Immortal Love Book #1. Awakening

15. "Tall and dreamy"

We were back in Santa Mon the night after that and it felt like nothing had changed there. We got home almost an hour before sunrise, so Dennis dropped me off at my house and he went to his house to sleep. For some strange reason, nobody had noticed I'd been gone, not even my mother, which surprised me. I climbed to my window so I wouldn't wake anybody up and I was in my room before I knew it.

The night had been wild, to say the least, and I hadn't slept more than two hours so all I wanted to do was take a shower and pass out in my bed. But I couldn't do that. I had already let down Harry on Monday by not showing up at work, and I didn't intent to do it again. So, I took a shower and then I started getting ready for the day. Back in New York there were nights I spent either studying or partying, and I still had to show up to class the next morning, so I was used to the feeling.

The day was cloudy for some reason, so I wore a tight red dress with long sleeves and a coat on top of it, I also accompanied the outfit with one of my best winter boots. I didn't feel like wearing a lot of make up after that night, so I just washed my face and teeth and I was off to work.

I hadn't eaten all night, so as soon as I walked pass a coffee shop I bought a donut and a coffee, and I continued my way to work. The office was empty because I had arrived a little early, so I sat on my cubicle and I ate my donut and drank my coffee. The only sound you could hear was the sound of me chewing, that was until Harry walked in.

"Hi Stella." he greeted me with his big smile. I smiled back.

"Hi."

He took a long look at me and then he walked into his office. I wondered for a second what my life would've been like if I'd never left Santa Mon. Maybe I'd be married to Harry and I'd be pregnant with our second baby. I knew that what everyone expected of me, but it was definitely not what I wanted.

The day went by slower than usual. Maybe that had something to do with the fact that I couldn't stop thinking about Alexander and Jacqueline's reaction to what had happened in Santa Mon. I remembered clearly that they became intrigued when Dennis mentioned the fact that the victims were beheaded, I wondered what that was all about. I also thought a lot about the way Dennis had acted with Alexander in the room, I remembered Alexander getting really close to me and Dennis doing nothing about it, which I thought was very unlike him. Maybe Dennis knew he couldn't win a fight against Alexander, or maybe he felt a certain remorse for the "something he cared about" that Dennis had taken away from him. I had so many unanswered questions and wondering thoughts that I could barely focus on the work I had to be doing.

I got home at 05.32 pm because Harry let us go early. The only one there was Sophie, because Carl had gone on a trip in the morning and my mother was still at work. Sophie and I watched TV for about an hour until she had to go to her room and do her homework, and I was left alone with my thoughts once again.

I was tired of waiting around, and only one day had passed. Dennis said that the only thing we could do was wait. Wait for Alexander to come and kill me, or for him to tell us that he'd caught the vampire that was going around killing the people of our town. But I was a very impatient person, if you can believe it.

I thought taking a nap would be a good idea, since I had barely slept the night before. The nap lasted about two hours, because my mother walked in the house in a very loud way and she woke me up. I had dinner with her and Sophie and right when we were nearly done, my phone rang indicating I had a text.

"Come hang out at the bar, it's empty and I'm bored :("

It was from Merissa. I thought I'd be a good idea to go to Kimmel's, especially since Luca was managing the place now due to his father's death, and I thought I really needed to talk to Luca after what had happened the night of Adam's funeral. I washed my face and I put on some light make up, because I looked like I hadn't slept in days, then I put on my coat and left.