After Dark || D.T.

NINETEEN.

Still can't get over the last chapter. Definitely my favorite!! Also thank you for 8.8k!! You guys are amazing!!:)

Have you ever wanted to know something so bad? Like it was eating away at you and you were so curious to know the answers? And, once you finally got them, you almost regretted the outcome and just wish you kept everything to yourself from the start.

Thats how I felt right now.

Ethan is a Vampire.

A legit Vampire. You know, the blood-suckers who are extremely fast and strong, cold-skinned. Yeah, that.

Ethan was that and now I know, while no one else does and the reason he told me was because of our connection.

Not going to lie, I was feeling really frazzled inside. Why would a guy like Ethan, like me? But then again, he's probably thinking the same thing. "How could a girl like Valerie, like a monster like me?" At least its mutual here.

So, I guess you could say Ethan and I officially have a thing going. Maybe? I'm really nervous about it but, he makes me feel safe in a way that I feel I've never had. It's different being with him and admitting our feelings after such an awkward friendship but everything happens for a reason right?

It was Monday now and school was back up and going. I really didn't want to go but, it beats staying here all day thats for sure.

I did my normal thing that I usually do in the morning and grabbed my bag and phone going downstairs.

I saw my dad passed out on the couch with a bowl of cheese curls on the floor beside him. I'm guessing he fell asleep watching a football game last night, nothing new.

I sighed and tried to push the thoughts of my father out of my head as I stepped outside into the cool air already feeling better. I shut the door behind me making sure it was locked.

As I walked to my car, I was stopped by the one and only Grayson.

As always. Its how I set my day out right, being stopped by him.

I hadn't seen him for a while now, since the episode my dad and I had the other day before my shopping trip with Linnea and Paige. It felt kind of awkward but, Grayson was there for me in that moment when no one else was and when I needed someone most. I wouldn't forget that.

"Hey Valerie!" I heard his angelic voice exclaim as large arms wrapped around my upper half.

I smiled and wrapped my arms around his torso. Grayson gave the best hugs.

"Hey Gray."

We pulled away from the hug and looked at each other.

"You feeling alright.?" He asked with a concerned voice referring back to the other day.

I nodded in response. "Yeah, everything's good."

He smiled a little at me, then his face dropped again.

"I never fully got to apologize about what happened in your room the other morning! I'm so sorry again by the way. It was really weird and uncalled for and, I'm sorry."

I was taken back by this, practically since I literally forgot all about it.

"It's all good Grayson really." I said running a hand through my hair. "I actually forgot about it until right now."

"Oh okay good. Its been killing me all weekend" He said with a chucked. "I didn't even see you all weekend either." He said confused.

"Oh yeah, I've been busy here and there." I said not making eye contact and by busy I meant realizing Ethan was a vampire. Nothing important- note my sarcasm.