Chapter Twenty-Five
Aubrey curled up on her sister's bed. She didn't know what she thought or what her feelings were. She had never been as scared as when she watched Josef and Miranda go at it. She'd never seen her sister's vampire side.
The door behind her slowly began to open. "Bre?" Miranda whispered, behind her.
"Is Josef gone?" Aubrey whispered.
"If you want me to force him to be, he is," Miranda crawled up next to her sister. Aubrey turned and curled into her big sister's arms. Miranda rested her chin on her little sister's arm. It had been a long time since Miranda had comforted her little sister.
"No, I wanted to talk to him"
Miranda froze. "Aubrey, I don't want you two together. If he could lost control with just a shove…It's not safe."
Aubrey pulled away from her sister. "No, Miranda, don't! I understand that he's dangerous. I understand that we need to be careful, but Miranda, I love him."
Josef froze. He could hear them, from where he stood near the bottom the stairs. He had been heading to the kitchen when he heard Miranda and Aubrey talking. His ears we're still ringing from Aubrey's confession. "Miranda, I love him."
Mick didn't know what Josef had heard but the way he froze told that it must have been quite shocking. "What?"
"She loves me," Josef said it more like a question than an answer.
Miranda appeared at the top of the stairs. She walked down, looking about as shocked as Josef. "She-she needs to talk to you."
Mick looked between them. "What did I miss?"
Josef ignored him as he literally disappeared upstairs. Miranda walked much slower as she came down the stairs. Mick grabbed her arm, holding her steady as she sat down carefully on the steps. He plopped beside her. "What's wrong?"
"Aubrey is in love with him," Miranda whispered, rubbing her head slightly. "She won't stay away from him no matter how dangerous it may be."
"She loves him," Mick said, leaning against her. "You weren't much of a listener when you were human either."
I know it's short. I think I'll update again over the weekend to make up for it. Sorry I'm late. I appreciate the understanding.