Gabriel (Book 1)

Happy New Year

January 1st, 2013

"5...4...3...2" the entire crowd shouted.

I was shouting with them.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!" The entire bar screamed.

People whistled and corks popped as champagne was being poured.

"Happy New Year, hun." Johanna says kissing me.

I kiss her back and when she is about to pull away I place my hand on the small of her back to keep her close.

"Awwww how sweet!" Alison says happily.

"More like get a room!" Louis jokes.

I laugh and give Alison a quick kiss on the cheek.

"I think they are sweet. Louis, you wouldn't know sweet if it bit you in the behind." We all laughed.

"I gotta get back to work," Johanna says.

I pouted as she left but she turned around and blew me a kiss.

"What a shame she has to work tonight." Louis adds.

"Yeah it really is," I tell them, "But she likes her work a lot more now that she's bar tending."

Wow, its been a while since I've written. Its been 18 months actually. And so much has happened since then. Johanna is in her 4th year of college and just turned 21 a week ago (I got her an orange jeep wrangler). We had a big party for her, two actually. One with the others at the house and one with our human friends. And me? I'm working too. One guess where. The Seven Deadly Sins. I acquired Rodrick's cell phone number (it was a shock to me as well that he has one) and asked if Reaper wanted some time off tending the bar. And that's how I got my job bar tending. Arion wasn't happy having me back (big surprise!) but Brielle soon put him in his place. Ah, Brielle. She found herself a mate! An Australian boy named Jack but we all call him Ripper. As in Jack the Ripper! Ha!

Rodrick welcomed me back with open arms, just like a loving brother. And I must say I did miss them all, it feels good to see them again. We get along better seeing as I only work a couple nights a week which is good for me when Johanna is working late or is busy with school.

Alison and Louis are our newest friends. Probably our best friends seeing as we usually see them every night! They are humans, yes. Louis is visiting from France, he was just supposed to pass through but really enjoyed our town. Alison is from Virginia and she is going to the same school as Johanna and that's how they met.

Oh speaking of friends, we have yet to hear from Rhoan. I think I gave up about 10 months ago. He never answered my calls or texts, I'm not sure if he ever contacted Jordan either. For all I know he could be lying dead in a ditch right now, but I hope he isn't. I try not to think about him that much because it will usually get me in a mood.

Johanna and I took a couple weekend trips to see her parents, Richard and Susan. They are doing so well and adjusted so perfectly back to their house. Susan said it was weird not having Johanna with them but they were happy she was with me. That just made me even more determined to keep her safe.

My own family....I see them every day but it doesn't feel like it. Its a good thing we don't get older otherwise I probably wouldn't have recognized them even though its only been a year and a half. Valentina forgave me for Rhoan leaving about 2 months after he had left. She acted like such a spoiled brat about it, did she honestly think I wanted him to go? Usually when someone says 'you can deal with it or leave' the person usually deals with it instead of running off. Vera has gotten so big! She looks like a 4 year old now, at least if not bigger! And Sophia will be 2 years old in May but she looks older than that. My little niece looks like Vera but smaller, she's getting so big.