"What the hell are you doing here?" Nick cried, dropping his stance to stand normally. The dog at Jessica's side lowered it's head, keeping its eyes trained on Nick.
"Well," she said. "Mom told me you needed some help. And since she's off destroying those coins, I decided to come give you some assistance."
Nick shook his head in annoyance. "She could have told me you were still alive," he grumbled. He moved past her and headed into his kitchen. She and the dog followed him.
"Mom thought it'd be best you didn't know. It was to keep us all protected. It's bad enough that there are Wesen that know of Mom's existence Imagine what would happen if they found out about me." Nick unscrewed a beer and offered it to her, but she shook her head. He shrugged and began drinking it himself.
"What's with the dog?" He asked, motioning towards it with his beer.
She glanced down at it and replied, "Security purposes."
"Happy Birthday, by the way. It's not every day you turn twenty four," Nick said bitterly. He was still slightly angry that his mother hadn't bothered to tell him his sister survived the crash that had claimed his father's life.
He heard his sister exhale heavily before she thanked him. She brushed her long hair out of her face, and over her shoulder.
"Well, mom said you own the trailer. Think I could camp out there until you don't need my help?"
Nick frowned and said, "Why can't you stay here?"
His sister shook her head and replied, "Well, I'm not sure how you're going to explain me to your little girlfriend. I hear she doesn't even remember you, yet." Nick's frown deepened and he wondered hoe much his mother had shared with his sister. It wasn't quite fair, since the two women were practically strangers to him now. Why should they know so much of his life when he knew almost nothing about them?
"I think there's still some blankets from when Marie used it. You'll just have to make due with sleeping on the couch," he said. She nodded and said, "Sounds cool. Guess I'll see you tomorrow then?" He shrugged in response and turned to throw out his empty beer bottle. When he turned back, both his sister and the dog had vanished. He made a mental note to bring up the idea of installing an alarm system to Juliette.
Sorry that this is so short, but it seemed like a good place to end. I promise to update soon!
