Addicted

76 (Colby's POV)

 I didn't want to take this feeling back to the house, back to Chloe, but Millie shook her head after glancing back and forth between Sam and I for a moment. Too bad. Guess she thought her guys weren't enough to handle us.

I should feel proud or something but I just thought it was funny, and I was a little disappointed. She probably had at least 10 vamps out there. Guess our reputation precedes us.

Whatever, I was done with this. Bad things were coming, and I could feel it, so I might as well enjoy the time I have before it starts.

 I wanted to concentrate on Chloe and I while I could, before I wasn't able to. Before everything turned to shit.

"Let's go Sam. I think she got the message."

Sam gave her a nasty smirk, then turned to follow me out back out of the building.

 "This isn't over!" I heard Millie yell behind us. "You know you love me Colby! You'll be back."

 I rolled my eyes as I hopped back through the broken window. "Fucking looney," I told Sam, as we walked away from the house.

He twinkled his fingers at one of the vamps hiding in the trees and grinned.

 "You always attract the crazies." He replied and laughed.

 I grinned.

 "Hopefully, I'm breaking that chain."

 He shook his head. "Nah, Chloe's crazy. Just not psycho crazy. Have a feeling that she will definitely try to fuck you up if you fuck with her."

 I nodded. "No doubt in my mind. She's feisty, but that's part of what I love about her." Sam snapped his head towards me. "What?" I was confused. "What?"

 "You just said that's part of what you LOVE about her. You love her? I mean, I already knew that was coming because I know she's your One, but I didn't think you would admit it just yet even though it's so obvious but you're too thick headed and stu-"

 "Oh my God, will you shut the fuck up Sam?  You're rambling! I didn't mean that I loved her. Just that I love the fact that she's feisty. Stop reading into shit so much. Christ." I shook my head.

 We made it back to my car and climbed in.

Feelings and emotions were intensified for a vampire but that doesn't mean that we fall in love any quicker or that we can love someone without knowing them. I still didn't feel like I knew Chloe. Not really. She hadn't told me much. We hadn't even hung out that much.

Okay, so we started dating like, a day after hanging out, but we met a month ago. You dated to get to know someone. Yes, I had very intense feelings for her, and was extremely attracted to her to the point where I could barely control myself...didn't mean that I loved her.

 Still wasn't too sure that I believed in this One thing either. I had read a little of the book, and while it seemed okay, it was so far fetched that it was actually true.

There were over 8 billion people on this Earth. There's no way that there is only one person meant for you, and if so, there would be very little chance of you actually finding that person. Literally, one in 8 billion.

Sam shrugged his shoulders, and started fiddling with the radio.

"I'm just saying. You need to open your eyes and see what I see. Even if you can't tell her, you need to admit it to yourself. The sooner, the better. It's easier to accept it than it is to fight it. Trust me." He gave me a knowing look, then grinned and started singing along with the radio, and playing the drums with this fingertips on the steering wheel.

 "Whatever." I replied, not really up for this discussion.

 It made my head hurt, from all the jumbled thoughts and feelings when I thought about it. I didn't want to deal with all of that. Just wanted to be with Chloe, spend time with her and see how things worked out. That's all.

Why couldn't I do that? Why did everything have to be so complicated?

"Just because you're so in looooove, doesn't mean that everyone is," I teased him.

He grinned over at me.

 "I'm really happy for you Colby. Seriously dude. I think she's good for you, whether she's your One or not. You seem less angry....happy even. It's nice. Didn't think that I would ever get that part of my friend back. It's nice to see you smile and joking around. I missed you."

I didn't really know how to reply to that. Sam was my best friend in the entire world, my brother. Always had been since the day we met.

We have literally been through everything together. I knew that I had changed since what happened to Emilie but I didn't think about how it might have affected him.

 I just smiled at him.

"Yeah brother. It's good to kind of be back."

He nodded, knowing that we weren't going to keep doing this sentimental shit, and started the drive home.

Before long, we arrived, and I took a deep breath before entering the house. I could smell her scent in the air already. We hadn't been gone for a very long time, but the interaction had taken longer than I thought it would. I wondered if she was still awake.

We entered the house, and Sam headed to the garage. I went straight up to my room, raising my hand to him when he looked at me. He just smirked, and kept going.

I stood outside my bedroom door, listening for a moment. It was quiet except for the whirring from the small fan that I kept by my bed.

I opened the door and stepped inside the dark room. Chloe was lying on the bed, the covers thrown down towards the foot. I stepped closer and looked down at her.

 Her face was relaxed, and she looked so peaceful.

 An immense feeling of....something came over me. Not sure what it was....just that it was strong and that it had something to do with Chloe.