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Jillian stared at her reflection in the mirror after the shower. She brought her hand to her neck and touched the new mark Nickolas had given her. Her fingers traced over the fang marks then she looked down at her arm. She traced over the marks she had there. Her shoulders dropped and she felt her eyes well up again. Jillian sighed and shook her head. She was not going to cry, they did not deserve her tears anymore.

When she stepped outside the bedroom, she followed the sounds of cooking down a long hallway to a set of stairs. She walked down the stairs and through a living room then into the kitchen. Scud was leaning against the counter, rubbing his chin again. Jillian smiled and it took a few seconds before he noticed she was in the room with him.

" Hey." He said as he dropped his arm. " I made grilled cheese." He said. She smiled and walked to the table. He picked up a plate with a sandwich on it and brought it to her. " With cheddar, not American." She laughed slightly as he set the plate down. He turned at walked back to the stove.

" You remembered." Jillian said. She hated American cheese.

" Yeah of course." He said as he took his sandwich out of pan. He placed it on a plate then carried the plate to the table. But instead of sitting down with her, he went back to the counter and picked up two bowls. He brought them to the table and sat one down in front of her with a grin. " I remembered the soup too." Jillian had told him her favorite thing to eat was tomato soap and grilled cheese, but she had told him that before they had started dating, over a year beforehand.

" This is great, Josh." She said softly as he sat beside her. He smiled.

" Well, it's not like your amazing cooking but I did my best." He said.

After they ate, Jillian helped him clean up then Scud told her he wanted to show her something. He took her hand and led her through the kitchen. He led her through the living room and back up the stairs. He squeezed her hand tightly as she followed him down the hallway to another set of stairs. She smiled as they walked up into a attic. They walked through the attic to a window. Scud let go of her hand and pushed open the window. He stepped out carefully then faced her with a grin. He held out his hand which she took with her own smile.

Scud helped her out onto the roof and led her to a spot he had already picked out for them. He had even laid out a blanket. They walked over to the blanket and sat down. He put his arm around her shoulders and squeezed as she snuggled into him. He kissed the top of her head hard and closed his eyes. Her hair was wet and pulled into a messy bun. Jillian sighed and inhaled his scent.

" W gave me something before we left to follow King." Scud said. He put his free hand into his pocket and started playing with the bag of her mother's ring.

" What he'd give you?" She asked. He pulled the bag out and she shifted to look at him. Scud kept the bag hidden in his hand.

" Something that belonged to your mother, your birth mom." He said, his voice low.

" What?" She asked. He looked away slightly and leaned against the house. " Josh?" She asked. He looked down at his hand as he pulled his arm away from her. He opened the bag and slipped one of the rings out. He took her left hand in his and started rubbing it.

" He said he kept these with him since she gave them to her, waiting for the right man. He gave them to me and said I was the right guy for them." He said.

" What are you talking about?" She asked. He sighed and looked at her. " What do you have?" She asked as she felt him start to rub her ring finger.

" I have her wedding ring and her engagement ring." He said.

" You do? He never told me he had them. Can I see them?" She asked.

" I want you to wear one, then later on, I want you to wear them both." Scud said. She noticed a small weight was sliding against her ring finger. Her eyes shifted down to her hand and her breath caught in her throat. He was slipped the engagement ring on. " We don't have to get married right now. We can wait as long as you want." He watched her face as she brought her other hand to her mouth. A tear was making it's way down her cheek. " We can get married tomorrow or next week or three years from now if you want. I don't mind waiting and I don't mind doing it now. I want to marry you and that's not something I would have thought I'd ever want to do." She raised her eyes to him than.

" This is for real?" She asked. He smiled and wiped the tear from her cheek.

" Yeah." He said. Jillian started to laugh and wrapped her arms around him. He grinned as they hugged tightly. " So are you telling me you want to marry me?"

" Yes!" She said excitedly. He closed his eyes and sighed. When they pulled away, they snuggle into each other and looked at the sky. Scud 's head was resting on hers and she was against his chest. She glanced down at the ring on her finger and felt the excitement flowing through her.

" So we are on a farm on the outskits of town. We got a barn in the back where Blade and I are going to set up shop there." Scud said.

" How many places does Blade have?" She asked. He laughed then.

" I don't know. I asked him the same thing but he didn't answer me, you know how Blade is." She smiled and looked up at him. He looked down at her. " We're safe here, for now. I can't promise you we will be safe forever but now, we are."

" That's all I can ask for." She said. He smiled and dropped his head down to kiss her.

" You know, it's been a while and we should break in the new house right so...if you're feeling up to it..." He started. Jillian jumped up and pulled him up. Without another word she started pulling him inside and to their new room.

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