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Chapter 2

Christmas morning. Last night had been absolutely perfect. I still couldn't believe that Josef hadn't told me Mick was going to purpose. The look of absolute happiness on Beth's face stands out from everything last night. They left not long after the proposal and Josef and I had spent the rest of the night alone. The night was absolutely amazing. I thanked my lucky stars every night I was able to spend with Josef and last night had been no different.

It was 4pm when I finally dragged myself out of bed. I knew I still had a few hours until Josef woke up, so I made my way to the gym to work out. Running had become a huge form of stress relief since I moved in with Josef. I was normally up earlier than he was and this provided me with something to pass the time.

I had just finished my 5 miles when I heard the door to the gym open. I smiled as Josef walked in. "You're up earlier than normal."

"I'm on my way out to the back house and saw that you were still in here. I wanted a kiss before I ate." I was going to say something about just skipping going out back but his lips were covering mine before I could respond. As he pulled away I felt a moan escape, receiving a smile from Josef. "I'll be back in just a minute love. Don't go anywhere." With that he let go of my waist and walked out of the room.

I followed his lead and walked back into the main part of the house. I found myself in the kitchen and poured myself a cup of coffee. I took my coffee and made my way back to my room. As I was letting myself into the room, I heard Josef's phone ring down in his room. I walked down and picked up the phone. What on earth is Mick doing awake at this hour. I still can't believe Josef is up, let alone both of them. "Hi Mick. Merry Christmas."

"Hey Riley. Is Josef there by chance?"

"He just stepped out to eat. Is there something that I can do for you, Mick?"

"Not at the moment. I really need to talk to Josef about something. Can you have him call me when he gets back in the house? It's important."

"Yeah no problem. Congratulations again hun. I am really happy for both of you. Tell Beth I will call her later."

"Thanks Riley and I will let Beth know." The phone in my hand went dead. I set it down and walked back into my room. No sooner had I sat down on my bed than I looked up to see Josef walking in.

"I thought I told you not to move?" Although he was attempting to sound angry, the glint in his eyes assured me he was joking. I laughed as he stood there trying to look upset.

"Well you know me, I never did listen well." I said this as I walked over to where he stood at the door. I wrapped my arms around him and brought his head down so that our lips met. One hand wrapped itself around my waist to pull me closer while the other tangled itself in my hair. I felt myself moan as he pulled me against his body, eliciting a moan from him. He pushed me back onto my bed as we both heard his phone ringing in the other room.

He pulled away slightly and sighed. I smiled up at him. "That's probably Mick. He called just a minute ago and I told him I would have you call when you came back in. Do make sure to mention that the delay in calling him back was your fault for distracting me, not mine." He growled playfully as he pushed himself off of the bed and walked into his room.

Josef let himself back into the room just a minute later. "I am going to kill Mick. Apparently he needs me over there now, so we will have to continue with this when I get back." He smiled and went to get dressed. I let myself fall back onto my bed and laughed slightly. Josef poked his head back into the room to tell me he was leaving and then I was alone. I stood up and went to take a bath.

-Josef's POV-

I let myself into Mick's apartment and poured myself a drink. I heard him come down the stairs as I made my way back into the living room. "Where's Blondie?" Mick smiled and went to get himself a drink. We both sat down in the living room while I waited for him to tell me what I was doing here. We sat there in silence for about 5 minutes until he finally looked up at me again.

"Beth went to visit a cousin that lives on the other side of the city. We got home last night and while we were talking she asked me to change her. She's brought it up before, but I could always tell that she wasn't quite ready. Well, with us getting married now, last night was different. She wasn't nervous when she brought it up. She just came flat out and asked me to change her. She said she didn't see any point in waiting. She isn't going to let this go, Josef, and I don't know if I can do it. I've never… no one has ever… I don't know if I can do it." Mick looked at me and I could tell that he was really shaken.

"Mick, there is nothing that I can tell you that will make this easier for you. You and I both knew that this was coming at some point and I am not at all surprised that it happened last night after you purposed. You know that you really only have two options. Either you can try and you take the risk, and if it helps at all I think that you can do it, or you find someone else that will change her. I somehow don't think that Beth is going to be happy with the second option. We both know that she is expecting you to do it. What happened to Sarah and I, it doesn't happen that often. Beth has spent more time in our world, and I think she will be just fine." Mick looked at me and I could tell that he was trying to process everything. However, his next question took me completely by surprise.

"Will you change Riley when she asks you?" I looked at Mick, slightly startled. Riley had never said the words out loud but I could tell that she had been thinking about that very thing.

"Honestly, I don't know what I will do when Riley brings it up. I couldn't stand watching what happened to Sarah happen to Ry. But I will probably do whatever she wants, just because I can' deny her anything. Look, why don't you and Beth come over to the house for dinner tonight. Riley will know what is going on with the two of you soon enough and I might as well get it out in the open as soon as possible."

-Riley POV-

Josef had been gone nearly all day when I heard the front door open. I walked into the entry way and smiled when Mick and Beth followed Josef into the house. "This is a surprise. I will let Anna know that we are having guests." I turned around and made my way back into the kitchen. When I alerted the kitchen staff to the extra people, I grabbed a glass of wine for myself and Beth and walked into the living room.

When we were all sitting I noticed that Mick kept looking over at Josef. I glanced at Beth but she didn't seem to notice. I was pulled out of my thoughts when Mick cleared his throat.

"Riley, I am sure you are a little confused as to what's going on. We felt it only fair to include you in this conversation. This morning, Beth asked me to change her." I glanced over at Beth, she seemed a little surprised that this was the topic of conversation that Mick and Josef were choosing, but she seemed willing enough to go along with it. "We wanted you to be a part of it, Riley, because you don't know everything that Beth and I do." Mick looked at a loss as to where he should go from there. He glanced at Josef and then back at me. Josef seemed to take this as a sign that he should take over.

"Riley, about 50 years ago, I attempted to change a woman that I was in love with. Beth and Mick have both seen the consequences of that attempt." Josef looked down at the ground for a minute. This was one of the only times that I had ever seen Josef look visually upset, the other when he rescued me earlier in the year. "She asked me to turn her so we could be together. I drained most of her blood, and then I fed her my blood. Everything seemed to have gone okay, except she never woke up. She has been in a coma since then. She is in New York. I don't think she will ever wake up, but I haven't been able to take her off of life support. That is a large reason for why Mick has been as hesitant as he is with changing Beth. I know you haven't asked to be changed, but I felt like you deserved to know why it was so hard for both Mick and I to fully accept that this was an option." I knew that my face probably betrayed my emotions. I never expected Josef to admit to loving anyone, it was hard at times for him to even say the words to me. I didn't know what to say, so I chose to keep my mouth shut at the moment.

No one pushed me to respond to what I had learned that night. Everyone could tell that I was overwhelmed and slightly in shock. We ate dinner as the sun was coming up. Mick and Beth were getting ready to leave when Josef's butler, Alexander, brought a letter into the living room.

"The just arrived for you, sir." He set the letter down next to Josef and walked out of the room. Josef picked up the letter and tore open the seal. I watched as a series of emotions, so uncharacteristically, played over Josef's face. The letter fell from Josef's hand as he stared straight ahead. I walked over to where he was and picked up the letter. I read it to Mick and Beth.

Mr. Kostan- I am sorry that I have to write this letter. While the doctors assure us that they did everything they could for her, Ms. Sarah passed away earlier today. We will make arrangements for her funeral here in New York. I am sorry for your loss.

I looked back at Josef and watched as a tear escaped the corner of his eye.