I sat boringly on the couch in our living room as my father paced in front of the TV. My chin rested on my hand while my elbow rested on the arm of the couch. He hadn’t said anything yet, but he looked like he was about to blow at any moment. Also the pacing was starting to get me nervous and I think that was the effect he was going for. I just had to wait for my father to come to a complete stop to start hearing his lecture. I knew what it was going to be about. He gave the same thing to my sister when he found out about her being with Jack.

In the kitchen Amanda was probably scolding Mike for opening his big mouth about the whole dating Derik situation. Everyone knows that he wasn't the best option. Or, at least that was what they thought because of the fact that he might join the enemy. But I wasn't going to live by something that might happen. If I did, then he just might decide that since everyone wanted him to, he would.

Suddenly my father came to a halt making me prepare myself. His back was toward me, probably so he couldn’t give in to the thought of yelling at his only daughter. Or, he was just too angry to look at me right now. I was hoping for the former.

“Leah, don’t you think this is going a little too fast. Didn’t you just meet this boy?” my father questioned, slightly looking over his shoulder at me. He had a point, " I warned you not to go anywhere near him. Then you defy me and start dating him. What is the Seadonna family going to think about this since they have this whole idea that you are supposed to be with David."

I went to say something, but David appeared in the door way. My father looked at him and I kind of half expected him to just yell at him as well. Like he should have tried harder to win me over. That David should have fought harder when he learned about the relationship instead of moving aside and letting it happen. But, they just exchanged nods and my father left the room. David sat next to me, he stared at the floor as his elbows rested on his knees. I even heard him let out a sigh as he put his hands together. It was clear that even though he accepted the relationship, he was still having a hard time with it.

We sat there, silently, for about ten minutes. It wasn’t awkward or anything. I just couldn’t take the silence anymore. I had to say something or else the guilt was going to creep up and make me second guess my decision, "Why step aside if it is going to cause you pain?"

I expected him to snap back at me, but he just sat there. It got to the point that I thought that he wasn't going to say anything, but then he finally spoke. Telling me things that he felt like I should know about the guy that I was now dating.

“Leah, are you sure about this? He might be at your side now, but who knows how long he’ll stay,” David said as calm as possible, “I know Derik pretty well, or at least I know what he does. I've been around him long enough to know.”

I was going to defend Derik, but what did I know? It was true that we had just met and we where going to fast. Falling in love with Derik was a high possibility and something really stupid. I wasn’t going to let words tear us apart so early into our relationship. We needed to learn things before we even decide if it was going to work or not. Not even David can convince me to end it within a day of it starting.

“He’s going to hurt you bad, Leah. And, don’t say I don’t know what I’m talking about, because I’ve seen it. He’s done it to my sister. That's why she hates him so much,” my mouth dropped. I was shocked that Derik dated David’s sister. It was something that I didn't expect to hear. I saw the tension between them first hand, but them dating was not what I thought about at that time. Kind of glad that it didn't work out in the end.

“You can close your mouth,” he said with a small smile that could have made any girl melt, “ Derik won’t say a thing about her. He’ll just lie saying that she came on to him knowing fully well that he wasn’t interested. She would still be getting over him if it wasn't for Bo coming into her life.”

“What happened between them that made the break up so bad?” I heard myself ask. I didn’t even have control of what I was saying now. My curiosity was just too much sometimes. It was going to probably end up getting me killed or in a bad situation.

“She thought she was pregnant. Derik got scared and ended it. Luckily she wasn't, but she was still hurt that he would abandon her if she was,” David answered. My heart sank at the thought of Derik running in a situation like that. If he did that to David’s sister, what would he do if I got pregnant? I couldn’t even think of the possibilities. Now I was starting to second guess myself all thanks to what David just told me. It was completely unfair that he could do that to me. But I guess he meant well.

Standing up from the place he was sitting in, he stretched his arms over his head, "I didn't tell you to make you change your mind. I just did it so you can be prepared. He runs when things get tough. That's why we think he is going to join the other side. Not because of what our elder told us."

I ended up looking at him with unsure eyes, "Why would you do that? Why warn me when you can watch it happen and then play the hero?"

He looked down at me with his famous serious look, "I don't want to see you get hurt, Leah. It would kill me inside if you were. It would hurt me more to see tears in your eyes than seeing you with another man. But you will one day be mine, I just have to wait."

Holy shit, that was probably one of the most romantic things I've ever heard a guy say in my whole entire life. As I stared at him in amazement, he gave me one last smile before leaving me alone in my living room. The smile was sad and it made my heart break a little more. Filling me up with instant regret.

I am not sure how long I sat there, just staring off into space. Telling myself that there was no reason to regret dating Derik. That there was nothing between David and me. But when I finally was able to process things correctly, Ashley sat on the chair across from me with a knowing smile on her face.

"Looks like you've been charmed. The Seadonna boys have a talent for that," Ashley pointed out as she entered the room shortly after David left, "I was like that when I first met Ricky. Rumor has it that it only works on their soulmates, but I think that is a bunch of crap."

I looked at here, still unsure about anything. I was unsure about what this whole vampire and Gene V situation. Unsure about me possibly being a vampire. Unsure about my relationship with Derik and the fact that me being with Derik was hurting David. The whole thing had me wishing I had my normal life back.

Ashley ended up sitting next to me with a sympathetic smile. I know she was here to help me understand, but she could tell that I wasn't ready to understand. My mind was too busy trying to make sense of anything at the moment. So instead wrapped her arms around me in a motherly embrace and whispered, "I'm sorry we did this to you, but we had no choice and you will understand why soon."