Chapter 59:
Too short but wanted to post a chunk that could stand alone on its own. The next chapter will be very special.
Brigid heard Larten and Erin enter the front door and went down to see how their evening had been, but when she looked at them, she immediately knew something had happened.
"Oh my god, Erin!" She ran to hug her sister. "What happened?"
"Vampire hunters." Larten said icily, removing his cloak and tossing it onto the couch.
"What?" Brigid asked, stunned.
"Two. Don't know how they found us but it seemed more like a surveillance order, however, it turned into more. But we're fine, Brigid. It's okay, okay? We got rid of them. Larten took care of it." Erin said trying to calm Brigid down.
Larten's face was tight, lips pressed together to where they were almost white. He didn't realize his hands were in fists, white knuckled, feeling his nails dig into his skin until Brigid threw her arms around him.
"Thank you." She choked.
The embrace made Larten tense even more but Brigid still hadn't let go, sniffling against his vest. He slowly gave her a small, comforting hug. Brigid pulled away wiping her eyes.
"Other than that," Erin sighed, "the evening was perfect."
"Are you going to stay up or go to bed now?"
"Bed. I don't want to let what happened spoil all the good feelings of this evening but I am tired. Don't worry about this, sis. Let's worry tomorrow if we have to."
"Why are you being so nonchalant about this?" Brigid snapped.
"Because that's how I deal with things, Brigid. You know that. It happened and now it's over so there's no point going over it again and again. It's too minuscule for that. More is coming but I don't want that to define us or how we live our lives right now. Not until we absolutely have to." Erin shot back.
Brigid went to open her mouth but Larten stepped in.
"Brigid, I think we should continue this tomorrow. When we are calm and rested. Then we can go over it and see what is to happen next." Larten said gently but in a definite firm tone.
She looked down and nodded. "Yeah, it's almost morning. We can talk later." She mumbled.
Erin slowly trudged to the stairs. Larten placed a comforting hand on Brigid's shoulder as he walked past her following Erin.
Erin's dress and heels were already on the floor when Larten entered the room. He glanced and saw her scrubbing her make up off. Switching the bathroom light off, she threw back the bed covers and crawled in only wearing her bra and panties. Larten closed the door and undressed quickly, climbing into bed with her. Her eyes were open and he knew her mind was dwelling over what Brigid had said. He put a hand on her cheek pushing her hair behind her. She glanced up at him.
"It really was a perfect evening. Thank you." She said quietly.
"Yes, it was." He said softly. "Now it's time to sleep."
"Don't do that vampire disappearing act. Not without telling me. Just…don't go anywhere, okay?" She said, Larten noticing the ever so slight tremble in her voice.
They moved closer together, Erin's face resting in the crook of his neck, a secure arm across her back holding her.
"I'm not going anywhere. Now sleep."
He slowly felt Erin's breathing become slow and even, his eyes felt heavy and it was only a matter of minutes before the vampire fell asleep.