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“Don’t call me that,” she said, still not moving from her position. “Now back to the other question. What exactly did you do to me?”
“I’m not sure I understand what you mean.”
“When you…drank, did you do anything else?” She opened her eyes and looked at him. She appeared so exhausted that his heart broke.
Cocking an eyebrow, he waited for her to explain. “You’re not good for my ego. I’d have thought you’d remember exactly what else I did to you.” He’d never forget her reactions—any of them. He’d dreamt of each minute detail every night since she left.
“I mean anything else.” She blushed. “You know, something I didn’t know you were doing.” He was amazed at how much he missed seeing her blush. The gesture warmed his heart, until he thought about what she’d said.
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Shaking his head, his voice was rough at her accusation. “I wouldn’t do that. Not to you.” He had to add the last part, even if she didn’t believe him.
“Fine. Thank you for answering my questions. I guess I should get back to my friends now.” Despite her words, she didn’t move.
Seizing the opportunity, Seth tried to apologize again. “Willow, I am sorry that things ended the way they did…”
“Don’t do this. I don’t want to hear how sorry you are. I don’t want to hear how you would change things if you could do them over again. I’ve heard the lines. And that’s all they are. Just lip service to allow you to feel better about what happened. It’s not as if…” Willow was interrupted by a loud growl from Seth’s stomach. Unfortunately his stomach had chosen the precise moment that the Night Crawlers walked off the stage for a break to make its protest. Without the music blaring and people attempting to talk over each over, Seth knew it was too much to hope that Willow hadn’t heard the embarrassing sound.
This time, it was his face heating up as it turned a dark shade of red.
“What was that?”
“Nothing,” he said unconvincingly.
“Was that your stomach?” She looked at him skeptically.
“No,” he lied again.
“Yes it was. Why would your stomach be growling? I thought vamp…I thought you preferred a liquid diet?”
“I do.”
“Then why… Haven’t you been eating?” He tried to ignore the concern in her voice, convinced he was simply imagining it.
“Is eating the right word?”
“Drinking or feeding would probably be more accurate,” he replied automatically. His hands covered his stomach protectively, trying to prevent any more sounds from escaping.
“You haven’t been drinking? Why?” she demanded.
“I have,” Seth insisted. Trying to stand, his body wouldn’t cooperate and he swayed dangerously. He gripped the edge of the table in an obvious attempt to prevent himself from falling.
“Where is that friend of yours when you need him? Or does he only come around when he can interrupt something?” Willow’s anger emanated from her as she jumped from her seat and wrapped her arm around his waist to help steady him. She no longer seemed tired to the point of exhaustion.
He would have laughed if his stomach didn’t feel so tight. She’d gone from being frightened of him, to concerned for him, to wanting to pummel Jason in just a few minutes. Willow looked adorable when she was furious. Especially when she was furious on his behalf. He wondered if she realized what she was doing but decided that at the moment it was enough just to feel her against his body. He wouldn’t question the reason. Unfortunately her nearness intensified the hunger.
“Finally,” she huffed as Seth saw Jason hurrying back over to the table.
“What’s going on? What happened?” Jason sounded like he was about to start panicking. “What’d you do to him?” he demanded, glaring at Willow.
“No, really, I don’t need any help steadying him. It isn’t like he weighs a ton or anything…” she barked at Jason sarcastically as the man stood there staring at her instead of helping stabilize his friend. Thankfully he took the hint and went to Seth’s other side.
“Let’s take him to the back office.”
Together they helped Seth get to the back of the bar, heading for the manager’s office. As soon as the door was opened, and Willow saw the dust and cobwebs, she shook her head emphatically.
“No. How far is his place from here?” She directed the question to Jason as she struggled to help keep him straight.
