Beth sat on her bed, observing herself in the mirror. Her blonde hair was in perfect ringlets down her back, and her make up was black. It had to match her black dress that Josef had given to her "One of one- night stands left it here awhile ago." He had said, handing it to her. Normally, Beth would have rejected this, because it was kind of gross, but one look at the beautiful dress changed her mind. If the dress made Josef want to sleep with the girl in it, it couldn't be that bad.
She strapped on her black high heel, and felt like a vampires date. She was, but she felt like the stereotypical vampires date. She sighed, and reached into her toiletry bag, and pulled out her favorite perfume, Charmed. She sprayed it on her, and gave it a whiff. It smelled very good. Hopefully, Josef would be the only vampire there, so she wouldn't need to be as careful.
Josef tapped on her door. Beth looked at it, startled.
"Beth, it's time to go." Josef's voice came through the door. "You've spent enough time in there, so you're probably looking very hot. If you're not out here in five seconds, I'll come in and jump you because you smell so good." Beth smiled as she put the perfume away, and walked over to the door. She opened it, and felt her heart pound when she saw Josef's jaw drop. His eyes were nowhere near hers, looking very south of her eyes actually. Beth reached and grabbed his chin, and pulled it up so he was looking in her eyes.
"Much better." She said, smiling. He grinned back, and sighed. "What's wrong?" Beth asked, worried. Josef shook his head.
"Absolutely nothing. I'm just glad I get to have you tonight." Josef said happily, reaching for Beth's hand.
"Oh, you can wait." Beth said teasingly, bringing their interlocked hands and kissing his.
"Not when you tempt me." He said, pulling his hand down. Josef pulled her out of her room, and picked up his keys. He locked the door, and led Beth down the hall to the outside.
They left the building, and got into Josef's car. He started it, and pulled out of the driveway. Beth leaned back in her seat, and listened to the soft music playing out of Josef's radio.
"What are you thinking about?" Josef asked, glancing at Beth. Beth smiled.
"I'm thinking about after the party, actually." She said, and Josef smirked.
"Great minds think alike." He said, and she laughed. He took a hand off of the steering wheel and grasped Beth's hand. Beth brought it to her face, and sighed.
"I was also thinking about Mick." Beth admitted, and Josef stiffened next to her.
"Oh?" He asked, trying to sound polite. Beth nodded.
"I was thinking about how we're going to explain to him that we slept together." She said, even though she didn't like that. Beth was a down to earth girl, and she wasn't one to say "making love". Ever since she felt this way about Josef, however, she didn't want to sleep with him, or have sex with him. She wanted to make love with him. Josef chuckled.
"Maybe we don't have to." He said, gazing through the wind shield. "I mean, it's not like as soon as he comes to L.A we HAVE to tell him. We can wait. If it gets serious, we can tell him." Beth nodded, agreeing with this.
"Do you think we'll get serious?" She asked, looking at him. Josef parked the car outside of his work, and stopped the car. He leaned over and took Beth's face in his hands and kissed her. She kissed him back, and let him in her mouth.
"How's that for an answer?" asked Josef when he pulled away. Beth grinned, and stepped out of the car.
The office party was more like a club inside. Lights flashed, and there were alcoholic beverages out. Beth assumed it would be a boring, business party, but it wasn't. Josef introduced Beth as his girlfriend, something Beth felt pride in every time he said it. They other business people loved her. All except Brenda, who had a thing for Josef.
"Everyone's dancing, Josef!" Brenda exclaimed, trying to catch Josef's eye. He smiled and turned to Beth. "Want to dance?" He asked, and Beth nodded, and they walked to the dance floor, leaving a dismayed Brenda behind them.
The song was high in tempo, and Beth loved it. She and Josef pressed their foreheads together, and moved to the music, looking into each others eyes the whole time. The next one was slower, and Beth rested her head on Josef's chest.
"I think Mick leaving me with you is the best thing that could have happened." She said, closing her eyes. Josef agreed, and put his head on top of Beth's.
"I betrayed Mick, though. He asked me not to try anything on you." Josef said, dismayed. Beth looked up at him.
"You didn't try anything on me, Josef." She said, and he looked at her confusedly. "I came on to you." Josef shrugged.
"Not really." He said, but she shook her head.
"Mick can blame me, Josef. That way you'd still be friends." Beth said, dancing to the music. Josef chuckled.
"Believe me, Beth; I don't think Mick's ever going to want to see me again after this week." He said, feeling hurt for the first time since he had kissed Beth. Mick had been his best friend for awhile; now he was with Beth. He wanted Beth so much, but he loved Mick as a brother. When he looked back down at Beth, ready to tell her to call the whole thing off, she kissed him again.
Josef's thoughts went fuzzy, and he forgot why he wanted to stop this fling with Beth. How stupid could he be?
"Beth." Josef said, weak. "I don't think I can resist you for much longer." Beth looked up at Josef, worriedly.
"Do you want to leave?" She asked, and he nodded his head. He wanted to have Beth Turner right now. Beth nodded and grasped his hand, walking him from the dance floor. They sprinted outside, and into the car. Josef leaned over to Beth's seat and pressed his lips to her ear like he had done yesterday, and grabbed her face lightly. He turned her lips towards his and kissed them, trying to satisfy himself for the ride home.
Beth wrapped her arms around his neck, and her lips parted. Suddenly, Josef felt an urge he hadn't felt since Chelsea had been with him. He wanted to bite Beth. He wrenched back from her, breathing heavily.
"What?" Beth asked, concerned. Josef shook his head, and started the engine. He wanted to get home fast to take a sip of blood, and then, (he couldn't believe he was thinking this) he was going to have sex with Beth Turner.
This one was a little short, more like the go between chapter. Next is the one you JoBe fans will be excited about!!! REVIEW - Arietty