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I stared at the casket in front of me. Pete stood by my side. He looked down at me and grabbed my hand. I stared at our hands then tangled our fingers together. The priest was telling everyone of how he was a great man. A great father. He didn't know. He'd never know. My mom stared emotionlessly at the casket. I did the same. Did I regret it? Yeah. I wasn't thinking right. Pete was right when a vampire tastes human blood they've no control anymore. I gulped and hid my head in Pete's neck. He kept telling me it wasn't my fault but it was. Sure he wasn't a great dad. He cheated on my mom a lot. But he was still a human. He had feelings and he did care about me even if it didn't seem like it. I remembered every good memory I had with him. Pete ran his free hand through my hair gently. Everyone stared at me in sympathy. I read some of their minds. Must be hard to lose a parent. Poor kid lost his dad. Hey his husbands really hot. I glared at my cousin. She gave me a confused look. Oh yeah, she doesn't know I heard that. They started to lower the casket into the ground and the important people threw dirt on the casket. Including me. Then we were all going back to my moms for that party type thing they had at the house where you could see the pictures and remember him. I was silent as Pete drove us there. He kept his hand in mine rubbing circles with his thumb on the back of my hand.
"Are you o-"
"No" I said shaking my head "I-I killed my own father"
"I tried to stop you" he said gently.
"I should've listened" He stopped in front of my moms house.
"I told you it's not your fault. We don't think well when we taste a humans blood that's why I started drinking animals"
"Pete, I killed my dad" I whispered. He ran his finger down my cheek and pulled me into a gentle kiss. He laid his forehead on mine.
"I love you" he mumbled.
"I love you too" I whispered.
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Pete walked by my side the whole time. I had to go around and greet people so he stayed with me to help me get through it. My aunt kind of glared at me which got me confused. I read her mind carefully. It's his fault my brother died. We told people it was suicide. Pete planted pills in his system. Not sure how he explained the blood loss though. I guess the doctors were stupid. She approached me and I backed into Pete.
"This is your fault!" she yelled at me.
"How's this my fault?" I asked lightly.
"You killed him! If you would have just forgiven him for what he did to you he might be alive!"
"Back up. Because you're over stepping" Pete said. She backed away in fear "No go away before I make you" She ran out of the room. I looked up at Pete.
"If vampires could cry I think your shirt would be soaked" I mumbled. He sighed and hugged me tightly. I screamed into his shirt which caught some people's attention. People pat my back as they passed.
"It's gonna be okay mon amour" No it's not. But whatever. I'll listen to you. Because you're my husband and you're probably all I have left. I hugged him tighter.
