Alexander was woken up once again, although this time, he wasn't annoyed. Instead of feeling a poke, it was the gentle push of lips against his cheek. Alex slowly opened his eyes to see John hovering over him, a soft smile on his face. "Mornin' Alex. Don't worry, it's a reasonable time now." He let out a small chuckle.

"Good." Alexander gave him a small smile in return, reaching up to push a stray strand of hair behind his ear. "It's your first day back today, right?"

"Mhm." John nodded, leaning into his touch. "I'm a little nervous, but I'm sure it'll be fine."

"Yeah, you'll be fine..." Alex glanced to the side. It would be a lie to say he hadn't been extremely stressed about this day. What if someone noticed something different about John? What if he made a mistake and was found out? They would be going to a building filled to the brim with hunters, it was far from a safe environment for a vampire.

"Alex. I'll be fine." John reassured, kissing Alex on the forehead. "Don't worry about me."

"You know I'll never stop worrying about you." Alexander offered a small smile. "Now... it's time for your meal, isn't it?"

Instead of responding, John pressed his lips against Alex's, and he wasn't about to complain. He wrapped his arms around John's neck, pulling him closer as the kiss deepened. Alexander could feel John's fangs come out against his lips, and the vampire pulled back from the kiss, moving to his neck. Expecting to feel the sharp pain of teeth entering his skin, Alex was surprised to feel John's lips instead, leaving soft kisses down his neck.

Alexander's hands went up to tangle in his hair, which was still down and untouched. Soon he felt the fangs sink in and he tilted his head to the opposite side, realizing where John was doing it. "J-Jack, fuck, that's... above the collar..." He trailed off as the familiar effects took place.

John took the usual small amount of blood, but when the fangs exited Alexander's flesh, he didn't pull away. Instead, he began sucking around the bite, and Alex melted under him. The human took in a sharp breath at feeling his boyfriend's tongue against his delicate skin, and he threaded his fingers through John's hair as he squirmed under him.

John soon pulled back, a slight smirk on his face as he observed the state Alexander was in. His face was bright red as he bit his lip, staring up at John with half lidded eyes. He silently wished that every bite given to him was like that, then he'd really look forward the feedings.

"Damn Alex, we have to get ready for work, but the look you're giving me is making me wanna extend my vacation..." John licked his lips, and Alexander was sure it was only to tease him further. The tingling heat rushing through his body confirmed that the vampire had succeeded.

As John brushed his fingers over the mark he made, Alexander let out a shaky breath. "Fuck you... now I have to go to work with a fucking hickey."

"Oh shut up Lex, you loved it." John chuckled before pulling back and getting off of Alex. "At least it hides the bite pretty well. A hickey isn't something people are gonna ask about, you live with me, the most that's gonna happen is a bit of teasing. But a bite, now that's something to question."

"Yeah, I guess you're right..." Alex sat up, incredibly disappointed that they had to go to work, something he didn't feel often, but John decided to be a kinky shit so it wasn't your average morning. "I'm still gonna wear my hair down and try to cover it..."

"Suit yourself. I'm not sure if that'll work though." John shrugged, getting up from the bed.

Alexander reluctantly sat up, getting out of bed as well. He glanced over at John, who really had gotten him kind of hot and bothered. "I'm fucking you after work, by the way."

John snorted. "I think you've got it the wrong way around, it's me that'll be fucking you."

"No way. I'm topping." Alex grumbled, running his fingers through his hair to make it look somewhat presentable.

"Sure. You're topping." John rolled his eyes, voice dripping with sarcasm.

"I will fight you."

"Bite me."

"Don't tempt me." Alexander opened the closet, picking out his clothes. "Now get ready, I don't wanna be late."

~*~

Almost immediately after entering the building, Alexander and John were attacked with affection. Lafayette had rushed forward and pulled John into a hug, fretting over  him and making sure he was okay. Alexander couldn't help but wonder how different the reaction may be if Lafayette knew the truth. Would he still be worried then, or would he do what his job demanded?

Alex was quickly dragged out of his thoughts as he was attacked from behind, being pulled into a headlock by who could only be one person.

"Hercules!" Alexander whined, struggling in his grip as his hair was being messed up. "C'mon! I just got my hair looking decent, you jerk!"

"Sorry Alex, I can't help it, I missed ya." Hercules chuckled.

"You just saw me yesterday, for christ's sake-" Alexander struggled, trying to escape from his hold.

John glanced over at them, obviously suppressing a laugh. "Hey, Herc, hands off my man."

"Fine." Hercules reluctantly let Alex go, and he straightened up, sending Hercules a slight glare. He ran his hands through his hair, attempting to get it looking presentable again.

"Alexander, is that a hickey I see~?" Lafayette pointed out with a teasing tone.

"Fuck- John, you asshole." Alexander quickly covered the mark with his hand.

John laughed a bit. "Nah, you enjoyed it, the look on your face after is proof enough of that."

"Guess you two enjoyed your time off." Hercules chuckled, and reached out to mess up Alex's hair again, though this time he was able to dodge.

"Sure did." John snickered, and Alexander was about to say something pretty inappropriate when Eliza entered the room and he stopped himself.

She held a serious expression, eyes clouded with concern as she cleared her throat to get the men's attention. "Sorry to intrude, but I need to speak with Alexander. I'll be taking him for now, it won't be too long."

"The fuck did you do?" John whispered to Alex, raising an eyebrow.

Alexander only shrugged in response, growing a bit worried by Eliza's serious expression. He walked out of the room and followed Eliza as she led him down the hall, taking a familiar path. "Let's talk in your office, I don't think you'll want anyone overhearing this."

If Alex wasn't worried before, he sure was now. He swallowed nervously, giving a small nod. "Alright..."

They soon reached the office, and Alexander pulled open the door, letting Eliza in first before following. As soon as the door closed behind them, Eliza turned to Alexander, looking even more concerned than before.

"I won't waste more of your time than I need to. This is about the blood sample you gave me." Eliza took in a deep breath before continuing. "I was examining it yesterday, and... well, I found traces of vampire saliva."

Alex froze, biting his lip to hold back from cursing. He didn't know how he didn't think of that, of course there would still be traces in his blood, there probably was always traces since John turned with how often he was bitten.

"Alexander, when I took that sample, you hadn't been working for almost a week. You were bitten during your time off, at most the day before if it was still in your bloodstream." Eliza stared him down. "I don't know how you were bitten if you weren't working, unless you were going off on your own, but I don't know why you would... you were taking care of John, and if you wanted to get back to working, you could've just come back."

"Eliza, I..." Alexander trailed off, not knowing what to say. He surely couldn't tell the truth, that his boyfriend was a vampire and he was his blood supply.

"You don't need to tell me what happened, though I have my suspicions..." Eliza sighed softly, walking back to the door. "That's all I had to say... oh, and you're going out with Angelica and Jefferson today, I'd suggest you go see them."

She opened the door, but before leaving, she glanced back at Alexander one last time. "Just... be careful, Alex. Take care of yourself."