Later that night the family had dinner together. You could feel the awkwardness between Sam and Michael. Michael and Star left after dinner.

"Well mom, I'm going to a hotel." Sam said.

"A hotel?" Lucy said. "You can stay in your old room." "It's still just as you left it."

"You're sure I won't be a bother."

"Not at all."

Sam went up his old room. It was so weird for him to be back there. He changed and went to sleep.

The next morning Sam and Michael took Lucy to her chemo appointment. Later that night Sam went to a new diner that wasn't around when he lived there. He went up to the counter and looked over a menu.

"What can I get for you?" A waitress behind the counter asked a few seconds later.

"A cheeseburger, fries and a Coke." He looked at the waitress. "Nicole." He said shocked.

"Sam." She said just as shocked. She was about 5'5 with dark brown long hair and chocolate brown eyes. She was thirty-four. She was Sam's ex-girlfriend. He never told her anything about the vampires. They'd dated all through high school up until the time Sam left fifteen years ago. Leaving her was the hardest thing he ever had to do.

"It's been a long time."

"Fifteen years."

"Yeah." "I'll be right back with your food." She walked away.

Nicole couldn't believe Sam was back. She never thought she'd see him again.

Flashback

Sam had just finished packing up his car.

"Sam.' Nicole said from behind him.

He turned around. "Decided to come to see me off?"

"Please don't go."

"I can't stay here. "I need to go."

"So our years together meant absolutely nothing to you?" She said with tears in her eyes.

"You know that's not true." "I love you.'

"Then why are you leaving?"

"I have to." "Come with me Nic."

"I can't."

"Well I can't stay here."

"Fine."

He got in his car. "I do love you." He drove away.

End Of Flashback

Sam had just got done eating. Nicole came back over to him.

"What are you doing here Sam?" She blurted out. "I don't mean to just blurt it out like that, I'm just shocked to see you."

"Mom's leukemia's back."

"Oh my god." "How's Lucy taking it?"

"As well as expected."

"I'm sorry Sam."

"She'd probably like to see you."

"I get off in about ten minutes." "After I change I'll follow you back to the house.'

"Ok."

Four people walked in. They looked to be in their early twenties. There were two men and two women. They looked very rough and tough. They were all dressed in black clothes and covered in tattoos.

"I hate those four." Nicole said quietly.

"Why?" Sam asked.

"I think they're in a gang or something." "They've lived here about a year." "I just get bad vibes from them." "The tall guy with the short blonde hair seems to lead the other three." "His name's Thad." "The guy with the black hair next to him is Alex." "The redheaded girl is Candy and the girl with the blonde hair is Cherry."

"Candy and Cherry." "Seriously?"

"Yeah." They sat down in a booth. "That's my table."

After her shift was over Nicole followed Sam back to the house. They'd just walked in the door.

"I brought company mom." Sam said as they walked into the living room.

"Hi Lucy." Nicole said.

"Nicole, it's nice to see you again." Nicole went over to her. They hugged.

After talking for two hours Sam and Nicole went to his room. They were outside the door.

"Ready for a stroll down memory lane?" Sam asked.

"Let's go." He opened the door. They went inside. "This place hasn't changed." "I saw Star and Michael a few months ago."

"Mike's pissed at me."

"Let me guess, because you left right?"

"Yeah." "You still mad at me?"

"No." "It's water under the bridge." "Do you still have your nightmares?"

"Yeah."

"I wish you would've told me what they were about."

"It's better if you don't know."

"Wh- "Nevermind, it's none of my business." "I should go." She turned to leave.

"Wait come here." He grabbed her hand and turned her around. "I've really missed you Nicole." He leaned in to kiss her. She was going to let him but pulled back at the last second.

"Sam don't." "I'm engaged, I can't." "I have to go." She left.

Thad was on the beach alone.

"Master." He said.

"Is Sam back?" A deep voice asked from the shadows a few seconds later.

"Yes we've seen him."

"He will pay for what he's done." "We'll turn the woman he loves into one of us, then we'll kill him."