Chapter 3
That weekend Mitchell invited Amber out clubbing and it was a double date as George and his girlfriend Nina went as well. Mitchell picked Amber up at her place and they met up with George and Nina at the club. When Mitchell arrived at Amber's she noticed he was tense and wondered what was wrong. It wasn't long before he was telling her.
"I'm getting called a pedo," Mitchell said.
"What happened?" Amber asked.
"I've become friends with a boy called Bernie and I let him borrow what I thought was a perfectly harmless DVD movie to watch only the DVD in the box wasn't the movie," Mitchell said.
"What was the DVD?" Amber asked.
Mitchell went very quiet.
"It's ok I won't judge you," Amber said.
"Alright. It's of Lauren having sex with and then feeding from a man. I should have thrown it out after I had seen it. When I watched it I didn't know what it was. I suspect Herrick is using her to try and draw me back in," Mitchell said.
"I can understand what's happened. Bernie's mother saw it and got the wrong idea and so on," Amber said.
"That's about the short of it," Mitchell said, "I tried to explain but she wouldn't listen to me. I really wish I had gotten rid of it," he ended.
"Why didn't you?" Amber asked.
Mitchell looked ashamed of himself.
"I had thrown it out but I… I retrieved it. I don't know why I did that," he said.
"Have you thrown it out now?" Amber asked.
"Yes. And this time it is definitely gone," Mitchell said.
"Would it help if I talked to Bernie's mother?" Amber asked.
"I don't know. Her name is Fleur," Mitchell said.
Amber nodded.
"For now let's enjoy our evening out with George and Nina. What is Annie going to do while we are out. I'd hate for her to feel left out," Amber said.
"She's gone to hang out at Owen's place. He was her fiancé," Mitchell said.
"Ok that's good," Amber said.
The two headed out after Amber locked up.
"So how did you meet Bernie?" Amber asked.
"Some kids were harassing him and I told them to clear off. They told me to get lost and I asked them to run that past me again and they told me to get lost again. I told them to leave Bernie alone and one of them said or you do what and I said you don't want to know. They said yeah we do and started shoving me. I said no really you don't, turning away from them and when I turned back I had manifested so had black eyes. That scared them and they took off," Mitchell said.
"Did they see your fangs?" Amber asked.
"Nah as I didn't manifest them," Mitchell said.
Amber and Mitchell continued to chat about Bernie on their way to the club. Mitchell had taken Bernie out ten pin bowling and it was after that he'd invited him to borrow the movie.
"I'm still kicking myself for retrieving that DVD," Mitchell said.
"What's done is done. You can't undo what has happened so you need to let it go. Stop beating yourself up," Amber said.
"Thanks," Mitchell said.
They had reached the club then so they headed inside. Before they went in Mitchell looked at Amber.
"Nina doesn't know about George being a werewolf. Please don't say anything to her as George wants to tell her himself when he's ready," Mitchell said.
"Ok thanks for letting me know," Amber said.
They went to the bar and bought drinks then found a table to sit at. George and Nina hadn't arrived but they arrived a few moments later and joined them.
"Amber this is Nina. Nina this is Amber. She's Mitchell's girlfriend," George said.
"Nice to meet you," Amber said.
"You too," Nina said.
Nina looked at Mitchell in surprise as she knew that normally when he was with someone it didn't last very long.
"So um how did you meet?" Nina asked.
"We met here two weeks ago," Mitchell said.
"Congrats on it lasting this long," Nina said.
"Amber is really good for me" Mitchell said.
"Do you know what Mitchell is?" Nina asked.
"Of course she knows," Mitchell said.
"He's my sexy vampire," Amber said, quietly so no one else could hear.
She smiled at Mitchell who wrapped his arm around her and smiled.
"Well congratulations I suppose," Nina said.
"Thanks" Mitchell said.
He drank some of his drink and smiled at Amber.
"Shall we dance?" he asked.
"Why not," Amber said.
They made their way onto the dance floor and began jamming to the beat of the fast song that was playing. When that ended a slow song came on and Mitchell drew Amber close and they drifted around the room.
"I'm tired of being a slave to the hunger. I've been that way for nearly 100 years. Heck I'm afraid to have sex with you because sex for me isn't about love or lust it's about the blood. It's a weapon. I can't control myself when I have sex. If we have sex I'm terrified that I will lose control, and kill you. I couldn't live with myself if I did that," Mitchell said.
"I understand that," Amber said.
She kissed him gently and he smiled.
"You've given me a reason to take control over my life and start again. I love you Amber," Mitchell said.
Amber smiled and cuddled into Mitchell. He glanced over at George and Nina who were slow dancing nearby.
"Do you think that as you love me it might help you to retain control if we were to have sex. You haven't been in love with the other women you've slept with," Amber said.
"I don't know. I would like to hope so but what if I lost control. I could kill you," Mitchell said.
"You could always turn me into a vampire?" Amber said.
"What? No you don't want that. Believe me," Mitchell said.
The slow song ended and they returned to their table and chatted with George and Nina. Amber learnt that as a result of Mitchell's mistake with the DVD the house Mitchell, George and Annie lived in was getting eggs and other stuff thrown at it and George and Mitchell were getting insults hurled at them and pressure to move.
"But we aren't moving," Mitchell said.
"Let me talk to Fleur. Maybe I can help," Amber said.
"What harm can it do?" George asked when he saw Mitchell shaking his head.
"It's my mess. Not fair to mix Amber up in it," Mitchell said.
"I want to help you," Amber said.
"Oh alright," Mitchell conceded.
He smiled at Amber.
By the end of the evening the four had had a great time. When they left the club Mitchell walked Amber home. At Amber's place Mitchell started kissing Amber as she unlocked the door. They stumbled inside kissing their hands tangled in each other's hair.
"Shall we give it a go? See if I can stay in control," Mitchell asked, between kisses.
"I want to wait till I'm married," Amber said.
Mitchell nodded and they moved to the couch where they cuddled and kissed.
"I will talk to Fleur tomorrow," Amber promised.
Mitchell smiled and Amber rested her head on his chest and snuggled in close. Mitchell wrapped an arm around her and gently rubbed her arm with his thumb.
"You're beautiful and amazing," Mitchell said.
"And you're sexy and charming," Amber said.
Mitchell kissed her again losing himself in the sweetness of her kiss. So far he had avoided Herrick finding out about Amber but there was always the chance they could meet and he could find out she and Mitchell were dating. Soon they were making out and it felt amazing. One kiss followed another and he tangled his hands in her hair again. Finally they came up for air and Amber smiled at Mitchell.
"Well you didn't lose control and we were making out," Amber said.
"I know and normally it happens when I actually screw a woman," Mitchell said.
As it was late Mitchell decided to go and Amber went to bed.
The next morning while doing some shopping Amber encountered Fleur. She knew who she was as Mitchell had described her to her. Amber could see Fleur was struggling with heavy groceries so offered to help her. After Fleur accepted Amber helped her load the groceries into her car.
"I'm Amber," Amber said.
"Fleur," Fleur said.
"Nice to meet you," Amber said.
"Hey listen you don't live anywhere near those freaks who we are trying to get rid of do you?" Fleur asked.
"What freaks?" Amber asked.
"There's two guys. One of them befriended my son Bernie and let him borrow a DVD. The filth on it..," Fleur said.
"I heard about that. And I think it was a genuine mistake. From what I heard Bernie was meant to be borrowing a movie only the wrong disk was in the box," Amber said.
"Wrong disk my butt," Fleur said.
"It was the wrong disk. Mitchell never meant for Bernie to see that disk," Amber said.
Fleur looked at Amber in surprise when she mentioned Mitchell's name.
"Do you know Mitchell?" Fleur asked.
"Well yes. He and I are dating," Amber said.
"You're kidding me. You'd do well to lose him now. He's not right in the head," Fleur said.
"Honestly Mitchell is the most caring and loving man I've met. He made an honest genuine mistake and he's really upset about it," Amber said.
"That's what Bernie said but I just don't know," Fleur said.
"Did Bernie know he had the wrong DVD?" Amber asked.
"If he did he didn't stop watching it," Fleur said.
"He was probably curious like any preteen boy would be," Amber said, "And for what it's worth Mitchell has got rid of that DVD," she ended.
"That is true and he did try to tell me that he had been curious and that it was an honest mistake. But dumb bitch that I am I didn't listen. Thank you for setting me straight," Fleur said.
The two chatted for a bit longer and then headed in their separate directions. Amber was glad she had been able to help and a few days later Mitchell came to visit and told her that he and Bernie were hanging out again.
"You were awesome and Fleur has forgiven me. Now there aren't any insults or stuff thrown at our house," Mitchell said.
"And you're able to hang out with Bernie again. I look forward to meeting him sometime," Amber said.
"Oh absolutely," Mitchell said, "He's a great kid," he ended.
"I have you to thank for sorting this out. I love you Amber Reigns," Mitchell said.
"And I love you. But I've been thinking. What's going to happen as I age. You won't age and you won't die. I will," Amber said.
"I don't know. I honestly don't know," Mitchell said.
He hadn't faced that dilemma before as he'd never had a relationship last very long. But it was something he would have to face if things became more serious between him and Amber.
"It makes me wonder if this, us is a mistake," Amber said.
"Don't say that. You're good for me. You're what I need to stay on the wagon. I need you," Mitchell said.
He found her lips with his and the two kissed. One kiss led to another and soon they were making out.
"How are George and Annie ?" Amber asked.
"Annie's a mess. She's found out that when she died she was murdered by Owen her fiancé. He's our landlord," Mitchell said.
"That's awful," Amber said.
"She wants revenge," Mitchell said.
"What she needs is to bring him to justice," Amber said.
"Unfortunately it's too late now all the evidence is gone," Mitchell said.
"He could confess," Amber said.
"I guess," Mitchell said.
"How is Lauren doing?" Amber asked.
"Haven't seen her for ages and I'm concerned about her," Mitchell said.
The two were cuddled up on the couch and Amber was gently rubbing Mitchell's arm with her fingers.
"Lauren isn't your worry. I know she asked for help but it doesn't seem like she wants it anymore," Amber said.
"That's what worries me. Who knows what the vampires might be getting her to do now. I'm sure they put her up to making that DVD she sent me.
Amber looked at Mitchell and smiled.
"I think you need to get your mind off things," she said.
A week later, Mitchell showed up at Amber's looking very upset.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Amber asked, after letting him in.
"It's the vampires. They've got this plan to take over the world. Herrick's idea apparently," Mitchell said.
"How did you find out. I didn't think you were associating with them anymore," Amber said.
"I'm not. Lauren came to me as she was unhappy about the plan. She asked me to stake her as she didn't want to be a vampire anymore," Mitchell said.
"Did you?" Amber asked.
"Yes I did. It was the least I could do given I was the one who turned her," Mitchell said.
"Are you ok?" Amber asked.
"Not really. I won't be ok until Herrick is stopped. I can't let him carry out his plan," Mitchell said, "I have to confront him," he ended.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Amber asked.
"No you need to stay out of this. I don't want you getting hurt," Mitchell said.
