Chapter 43: A new old friend
Wednesday, May 18 2016, 10:40pm
Drake’s P.O.V
I stroll down the path and come to a pub; I walk inside and see one person, the bar tender. I wander up to the bar, sit down and place my bags roughly on the floor.
“Double shot please.”
“Rough night mate?” He replies and pours me my drink
“Sure was, got kicked out by our lass for basically sayin’ there’s summit wrong wiv our kid.”
“Oh, your lass must be a tough one then?” He jokes and places my drink on the mat.
“She sure is.” I laugh and down my drink in one.
“So where you goin’? Ya need a place to stay, I’ve got one for ya, if you want it?” He asks me
“you don’t know me or what I’m like and you’re offering me a place to stay?”
He replies “Yup sounds about right mate.” Then laughs a little
“The names Drake.” I say holding my hand out towards him
“Hey, I’m Rouge, do you happen to know Sophie? Sophie Walker? She has a lad called Drake.” Rouge asks while shaking my hand
“Yup, I’m the same guy you’re on about Sophie is the lass who kicked me out.”
“Oh.” He laughs “Me and Soph go way back to when we used to live in Romania. She was of a different clan at the time.” Rouge tells me how he knows Sophie and shows me my room upstairs
“Cheers mate.” I start to unpack my things and Rouge’s phone goes off.
“I’ll be right back mate, I gotta take this call.” He says and walks downstairs.
Wednesday, May 18 2016, 10:50pm
Rouge’s P.O.V
I look at my phone and see it’s Soph calling me, I answer the phone and walk outside so Drake can’t hear anything.
“Hey Soph, how are you doin’”
She sighs, “Not so good Rouge, I need to tell you something, and it’s important, by the way have you seen Drake?”
Drake is here with me, I’m letting him stay here until he gets back on his feet, now what do you need to tell me?”
“Okay, here goes…” she pauses then sighs again “Rouge… You have a daughter.”
“Okay, what?!” I say with my eyes widening
“She’s called Scarlet and she looks like you, same nose and lips, same cute freckles along her nose an– ”
I cut her off, “And why didn’t you tell me this before, how did this happen? I can’t have children!”
“Looks like you can, also there’s bad news…” Sophie pauses “She’s a Rare Blood.”
“Oh wow, wonderful, just fabulous, amazing.”
“Stop being sarcastic Rouge, I need you to help me with her, please you’re her father.” Sophie begs.
“Fine, I will, I’ve got to go. Drake is comin’.”
“Thank you. I love you Rouge, you’re my Zing.” Sophie says and hangs up the phone.
I take a deep breath and let it all out in relief. Loads of thoughts are going through my head now about Scarlet. One, she is my child. Two Vampires can’t have children. Three, how is it possible? Four, she’s a Rare Blood. Five, –
Drake cuts me off, thank you Drake, I wonder if he knows about Scarlet being his child, I best not say anything just in case. I head back inside, lock the place up and walk up to my room, Drake follows and goes to his.
“Night mate.” He says before falling into a deep sleep.