1:14am on the alarm clock illuminated the otherwise pitch black bedroom with a dim red glow as Jack and Kerri rolled off of each other and tried to catch their breath. Jack turned on his side and kissed Kerri on the back of her shoulder.

“I don’t mean to brag, but I think I’m the best at that... probably in the world” he said with a sarcastic and fake-egotistical edge. “Like seriously... you’re welcome.”

Kerri turned over and bit his neck. Jack jumped and pulled back.

“Jesus! What’s gotten into you? I always knew you were a vampire” Jack said as he started to stand up from the bed. “I’m going to the bathroom... and then to the hospital for a rabies shot.”

Jack stumbled out of his bed and started to navigate through the pitch black bedroom along the wall and feeling his way towards the light switch.

“Don’t turn it on! Too bright” Kerri said softly in the darkness.

“Oh, sure thing” Jack said in a comedic tone. “In other news, local writer found dead in a naked heap at the bottom of his staircase. He’s survived by his girlfriend, who’s eyes don’t hurt at all.”

He shuffled to the doorway and opened the door. He stumbled into the equally dark hallway where there were no lights, just one strip of moonlight that shined through the skylight and illuminated one tiny section of the wood floor. He felt his way in the bathroom at the end of the hall, closed the door, switched on the light and started to clean himself up and take a piss.

After two minutes or so, Jack turned the light off and opened the door. With eyes completely blinded by the bathroom light, he emerged into the pure blackness of the hallway. He stood outside the bathroom for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust, then took a few steps forward. As his eyes slowly started to adjust to the darkness, the moonlit strip of floor appeared in front of him. As he took his shuffled steps towards the moonlit sliver, he saw two feet step into the visible strip and stop. Before he could stop his momentum, or react to what he saw, he ran into the cool soft skin of the body standing right in front of him.

“Jesus Christ!” he said under his breath too scared to scream out loud, and he took two steps backward. The two feet stepped backwards out of the light as well. Jack walked forward with his hands out in front of him, unable to see anything still.

“You scared the shit out of me, Kerri” He said as he kept walking forward. His fingers touched skin and what felt like shoulders and a neck. He put his arms around her and leaned in and kissed her on the top of the shoulder.

“Fuck, that literally almost gave me a heart attack” he said, and walked past her and headed down the hallway feeling his way towards the bedroom. She walked into the bathroom and closed the door.

Jack pulled open his bedroom door and slowly shuffled inside. The dim red glow of the alarm clock flashed 1:18am as it guided him back to the foot of his bed. Once he got his bearings, he jumped onto the bed on what he thought was his side, but ended up jumping into the middle. Just as he made contact, he felt it. He bounced off an object that was sprawled out on the other side of the bed, it was Kerri.