Gregory's POV

I have to admit, in the past few weeks I have had more embarrassing interactions and conversations with my family than all century's combined together. From secretive and secluded to having my sister calling out My sex dreams and now—my parents walking in on me fingering Carter. Now, I'm not entirely sure what 'normal' is but I'm positive it wasn't that.

I looked at my parents, frozen with confusion—behind them the three young-ones eyes stretched to the size of chalice while their mouths dropped. I looked at Carter, her face red from the tension and her excitement. She looked at me for guidance, her eyes begging me to take the lead. Of course, for her I would. Fuck me.

"Carter!" Tony screams and run towards her, stepping in between us in a protective matter, wrapping his arms around her waist "what happened?"

"Big brother" Anna approaches from the back "your skin...it's back to its elegant shade of white. Your eyes, are back to their true form."

"How is that possible" father steps forward. I could tell he was amazed, terrified, relieved and all around in disbelief

"Blood" Carter interjects, her hand meeting mine with a comforting grip "my blood"

"The very thing that was killing me is the same thing that rejuvenated me" I squeezed Carter's hand as I spoke "it was a shock to me—to us— as well but it was all Carter" my girl was not only possessed the beauty of Aphrodite her self but courage and a pinch of insanity. Fuck, I'm one lucky fucking vampire.

"Gregory" rudolf finally finds his voice to speak "I am still trying to wrap my head around this event."

"Well" Carter clears her voice, leaving Tony she moves into the embrace of my arm where she fits perfectly. "I couldn't find anything online about vampire illnesses but I couldn't stop thinking about our connection. From the moment I saw Gregory we had this unexplainable connection. A force deep down told him to protect me, when he wanted to erase my memories it didn't work I still remembered him, then we were seeing eachother in our dreams but it wasn't an actual dream. An altered reality? I'm still not sure. We were able to control what we wanted to say and our actions—feel every touch. I knew it wasn't normal, once Gregory confirmed it I was even more intrigued but what really solidified it was when I connected the last dots. It was only after tasting my blood he became intolerant so it must be my blood to help him"

"Yes but why" father was looking at us, unable to comprehend the words being spoken.

"Love" Anna whispered, catching all our attention

There was a pause where the only sound was the soft creaking of the hardwood floor once someone would shift their weight in the slightest.

"You didn't hurt her" mother asks me, letting out a breath she had pent up

"No I didn't. I never have and won't" I gripped Carter's hair, putting her face into my chest. Feeling the heat once she would exhale brought me pleasure—more ways than one.

"So your cured" father asks, eyebrow raised

"I'm not sure. It's a possibility that we reversed what ever caused the illness or" I close my eyes knowing the truth "I am now depended on her" I hold her closer, knowing that now for as long as I'm still a vampire I will need my love for more than one thing.

"Are you like in love?" Tony asks, disgust plastered on his face

"Oh I knew it" Anna acts dramatic, swooning with one hand on her forehead

another silence

"GREGORY" my mother gasps, walking up to me and smacking me outside my head "what we walked into. Oh my god. That he unacceptable!! Completely out of line young man"

Oh in an instance we go from celebrating life to remembering how I was about to bend Carter over the counter and make her call me Sir.

"Yes mother" I smile "I promise to make sure if I do plan on acting out my corrupted fantasies with Carter I will make sure to not have an audience" I can feel the embarrassment on Carter's face through my shirt, the wetness between her legs

"Gregory" she shoves me, unable to move me in the slightest "how can you go from scaring me half to death one moment to making me want to slap you the next" she says, smiling at me all cheeky

"Son, I am beyond thankful you are okay now" father speaks again eyes glimmering with thanks

"Did you find anything tonight" I ask remembering the search

The five of them shake their head with disappointment. Another night and another heart ache. We need to find that amulet, I need to stay with my Carter.