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“Okay, you----” Click.
Well, that was kinda rude! Leo’s gentlemanly persona had really been pushing the limits lately. If I had to guess, I’d say the banked blood had something to do with that. He hadn’t had fresh blood since the day I was first attacked, which was over three months ago now. I told him I would understand if he took blood from another woman but he insisted on going to a bank instead. He once told me it would be the equivalent of me drinking spoiled milk, but now he swore that it was bearable. I’m ashamed to admit this, but I willfully believed his lie. You see, sex and drinking blood go hand in hand with vampires and the thought of Leo with another woman brought me to tears. I wasn’t ready to take that next step with him, but I sure as hell didn’t want anyone else taking my place either.
*****
I love Mondays because that means that I have the next three days off. I really do enjoy my job but these days, having time to myself has been much more necessary...for you know, stuff. I tried calling Erica four times to make arrangements to meet Leo but she wasn’t answering. I assumed the sex magic was responsible. Much later in the day, I got a call from the bar. That must be her. Finally!
“Hello?” I answered.
“Karli?” the woman on the other end of the line questioned.
“Yeah,” I confirmed. “Who is this?”
“It’s Kendra,” she replied acidly. Kendra was the other head bartender at Pixie Dust who worked when I didn’t. She’d also dated Leo briefly before he stopped trying to deny his feelings for me and dumped her. We hadn’t been on the best of terms since.
“Oh. Whatsup, Kendra?”
“Well, Erica hasn’t shown up for work yet and I was wondering if you knew where she was,” she said. “I tried her cell phone but she’s not answering.”
“Huh, that’s weird,” I said. Erica may have been the consummate party girl but she was certainly reliable when it came to work. “Have you asked around? Are you sure she didn’t call in sick and leave a message with someone?”
“Of course I asked around,” she snapped. “Do you think I’m new at this job or something?”
Ouch. Okay, deep breath, Karli. Do not react. “Kendra, I haven’t heard from her but I’ll make some calls and see what I can find out,” I offered.
“Yeah, you do that and let me know.” Click.
Okay, that was a little uncalled for! Not knowing where else to turn, I decided to call Vance.
“Hello, beautiful,” he answered on the first ring.
“Hey,” I replied. “I need some more information on sex magic.”
“I’ll be right over.”
Oh fuck. “No, Vance. I meant---” Click.
Dammit! Why did people keep hanging up on me? I dialed him back but it went straight to voicemail. I tried again and got the same. Oh, that bastard was intentionally ignoring my calls!
A short while later there was a knock on my door. Sometimes I missed my old apartment. This complex was pretty modern and had direct parking lot access from every unit. It was mostly more convenient, unless I wanted the extra barrier of having to buzz someone in. I kept the chain in place and opened the door a crack. Vance was standing there with a way too big smile on his face.
I glared at him. “I didn’t say you could come over. If you would have answered your phone, you would have saved yourself the trip.”
His smile got even bigger. “If you want answers, then I want in.”
“No way.”
He turned around and started walking away. “Those are my terms. Take ‘em or leave ‘em.”
I thought of Erica. “Wait!” I slammed the door shut to remove the chain then opened it again. “Fine. You win. Get in here before I change my mind.”
He turned towards me and ran up to my door. “See, I knew you’d come around.” I stepped back to let him through but he leaned against me at the threshold and pressed his body into mine. He pressed his lips to my ear as he added, “What kind of sex magic did you want to try?”
I shivered. “None of it.” Any of it. All of it.
He laughed. “Are you sure about that, baby?” Damn, I hated that he could read my emotions. I really needed to learn how to block him out one of these days! He passed through my small living room and took a left towards my bedroom. Oh fuck, Bob was in there…and I was pretty sure I’d left him out in plain view!
I ran past him to halt his progress. “And where do you think you’re going?” I asked. I casually looked over my shoulder and saw blue, beaded silicone sticking out like a sore thumb against my white sheets. Double fuck!
