Music of Souls

She stood alone and confused. "What is it, please tell me?" He was gone.

He drove home slowly, trying to understand what had happened. Once the shock wore off, rational thinking set in and he calmed down, feeling this might be an advantage. He could take his time before revealing his secret without having to worry about his fangs popping up. They would never share that intimacy, but he would just have to accept that, sad as it was. By the time he arrived home, the most pressing problem seemed to be explaining his bizarre behavior; She must think I'm a lunatic.

***

Sarah heard Jackson and slowly unfurled herself from a sleeping Connor. She didn't want him waking and pressuring her to stay. She couldn't wait to tell Jackson her news. Approaching from behind, she noticed a bottle of scotch on the table, along with the two glasses. This can't be good, she thought. "You okay?"

"Not sure." Jackson sat staring straight ahead.

"What's going on?"

"Apparently I cannot bite Elisabeth."

"What? You tried to feed on her?"

"No, relax. You know how you need to keep your fangs in check when you're with someone and things get steamy?"

"Oh yeah, I hate that, it hurts."

"Well, no problem here."

"Really?"

"Yep, they are MIA."

"Hmm, that's really strange."

Jackson finally looked up at her. He took her chin in his hand. "Well, what have we here? You don't get that blush from the refrigerated crap."

Sarah grabbed his hand. "That's what I came down to tell you, but we'll save it for another time, let's get back to your problem."

"No, it's not really a problem, and I'd much rather hear your story. At least someone's gettin' some."

"Are you sure? "

"Positive, let me live vicariously through you."

"Oh Jackson, it was wonderful. We had such a fun time at Elisabeth's and when we got home we had a nightcap and went up to bed and, well, you know...When we were done, we talked for a while and then he asked me. He said he wanted to share everything with me and this is part of who I am. He was so loving. I'm in heaven! I have never connected so completely with anyone before. He felt it too. He couldn't believe how wonderful it felt. He said it didn't even hurt, not for a second." She was glowing, and talking so fast, Jackson could barely keep up.

He squeezed her arm. "I'm thrilled for you princess. It seems you finally found your prince charming."

Connor appeared at the top of the stairs. "Sarah, you down there?"