The Vampire’s Servant
Chapter 109

"Brian, Rosario's mother is here." Mom called out as she guided her to the living room.

My dad came out from the kitchen. He smiled at Mrs. Adair and stuck out his hand.

"Brian Flowers. It's nice to meet you. Your daughter is almost as beautiful as you are." He said.

Rosario's mom looked at me and raised an eyebrow. I could feel a blush as my stomach dropped. She knew my parents didn't know Rosario was a boy.

She shook my father's hand and sat in the chair he indicated. Dad and mom sat on the couch across from her. I needed to come out or she'd do it for me. She looked like she was angry. "Mr. Flowers. Is your wife aware of your... lineage?" Mrs. Adair asked.

Dad looked shocked. He glanced at me nervously.

"Sean, go to your room." Dad said.

"He should stay. He already knows what I'm about to say. Or, I assume so based on his expression." She told him.

"My wife knows everything. My children don't. Did you tell him?" He asked.

"No. My friends did, dad. Why didn't you tell me?" I asked, sitting in the chair next to Mrs. Adair.

"Because you shouldn't have to deal with it. You and your sister shouldn't have to know that we lost our magic because of what he did." Dad sighed.

"We were only looking out for you and your sister." Mom added.

"That isn't why you have no affinity. Some witches are just born without one. It doesn't stop you from being able to cast spells or make potions. If the coven were willing to accept your mother, you wouldn't be so uneducated." Mrs. Adair scoffed. "How did you know what we were? Is this why Sean and Rosario fought last night?" Dad asked.

"They fought because of the curse. I'm here to let your son know that he cannot hurt my Rosario and expect there not to be any consequences. I know what you are because I have been watching over your family ever since the curse was cast. I am Maeve Adair, fae queen for this region." She replied proudly.

"Fae? Sean? You're dating a fae?" Dad questioned in disbelief.

"Dad.... I don't know what to say. I am dating a fae. I think that's not as important as something else I need to tell you." I said, taking a deep breath.

"What else? You're already dating someone who hates our family because of what my great grandfather did." Dad scoffed.

I winced and looked at Mrs. Adair. She returned my look with a cold expression. I needed to do this.

"Rosario isn't a girl. Mom, Dad, I'm... I'm gay. Rosario is my boyfriend. He makes himself look like a girl in his glamour, but he's a guy." I admitted.

They were quiet. I watched their faces. Dad didn't look at me, but mom had a soft look in her eyes.

"Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Mom asked.

"Because I was afraid. I was afraid you wouldn't accept me. Dad can't even look at me right now." I told her.

She looked at my father. He was staring intently at the coffee table. I felt my heart wrench when he didn't even look at me.

"This is my fault." He whispered. "If I'd told you. If I hadn't kept it a secret, you would have felt like you could talk to me. You must have sensed that there was something I was keeping from you and it made you think I wouldn't talk to you about this." "Dad? What are you talking about?"

"They always say "if you can't be honest, no one will be honest with you'. I wasn't honest with you about my great grandfather, you didn't think you could be honest about being gay. I accept you. I'm fine with whatever makes you happy. I just wish you had told us sooner. You were probably having such a hard time." Dad sighed.

"We only ever want you and your sister to be happy. Rosario seems very nice, I'm sure he's a good boy." Mom said.

"My son is an amazing young man. There have been multiple offers for him. He hasn't dated any human, only fae. He has no idea how to handle being in love with someone who doesn't understand him and won't talk to him." Mrs. Adair replied. Anger shot through me at the thought of Rosario ever being with anyone else. I didn't like how that felt at all. He was mine. The goddess said he was my true mate.

"I understand that you think my son was using you, but he wasn't. I will be having words with the vampires as soon as they wake for the day. Rosario thinks you're his true mate. Do you even understand how much you hurt him last night?" "You've been around vampires!?" My dad growled. "Did you let anyone bite you? You're grounded."

"That's a little harsh, Brian. At least let him explain."

"I feel that he should answer me first, I am a guest, after all." Mrs. Adair said coldly.

"I know how much I hurt Rosario. I just needed some space and some time to think. I was going to text him after I had time to sort out what I wanted to say. Dad, you can't ground me for this. I didn't even know we were going to see vampires last night. My friend, Echo, is a dhampyr. I didn't realize her guardian was the Master of the territory." I explained.

My dad turned white as a sheet. He looked to Mrs. Adair and she nodded. He gripped my mom's hand tightly.

"Did he threaten you? Did you tell him you don't know anything about the curse? You still didn't say if anyone bit you." He asked.

"No one bit me. They didn't threaten me, they just told me about the curse and what Fenton Aimes did to his daughter." I replied. "Echo is my friend and Rosario was with me. I was safe."

"Your son took mine to see the Master of the territory. Do you realize how dangerous that could have been? The vampires hate our family just as much as the rest of you do. We only stay here because an Aimes needs to hold the land our house was on in order to keep the curse from spreading." Dad insisted.

"My son had no idea who your family was. If he did, he wouldn't have taken Sean into that house last night. There's no telling how a threatened vampire will react and Victor is threatened by the mere existence of this curse." Mrs. Adair explained. "Rosario thinks your son is his true mate, he would never have risked Sean's life."

"It was a man that looked like a Viking who realized who I was. I think he was a vampire. He had purple eyes like Victor and another person, a woman named Talia." I supplied.

"Talia? Copper hair, violet eyes, looks like a child?" Mrs. Adair breathed.

"Yes." I replied.

"The Traveler. I sent my child to the lair of the Traveler. Dear goddess." She covered her mouth. "She could have killed them both."

Dad and mom looked alarmed. I put my hands up and drew everyone's attention.

"All they want is to get rid of the curse. Talia never even looked at us cross-eyed. I think she's too focused on keeping Victor alive. He had the same eyes as her." I revealed.

"He's her childe. She must really care for him if she's here. I knew there were stories of her in the region, but I didn't realize she was here now. If he dies, she might not be pleased. She's one of the oldest vampires in the world and she has a deadly reputation." Mrs. Adair said.

The doorbell rang again. I stood to get the door, since the parents were all too shocked to have registered it. I didn't like being in the room.

Talia had seemed a little different, but not deadly. All of the vampires stayed a good distance away from us. I didn't feel threatened at all, until I thought everyone was using me. Now that I know they weren't I felt fine.

I opened the door and was faced with Rosario. He was in his glamour and looked worried and a little scared. A pained expression crossed his face for a moment.

"I know you don't want to see me, but, is my mom here? She left this morning to go run errands, but I looked at her calendar and she didn't have anything written there except her lunch with Echo."

I pulled him into my arms and held him tightly. His arms snaked around me and I could feel the real him through the glamour. He smelled fantastic.

"I love you, too. I'm so sorry I got upset, I just needed time to deal with all this." I whispered.

"Oh, goddess, I'm glad to hear that. I didn't want to lose you." He murmured back in his real voice.

"Your mom is in the living room with my parents. My dad was pretty upset that you took me to see vampires last night. Your mom got freaked out when I mentioned Talia. I guess she's like a really powerful vampire." "I'm more than really powerful." A voice said from behind Rosario.

I stiffened and let him go. We turned to see the small vampire followed by the two larger men we saw last night. I pulled Rosario into the house and closed the door. "How are they out in the daylight?" I asked.

"The men are werewolves. She's ancient. I heard that the very old ones can go out for a few hours during the day. What are we going to do? My mom is going to freak."

"Not nearly as bad as my dad. All he's been talking about is the fact that all the supernaturals hate our family. A mob of supernaturals is going to make him flip his lid." I hissed.

There was a knock at the door. I groaned and opened the door a little. Talia looked amused.

"Look, my parents can't deal with more supernaturals right now." I told her bluntly.

She bowed a little. "I was only coming to tell you that Echo hopes you will forgive her for harming you. She was crying all night. Nothing anyone can do seems to soothe her. She falls asleep crying and wakes up only to start crying again. She has a very important ball to attend this evening, I need her not to be all puffy faced." "I'll text her once I get Rosario's mom out of the house. Please, will you leave?" I pled.

"If you promise to message Echo as soon as you can, then I will leave. I would prefer if you sent one right now, so I could witness it, but I will trust in you." Talia said softly and turned to leave.

I breathed a sigh of relief. That was one situation taken care of. I turned to Rosario after closing the door. He smiled a little.

"Do you have a glamour that will make you look male? Like yourself, but not an elf?" I asked.

"Sure." He replied and the air around him shimmered until there was a human looking Rosario in front of me.

I pulled him closer and kissed him. It was perfect. I didn't realize how much I missed kissing him until just then.

Taking his hand, I guided him to the living room with our parents. My mom looked up and her eyes grew large. She nudged my dad who followed her look to me.

"Mom, Dad, this is Rosario with male glamour on. He doesn't really look like this, but he looks close." I told them.

"Nice to see you again, Mr. and Mrs. Flowers." He said.

"My goodness, what a handsome young man. I take it this means you two made up?" Mom asked.

"He came here looking for his mom. We made up just a moment ago. Please, this doesn't need to go on any longer." I smiled.

"Is this true, Rio?" Mrs. Adair asked.

"Yes, mother. We talked and everything is fine now. Let's go home. You have a lunch to prepare for." He said.

"Are you still coming over for dinner, Rosario?" Mom asked.

He looked at me. I nodded.

"I never officially called off game night. I just figured I would do it in the morning. We can do dinner then game like we planned." I offered.

"That sounds good." Rosario smiled.

"We'll see you tonight." Mom grinned.

I chuckled. She was just as excited to grill male Rosario as she was female Rosario. Dad helped Mrs. Adair stand and shook her hand.

"Before I go, I wanted you to know, no one holds a grudge against your family except for some members of the coven. We all understand that you can't be held responsible for the actions of one man before you even existed. I knew Fenton. You're nothing like him. Neither is your son." She smiled regally at him.

She really looked like a queen. Rosario certainly looked like a prince. I didn't know how I would fit in with his family, but I hoped that his mother would be able to accept me. I didn't really care what his father thought. I really hoped I would be strong by the time I got to meet his father. I wanted to kick his a*s.

We said goodbye and waved off Rosario and his mom. We went back in the house and my parents pulled me into the living room for a long talk, where I explained everything that was going on, and dad told me everything he knew about the curse. It was a long and emotional day