Chapter 9- I Just Want You to Be Happy.
Hope and Josie were the first ones to arrive at the Grill. They found their little booth and sat down. MG was the first to arrive. He greeted them as he sat down. A few minutes later Maya arrived. She made some comment about being fashionably late as she winked at Hope. Hope just shook her head.
The four of them sat and ate together. Their conversation was pleasant and nothing supernatural came up which was a relief to both Hope and Josie. Maya only made a handful of sexual comments regarding the other two girls' relationship, which weren't without their fair share of punches in return, mostly from Hope but some from Josie as well. It was around 3pm when MG mentioned to Josie that they should be heading back to campus. Josie didn't really want to go, but she agreed. She stood up and slid out from the table. Hope followed then pulled Josie into a hug.
"I think I'm going to miss you." Josie whispered.
"I'm going to miss you too. But like I said earlier. Come around at the weekend and we'll plan something, if you want." Hope moved away slightly and kissed Josie. Their kiss was feverish and deep, with a lot of tongue. It made MG slightly uncomfortable, but it turned Maya on. MG was the first one to say something.
"Jose, I think it's really time to head back now." MG pulled his lips together and nodded slightly.
"Yeah okay MG." Josie shook her head slightly. "I'll see you soon beautiful."
"Yeah, I'll see you soon baby. You know, I wouldn't totally hate it if you called me." Hope winked.
"Bye." Josie grinned before she turned around and headed out the Grill with MG.
Hope sat back down at the table and groaned, dropping her head to the table.
"What's gotten into you?" Maya laughed.
"It's just… I don't know if I've messed things up between us already. I asked her to be my Girlfriend this morning and she said yes. Then we were going to… But you called. Then we didn't… and she said she was fine with it, but I don't actually know. I mean I wanted to, I really wanted to, but I told her that I wanted us to get to know each other first." Hope groaned again.
"Oh wow. That's super gay." Maya laughed. Hope finally lifted her head up from the table and punched Maya in the arm.
"You need to stop hitting me. My mom might think I'm getting attacked at school."
"I'll stop hitting you when you stop saying stupid shit." Hope laughed.
"I'll just tell her that it's from football." Maya chuckled. "No, but honestly. I think it's really sweet that you want to get to know each other first. I don't want to see either of you get hurt. You look really cute together." Maya smiled.
Hope blushed. "I know, I don't want to hurt her either. I really don't."
Hope and Maya moved their conversation on. Hope mentioned that she was thinking about going to see Ethan later. Obviously, she never told Maya the real reason why she wanted to see him, but she said that it was fine to go and visit and that she would go with her. So, that's what they did. They left the Grill and headed over to the hospital. Ethan was in a room of his own. Perks of being the sheriff's son. They all chatted for a while before Hope excused herself to get a drink, she brought a drink for the other two as well. Hope had picked up a knife from behind the nurse's station when nobody was looking. She found a quiet room and uncapped Ethan's drink. She cut along her palm and let the blood trickle out, she repeated this about 5 times before she had spilt enough of her blood into his cup. She re-capped the drink and picked it up making sure she kept it in her left hand, so she didn't get it mixed up with the other two drinks.
Ethan was grateful to have something from a coffee machine rather than the hospital's crappy coffee. Most humans can't taste blood when it's mixed in their drinks, it's only a few rare people that can, luckily for Hope, Ethan is not one of those people. Ethan finished his drink in no time. Hope sweetly smiled at him before she got up and told them that she had to go. Ethan and Maya both gave Hope a hug and Maya said that she would text her later. Hope smiled then left.
Josie and MG's walk back to the school was long. It took almost 2 hours because Josie wanted to take her time, she didn't really want to go back to school and have to see Landon or Lizzie. She just wanted to run back to Hope and never leave her side, but she knew that wasn't an option. So, she begrudgingly trudged next to MG. She wanted to talk to MG about what had happened, but she didn't know how to bring it up. She kept groaning to herself as she walked.
"What's the matter? You've been groaning for about half an hour but haven't actually said anything." MG mused.
"I don't know if I should tell you or not… But I know I can't talk to Lizzie about this because she will just freak out. But I don't know if I should tell you or not. And I don't know if it's my place to say." Josie debated with herself out loud.
"Well I won't say anything, you know I'm not like that." MG shrugged.
"Okay." Josie didn't say anything for another five minutes or so, but she finally stopped walking and sat down at the side of the road. MG came and joined her. She groaned again and dropped her head. "Okay, so there is something about Hope that I haven't told you. Partly because it's not really my place to say anything but also because I don't know what I should do about it… But basically. She used to go to our school. We've known her for ages. I've known her for about 10 years apparently. But we don't remember any of it… Remember a few months ago when my Dad took off to go and find Landon at Triad headquarters? No one knows how he got there, or how he closed the portal… Well it was Hope that closed the portal. She's a Tribrid. It is only her blood that can close it. But because her vampire side hasn't been activated, it didn't work properly, so Malivore essentially kicked her out. But when she got back, everyone had already forgotten her. She was living in a Motel for 2 months before she moved in with my Dad. She told him everything that had happened. And I really want to remember everything about her, the good and the bad. But also, a part of me doesn't want to, because I want to get to know her now, without the past… complicating things. Like, she knows things about me that I haven't told anyone before and it's confusing because she will just bring it up without her realising and it freaks me out. I just don't know what to do."
"Wow. That's a lot. What's a Tribrid? Why hasn't she come back to school if she's a supernatural?" MG looked astounded.
"Oh erm, basically she's a Witch, Werewolf and a Vampire. And I heard her talking to Alaric about it on Sunday, apparently, she finds it too hard to be around everyone when they don't remember who she is. So, she said she wanted a fresh start. That's why she goes to Mystic Falls High School. It's better for her to be around people who don't know her, and she doesn't know them." Josie sounded slightly upset when she spoke.
"Oh okay. Well at the end of the day Josie it's up to you to decide. I can't tell you what you need to do. Talk to Hope. See what she wants, because her answer might surprise you. From watching you both today I can see that she really cares about you and she doesn't want to hurt you either. Trust her." MG pulled Josie into a sideways hug. Josie started to cry. "You'll be okay Josie. You'll know what to do when the time is right. Just trust yourself." MG placed a simple kiss on her forehead, before he stood up, he stretched out his hand and pulled Josie up to standing. They arrived back at the school just after 5pm, so they headed straight to the dining room for dinner.
The rest of the week dragged on for both girls. They talked for hours on the phone every night. Soon enough Friday came around. Josie was excited to see Hope, they had made plans for the whole weekend. Obviously, Josie had to spend some time with Alaric. He called it 'Father-Daughter bonding'. When he told Josie that, she just rolled her eyes, but she begrudgingly agreed to it. It was only for a couple of hours though. After the lessons had ended for the day, Josie rushed up to her room and packed a bag. Alaric was coming to pick her up at 5:30pm.
She changed out of her school clothes and put on a blue V-neck t-shirt, black shorts, a pair of converse and a black jacket. She put on a small amount of makeup and checked her hair before she headed out the school to meet Alaric on the drive.
Alaric drove Josie to the Grill, and they had something to eat. Alaric talked to Josie and apologised for his behaviour last week. He said that he didn't have any excuse for his actions and that he is sorry for the way he treated her. He also said that it wasn't her responsibility to always take care of him or Lizzie. Josie said that she would stop taking care of him when he gets his drinking under control. He promised he would. They finished their meals and headed back to the house.
Hope was sat on the sofa when Alaric and Josie walked in. Hope stood up when she saw her, she hesitated slightly before she moved, meeting Josie in the middle of the room. Hope pulled her into a hug and kissed her. "I've missed you." Hope smiled.
"I missed you too." Josie replied.
Alaric cleared his throat as he stared at the girls. "Okay, if you're here all weekend Josie, we're going to need some ground rules. I don't really want a repeat of Monday."
Hope and Josie parted slightly and turned to face Alaric.
"Okay, number 1: No kissing in front of me. I don't need to see that. Number 2: If you are going to do that please do it outside or in your room. And number 3: And if you do… whatever it is you do… don't do it on the sofa. I have to sit on there." Alaric shook his head.
Josie's face blushed red and Hope nodded.
"Okay then. I'm glad we've cleared that up. Now I'm going to go upstairs and watch some sports." Alaric shook his head then proceeded upstairs.
"Well that was awkward." Hope laughed when Alaric was out of earshot.
"Tell me about it." Josie shook her head before she sat down on the sofa. "So, what do you want to do tonight?"
"Erm, I'm not that bothered. Why don't we just watch a film for a bit?" Hope smiled as she joined Josie on the sofa.
"Do you want to pick a DVD out or shall we just use Netflix?" Josie asked.
"Just put Netflix on. I'm not too bothered. I'm just happy that you're here." Hope leaned in and gave Josie a quick kiss on her cheek.
Josie blushed. "I'm happy that I'm here too." Josie picked up the remote and turned the TV on. She flicked through Netflix and found something semi-decent. She leaned into Hope's body and got comfy.
Hope wrapped her arms around Josie's shoulders and pulled her in closer. She loved having the contact of the younger girl against her. She moaned as Josie settled into her. Josie interlocked her fingers with Hope's and smiled. They both could get used to this.
A couple of hours passed by and they had hardly moved from their position on the sofa. They had watched two films but hadn't really paid attention to them. They were both just contempt with spending time with each other.
Josie had nodded off to sleep for an hour but woke up around 10pm. She groaned as she shifted her weight into Hope. "Sorry I fell asleep." She softly spoke.
"It's fine baby, you didn't miss much anyway." Hope replied as she lightly squoze Josie. "We should probably head up to bed soon. I have a big day planned for us tomorrow."
"Ooo, sounds intriguing. What is it?" Josie smiled as she sat up and turned to face Hope.
"You'll just have to wait til tomorrow to find out." Hope winked. "Come on. Let's go to bed."
Josie was the first to move off the sofa, Hope quickly followed, and they headed upstairs. They both got changed and settled into bed next to each other. It didn't take Josie long to fall asleep again. Hope listened to the sounds of her breath for a while before she eventually fell asleep.
The morning came around quickly for Hope. She woke up around 7:30am. Josie was still fast asleep next to her. She placed a simple kiss on the girl's forehead before she untangled herself and headed to the bathroom. Hope showered then headed back to the bedroom and got dressed then ventured downstairs to make some breakfast for them both. Hope was grateful that Alaric wasn't awake yet, so she had the kitchen to herself.
Hope cooked a full fry up for Josie. She plated it up and brought it to Josie on a tray, with a cup of coffee. Josie was still sound asleep when Hope entered the room. She placed the tray on the desk and proceeded to gently wake Josie up. "Morning beautiful." She whispered as she knelt next to the bed to kiss the brunette's cheek.
Josie groaned slightly as she rolled over in the bed. She stretched out her arm to try and catch Hope's body next to her. She frowned slightly as she moved her arm against the empty mattress. Hope couldn't help but smile at her. "I'm over here baby." She whispered as she ran her hand across Josie's back. Josie groaned again as she rolled back over to face Hope, she opened her eyes slightly and took in Hope's smiling face. "What time is it?" Josie sleepily asked.
"It's almost 9am. I've made you breakfast." Hope grinned.
"You are sweet, aren't you?" Josie smiled as she placed her hand on Hope's neck and stroked her cheek.
"It's only for you. The rest of the time, I'm just the big bad scary wolf." Hope smiled as she placed her own hand on top of Josie's. She turned her head slightly and kissed the brunette's palm before she stood up to collect the food tray from the desk and brought it over to the bed. Josie grinned as she pushed herself up to sitting.
"Thank you, baby." Josie smiled as she tucked into her breakfast.
"It's okay. I'm going to go back downstairs and tidy up, come down once you've got dressed and I'll tell you what I've got planned for today." Hope placed a quick kiss on the brunette's forehead before she turned and disappeared out the room.
Josie leaned back against the wall and sighed as she brought her coffee cup up to her lips, she smiled as she took a sip. She finished her breakfast in no time at all. She quickly jumped in the shower and then got changed into a red top and a black mid-thigh-length skirt, before she made her way down to Hope.
Hope was sat on the sofa when Josie came down, she took her empty pots over to the sink before she joined Hope on the sofa. "So, what are we doing today?" She asked as she sat down to face Hope.
"Well… I thought we could go and watch a film at the cinema then go get something to eat before we head over to the green near the town hall. There's a music thing on there this evening." Hope smiled.
"It sounds like a date…" Josie chuckled.
"Huh, I guess it does…" Hope smiled. "Josette Saltzman, do you want to go on a date with me?"
"Erm. Can I think about it?" Josie laughed. "I'm joking, of course I will go on a date with you." Josie smiled as she leaned in and kissed Hope.
"Oh, good. You had me worried there for a minute." Hope breathed.
"Awe sorry baby. I didn't mean too. So what are we going to watch?" Josie smiled.
"Good. And Cats? I know how much you love musicals. So I thought I'd take you… Have you seen it yet?" Hope asked.
"Ooo, no I haven't seen it yet. I wanted to for ages, but I just didn't have anyone to go with me." Josie grinned.
"Okay, good. Because I booked the tickets a few days ago. I don't think I could have changed them." Hope laughed. "The showing is at 12pm so we should probably leave soon."
"Okay, let me just get my bag and stuff together then we'll head out?" Josie stood, kissed Hope then headed upstairs. She quickly shoved everything she needed into her bag before she headed back down to Hope. "Right, I'm ready." She stated as she skipped over to the door. Hope soon joined her and they headed outside.
The two girls arrived at the cinema just after 11:30am. Hope brought their snacks and they headed into the screening. Hope managed to sit through the film without falling asleep. She enjoyed musicals, but she wouldn't actually admit that to anyone. She loved to sing and dance around the room when no one is there. She had to admit though, that some of the songs in this particular musical were quite catchy and she found it hard to stop her foot from tapping along. Obviously, Josie knew all the words, so she was singing along. Hope couldn't help but smile when she heard Josie sing.
Not long after the film had ended, the girls made their way to the Grill. They found their little booth and sat down next to each other. After they ordered their food, Hope's right hand made its way onto Josie's bare thigh. Josie moaned slightly at the contact, before she turned and looked at Hope. "Are you trying to turn me on?" Josie whispered.
"Oh, so I have to try now?" Hope raised her eyebrow.
Josie blushed and dipped her head slightly. "No."
"Good." Hope smiled as she gently started to glide her fingers across the soft skin of Josie's thigh. "How did I make you feel the first time I did this?"
Josie bit her lip as she recalled the thought from last week. "Well, it shocked me at first… But then when you started to move your hand up, I think… I was wishing… hoping… wanting to see how far you'd actually take it… I, erm, you made me so wet that day. You teased me so much, I just… I lost control of myself. A part of me wished that I hadn't been so… quick to fall for you, because there is a voice in the back of my head that tells me that you're going to break my heart one day. But the biggest part of me… Is extremely happy to be here with you, right now. And I'm glad about what has happened between us so far. Yes, you teasing me to the point of turning me on and more… wasn't great, well it was. But that's not the point… The point is… I really, really, really enjoyed it and if my dad wasn't there, then I don't know what I would have done. Plus it was a really low blow when you basically forced me into kissing you, then you pushed me away and walked out. I'm just glad that I have some self-control left." Josie spoke softly as she placed her hand on top of Hope's and guided it up her thigh slightly before she leaned into Hope's neck and nipped it gently.
Hope moaned at the placement of her hand and the feeling of Josie's teeth on her neck. She could feel the warm heat coming from Josie's centre. "You do have a way with words Josie. And I did not force you into kissing me… That was all you're doing. But it definitely was fun when I pushed you away. It killed me to do it though, because when I felt your soft lips on mine, I was hooked. You are… addicting." Hope shuffled slightly in her seat to release her neck away from Josie's grip and used her free hand to raise Josie's chin to face her. She angled her lips to meet Josie's and kissed her. Hope squeezed the brunette's thigh, digging her nails in slightly as Josie deepened their embrace.
They were enthralled with each other that they didn't see the waiter approach with their food. The waiter cleared his throat as he stared at the two girls. Josie squealed slightly and hid her face into Hope's neck as Hope accepted their food. Hope smiled politely at the waiter as he turned and walked away. "He's gone." Hope laughed. "And that squeal was adorable."
Josie slapped Hope's arm as she pulled her head away from the redhead's neck. Her cheeks were flushed pink. "Why do you keep doing that to me?" Josie frowned.
"Do what to you?" Hope asked.
"You keep putting me in awkward situations."
"Awe hun. It's adorable that you think I can do that. You do it to yourself. I mean, you didn't have to attach your teeth to my neck or kiss me back or stick your tongue in my mouth." Hope laughed. "I thought you said you have self-control."
"I hate you." Josie frowned.
"I hate you too." Hope smiled as she gently squoze Josie's thigh again before she released her hand and started eating her meal. Josie groaned at the loss of contact but proceeded to eat her own meal.
The girls ate in relative silence and it wasn't long before they finished. Hope paid and they both headed to the bathroom. Josie was finished first and after she washed her hands, she walked over and locked the door, then proceeded to lean against the stall door waiting for Hope. Hope exited the stall and walked over to the sink. Josie moved in behind Hope and pressed her body up against the redhead, her hands resting on Hope's waist.
Hope moaned as she felt the pressure of Josie's hips rest against her ass. She lifted her head and their eyes met through the mirror. Josie shuffled slightly in place as she dropped her head to Hope's neck, latching down in the same spot as before. She had every intention of giving Hope some hickeys today. She could feel Hope withering underneath her, so she decided it was her turn to have some fun.
Hope gripped hold of the skin as Josie deepened the latch on her neck, she moaned at the sensation. Josie's right hand snaked up Hope's top and found its way onto her bra, she tugged on it slightly causing the redhead's breast to fall out of it. She took Hope's breast into her hand and rolled the nipple in-between her fingers. Hope's body reacted to the feeling by thrusting her hips backwards towards Josie. Josie giggled against Hope's neck at the reaction she caused in her girlfriend.
"Fuuccckkkk." Hope moaned loudly and grunted as she shifted her weight onto her right arm. She took her left hand and found the hand Josie had resting on her waist and started to guide it down into her trousers. Josie stopped what she was doing and lifted her head to look at Hope. "Are you sure?"
"Yes." Hope breathed and she forced her eyes shut.
Josie quickly kissed Hope's cheek before she returned to her neck and her hand carried on with its journey. Hope had undone the button and zip on her jeans then parted her legs somewhat wider. Josie's fingers slipped down into Hope's underwear and found their way into her folds and onto her sensitive little bundle of nerves. Hope's legs buckled slightly at the experience, luckily Josie's grip steadied her. "My God baby, you are so wet." Josie mumbled.
Just as Josie started to circle her fingers around Hope's clit, someone started knocking on the bathroom door. Hope's eyes pinged open and her body shot up straight. Josie stopped what she was doing and looked at Hope. "What should we do?" She whispered.
"Erm… fuck." Hope groaned. "We should… stop. We should… leave." Hope dropped her head.
Josie complied, she took her left hand out of Hope's jeans and her right hand from under Hope's top. Josie lifted her left hand to her mouth and licked her fingers clean of Hope's juices. "You taste… amazing." Josie moaned as she spun Hope around and pushed her up against the wall. She pulled Hope into a deep kiss. Josie heard Hope moan into her mouth as she tasted her juices on Josie's tongue.
"You're right… I do taste amazing, but I taste even better on your tongue." Hope grinned as she pulled Josie into another kiss. There was another knock at the door, this time it was more forceful. "Ugh, we should probably leave now. You leave first and I'll be out in a minute. I need to… freshen up." Hope smiled, quickly kissed Josie and headed back into the stall.
Josie smiled then headed to the door, unlocked it and apologised to the woman standing on the other side. Josie made her way out of the Grill, sat at one of the tables and waited for Hope. Hope didn't take long to exit the building. She pulled Josie into a hug before they headed over to the green.
It was almost 6pm and it was starting to get busy, people were spilling in from all over the place. Hope and Josie managed to find somewhere to sit. Hope pulled a small blanket out of her backpack and laid it on the ground for her and Josie. Hope stretched her legs out and Josie rested her head on her girlfriend's thigh. Hope's phone vibrated in her pocket. "Hmmm. Did you put a vibrator in your underwear when you were in the bathroom?" Josie laughed.
"Yes, I secretly carried your vibrator around with me all day. Just waiting for the right moment to use it." Hope laughed as she shifted her weight to get the phone out.
"Who's texting you?" Josie smiled.
"It's Maya." Hope replied as she read the message.
Maya: Are you going to that music thingy tonight?x
"What does she want?" Josie asked.
"She wants to know what I'm doing tonight." Hope said as she rested her arm across Josie's stomach.
"Why don't you ask her to join us?" Josie smiled.
"Are you sure? Today is meant to be our day." Hope replied.
"Yeah, I'm sure. She's your friend and I want to get to know her. Plus I kinda owe it to her, after what happened on Monday." Josie wriggled into Hope.
"Well I sorted that problem out. But I'll let her know. If your sure?" Hope squeezed Josie's waist.
"Yes, I'm sure." Josie replied. Hope nodded then sent a text to Maya.
Hope: Yeah, I'm here with Josie. Come find us x
Maya: Are you sure? I don't want to be a third wheel for the incredibly sexy couple ;) x
Hope laughed at Maya's response. "What are you laughing at?" Josie asked. Hope showed her Maya's text. Josie smiled.
Hope: Yeah. We can handle it ;) Josie wants you here anyways. Me? Not so much ;) x
Maya: Ah, well at least one of you loves me ;) See you soon sweet! x
"She'll be here soon." Hope said as she leaned down and kissed Josie.
"Okay." Josie smiled. "I've had a great day today baby. Thank you for taking me out."
"I'm glad you've had a great day. It's been nice just to do something for the two of us." Hope smiled.
"Do you know what type of music they are meant to be playing tonight?" Josie asked.
"Erm, no I don't in all honesty. We can leave whenever you want though." Hope replied.
"Ah okay. And I don't really care where we are or what we are doing as long as I'm with you." Josie smiled.
"You're adorable." Hope giggled.
The two girls settled into each other and waited for the music to start. It wasn't long before Maya turned up.
"So, how is my incredibly sexy couple doing?" Maya beamed as she sat down next to the girls.
"Oh I'm great thanks… I can't speak for Hope though…" Josie raised her eyebrow and giggled. Hope playfully slapped her. "What was that for? Are you seriously telling me that she doesn't know what's going on between us?"
"Oh don't worry Josie. Hope's told me all the gory details… I mean, Mr Saltzman catching you both, that was hot." Maya laughed. Hope punched her.
"Oh did she tell you what she did when my dad came down the stairs?" Josie laughed.
"No, what? What did she do?" Maya leaned in with intrigue.
"She threw herself over the back of the sofa and hid." Josie laughed.
"Oh no. Did she really?" Maya laughed.
"Before you both start bad mouthing me whilst I'm sat here… I will say that, I had a perfectly good reason to jump over the sofa. I was practically naked… No thanks to someone…" Hope interjected and poked Josie in the stomach.
"Awe I'm sorry baby. But you really didn't seem to mind when it was happening." Josie grinned.
"Yeah well I wasn't expecting your dad to come downstairs! If I had known that then I would have just waited til we went to bed." Hope frowned.
"Hmm, sure you would have." Josie laughed.
"Yeah Hope… You seem like you don't have control over those… urges." Maya laughed.
"You both know nothing of my urges. And I can control them very well. Thank you very much… Unlike someone." Hope laughed.
"I've already told you I have self-control." Josie whined slightly.
"Oh yeah, sure you do. Do I need to mention what happened like 30 minutes ago?" Hope raised her eyebrow.
"Oooo, now it's getting juicey." Maya laughed.
"You have no idea." Hope and Josie laughed at the same time. Maya laughed.
The night moved on quite quickly for the girls, they all talked, laughed and joked. Hope pretty much got bullied by Josie and Maya all night. They didn't really pay attention to the music. It was around 10pm when the music stopped playing and people started to leave. Hope, Josie and Maya were one of the last ones left.
"What have you got planned for the rest of the weekend then?" Maya asked.
"Nothing, I've gotta go back to school tomorrow." Josie frowned.
"I'll probably take her to school. Then spend the evening with Alaric." Hope shook her head.
"You know you can always hide from him. It's what I try and do." Josie laughed.
"Yeah but I don't feel right about it. I mean he's letting me stay there so… I kinda have to be nice to him."
"Well you can always call me. You know I finish lessons at 4:30pm so I'm free to talk whenever." Josie smiled.
"I know baby." Hope leaned down and kissed her.
"You two are so gay." Maya laughed.
"Oh we know." Hope laughed.
"Right I should probably get going home before my mom throws a fit. It was lovely to see you again Josie. And Hope, I will see you on Monday? Meet me at the Grill in the morning?" Maya smiled.
"It was nice to see you again too Maya." Josie smiled.
"Yeah I can meet you at the Grill. I'll give you a text Monday morning when I get in from my run." Hope replied.
Maya hugged them both before she got up and left.
Josie forced herself up to sitting and shuffled herself around to face Hope. "We should probably head back as well."
"Yeah it is getting quite late. And you never know what vampires are walking around town." Hope laughed.
"Well if there are any, I have you to protect me. My big bad wolf." Josie giggled as she leaned in and kissed Hope.
"I'll always protect you." Hope smiled as she pulled Josie up to standing. Hope picked up the blanket, folded it and put it back in her bag. "Are you ready?"
"Yeah. I'm ready." Josie smiled as she took Hope's hand in her own and they headed back to the house.
It took them about 40 minutes to get back. Alaric was awake and watching TV in the front room when they walked in. He greeted the girls, then turned the TV off and stated that he was going to bed. Hope and Josie just shook their heads as they headed upstairs as well. Josie was the first one to fall asleep and Hope wasn't far behind.