he opened his mouth but nothing came out and a tightness clenched at his heart in a way he had not felt since he was a small child. he realized pyce had lied to him and it hurt more than a real hit would have. gently he closed his mouth and standing left the room. he did not bother dressing

Galvins eyes grew wide. He did not waste time in following the other out of the room and grabbing him by the shoulder. "Do not walk away from me Ambrosia Garagin! Do not bull shit me with this high and mighty martyring BULLSHIT!" He could not help but dig his finger tips into the pale flesh. “I gave you what you asked for, a non caring fuck toy and now you are just going to walk away because you got me..” he tried to think of the word the other used. “Pregnant?!” His anger was bum-rushed by a wallowing wave of emotion that made him want to vomit. He quickly let go of Ambrosia to make his retreat back to the room.

he paid no mind to the words and when he was let go he continued his walk down to where he expected the car to be, when he did not see it he turned to the side and began walking

Through blurred eyes he quickly put on some clothing and tossed everything he owned in his bag. He rushed out of the room motioning for a cab as soon as he got outside again. When he was safely inside the yellow carrage he told the man to drive him to the airport. During the ride he renewed his vow to kill Ambrosia.

it was dark by the time he returned, he had forgotten how easy it was to find a partner for a few hours and was pleased when he was given fare to get back to the hotel instead of having to borrow a phone to get a ride. when he returned the bastard was gone though the doctor was still there and looked worried, stripping from the borrowed clothes from his unnamed companion he found his phone and called to get a ticket back home, he was tired of france and it's cruel insults

Time had elapsed into a vague idea by the time the plane landed. In the hours it took for him to get back to his apartment he had drained himself off most of his emotions except one. Deep down in the depths of his soul his familiar demons clawed at his heart, betrayal, trust in others but most of all it was the aching loneliness. Loneliness and unrequited love that shook the hunter into tears. It was amplified by the lack of warmth from his only friend in the world.

he was surprised when halfway through a session he received a voicemail from ambrosia, leaving the woman he did not even allow the recording to finish before picking up the phone. nodding he listened as he was told to clear his schedule and find his way to the airport

It took two more days before the charade of Galvin Pyce was back in its place and even then it as thin as a sheet of paper. His brother had little doubt from the condition of his body that he was doing nothing but hunting. His dog however had become hard to win over. He could smell the slight changes. The hesitant confusion returned to its natural loyalty in no time. It had been closed down during the week of his absence and remodeled. It oozed images of that man at every turn. By Saturday he had lost himself in his new management duties and catty internal politics of the dancers. So many had tried to gain his eye for favor over the others. It kept his mind occupied until he was walking the familiar gravel of the park. It was Saturday.

he passed by the park every fucking day and he knew he shouldn't, he knew pyce wasn't there and he knew he wouldn't stop if he saw the man and yet every day they detoured two blocks to pass by the damn park and today had been no different though as they caught red light he felt something in him snap and mindless of the other cars got out and crossed the street to hop the fence, if pyce did not come today he would not come ever again

Galvin didn't realize it but he felt the man before he saw him. Looming under the trees. He took a deep breath not ready. Swallowing he didn't allow himself to flee. He tucked his emotions back into their box and walked over to the man.

Galvin didn't realize it but he felt the man before he saw him. Looming under the trees. He took a deep breath not ready. Swallowing he didn't allow himself to flee. He tucked his emotions back into their box and walked over to the man.

he had a million things to say to the man and yet as soon as he caught sight of the other every accusation fell away and only one question remained. it sickened him to even think to ask but as pyce was nearly in front of him he knew he had to ask it. "why did you say you wanted to love me galvin pyce?"

He dreamed of this moment for nights, devised many ways he would drive the stake into the wretched mans heart and never have to look at him again. Twisting his ankle he realized his stake was not in his boot. He swallowed deeply at the other mans out burst. Some how the park became vacant but the two of them. He stepped back from the whirling pool of emotions to gather his own thoughts without getting angry. His hands twisted in front of his eyes as they had done some many times before cleaning away any evidence of weakness. “For the same reason, I looked like I wanted to be fucked...” His voice faltered as he admitted the same thing aloud he denied for himself for a long time. “You are the only one that has come back for me.” Galvin couldn't stop his voice from breaking. “And when I wake up as promised you are there...” There were many more mundane reasons that wouldn't come out. Galvin forcefully rubbed his tears into submission quelling his shaking body. He closed the distance between him and Ambrosia and kissed the man. “It is Saturday, where would you like to have dinner?”

he remained cold to the kiss though the touch of it sent his stomach into a rolling tumult. he did not want to be a matter of convenience, someone who was there just to give a moment's reprieve. he wanted to be loved and to find love in return but he understood that if he could do it to cirro or eva and still manage to make it mutually beneficial then having the same done to him would at least allow him the facsimile of what he desired "some place that serves beef"

He made the mistake of brushing the mans hair aside and trying to go for another kiss. The almost smile that wanted to illuminate his face crashed. He shell could not resume its stoic composure like the other. The over bearing collective of emotions that were his and Ambrosia's made his head spin. He shakily staggered backward, barely able to hold on to the contents of his stomach. His appetite had been ripped from his bones. He did not trust himself to speak. Silently he followed behind Ambrosia.

the ride was silent and he was reluctant to break it until they had stopped and were already inside of the restaurant being led to sit down. when a waitress came to pour them water and hand them menus he found his voice. "the uniforms should be in within the next week or so, a fitter has already come to retrieve the sizes of each worker barring you since yours is already bought. i will have it delivered to the club along with your other things from the... time in france"

“You have my house address, and I took most of my things with me.” He said reading over the familiar menu. “Your design sense amuses me. I was not expecting to work in a black marbled mesh jungle.” He closed the regular menu in favor of the wine selection. He needed something badly to wash away the flavor of pain.

he had to will away the smirk that came so easily at the man's wry humor, "it matches the outfits and you are fond of green, though you only took what you brought. you left everything i bought for you at the hotel."

"Fond of Green or better looking in green?" For the first time in a while, Galvin could feel his facial muscles contorting into a small smile. It faded away as quickly as it came. "I am fonder of orange." The waitress saved him from having to say anything else but his order. He asked for two bottles of fortified Malmsey Madeira. He also ordered them a dinner course. The woman smile promising to return with their wine and appetizers shortly.

he waited for the man to order though it bothered him that galvin would know to order the correct thing and top it off with enough drink to prove this dinner was just as unpleasant for him. "you should have said something. i would just as easily have gotten orange... the color is not important as long as it is bright and solid and the place is dark and muted"

"Being a walking Halloween lantern would be more annoying. I would prefer a pale blue color. It has always matched my eyes." His hand found its way into the palm of his hand. "Would you like to make it a members only club as well?"

he shook his head at the thought. "no, there is not enough of a following right now, or that is, was and then, so making it a member's club before we establish who our members are is a poor idea. give it four months and then we can go from there though given it's location and the previous owner i am not thinking it will ever be able"

He was distracted for a moment as the waitress brought then a tray. it had the chilled bottle of wine and their appetizers and bread. He waited until the woman had poured their glasses leaving the bottle with them to speak again. "Will you provide insurance for the girls, many of them need to be checked before you can continue."

pulling one of the glasses over he took a long sip before answering. already taken care of, in two days there will be a letter on your desk to photocopy and hand out. checkups are mandatory and they are free, i had viewing rooms put in for a reason. on a related note you need to talk to your workers about safe biting practices"

Galvin bit into that slice of irony by taking a deep bite from his bread. "Do you mind sharing with the rest of the class what those are? I will put them beside my safe sex poster in the dressing room ." He said after swallowing.

he took another sip and offered a shrug. "i am merely the owner and even then in name only, are you certain you want me to come give a demonstration?"

At this point Galvin had become curious. "Actually yes. Since you are only owner in name I have found that a good number of the girls are vampires and have clients that come specifically for that sort of tease."

he raised a brow at that and did not drink. "illegals? i did not know there were any vamps working at the club. given what i know now i may have to reevaluate a few things.... though i am certain it will make the viewing rooms a bit more popular"

"You would be surprised but with out knowing who I am they felt safe to confess to their kinder manager. Morgan is a Darulin, in fact, he is like you and prefers the club as his secret life. There are a pair of twins that come in only during the weekends. They are illegal I am sure. In more ways then one...." he continued to inform Ambrosia about others he found. By the time he finished more of their food had arrived. "Now what are the safe bite practices since I ratted every one out?"

it seemed like a quarter of the staff was vamp and he did not even know it. resuming his drinking he took a swig and draining the little glass poured himself a second, "no biting without id, no biting twice, no swapping fluids, don't suck only lick, no draining.... the usual thing"

Galvin pulled a memo pad from his pocket and started to write down what the other said. "No licking..." He said as he wrote. "no draining... I think I got it. Though what if some one request it? How will we stop dirty dealing?"

"no sucking and then they can go get fucked. it is not allowed, do you really not know though?" in all if the time they had known each other and the amount of places that serviced vamps pyce visited he was certain the man should have known

Galvin shook his head as he corrected his writing. "Think of being a hunter as taking a rudimentary course on sex education. They tell you hoq to have sex, if you have sex, you have babies. They do not tell you about foreplay or how to stick it in where or other fun things. Just the basics. Vampires are the bad guys with mind powers. They control humans and are unholy un-dead demons that were put here to test mankind's will power against sin. Ultimately if un checked they will bring the world to destruction." It was finally his turn to pour himself a glass of wine out.

he listened to the religious hate-speech bubbling out of pyce and it made him angry though just as much it reminded him that pyce was not just another down-on-his-luck man but one of the more influential and dangerous of their family's associates. "i see... though how much of that do you believe now?"

Idly his hand moved to his collar and slipped past the fabric. "I understand that if every one had the most fashionable disease known to man, there would be no man left to feed it." He shifted in his seat. Instead of looking at the man in front of him, he gazed at Ambrosias reflection in his cup. "I understand there are those born with it, those that will do anything to have it, and those that are abducted and forced into it. We are all human on some level or another. You can still bleed and produce children. " He fell into silence for a long time. "Is there anything else you want to teach me?"

lightly he shrugged and finding his glass took another sip. "no."

Galvin raise and eye brow. He watched Ambrosia and once the other was about to take another sip, he put his hand over the mans cup, offering him a cut of meat on the end of a fork instead.

he took the bite reflexively though he remembered his stand when the meat was in his mouth and discreetly swallowing he gave a small resigned sigh. "please do not, i will be cordial because we are partners, i will be nice because i am fond of you but you have already let me know how little you think of me. do not play as if there is nothing wrong." pulling the glass from the man's grip he drank it in one take, "i am not drunk enough to pretend it isn't wrong"

He took his glass back and wanted to scream at the other. He poured another cup for himself and Ambrosia. Galvin silently he went back to his meal.

he managed four more glasses and most of his kobe before he felt comfortable enough to speak again and setting his plate to the side clasped his hands together over the table so that he could rest his chin, "what would it cost be for you to pretend for one night that you love me? i cannot offer you anyone's life or family secrets but anything else you may ask for"