Gena looked out her living room window and saw Damon putting a drunken Meredith in his car.

'Boy, I wish I was like that right now.'

Gena, Gavin, Will, and Zoe had all sat in uncomfortable silence for most of the evening.

"So, is anyone going to say anything," Zoe asked concerned. Will put his arm around her, but she shied away. Will's eyes shifted to the floor.

"I will," Gena began. She turned towards Gavin. "Gavin, remember the story I told you? About Florence?"

"Yeah, I remember."

Gena nodded in Will's direction. "He's the W."

"You're kidding? Aren't you?"

"No, she's not," Will answered. "I am William Grey and my initial is on that ring."

"Ok, then what is the date on it," Gavin asked, trying to catch him in a lie.

"The date that is engraved in that silver, lapis lazuli ring is 1495," he said sadly.

Gavin took the ring off of Gena's finger and looked at the date in disbelief. He placed it gently back onto her finger.

"Will, how do you know that?" Zoe asked her companion. But, before he could answer, Gavin jumped in once again.

"So, why and how are you here Mr. Grey?"

"What do you mean 'why and how' is he here?" Zoe was looking very confused.

Gena looked up at Will. "Do you want to tell her or do I have to?"

"I'll tell her," Will replied. "Well, Zo, this isn't easy to tell anyone…"

"Did I just land on Maury Povich or something? What the hell is going on? What have you and my best friend been keeping from me?" Zoe was getting very frustrated. Gena had an idea so she rushed into the conversation.

"Zoe, remember the night when we first saw Lilea?"

"Yeah."

"Do you remember the letter she wrote to her step-mother?" Zoe nodded. "Remember the part about her being an 'incorporeal being'?"

"Yeah, I remember that I had no idea what the hell it meant. But, what does that have to do with the price of eggs?"

"Do you remember what it meant?"

"Yeah. It was like a spook: zombie, goblin, ghosts, demons….and oh yeah, vampires," she said in her best Dracula impression.

"You asked me if I believed in them and I said that anything is possible. Well, that's because I KNOW it is possible."

"What you KNOW one? A real life vampire." Gena looked to Will and sent him a message.

'Do you want to jump in now?'

'No, you tell her.'

"Well, Zoe, you're talking and sitting next to two right now."

Zoe's eyes went wide and she started to laugh. She was almost rolling on the floor.

"Funny Halloween joke guys," she clapped with delight. "OH, that was a good one! You almost had me there." But all the others were quite, their faces set in dead certainty.

"Zo, it's true. As much as I hate to admit what I am, it's true. I was changed a long time ago. So was Gena. We were together back then; married in a secret ceremony. That silver ring is the one I gave to her."

"Together? But you told me you only had one girlfriend before me."

"Yep, she was it. I never dated after her."

Gena was shocked.

'He never dated anyone after me except Zo? In 500 years she's the first one he's gone out with since me?'

"Yes," returned Will. He had obviously been reading her thoughts.

"I can't believe this. You dated both of us? That's so wrong."

"Zoe, I didn't know you were friends with Gena. Hell, I didn't even know she was alive!?!"

Zoe looked around the room in complete shock. She looked from Gena to Will and then back again.

"So, what you two are trying to say is that you're vampires?" They both nodded.

"Zoe," Gavin interjected, " I know it sounds absolutely ludicrous. I didn't believe it myself…until Gena showed me." He lowered his eyes to the floor. "But, I love her for who she is, no matter what she is. It's still taking some getting used to. Sometimes I forget, only to be reminded of it once again. It's almost like 'Oh yeah, I forgot she's not human anymore.'"

"So, how the hell are you two both vamps and what's really going on? Why didn't anyone tell me?"

"Because I didn't know what you're reaction would be! It's not something you just casually come out and say, you know. It takes time. I didn't think it mattered if you knew that I was one. But after tonight and how I almost ki…came close to do something inappropriate, it had to be told. It was just a mixture of shock and déjà vu. I thought he was dead." Gena looked over to Will. "She told me you were dead, so I left. I couldn't live with her black mail and, with out you, there was nothing keeping me in Florence."

"When I awoke in the crypt, she was there. Katherine told me that she saved me and couldn't save you. She said that your body had been stolen, but she didn't know who did it. Then she told me what I was. I couldn't believe it! I laughed at her. But then she showed me what she was and my senses started. I asked what I needed to know for survival and then I left. I wandered around Europe for years, searching for God knows what. I never found it. I finally decided to come to the States in the early 1990s. I met Zoe this year and we started going out." He reached to rub her hand and she didn't back away.

"But why are you vampires? Did you choose to be?" Zoe looked up at Will deeply.

"No. Gena and I were murdered. We were dying and a woman vampire changed us. We had no choice. We are here now because of what we are."

Zoe looked up towards the ceiling, and Gena could tell she was thinking because she was biting her lower lip; a habit that Gena had noticed when they were in college together. Then she tilted her head back to a normal position and talked to Gena.

"I always knew there was something weird about you. You always used to sneak out at night. I never knew what for…but if you are a vampire that would explain it. You didn't like to eat real food a lot. I just thought you were anorexic or something!" She sighed and bit her lip again. "I don't understand it, after all we've been through with that ghost and all. I can believe in that, but vampires seem so fiction."

"Well, I'm here in the flesh," Gena said. "Do you still want to be friends, Zo? I never meant to hurt you, any of you. I was in shock when I saw Will."

Zo looked deep into her eyes. Gena returned the gaze and sent her a thought.

'Do you? I can send my thoughts to you so don't be afraid.'

"Yes. I do. But I have one question, are you and Will still considered man and wife now that he's back?"

Will was about to say something when Gavin jumped at the change to respond.

"No, they're not. They were never married in front of a priest or any public official for that matter, and after 500 years, I think the marriage would be pretty much null and void. Especially since they each thought each other dead. " He turned towards Will, his eyes were dead set "Plus I love her, and you can't have her."

"Well, well, well. If it isn't our long lost friend, Mr. Matthew Honeycutt," Bonnie said as she reached over to hug him. She could feel is well-defined muscles under the cotton shirt. They pulled back to look at each other.

'My goddess, he is cute…and hot, he's grown up a lot since Fell's Church.'

"Yeah, it's me. This is really a surprise to see you all here. Small world, huh?" He gave her a small wink that caused his blue eyes to sparkle in the warm light.

'He is so hot!'

"It's just weird that we're back together all of a sudden. So…are you planning on staying long?"

'Please say yes…oh please, oh please.'

"Who knows! I was actually going to rent the room above Gena's garage for the time being."

"Oh, that's so cool! That means we'll have to hang out more often! Well, more often than never hanging out that is."

'I'm such a moron…look at me. I'm as giddy as a god-damned teenager!'

Bonnie gave Matt another hug and lingered in his arms for a few moments.

'I almost forgot how it felt to be held by him,' she thought.

She kissed his cheek and then pulled away quickly, feeling as if she was betraying someone, but she knew that was ridiculous.

Matt started to talk to her again.

"It was certainly a surprise to find Damon here." A look of hurt came over his eyes. She could only imagine what he must have been thinking. That she had hurt him so deeply. That she was a trashy whore. And worst of all, that she was weak for letting Damon take her.

"Listen, I'm sorry for that Matt. I was young and stupid. Damon and I…we're not together anymore. We broke up, this time for good. He's only here now because of Stefan; not because of me."

"It's alright, Bon. That was a long time ago. I want to start over…as friends I mean…if that's all right with you. We should go catch a movie, if I stay around here that is."

"Well, I hope you stay, Matt. I really hope you do."