One Wild Night

773  A Vampire’s Bite

Tom raised a brow when his office door opened, and Harry walked in wearing a muffler around his neck.

"Is this the new fashion trend, or am I missing something?" Tom asked, and Harry shrugged.

"I'm feeling cold," Harry said as he strode in and took the seat opposite Tom.

"You don't look cold to me. Why do I feel like you're trying to hide something?" Tom asked with narrowed eyes.

Harry shrugged, "I wonder why. Jamal loved the car. He asked me to tell you that he loves you," Harry said, changing the subject.

"Yeah. I heard from them yesterday. I love him, too, but why does that sound like you're changing the subject? Harry Jonas, what are you covering under that muffler?" Tom asked with amused interest.

"I'm not covering anything," Harry said as he involuntarily adjusted the muffler on his neck.

Tom chuckled, "Is it what I think it is?" He asked, and Harry raised a brow.

"And what do you think it is?"

"A vampire's bite. I guess you were bitten by a vampire. No wonder you look so exhausted. Are you transitioning? Do I need to be worried?" Tom asked, licking his teeth dramatically as he rubbed his own neck.

Harry resisted the urge to laugh, "You're an idiot. Vampires don't exist."

"Oh, but they do! How else do you explain why you're covering your neck by wearing that hideous muffler? Or is it something else? Perhaps a feisty female…."

"Shut up," Harry hissed as his ears burned, and Tom chuckled.

"I take it you finally did it," Tom said excitedly, and even though Harry wanted to talk about it deep down, he shook his head.

"You are weird. How can you be wanting to have such a conversation with your younger sister's boyfriend?" Harry asked, and Tom shook his head.

"Don't you dare do that! I'm having a conversation with my best friend! Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting to hear about your first experience and what you think about sex? I'm not going to let you deprive me of the pleasure. Let's forget for a moment that she is my sister…."

"I can't forget that she is your sister. If you wanted so much to hear about my sexual experience, you shouldn't have let me be with your sister," Harry said, and Tom glared at him.

"I'm not asking for details, for crying out loud! I told you my experience, remember?" Tom said, and Harry shrugged.

"You didn't have sex with my sister, so that doesn't count," Harry said, and Tom scowled.

"You didn't even have a sister then…."

"So, would you have had sex with my sister if I had one before you met Lucy?" Harry asked, and Tom chuckled.

"I know what you're trying to do. You are trying to distract me from the subject by asking me ridiculous questions. Lucy is your cousin…."

"We've never discussed your sexual life with her. And now that I think about it, you didn't even tell me you took her home from the club when you first met," Harry said, and Tom sighed.

"I'm not asking you to discuss your sexual life. I just want to know about your first experience…."

"Why are you so sure that I did anything anyway?" Harry asked, and Tom sighed.

"I'm beginning to believe I made a mistake by allowing you to date my sister. Maybe I need to get a new best friend. This friendship is boring now that you're with my sister," Tom said, and Harry spread his hands.

"Be my guest. I think I need a new best friend, too," Harry said easily.

"Good luck with that. Let me know how it goes when you find one," Tom said, and Harry raised a brow.

"Why would I do that?"

"Because I have to interview him and make sure he is a good enough best friend for you. That's the least I can do as your best friend before handing you over to someone else," Tom said, and they both chuckled.

"So? Was it worth the wait?" Tom asked, and Harry grinned.

"Sure it was. Let's talk about business now. We have to transfer your grandfather's shares to you now," Harry said, wanting to change the subject, and Tom let him.

Just like that, they both got into business mode.

Away from there, in Lucy's office, she couldn't help but be thankful for the summaries that Amy had made on the documents that needed her approval.

It made her work much easier, and even as she was glad that Amy was back, a part of her felt guilty for being glad that Amy was back now that she knew why Amy had returned earlier than planned.

Since she was done with the bulk of work on her desk, she decided to give Sonia a call and find out how she was doing, but just as she picked up her phone, it started ringing, and she smiled when she saw that the call was from Lucas.

"Hey, Lukey!" Lucy greeted pleasantly once she received the call.

"Hey, LuLu! How are you and my soon-to-be brother-in-law?" Lucas asked, and Lucy laughed.

"You can't call him that until after I've proposed to him, and he has accepted," Lucy pointed out.

"What I choose to call him, and when I choose to, is my business," Lucas said, and Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Whatever. Just don't ruin my surprise by letting him hear you."

"He won't hear me unless you place our call on speaker when he is with you," Lucas said reasonably.

"Whatever. So, what's up? I know you didn't call me just to know how we are doing," Lucy asked, and Lucas didn't bother denying it.

"True. Are you in your office now?" Lucas asked hesitantly.

"Yes. Why?" Lucy asked curiously, and Lucas cleared his throat.

"Well, last time we spoke, you mentioned something about Amy coming back to work, so I wanted to know if she had resumed," Lucas said uncomfortably, and Lucy smiled when she heard the concern in his voice.

She had known he would be concerned regardless of what happened between them or how mad he had been. Lucas had a heart of gold, after all.

"Yes, she has resumed," Lucy said easily.

"How is she doing? Is she okay? Did she tell you why she came back so soon?" Lucas asked curiously, even though he had heard from Doctor Drew already and knew what had transpired between her and Miley's parents.

"Why don't you call her and ask her about it if you're so concerned about her?" Lucy suggested, and Lucas scowled.

"I'm not concerned about her. And it was a simple yes or no question," Lucas said, and Lucy smiled.

"And I choose not to answer. If you are so interested in their well-being, give Amy a call. It's as simple as that," She said, and Lucas shook his head.

"The last time I took your advice and met with them, it didn't end well, so I won't be listening to you. Also, I'm not interested in their well-being or anything. I was merely asking, you know, for humanity's sake," Lucas said, and Lucy snorted.

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"I'm serious. I have my own baggage, and I definitely can't add theirs to it. I was only asking because I can't turn a blind eye when I know how close those two are. And as a medical doctor, I…."

"Blah blah blah. Whatever you say, Lucas. You are not interested. You're only asking for humanity's sake. That's all fine and good. If you won't call them, don't ask me about it," Lucy cut him off.

Even though Lucas wanted to say more in his defense, he decided not to since he knew Lucy would not buy whatever he would say.

"Fine then. Don't say anything. I will leave you to get back to work," Lucas said and hung up before Lucy could say anything else.

As he dropped his phone, he sighed. He was just going to put them out of his mind. He didn't like that he felt sorry for Amy and was very worried about Miley.

As much as he didn't like their request and how Miley had chosen to die on her own terms rather than receive treatment, he had admired their friendship and how Amy had foolishly chosen to stand by Miley's decision even though it was stupid.

Ever since he spoke with Dr Drew about Miley's condition, he had been feeling really sad. Even though he had known that she wasn't going to survive for long without treatment, he still felt really terrible knowing that she was slowly dying.

He had met her only for a short while, yet whenever he thought about the little time he had spent in her company, he felt terrible. And for that reason, he couldn't imagine how Amy would be feeling about Miley's condition and about the misunderstanding with Miley's family.

Once again, he hoped for Amy's sake that Miley had broken down before they went ahead with their silly surrogacy plan, else things were going to be a lot tougher for Amy with having to deal with Miley's death, falling out with Miley's family, and doing the whole pregnancy thing alone.