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chapter 11

People might think that I've gotten used to waking up in Mick St. John's apartment, but honestly? I didn't. His living area alone was bigger than my whole apartment and I pretty much felt like a princess whenever I was here, although I had to admit - he played a big role in making me feel like that, too.

This morning though, I didn't got woken up by the sun, but by frantic knocking on the door. Shit. I was only in Mick's shirt and my hair was still a mess, not to mention that I haven't even brushed my teeth yet. ,,Beth, open the door. I know you're in there and awake. It's Josef!" For some reason, that made me more relaxed. ,,I'm coming!"

His eyes scanned my whole body as I opened the door. ,,I'm sorry for looking like- that. I didn't really expect friends to come over." The vampire only smiled. ,,I didn't tell him. I wanted to speak to you and deliver that-", he showed me a huge box, ,,into the flat." ,,What is that?" ,,Apparently, a surprise for you." I let him inside. ,,I'd offer you coffee, but.." ,,I just had a drink, thank you." I nodded. ,,Okay. Okay, good. So, why did you want to speak to me?" Josef sat down across from me. ,,Relax, Beth. I only want to get to know you. Mick talks a lot about you." ,,He.. He does?" ,,Oh, yeah. 'His perfect soulmate'." I laughed. ,,He didn't say that!" He shook his head. ,,No, true. I made that up. But honestly, he is really fond of you. I just want to make sure he doesn't get hurt again." ,,You care about him a lot, right? Did you know his exwife?" ,,She introduced us to each other, actually. But she destroyed him. Made him go crazy in his head. He only recovered slolwy."  ,,I wish I could take away his pain. He deserves the world. I want to make his life brighter, Josef." ,,You already do, trust me."

,,What kind of party is this?", Mick groaned, walking down the stairs. ,,Good morning, handsome.", I smiled warmly. ,,I delivered what you wanted me to get.", Josef added. That seemed to wake up my soulmate. ,,Oh! Where is it?" The older vampire pointed towards a corner, and Mick smiled enthusiastically. ,,I'll take care of that later. Breakfast everyone?" ,,Yep!" I hopped of the counter and grabbed a bowl full of cereal while Mick sliced up some fruits for me before he reached into a cupboard to take out a blood bag, pouring it into two glasses and handing one to Josef.

The whole scene must have looked ridiculous. Here I was, sitting between two vampires who were drinking blood while I was happily chewing on my cereal. ,,So, what's the plan for today?", Mick asked. ,,Well, I have a day off as long as no hot story comes in. What about we finally tackle the grocery shopping?" ,,There is something I'd like to show you first, if that's alright with you." ,,Yeah, sure! We have a lot of time today." ,,And that's my cue to leave!", Josef chirped in, ,,I have some freshies coming over later. Honestly mate, how can you drink this stuff? What is that, non-soy vegan blood?" Mick huffed out a laugh. ,,Get out of here, man." The short haired man chuckled, gave Mick and me a slap onto the shoulder and left the apartment then.

,,You were right. He really is a good guy.", I remarked. ,,He is. Hey do you want to come upstairs with me?" ,,Isn't your bedroom there?" ,,It is a- I guess you could say it is a room, yeah." ,,Alright, let's do it." Mick took the box and walked upstairs, me following behind. It was weird to be looking into such a personal part of his life. When we reached the room, he put down the box and turned around to me.

,,Mick, honestly. I mean I get it - the only thing you do here is sleep, but you don't have any kind of nice things in this room. No windows? Alright, understandable, but what about pictures or- or plants for that matter!" There was only one word that came into my mind when I looked at this room - somberly. It was dark, as I mentioned before there were no windows, there was nothing except for some lamps on the walls and the freezer in the middle of the room. ,,Don't tell me that you like coming into the room."

,,It's not about comfort, but efficiency." ,,You're lying." ,,Okay, so what? Why should I make this nice for me, Beth? Nobody ever cared about that before!" ,,Well, I care! I care about you and your happiness!" That escalated quickly. He stood in front of me like a puppy. ,,Come here, love." I opened my arms and held him tight as he literally fell into them, sniffling. ,,Hey, it's okay. I've got you." He nodded against my chest and I gently brushed through his hair. ,,What do you think about us getting some nice things for you later, mhm? Maybe some fake flowers, sunflowers are really pretty if you ask me, personally. Or fake green plants if you're not the flower type of guy. And maybe some pictures for the walls?" Another nod.