They headed to his parents' house.

Ryan decided it would be less stressful to just leave his Jeep behind and they would take the subway -- the Canal Street Station was only a few blocks from his loft in Soho and the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line went directly to the 86 Street Station, which was not too far from his parents' house. This allowed Sam and him to casually stroll and take in the sights of the city that had drastically changed since she had last been summoned decades ago. New Yorkers are known around the world for being unfazed by anything and everything -- from sitting next to Hollywood movie stars riding on the subway to a crazed homeless man peeing in the middle of the sidewalk -- but no-one could ignore the unearthly beauty of the statuesque fiery maned succubus walking arm in arm with her mortal husband.

Ryan's parents lived in a beautiful brownstone in the Upper West Side, one they could not afford not on their tenured professor salaries but through the inheritance from Ryan's paternal grandparents, who had made their wealth investing in real estate around New York decades earlier.

"It is beautiful!" Marlissa gasped, staring at the townhouse. "Is it only your parents who live here?"

"Yeah, it's just the two of them in the eight bedroom house since my sister and I moved out for university," Ryan answered.

Marlissa could sense dread in his voice. "What is wrong, my love?"

"I'm still trying to figure out how to explain you..."

"That I am a succubus?"

"No, I mean we're 'married'..." Ryan paused before continuing, "especially that it wasn't that long ago that Madelaine..."

"Who is Madelaine?" Marlissa asked curiously without a hint of jealousy.

"She was my ex-fiancée..." he replied, looking down to avoid her emerald eyes.

"Oh, I am so sorry..."

"It's okay -- it was for the best that she called off our wedding," he sighed. He took her left hand with his and smiled at her. "Otherwise, I would not have summoned you!"

"Yes, I am very happy that Madelaine did not marry you, my love," the succubus giggled before kissing her husband. "Let us go inside and meet your parents."

Ryan led his wife up the stairs to the front door and rang the doorbell.