Chapter Twenty-nine
"Are you threatening me Livvie?" Abby said, her voice sounding much more confident than she felt.
"Whatever gave you that idea?" Livvie replied, holding back from giving into her first instinct which was to just bite her. It would be so easy - and so sweet - to turn Alison's sister, Rafe's sister-in-law into a vampire.
She fully intended to do just that - but before she did, she wanted to get to the bottom of this. What the hell was Abby doing setting up a meeting with Caleb?
There was no denying that Abby was scared. She was absolutely terrified. But she knew one thing for certain. She was much, much smarter than Livvie and she knew how to push her buttons.
Livvie had a weakness - and Abby knew it. Livvie never wanted to do anything that didn't benefit herself directly. As long as she could keep her talking - Abby could keep herself safe.
"Livvie." Abby began, and despite her fear started to laugh a bit. "Do you really think you can pull one over on Caleb?"
Unnerved, Livvie replied, her voice menacing, "Caleb and I are working together. He sent me."
Abby chuckled. "That's a nice try, Livvie. C'mon. Don't you remember how we met?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Livvie asked, beginning to feel completely off balance.
Abby began to pace - but no longer from nerves. She knew she had the upper hand. Surprisingly, Livvie was turning out to be no match for her.
"It was right here, actually. Remember? You came running past, desperate to find Rafe so he could put you out of your misery and I, in the end, led you to Caleb. Know how I did that?"
Realization washed over her. "You can see the future." Livvie reluctantly replied.
"Exactly. I can see what's going to happen before it does. Want to know what I'm seeing now?" She asked.
Livvie didn't respond. She was getting in over her head it seemed. She probably should have put a bit more thought into this.
Abby spoke slowly, wanting to make sure Livvie got the point. "I see a very angry, very disappointed man and what's that? Who in the world could he be angry at?"
"Stop it."
"I do believe he's angry with YOU, Livvie. Why would that be? Because maybe, I don't know, you're going behind his back, setting me up to meet with you instead of him. Livvie, what would happen if when I meet him tomorrow I tell him all about your little plan?"
"You can't."
"Why not? Livvie, really. I have nothing to lose." Abby smirked.
Livvie wanted nothing more than to wipe that smirk off Abby's face. She began to bare her fangs.
"Pretty teeth, Livvie dear, really quite nice. But I suggest you just relax. Because the only thing that will make Caleb angrier at you than he'll be when he finds out about this little meeting - is if he finds out you turned me."
"You're so sure of yourself." Livvie's words were bitter, mostly because she knew she was outmatched.
"I am. Because Livvie, you are the one who stands to lose everything. How many times can Caleb tell you he loves you before you actually get a clue? He says it every day and every day you find a reason to doubt him. I know the man's a vampire but he has the patience of a saint to put up with the likes of you."
Livvie's eyes glowed with fury as she replied, "I hate you."
Abby laughed again. "Good comeback, sweetie. You really should just go home. You're embarrassing yourself. Caleb is the one who has business with me and I suggest you let him handle it."
"We're not finished." Livvie swore as she stormed off in defeat.
"Be careful or you and Caleb will be. By the way, tell him I said hi!" Abby called after her.
Alone again, Abby couldn't help but smile. For the first time in weeks she felt as if her life had a purpose. She could do this. She could fight them. She just needed to believe she could.
She looked up at the stars and her eyes filled with tears. "How great was that Cam? Huh? I can do this, can't I? I really, really can."
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Caleb could sense something was amiss. He knew it was coming. Olivia was so infuriatingly impulsive.
She had been gone for an hour. He had no doubt where she could be. She was trying to regain his legacy for him.
That fact endeared her to him, but the thought of her acting alone made his blood boil.
The two of them had done unmentionable things to hurt each other. He ripped her in pieces trying to make her become what he thought he wanted, she destroyed him in front of the whole town. But they were together again and he'd be damned if he'd let her ruin it now.
He sat in a room lit in candlelight. He watched and waited for her to return to him. He could feel her getting nearer. She was on her way home.
"Are you threatening me Livvie?" Abby said, her voice sounding much more confident than she felt.
"Whatever gave you that idea?" Livvie replied, holding back from giving into her first instinct which was to just bite her. It would be so easy - and so sweet - to turn Alison's sister, Rafe's sister-in-law into a vampire.
She fully intended to do just that - but before she did, she wanted to get to the bottom of this. What the hell was Abby doing setting up a meeting with Caleb?
There was no denying that Abby was scared. She was absolutely terrified. But she knew one thing for certain. She was much, much smarter than Livvie and she knew how to push her buttons.
Livvie had a weakness - and Abby knew it. Livvie never wanted to do anything that didn't benefit herself directly. As long as she could keep her talking - Abby could keep herself safe.
"Livvie." Abby began, and despite her fear started to laugh a bit. "Do you really think you can pull one over on Caleb?"
Unnerved, Livvie replied, her voice menacing, "Caleb and I are working together. He sent me."
Abby chuckled. "That's a nice try, Livvie. C'mon. Don't you remember how we met?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Livvie asked, beginning to feel completely off balance.
Abby began to pace - but no longer from nerves. She knew she had the upper hand. Surprisingly, Livvie was turning out to be no match for her.
"It was right here, actually. Remember? You came running past, desperate to find Rafe so he could put you out of your misery and I, in the end, led you to Caleb. Know how I did that?"
Realization washed over her. "You can see the future." Livvie reluctantly replied.
"Exactly. I can see what's going to happen before it does. Want to know what I'm seeing now?" She asked.
Livvie didn't respond. She was getting in over her head it seemed. She probably should have put a bit more thought into this.
Abby spoke slowly, wanting to make sure Livvie got the point. "I see a very angry, very disappointed man and what's that? Who in the world could he be angry at?"
"Stop it."
"I do believe he's angry with YOU, Livvie. Why would that be? Because maybe, I don't know, you're going behind his back, setting me up to meet with you instead of him. Livvie, what would happen if when I meet him tomorrow I tell him all about your little plan?"
"You can't."
"Why not? Livvie, really. I have nothing to lose." Abby smirked.
Livvie wanted nothing more than to wipe that smirk off Abby's face. She began to bare her fangs.
"Pretty teeth, Livvie dear, really quite nice. But I suggest you just relax. Because the only thing that will make Caleb angrier at you than he'll be when he finds out about this little meeting - is if he finds out you turned me."
"You're so sure of yourself." Livvie's words were bitter, mostly because she knew she was outmatched.
"I am. Because Livvie, you are the one who stands to lose everything. How many times can Caleb tell you he loves you before you actually get a clue? He says it every day and every day you find a reason to doubt him. I know the man's a vampire but he has the patience of a saint to put up with the likes of you."
Livvie's eyes glowed with fury as she replied, "I hate you."
Abby laughed again. "Good comeback, sweetie. You really should just go home. You're embarrassing yourself. Caleb is the one who has business with me and I suggest you let him handle it."
"We're not finished." Livvie swore as she stormed off in defeat.
"Be careful or you and Caleb will be. By the way, tell him I said hi!" Abby called after her.
Alone again, Abby couldn't help but smile. For the first time in weeks she felt as if her life had a purpose. She could do this. She could fight them. She just needed to believe she could.
She looked up at the stars and her eyes filled with tears. "How great was that Cam? Huh? I can do this, can't I? I really, really can."
**************
Caleb could sense something was amiss. He knew it was coming. Olivia was so infuriatingly impulsive.
She had been gone for an hour. He had no doubt where she could be. She was trying to regain his legacy for him.
That fact endeared her to him, but the thought of her acting alone made his blood boil.
The two of them had done unmentionable things to hurt each other. He ripped her in pieces trying to make her become what he thought he wanted, she destroyed him in front of the whole town. But they were together again and he'd be damned if he'd let her ruin it now.
He sat in a room lit in candlelight. He watched and waited for her to return to him. He could feel her getting nearer. She was on her way home.