"I'm sorry Mick. It was my fault that she's angry with you, isn't it?" Gabrielle asked looking sad like a lost child. Her hands were resting on her laps as she was now wearing just a simple light green dress. Josef tried holding back his laughter as he sat in the armchair opposite. Mick sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. He looked up at Gabrielle and shook his head with a small weak smile,
"No sweetie. It's not your fault, in fact--" Josef rolled his eyes at Mick's pathetic explanation of the problem. Gabrielle looked like she was close to tears. The poor girl really thought it was her fault. Pongo was running over to his owner. His paws patting along the wooden floor and he whined against Josef's leg as he watched his owner pout almost in tears.
"Oh for crying out loud Mick! Look Gabrielle, it isn't your fault that Beth is angry with Mick. He can't talk properly with his girlfriend," Gabrielle smiled at Josef and nodded wiping those tears that welled up into her eyes. Mick rolled his eyes but nodded at his friend's explanation of the situation. Gabrielle stood up and sniffed she clapped her hand to her thigh at Pongo and he ran over to her, running his head against her smooth leg.
"Oh Pongo, I can't take you out tonight, I've got a date and a half," she said slowly narrowing her eyes in thought. Josef and Mick looked up at the girl who was plotting something to herself. Mick frowned wondering if she was going to do something wrong. Pongo barked happily and watched as Gabrielle skipped and hummed to herself grabbing her purse on the kitchen top and out the door not uttering a word to the two vampires sitting there staring lost and confused at the brown haired girl.
"So whose taking care of Poncho?" Pongo growled at Josef who got his name wrong, "Oh sorry, Pongo," Josef said rolling his eyes as the dog jumped in joy. Mick laughed and patted his best friend on his shoulder before straightening his leather jacket and checking if the keys were in there,
"Sorry Josef but I have to go explain to Beth, you are going to," before Josef could protest about the decision made Mick had already left using his super speed and escaping out of his own apartment. Josef growled inhumanly and stared down at the dog who stared back up at him looking confused and innocent.
"Leave me with Pongo...that's great, the both of you," he muttered to himself and kneeled down to pick up the dog who was still staring at him with those wide blue eyes of his. "So Pongo, what is your master doing at this time?" Pongo barked and Josef wasn't sure if he knew where she was. He felt the dog's wet and rough tongue against his cold cheek and he almost gagged but he held it being a respected 400 year old vampire. "Don't do that again," he warned the dog as it whined in Josef's arms.
Mick sat in his car, looking up at the window in which he knew Beth would be behind. He could see the bright light emitting from her apartment. He was nervous as to heading into the apartment and explain to her why Gabrielle was there.
"This is pathetic, I'm a vampire and I'm nervous to talk to a human," he mumbled to himself. Mick rested his forehead against the steering wheel and groaned to himself. He caught the sweet honey scent and sat up straight again, "Gabrielle, what brings you here?" he asked trying to sound normal and pretending to look like he was cruising around. Gabrielle giggled and rolled her eyes.
"Oh please Mick, you're going to explain to her what really is going on, but you're nervous," she teased him with that glint of naughtiness in her brown eyes. Mick looked over at her and frowned. There were times when Gabrielle Sawyers was smart and other times, she just acted like a five year old. He sighed, sagging his shoulders and nodded defeated. Gabrielle giggled again and patted her friend on the shoulder, "It's alright just go up there and tell her the truth...but I really want to know, what did you guys talk about when Josef and I were upstairs?"
Mick flinched inwardly as he remembered the memory so fresh.
"What's going on Mick?" Beth had asked Mick after they watched the little show that Gabrielle had not known she had given them. Beth was hurt and confused as to why there was an attractive young woman in Mick's house, wearing his shirts. It was just unbelievable, anyone would have just started a fit and left the house heartbroken.
"Beth, it's not what it looks like. Actually, it is, no, that's not what I meant!" Mick said getting his words stumbled over one after the other. Beth frowned, her fingers wrapped around the handle of the bag she had over her shoulder. Her manicured nails were digging into the material of the bag. She couldn't believe Mick had cheated on her.
"Mick, how could you? How could you do this to me?" Mick looked at her confused for a moment before he realised she was talking about his commitment to her.
"No Beth, listen, I can explain. Gabrielle and I knew long ago. She's not human, no she isn't a vampire. She's something else, we've known each other for a long time and she drops by now and then for a visit. We're really close friends," Mick said quickly. His palms were getting sweaty a bit from being so nervous.
Mick didn't understand why he was nervous, he had no reason to be. He didn't do anything wrong. He hadn't cheated on Beth, so then why was he so nervous as to trying to explain to Beth why Gabrielle was here in his apartment, wearing his shirt?
"Mick, that still doesn't explain things right," she said sadly. Her eyes were sad and filled with tears. She looked away from Mick and stepped back closer towards the door. "I think I should leave," she said quickly. Mick couldn't believe he had just let her go. After all they went through, after all the trouble and now they were together, he had gone to mess it up.
Beth didn't wait for Mick to respond to her although, secretly she wanted him to run after her. To explain that Gabrielle was just staying overnight maybe, and then just to sweep her off her feet and kiss her so lovingly then take her back to his apartment and change her. Beth Turner had hoped, no, wished that would happen someday soon...but she knew, she knew Mick wouldn't.
Gabrielle sat there silently, her eyes unblinking staring at Mick with her lips parted in a gaping manner. She was stunned and lost at words. She couldn't believe how stupid Mick was. He had let the girl of his dreams, in a literal manner, leave his apartment through his front door just like that. A snap of the fingers and he didn't stop her.
"Why? Are you insane? You didn't do anything wrong," Mick nodded and sighed heavily. He didn't understand it himself. He didn't understand why he couldn't explain the situation right to Beth. "Well, you need to march your ass up to her door and explain things to her properly. It's better now than later," Gabrielle warned. She lifted her legs over the closed door and Mick frowned.
"You're wearing a dress Gabrielle," she shrugged looking around and then back at Mick as she jumped out of his car, her dress flowing slightly before hanging around her knees again. Mick rolled his eyes, "You're lucky, I see you as a sister, not a woman. Not that you aren't," Gabrielle laughed and brushed her dress.
"Ahh...I see what Josef means; you really suck at explaining things Micky. You better get yourself sorted out before you tell Beth the truth, properly," Mick nodded and waved at Gabrielle as she hailed a taxi with a loud whistle. Mick was impressed needless to say. Gabrielle held the door open and turned back to face Mick one last time for the night, "Good luck Micky, I hope to see her tomorrow at the dinner party," Mick looked at Gabrielle surprised.
"What dinner party?" she laughed heartedly and grinned before she got into the cab smelling of dirty leather and perhaps peanuts. Mick could see her crinkle her nose before answering him
"A last minute party. Bye Micky," she said waving out of the window and Mick watched the taxi drive off to who knows where. He sighed again and nodded getting the courage to talk to Beth. Mick got out of his car and headed over towards Beth's apartment building. He shoved his hands into his jacket pockets and slowly walked to her apartment door.
"This is my chance," he whispered to himself over and over again, almost looking like an insane person on the street. He was lucky there was no one there in the corridors. "Here we are," he said as he stopped in front of Beth's apartment, taking a deep breath, he knocked on the door three times and waited.
"Hello-oh, it's you," Beth said sadly and annoyed seeing the small smile on Mick's handsome face. Although Beth sounded to be angry and annoyed seeing Mick, her heart told her differently, it was fluttering rapidly at 120 per minute. She was wondering if her heart was about to jump out of her chest. Mick smiled at her a bit more wider and more bravely but he was nervous and scared as to the fact that he might stuff up again.
"I came to apologise about my behaviour earlier today and explain to you about Gabrielle and I's relationship." Beth heart skipped a beat pounding louder and faster. Mick flinched inwardly hearing her heart beating so fast. He felt bad for doing this to her. This was no one's but his own fault that things had turned out to be like this. It was his mistake that he was going to fix now.