Alex yawned and headed up the stairs to the Glass House. She had spent the last eight hours helping costumers, putting away supplies and arguing about prices with Mr. Dalton. She was beat and craved a hot bath. Maybe everyone could sit down and watch a movie. She opened the door and stopped. It was pitch black inside. Frowning she considered going back to her call and heading over to Myrnin's lab but the bath was calling her name so she stepped in and switched on the light switch.
"Happy birthday Alex!" Alex froze and stared at all the people crowded into the living room. The place was decked out with balloons and streamers. Music was playing in the background and a table was set up with a variety of drinks and snacks.
"I should've known." Alex said laughing turning to look at her friends.
"Duh of course it was us. We had it all planned." Eve said giving her a hug.
"Wait till you see the cake. You might want not want to eat it though." Shane warned. Eve and Claire both smacked him. "Ouch." He said.
The party was in full swing. Everyone was having a great time. Music was blaring. Alex was currently in Myrnins arms dancing to One Time by Justin Bieber. She smiled up and him. He leaned down and gave his famous passionate kiss. Alex sighed and snuggled close in his arms laying her head on his shoulder. The song ended sooner then she would have liked but Myrnin kept her close.
"Time for presents." Claire yelled. Eve sat Alex down in a chair in the middle of the room while everyone gathered around her. She lost count of the number of presents she unwrapped. She had gotten gift certificates, clothes, money and so on.
"Wow thanks everyone. I am a little overwhelmed. I am not sure where I am going to put all this stuff." Alex said to everyone after the last present was set aside.
"You could give them to me!" Justin said earning him a smack from Rose.
"Ok in a few minutes we are going to have cake. We need to go make sure its ready." Eve informed everyone. Alex spotted Mr. and Mrs. Green along with Max in the far corner of the living room. Grabbing Myrnin's hand she weaved her way through the crowd.
"Hi Mr. and . Hey Max." Alex greeted. She bent down and gave the little boy a hug.
"Did you like your present?" He questioned.
"I loved it." She answered ruffling his dirty blond hair.
"Max over here!" Lily called motioning him to join her and a few other kids. He grinned at Alex before heading over to his friends.
"So how is everything?" Alex asked noticing how tired the Greens looked. She knew it was hard on them caring for a Max. Max's parents had been killed when Bishop was running the town. His grandparents had taken him in but it looked like it was starting to take their toll on them. They didn't have enough energy to keep up with an active four year old.
"We are fine dear." Mr. Green started but stopped when Mrs. Green sighed.
"We didn't want you to find out on your birthday but the thing is we just can't take care of Max by ourselves anymore. We decided to move to closer to our other daughters house."
"Oh.." Alex managed. Myrnin put his arm around her and gave her a reassuring squeeze. "Is there anyway you can stay?"
"No none we know of though. We don't want to stay here in Morganville anymore anyway. There is to many memories for us. The trouble is Max doesn't want to leave." Alex nodded. She understood about the memories. They could be overwhelming at times.
"Maybe.." Alex started but was interrupted when Eve shouted,
"Cake time! Alex where are you?" Michael went over to turn down the music as Eve and Claire disappeared in to the kitchen.
"When are you leaving?" Alex asked.
"We aren't sure yet but we will let you know." Mr. Green said. Alex nodded. Shane found her and motioned for her to come to the center of the room again where they set up a table. Alex gave the Greens and apologetic look and headed for the middle of the room.
"Have you seen the cake?" Alex whispered to Myrnin.
"No but I am sure you're going to love it and its going to be hideous." He whispered back. She gave him a funny look. Everyone started singing happy birthday when Eve and Claire walked in carrying a giant black and blue cake. Alex blinked when the cake was set in front of her. It was probably the ugliest cake she had even seen and that made it the best.
"Make a wish my dear." Myrnin murmured when the singing ended. Alex closed her eyes and wondered what she could wish for. She knew immediately what is was and whispered it before blowing out all twenty candles. A few relight themselves. After trying to blow them out three times she looked at Eve.
"Shane did you put trick candles on the cake after I told you not to?" Eve asked suspiciously. Shane grinned. He plucked them out of the cake and immediately the flames died. Alex laughed. She was cutting the cake and passing out pieces when she heard a dog bark.
"That must be Ash. Justin can you open the door?" Alex asked while heading Rose a piece of cake. She didn't notice the sudden silence at first. Ash came into the room and flew to her side.
"Hey Ash sweety where in the world have you been?" Alex said giving the dog a hug. He barked and wagged his tail. She noticed the silence then.
"What? What is it?" She asked looked at Myrnin. His eyes were narrowed and looking at the doorway.
"Alex.." Claire whispered. Alex looked over at Claire. She too was not looking at her but the doorway. Suddenly a chill streaked down her spine. Alex looked up and gasped. The knife hit the floor with a loud clank. Her hand flew to her chest while a buzzing sound filled her ears.
"Jack?" She whispered.
"Hey sunshine." Was all he said. Tears flooded her eyes. Only her brother called her that. It had been a joke between them. Her dead brother was apparently alive and standing right there in the doorway. Her brother was also a vampire.
Ooo. Cliff hanger I guess. I stopped there because well I had to get off the computer and I need to regroup and see what else I have planned for the rest of the story. Its coming along nicely I think. Keep the reviews coming. Thanks everyone!
