder, with silver engraving on the front. It is addressed to Josef Kostan at his office address. Josef glances down at the folder. His demeanor completely changes. His face takes on a look of concern.
"I think it would be best if you and I had a drink first. Beth got any Scotch?" Josef said before ransaking her kitchen for booze.
"Josef, what is this all about?" Mick asks when they are seated comfortably with glasses of single-malt Scotch on Beths sofa.
" I just wanted you to see this", Josef says pulling out the envelope and handing it to Mick.
Mick opens the envelope and removes the contents. A packet of names. Mick looks up at Josef, and back to the papers in his hands.
"What is this? Where did it come from?"
"It was on my desk when I woke up this morning. Mick, that's everyone! That's all of us. You, me, Guillermo, Logan, Coraline, Lance, various Cleaners..."
"I know! I know! And thats what scares me!"
( I hope you enjoyed the first rewritten chapter of Moonlight: The List. I thought the story needed more detail and a little more zest!)