~*~

Marcus had decided to bring Amelita with him to the council meeting as a way to keep tabs on her as well as to introduce her to some other vampires. It had been a learning experience for her and a way to show her what happened when someone stepped out of line and was caught red-handed. What would happen to her in a sense if she decided she wanted to take up hunting again. It hadn't been pretty at all, and at the end of the session, they had agreed to lock Talbot up for a few decades so he'd learn to go about things through the proper channels. It really did take some time to convince the others that Damien had merely tried to stop Talbot from hurting Guy, but before they went home, they seemed to believe both Amelita and Marcus.

By the time they returned to Bitter Springs, a week had passed and he had to warn Damien against using his powers so recklessly in the future without a just cause. Not that it hadn't been so this time. Still, he had decided he wouldn't be the one to approach Damien, instead he'd just sent Amelita home again before he returned his full attention to his work. After all, some decision had to be made as to what exactly Arya would take over and who would replace Damien and what better place to do so than from the comforts of his home office?

James had stopped by again to move what little he had of things in the house into a single room, locking it behind him so that no one would enter when he wasn't in town, just like Arya had been to London to do the same. The other properties the two had shared didn't seem to be so important to either of them that they kept much there, and what little they had there could just remain where they were. It wasn't like they were any less friends now than they had been before. James had even stopped by to say hello and thank Marcus for supporting them and helping with Talbot, which he greatly appreciated.

It was finally quiet around him and it was approaching sunset already. At least he had gotten some things sorted out. More than anything, he wished to go see Damien, but he'd already broken his promise by stepping in and saving Talbot at the last moment.

Guy had already left, it was time for the man to go back home to take care.of business, especially with what had happened with Talbot. The vampire society seemed to not like it very much that he had used his gifts, even if it was in self defense or protect someone. He didn't really care, they.didn't scare him. About a week had gone by, he worked at his new job and had gotten the hang of it.

He heard Marcus had come back and had taken Gale, which was fine with him but he make sure that Alex has stayed behind. Alec had returned home finally and Damian had asked him to stay at the house while he went to go and talk to Marcus. He was a little nervous but he sucked it up and headed over to Aryas home. When he got there he stood out in front of the.door, staring at it before opening the.door, he.knew Marcus was in here. "Marcus!" He.called out.

Marcus wasn't really aware of anything that had happened in town whilst he was away, and Arya hadn't been by to inform him yet either. He figured it was none of his business anyway, so he stayed focused on the task at hand. Come to think of it, he hadn't really seen much of Arya at all since he got back, it seemed the blonde was off doing her own thing for once, which was kind of nice. With none of the fledgelings at home either, he had the place to himself for a change, which was nice.

When he heard Damien call out, he closed his laptop and sighed slightly. "Come on up," he called back, unsure of what exactly Damien wanted of him this time. He'd had time to clear his head and if Damien was here just to be mad at him again, he had another thing coming. It was one thing for Damien to be mad when he learned the truth of his betrayal, but it would not be accepted if his ex came to his place of living to lecture him again.

"How are you?" he asked, not really moving from his seat as he didn't want to make Damien think that everything could go back to normal just like that, Damien had hurt him too much for that, just like he'd hurt Damien.

He hadn't come to fight or yell at his ex, he did come to talk with him about them as a couple and where they stood and if they did decide to get back together, what they needed to.work on and how to fix it. He heard Marcus call out to him and followed where the sound had come from. Nobody was there but him and Marcus, which gave him some comfort that they could talk without eavesdroppers, but at the same time so much more could happen because they were alone.

He walked into the room, sitting down in a open chair infront of the mans desk. "I'm fine...." He said and looked down at his lap, twirling his thumbs before glancing back up."I didn't come to yell or argue....I just wanted to talk about me and you." He said.

Marcus remained calm when Damien finally made his way upstairs. It was about high time they had a civilized talk though, as they really did have a lot to talk about. Floating in limbo as their relationship was right now was nowhere good to be. Especially considering they would always have some form of bond by him siring the other.

"I don't know what exactly you want to talk about, I thought you were with Guy now?" He really didn't mean to be so dismissive, but he didn't know what else to do about the situation. Marcus didn't know what Damien expected of him, he hadn't really paid more attention to the situation with Guy and Damien after he left town. It frankly wasn't any of his business since he'd left Damien to his own business.

"Where do we go from here?" he said and pulled a hand through his hair, looking at Damien.

He didn't know whether to take his dismissive.comment as him trying to be a awhile or him just asking a question and stating something. He remained calm though, only giving a sift.sigh and unnessary breath before.saying."No he left home, we weren't really together." He said with a shrug. He watched Marcus for a moment, before hearing.the other ask the million dollar questio."I don't know, do you even want to be with me?" He asked. He didn't really know Marcus feelings at the moment, when the two last saw one another, it seemed Marcus was sure and made it known how he felt, but at this moment the man was emotionless.

There were things Marcus wanted to do, then there was the proper way to go about things. It hadn't really occurred to him that Damien and Guy weren't actually together, he'd just assumed they were what with the guy literally dropping everything just to be with Damien for a little while. How was he supposed to know what Damien was thinking about everything.

"What I want doesn't really matter, does it?" he asked, leaning forward some on his desk. "You're the one holding all the cards," there was no point trying to win Damien back if the other didn't want it. He really was exasperated with the whole situation really. On one hand, he wanted to get back with Damien, on the other hand, he wasn't sure if it was a good thing. He wasn't sure if they were good for one another on any level really.

"You make me better, but I'm not sure I'm good for you."

He frowned at what the other said. He looked away then, staring out the window and tried to contain himself. He looked back, hearing the other actually say that he wasn't good enough. To Jim that was just a lame excuse to jot be with him. He heard what Marcus had said about the two not being good together, a sane person would agree with that, but he didn't understand what he meant by that. He was quiet for a moment before opening his mouth."That sounds like a lame excuse to not be with me..." He said with a huff.

He glared now."You wanted to be with me about three weeks ago and now your so two sides on it....if you don't want to be with me then just say so I don't want to waste my time!" He added.

It wasn't that he didn't want to be with Damien, because he really did want that. What Damien had to say about wasting his time made him think that maybe they wanted the same thing after all. Deciding to take a chance, he used his speed and was on Damien in a heartbeat, pulling him in for a passionate kiss. Breaking the kiss, he held Damien's chin gently, making it so the other had to look up at him. "I do want to be with you, more than anything, but I don't know if that's truly what you want of if you're just going to run off the moment something better comes along."

OK, so he was frustrated with the other. Too many times he'd tried to change, tried to be good enough for Damien only to find the other wanting nothing more than to get away. How was he supposed to fell about that? Every time he messed up, he had to start right back at the beginning with Damien, it wasn't ever just easy with that one. "I don't want you back unless you're sure that's what you truly want this time." With that, he released his hold on Damien and took a step back. If he kept being so close to Damien, he might not be able to restrain himself at all, and he didn't want that.

He

was stunned by the passionate kiss and couldn't help but to kiss the man back, his chin was lifted up so he was staring up at the man. He looked like he almost wanted to cry but restrained himself. He only went with Guy because the man was kind to him and he knew him as a human. He wouldn't just run off with any vampire, they would have to win him over and Marcus should know from first hand that that wasn't a easy task. He was quiet, feeling the man take a step back.

He stood up then, now being only a inch away from Marcus."If I didn't want to be with you then I wouldn't be here talking to you now would I, because then I would just be wasting my time." He said and roughly pushed the man back so he was against the desk and kissed him deeply, handing fisting the mans shirt.

Despite loving Damien with all his capacity, Marcus didn't trust him at the moment. He didn't trust that his fledgeling knew what he truly wanted or if he just wanted an excuse to walk away again. Didn't matter that it had taken him a long time to win Damien over in the first place, or that he didn't really think Damien would go with anyone without them trying to win him over first. He just didn't understand what had possessed Damien not to go with the obvious choice of a good guy to be with.

When Damien pushed him back and kissed him deeply like that, Marcus pulled Damien closer, his kisses turning into needy ones and the closeness. He'd missed this, he really had. Missed being with Damien and he didn't want to waste another moment talking or taking their time. Moving slightly, he turned them around so that Damien was now pressed against the desk instead of himself, before he pushed everything down on the floor, lifting Damien onto his desk. Never once did he allow Damien's lips to leave his until then, before he started to kiss down Damien's throat, nipping slightly as he went along. He wanted this to be something Damien would never forget.

He sigh softly into the needy kiss, almost moaning with how needy they were becoming. He felt himself being lifting onto the desk, his legs wrapped around Marcus waist, rubbing himself against the man and whimpered. His lips never left his, moving his neck once the kiss did break and were traveling down his neck. His fingers started to tug at the mans shirt, almost ripping it off the man and tossed it to the side. His hands ran over his chest and stomach, he then started to try and undo his pants. Although he had sex with Guy, it was nothing to making love with Marcus.

Marcus pulled away just long enough to help Damien get his shirt off as well as to remove Damien's own shirt before he returned to kissing down Damien's torso, thwarting the others attempt at undoing his pants just yet. When he reached the hemline of Damien's pants, Marcus kissed and nibbled along it before deft fingers undid the pants and pulled them down, taking Damien into his mouth for a moment, really wanting to show Damien how much he'd missed him and how sorry he was that he'd messed up to begin with.

Pulling away, he smirked at Damien before he made his way back up to Damien's lips, trailing kisses along the way, nipping lightly on his shoulder before he assaulted the other with needy kisses again. He really did need this, needed to show Damien just how much he wanted the other vampire, how excruciating it was to have been without him for weeks now. Only way to do that without being cruel was to make Damien all hot and bothered before he'd ever consider having sex with him. Almost to the point of reducing Damien to begging or taking charge himself.

He helped the other take his pants off, lifting his hips up to assists the other. He looked at Marcus, heading leaning back and eyes closed when the other took him into his mouth, groaning softly and gripped his hair. He kissed back, tasting himself and pulled him close. It was almost painfully pleasurable now to be closed again to Marcus like this, he really want the man to just take him and wanted it rough. Marcus teased the hell out of him till the vampire was begging for it. He wanted the man so bad and would arch his back, trying his press himself closer and cause some friction to get rid of the pleasure that was building up.

Marcus kept teasing Damien until he actually started begging before he gave the other what he wanted so bad. He removed his own pants and claim Damien for his own, and he wasn't nice about it either. By the time Damien had started begging, Marcus was rather frustrated himself from teasing the other so much that he had little self restraint once he finally gave in.

He didn't let go of Damien when they were done, he carefully lifted the other vampire and carried him to his bed, gently laying him down. Sure, he was very happy at the moment, but he hadn't had enough of Damien yet. This time he'd be very gentle about things and take it slow. "You're mine, and don't forget it," he murmured as he slowly entered his lover again.