Forever Mine

Chapter 14

I chocked on air along with Layton, while Levi burst out laughing. Maybelle turned towards the guy. "They have a kid....why can't we have a kid?"

"That's not my son!" Layton corrected, pointing at Jason.

"Yeah he's my younger brother!" I added, feeling heat rush to my cheeks. Knowing how pale my skin was, I can already tell that my blush was very visible.

Maybelle nodded and sat back down next to the guy. "Wow, sorry about that. He just looks so much like your love child," she explained. Please stop talking Maybelle.

"Just order something," the guy said, holding a menu up to Maybelle's face. That seemed to grab her attention as she started skimming through the choices they had. "How long do we have?" the guy said. 

I really have to learn his name. "They're open till sometime after midnight so we're good," Levi replied. I sat down between Layton and Levi with Jason on my lap and gave him the menu. While I know Jason wouldn't understand everything on it, I wanted him feel like he was picking even though I was ordering for him.

A waiter came by and smiled at us. "Have you guys decided on what to order?" he asked.

"Spring Salad," Maybelle said, making the guy roll his eyes.

"I'll have two champions," the guy said.

"Big Jim," Levi said.

"Champion," Layton said.

Everyone turned towards me. "Two grilled cheeses," I said, passing the menu over to Layton. The guy finished taking our order before walking away.

"You're not gonna eat the damn salad so why order it?" The guy asked, looking over at Maybelle.

"Stop cussing Brandon, there's children present!" Levi snapped, covering Jason's ears. Oh, so his name was Brandon. Finally I knew his name.

Brandon glared at Levi. "You know what Levi..."

For the next few minutes while we waited for our food, I just listened to Brandon and Levi argue back and forth. I stayed silent and laughed a few times while Layton was shaking his head at the two, occasionally slapping one of them upside the head.

While Maybelle and Brandon got the food, I took that as my chance to ask Layton and Levi something. "What are we suppose to ask them for help for again?" I asked.

"To find a way to stop hunters from hunting us down. Before, it was fun beating the crap out of them but now with you and Jason...I'm not risking anything so I have to put an end to it," Layton said.

"What about Karla?" I asked, remembering the smiling face that helped me at the diner. Why is it that everyone nice always has to have a secret?

They both shrugged. "Karla isn't going to stop unless she gets what she wants. That's either revenge on Sabrina, the throne, or to have Drew to herself," Levi answered.

"And most of it is all connected to her wanting the throne," Layton added.

"But the vampires don't rule the humans anymore. Isn't there sort of no reason for her to want the throne anymore?" I asked.

"The king and queen might not rule every species anymore, but they still rule over every immortal being." Was that suppose to make sense?

"Huh?" My brain was having a hard time wrapping around all of this.

"The president, or whoever, rules over the mortals, or humans. They don't know supernaturals or immortal creatures exists. We live by different rules. Sure, we still have to follow some of the rules so we blend in better, but we have a different set of rules because of what we are. The royal family is in charge of non-humans," Layton explained.