Henry sighed and shook his head. ”Betty… I don't know how you feel temperature right now but, as a vampire, I can wear a swimsuit in the middle of a blizzard and be fine.” he told her. ”There’s a different way for us to judge if something is hot or cold.”
"I'm a vampire too dumbass" she said grumbling something under her breath as she made her way back to Evan" can we go now?!" She asked
”Yes, but you’re also more than that.” Henry defended. ”I don't know that much about werewolves and my knowledge on hybrids is practically nill except what I learn from you.” he told her, not trying to be offensive.
She scoffed, "it's not what you said Henry it's how you say it when you talk to me about all this. Vampire stuff you act like I'm completely clueless I'm a vampire okay I know I'm a monster I'm you think I don't wake up everyday wanting to die I would give anything to get rid of this but I can't I'm stuck like this forever I hate what I am" she said
”Betty!” Evan said softly in shock.
Henry’s jaw dropped at her lecture, more surprised that he still sounded like an ass when he was just trying to help. “I know you’re not clueless. You were a trained hunter even before we went out, you dated at least three vampires, that I know of, and are married to one for 3-4 years now?” he guessed. ”And no one else in our family thinks of you as a monster.”
"Well I do ' she said clenching her hands into fists "And I'm scared every day of all of you except Evan sometimes Evans arms are the only place I feel safe" she said
Evan wanted to smile at that but it didn't feel right… He bit his lip and glanced over at his brother and saw how much her comment hurt him.
Lysander didn't think a wooden stake could hurt more than her words. He didn't want her to be scared of any of them. He understood her fear but didn't want to be the cause of it. ”Excuse me.” he said softly, heading for the backdoor.
She sighed latching on to Evan's arm
Evan finally managed a small smile at her and looked over towards Tyler. ”Are you ready to go?” he asked as Lysander let the door close behind him.
Tyler nodded with a kind smile
”Alright.” Evan nodded. ”I’ve got my car out front.”
”Be safe, babe.” Henry said, quickly kissing her temple before she left. ”You too, sis.”
Both girls nodded
Once they were at Evans place Tyler fell asleep as soon as Evan got her to her room but Evan had given Betty a hoodie to sleep in so they layed on his bed in his hoodie as they talked
”I’m sorry that those three ruined the rest of your night.” Evan said, looking at her.
Lysander was sitting on the deck near the lake trying to simultaneously freeze and boil the water.
"It's alright I just don't trust them. . .or like them " she said playing with his hand
Evan nodded a little. ”I can understand you not trusting them, and with their comment about you and Tyler being maids?” he made a face at the memory. ”That didn't win them any favors.”
"That guy Jacob he used to be my regular when my father used me for blood " she said
”I’m so sorry.” Evan sighed, gently threading their fingers together.
She scooted closer placing thier intertwined fingers under her head against her cheek
Evan smiled softly at her and kissed her forehead. ”I wish I could outlaw that kind of thing.” he sighed.
"People would keep doing it Ev that's how vampires make money now they sell off blood" she said shivering lightly
”I know.” Evan nodded, gently wrapping her in a comforting hug. ”The most I could do is try to push for more ethical treatments but that's no guarantee that they would follow it.” he said.
She smiled softly "It's a nice thought but even only a king can do so much" she said placing a gentle kiss to his bare shoulder
He smiled a little at the kiss but it was still sad. ”Yeah. That's very true. Still, I wish I could do it for you. But it’d be like trying to get every vampire to turn vegan or something.” he chuckled faintly at the comparison.
She smiled softly " you are so kind and loving it's one of the things I love about you" she said
”Well, it's easy enough to be like that with someone you love very much.” he smiled sweetly, kissing her forehead.