AN UNHOLY AFFAIR

TEN

After their short make out session. Both men went to bed, Jasper welcoming Joseph to his bed. The bedding was white and silky.

Joseph looks at Jasper while they lay next to each other.

"You should sleep" Jasper says. Joseph shook his head.

"I'm not sleepy"

"What do you want to do?"

Joseph's face goes red in an instant.

"I want you"

Jasper rests his hand on Joseph's waist.

"I'm here"

Joseph scoots closer and hugs Jasper tightly, the vampire feeling Joseph's warm chest.

"Don't let go until I fall asleep" Joseph murmurs.

"Okay"

It was silent. Jasper felt tears well up his eyes, a century ago, Joseph couldn't even say he loved him now Joseph is acting like Jasper would leave him any minute.

"Have the roles really switched?"

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Matthew woke up to a series of loud knocks on his door. He grumbles to himself when he looked at the time.

He makes his way to the door and David was standing there.

"I love you David but it's too early" he said.

"It's not that, Joseph is nowhere to be seen"

"Huh? Did you check his room?"

"We did, it was empty and by the looks of it, he left wearing his pyjamas too"

Matthew massaged the bridge of nose.

"Yesterday he said he went up the hill, then we'll go there"

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Meanwhile....

"Good morning my dear"

Joseph smiles and rubs his eyes and stretches his arms before sitting up.

"Morning"

Jasper smirks seeing the love bites around Joseph's neck.

"How was your night?"

Joseph scratched his head.

"Was fine. What time is it?"

"It's time for breakfast" Jasper said and placed a tray of food on Joseph's lap. A full monty breakfast. He smiles.

"Looks yummy"

"Eat up" Jasper replies, in his hand was a wine glass full of blood.

"That reminds me, I was told Claire was sent to the vatican, how did you get her?"

"I kidnapped her while she was at home packing"

Joseph shook his head. He shouldn't have asked!

After a very delicious breakfast, Joseph gets up.

"I should get going"

"You have to bathe first mon ange, i prepared a bath for you"

Speechless, Joseph follows Jasper to the bathroom. A black marble tub sat in the middle of an all white bathroom, inside the tub was water and white rose petals floating around.

Jasper helped Joseph out of his pyjamas. Kissing him on the neck.

"Your body looks beautiful"

Joseph blushes and steps inside the tub, sighing in comfort as he gets submerged in the warm water. Jasper knelt down beside the tub.

"I'm sorry I made you break your vows"

Joseph sighs and shook his head.

"Let's not talk about that now....wash me"

Jasper chuckles and his hand goes under the water, finding Joseph's thigh, then going up, finding Joseph's crotch.

"I said wash me not take advantage of me"

Jasper laughed.

"Alright, you'll be squeaky clean once I'm done with you"

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"How on earth did he go there" David asks, looking at the thick snow covered woods.

"It seems dangerous. Maybe we should call the police?" Matthew suggests.

"We've called them three times and the week is not yet over, we shouldn't bother them unless it's a real emergency"

"Then let's go through the woods"

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After his bath, Joseph was given new slacks and a shirt, all black.

"So you don't look suspicious" Jasper says. Joseph chuckles and puts the clothes on.

"You know, you're really caring"

"Well think of it as me buttering you up for tonight"

Joseph puts on his cape.

"I don't think I'll be able to concentrate today" he says. Jasper holds him by the chin and smiles.

"You can always come live with me"

Joseph patted Jasper's cheek.

"You're a walking temptation you know?"

The vampire shrugged.

"Do you blame me?"

Joseph shook his head.

"Do you want to come to the church this evening? It'll be fun"

"What if I burst into flames once I go through the door?" Jasper jokes.

"That's not possible, please come?"

"Anything for you mon ange"

Joseph smiles and opens the front door. He turns to Jasper was was standing behind the door avoiding the sunlight.

"I'll leave my window open"

"I'll see you then"

He closes the door and heads down the stone carved stairs. once he reached the snow covered ground, he gasped when he saw Father David and Deacon Matthew walking towards the manor.

"What are they doing here?"

He walks up to them. Matthew and David stop in their tracks when they saw him.

"Joseph do you know how worried we were? What are you doing here?"

"I was here to see someone"

David looks at the manor and saw a curtain move slightly.

"Who was it?" He asks.

"A friend"

Matthew gave Joseph a skeptical look, it was as if the Deacon realised something.

"David leave it. We're late for mass"

Joseph let them walk ahead for a while and he looks back, smiling when he saw Jasper standing behind the curtain.

"Why did you say leave it?" David asks. Matthew looks back and sees Joseph walking behind them.

"I think Joseph was meeting a woman here"

"WHAT?!" David squawked.

"Shhh....yeah, look at his neck"

David looks back and sees Joseph's clearly marked neck.

"Is he afraid we'd judge him?"

"I think he's afraid we'd judge him for breaking his vows. Remember that Joseph didn't get a calling, he was forced to be here"

"But he trained to be a laity"

"To convince himself that he was meant to be here"

David remained silent for a moment.

"Do you think....we should set him free?"