I was pulled into a hug by Sam, Michael and mom. We all hugged each other tightly; happy to know we were all safe. I saw grandpa go over to the fridge and pull out a beer. Mom pulled away from the hug, slowly walking towards him.
"Dad," she said, cautiously," Dad, are you ok? Dad?"
Michael, Sam and I walked behind mom. We were glancing at him nervously. He took a sip of his drink and turned towards us, looking at us.
"One thing I always hated about Santa Carla," grandpa said, looking at us," was all the damn vampires."
We all stared at him in shock and disbelief. He knew about vampires and didn't tell us! I smirked and laughed to myself. All of this could have been avoided if he had told us. My family was still standing there in shock. I slowly walked over to Paul and Marko, who were talking quietly to each other.
"Can we talk?" I asked Paul, looking at my feet. I walked outside before he could answer, knowing he would follow. I stayed looking at the stars thinking of what to say.
"Was I just a part of Max's plan?" I said, turning to face him, looking him in the eyes.
"No you weren't. He wanted to make you a part of it but I just…couldn't let him." He said.
"Are you using me now or do I actually mean anything, something?" I said, walking towards him. He was silent for several moments.
"You do mean something…I just don't know what. I care about you, I do, and it's just… I've never cared for someone. I only used girls before for blood and… well sex." He said, scratching the back of his head awkwardly." You mean a lot to me and it... worries me. That I'm going to screw this up, and ruin it."
I walked to him and hugged him tightly. He wrapped his arms around me. I felt myself being lifted from the porch and looked down to see we were in the air. He pulled my face to look at him with his right hand, his left hand holding me tight to him. He leaned in close and touched his lips to mine. I didn't kiss back right away in shock, but after a second I kissed back. We stayed up in the air for about a minute or two, just kissing. I pulled back so I could breathe and he pulled back because he heard Sam calling my name.
"Ashley! Where are you? Mom wants us all in the house." He yelled.
I laughed and Paul chuckled, kissing me one more time before he gently went back down to the ground. I pulled away and went into the house, holding Paul's hand.
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