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I thought he wouldn't be there when I got to the office to grab the last things I had left. He smiled; I did the same. I didn't want him to suspect anything, so I tried to act as normal as I could.

"What are you doing here so early?" he asks.

"I...I couldn't sleep," I answer.

"So you came here instead of staying home?"

"Yeah, what can I say?" I look at my almost empty desk. I can't believe he doesn't notice there's nothing in it.

"You could go for a walk; it's too early for you to be here anyway."

"I will. I just need to grab some things and I'll be out of your way." He stares at me, probably sensing there's something else going on. Then I see his eyes are fixed on the cast on my arm.

"Oh I'm sorry about your arm," he finally says. "Sarah told me."

I snap my head up and frown. "She told you?" This can't be.

"Yeah, she said she found you here. She was pretty scared."

I laugh bitterly. She lied. Of course she would.

"I tripped over a chair," I lie. "You know how clumsy I am."

"Well, I guess I'll leave you to finish your business," he says and walks toward the door. "I'll see you in a bit?"

I nod softly. "Yeah…in a bit."

He walks away, but I call him. He turns around and stares at me again. I get close to him, looking at his handsome face for the last time before walking to the door.

"Goodbye, Josef."

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Josef knocks on his door for the fifth time. He looks impatient as he waits for the door to be opened. When Mick greets him, he doesn't wait to walk in. The younger vampire seems confused.

"She said goodbye," Josef says.

"Who's 'she'?" Mick asks.

"Katrina."

Mick nods. He knows what comes next. Questions and more questions.

"She came to my office extremely early," Josef continued. "There was something odd about her attitude, but I just thought because of the accident-"

"-you know about the accident?" Mick asks, surprised.

"Yeah, Sarah told me."

"Sarah told you?"

"Yes, she did." Josef walked closer to the younger vampire. He knew something was going on and he was desperate to find out. "There's something you're not telling me."

Mick sighed heavily and sat on his couch. Josef followed him.

"What exactly did Sarah tell you?" he asked.

"She said she found Katrina badly hurt in the office-" He stopped when he saw Mick shaking his head. "…What?"

"Nothing."

"Mick, if you know something and you're not telling me, I'm gonna kill you," Josef quickly said.

"I'm not sure if it's me who should be telling you this, Josef," Mick said, softly. Josef stared at his friend as if he could find the answer in his eyes.

"She lied, didn't she?" Josef asked, speaking of Sarah. Mick nodded.

"She had a fight with Katrina and broke her arm." Before he had time to finish, Josef was already shaking his head in denial.

"No, my Sarah would never do this."

"Maybe the old Sarah wouldn't, but this Sarah did."

He let his old body sink on the sofa. He closed his eyes in pain and sadness. "I can't believe this!" he cried. "I can't believe Katrina never told me."

"She was scared," Mick said. "Sarah threatened to kill her if she got any closer to you."

Josef shook his head and sighed heavily, still confused and shocked by this brand new information.

"Josef, I know this is none of my business, but you ought to do something before it gets too far."

"What? You think Sarah will kill her?"

"If you don't do something about it, she might try."

Both vampires turned their heads toward the door, as Beth made her way in. She kissed her husband hello and smiled at Josef. The older vamp did notice something odd on her attitude. She seemed sad, as she looked at him. He immediately knew it had something to do with Katrina.

"You talked to her?" Josef asked her. She exchanged looks with Mick before nodding slowly. "And?"

"She's leaving to New York."

Before she could say anything else, Josef was already on his way toward the door. There was no way either of them could stopped him.

TBC