Chapter 8

By

Xanafan1500

Yay a Corny chapter. Also known as Special Birthday Chapter! Yes, August 24th is my birthday.

(XxxxCornyxLuisxxxX)

"Here is some Nevermore, remember to keep it away from her." Ravus told us, handing Luis a satchel bag containing three large bottles of the faery drug.

"I'll get these out tomorrow, Ravus." Luis told him, as he accepted his burden.

"Besides," I said, looking at Ravus and my husband, "Hannah wouldn't bother with it. She's a good girl."

"She'll never even know about it," Luis told me with a glare.

Again with the secrecy? This made me angry. He knew we couldn't keep the fey from her for long.

Sure, Kaye, Roiben, Ravus and a few other faery friends were fine but soon Ravus' clients would also want to take a look at the new human around. New prey was more like it.

"We can't keep it-" he cut me off, "'from her forever!' I know. You told me million times. She won't know, trust me."

Ravus spoke for the first time in a few minutes, "She is not deaf and dumb Luis," his voice was deep and calm, a voice though, that no one would challenge, not even Val who still stood at his side.

"She has already seen things. I saw it in her eyes. She will learn, if not from you two, someone else. And I cannot guarantee that someone will have the best of intentions."

Luis swallowed hard and looked down. I knew this was hard for him. We all sat in the living room talking about what to do.

"We can't overwhelm her," Val said, "Why don't we just let her adjust to life here?"

"I agree," said Ravus, his arm around Val on the other end of couch. "She will learn a few things herself but ultimately you must tell her your involvement in our world."

Luis begrudgingly agreed. After Ravus and Val left I got us some beers and we continued to talk in the living room.

"What if she gets hurt?" he asked me, before taking a swig.

"We take her to the doctor," I said. "Or Ravus. But I prefer a doctor."

Luis was looking away. I knew he was remembering his brother.

I thought, for the billionth time, of Janet. I imagined her today, her long black hair would be cut into bob, she'd have a husband and maybe a kid or two. The nieces and nephews I never had. Or will.

She'd like Hannah. She would have been a great aunt, and mother and wife. Her wild days would have been a distant memory.

I looked up her old boyfriend a couple months ago, he was married with kids now and had a girlfriend on the side.

Imagine the info some people put on their social network pages. I was glad it was some other woman getting cheated on and not my baby sister. Although in a way I wished it was. That way she'd be alive.

I chugged my beer to stop the tears. I didn't feel like crying tonight.

We both came out of our reverie and I cuddled closer to him. "What if I don't get paid and we don't have enough money for food?" Luis asked me, his head on my shoulder.

"Then we're no different from any other American family today." I said with a chuckle.

"I'm serious." he whined.

"Stop worrying."

"I can't."

"Yes you can."

"Shut up."

"You first."

Luis propped himself up and looked at me. His eyes now full of laughter, his face held his one of kind smile.

My laugh was caught short by his kiss. His lips were soft on mine. It was long and sweet and almost innocent.

Almost. I broke the kiss, "Not now," I told him, "She might come down."

"Right." he said, sitting up. I picked my beer up and finished it off.

Then I remembered it was August. "What is today?" I asked, freezing up.

Luis thought for a moment then his eye went wide. "The twenty-fourth!" we said in unison.

I looked at the clock, it was one in the morning, the twenty-fifth now.

"Crap." I said. It was weird now. "We both forgot our wedding anniversary."

Then we burst with laughter.

"I wish I could say I got you something," I said in between my chuckles, "But I didn't!"

Luis stopped laughing at that point and look at me seriously. He grabbed my face and touched his forehead to mine.

"You convinced me to take in a beautiful, wonderful, smart girl," he told me, "You made me move past many tough times. That is best gift ever."

We resumed our kiss. I don't know when we fell asleep but I know I dreamed of happiness. Pure image-less, soundless, happiness.

My life had begun a whole new chapter.

(XxxxCornyxLuisxxxX)

I hope you liked this short chapter. Hannah was almost in it. But I wanted to make this slight Corny/Luis fluff.