1For the next few days, Willa did not leave her room, did not use her phone, and she did not sleep. On the fourth day, she turned her phone on and it immediately began to ring.

"Hello," she said in a raspy voice.

"Will? I've been trying to get a hold of you for days! I've been so worried. Mickey called me and told me everything. I'm almost to your house now," Julius, sweet, loving Julius. She had forgotten all about him.

"Okay," she said, then hung up.

Five minutes later, Julius bounded through Willa's bedroom door, and over to her bed. He swept her up in his arms and kissed her forehead.

"Julius," she said.

"Yes?"

"Who is Riley?"

"What?" he said, shocked, this was obviously not what he had expected.

"Are you two vampires? Is that how he knows you? Am I your territory? Something you just want to keep to yourself?" He just sat there stunned, then he began to laugh so that he had to sit her down on the bed.

"WHAT are you talking about love?" he asked, still laughing.

She began to cry and he held her, resting his jaw line against her throat. A low growl filled the room,

"Get away from her," Riley warned.

"How did you get in here?" Willa whispered, terrified.

"Get away from her," he repeated.

Julius stood up, and Riley lunged at him, Willa let out a petrified scream. Then they could hear Mr. Rosenly pounding up the stairs to her room. Riley debated his actions, he knew her father would be here soon, but, could he leave her there? Or did he have time to take her and get away? Riley disappeared through the open window, just as her father burst through the door. Willa was standing petrified next to her bed. Julius was sprawled out in the floor, about ten feet away from Willa.

"What is going on in here?" her father growled. Before he could say anything else, Willa began to blurt something out.

"Oh daddy! It was terrible! It had claws, and razor sharp teeth, oh and it was just so icky daddy!" her father stared at Julius, then back to Willa in disbelief, "and daddy, Juls was trying to catch it and he, he just couldn't! Icky mice! Icky icky!"

Then he let out a sigh of relief, "Mice" he chuckled. "I'll get the exterminator on the phone this afternoon," with that, her turned and left, still chuckling.

"Mice?" Julius said, "of all the things, mice?"

"What was I supposed to say? 'Oh daddy, a big asshole climbed through my window, attacked my brave, loyal, sexy boyfriend, then jumped back out of my window!'" she said in a mock terror voice.

"Oh, he's sexy is he? This brave and loyal boyfriend of yours," he asked, climbing to his feet finally.

"Yes, very. He's sweet and devoted too," she said taking a few steps towards him.

"Does he spoil you?" he asked, only three feet away now.

"Yes," she replied, moving ever closer.

"Do you love him?" he whispered in her ear, sliding his arms around her.

"Yes," she whispered back, pressing her lips to his. He held her for a moment and then pulled back suddenly.

"Will, go with me to the cabin? We have a week off of school, I'm sure your father wants you to see the world, come on, go with me please?" he begged, more hopeful than he anticipated.

"Juls... I don't know,"

"Oh please, you will love it there!" he pleaded.

"Okay, I'll talk to my dad,"

"Good, I will come by later. I have some things to do before we leave. We can be there in two days!" he said, pulling her close, kissing her again.

"But, right now, I've got to get going if this is going to happen," he said unwillingly.

"Call me," she pleaded.

"Tomorrow," he promised.

Now he was pulling her to her bed. He picked her up, pulled back the blankets, and slid her between the silk sheets. Setting her down, he pulled the blankets over her and kissed her forehead.

"Sleep now, talk to your father in the morning," he said quietly, and walked out of her room quietly, closing the door behind him. She listened to him walk down the stairs, say goodnight to her father, and walk out the front door.