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However, I didn’t see a space for a hidden room big enough to house me, so I asked, “Where’s the gunsafe?”
He grinned, walked me to a large closet, closed the door so I could see it was dark, turned the light on, grabbed the clothes rod and pushed it up, and the wall in front of us opened.
It wasn’t a huge space, ten feet long and five feet wide, but the walls were lined with weapons hung on an organizer system, and ammo cans were stacked on either end. There was plenty of room for me to stretch out on the floor. I’d assumed I’d be curled in a small safe, which is fine — I’m dead to the world, so being cramped isn’t an issue while down for the day, but it would be a pain once I rose, while I waited for the sun to sink below the horizon.
“I’d have never guessed there was this much unused space in the house.”
“Ruth believes in spreading her weapons armory out in multiple places. If one gets found or destroyed, she has more. Allowing you to see this is huge, and the fact she left the weapons in?” he blew out a breath. “Okay, she did that before she met you, so that’s her telling me she trusts my discernment.”
“You aren’t fooling me, talking about Ruth making all the decisions. I felt Pat’s power. He lets her do the talking, but he’s not just following along with what she says. They’re a power couple.”
He smiled. “They are, yes. Pat’s modus operandi is for people to underestimate him. He’s comfortable in that role, but he’s a power all to himself.” Ryan closed his eyes a few seconds and opened them. “Twenty minutes?”
He was asking how long we had until dawn. I hadn’t been aware slayers could feel the sun the same as vampires. “About that, yes.”
“I’m going to nap once you’re down, but I’ll sleep in the closet, so no one can get to you without going through me. I know I was assured we’ll be protected, and I believe them, but I won’t sleep well in the bed, knowing you’re in here.” He leaned in and kissed me. “I’ve asked for a ping pong table to be set up in the basement of the training facility, so we can have our match without an audience. I have a chess set at my house. Pat’s going to bring it here, so we’ll have it when we’re ready for our final game.”
“Final two games,” I told him with a smile.
“I’m sorry everything went to shit. I’m sorry my parents tried to kill you. I honestly thought we had more time.”
“You warned me, and that’s how I knew who was after me. The important thing is that we’re both alive. We’ll figure the rest out, and it seems to me, having actual slayers protect me from rogue slayers might make me safer here than anywhere else.” I took a breath. “But thank you for saying it. You don’t owe me an apology, but I appreciate the intent behind it.”
“I’m going to cuff and restrain Largo while I’m down. I know you’ve been all through his head and he’ll follow your will, but I won’t sleep well with him loose.”
“Completely up to you. He’s been ordered to follow your directives while I’m dead to the world. I trust you not to abuse him, but if you want to, it’s okay within reason.”
* * * *
Ryan
I shook my head at her, and she levitated up to kiss my nose. I wasn’t going to abuse her eagle, I just wanted to make sure he couldn’t cause any mischief while I slept.
I wanted hours with Etta in a bed, but we had hours in a cramped gun safe after she rose for the day.
Intending to make the most of it, I asked Ruth if she’d run to the store and buy me the thickest camping mat she could find, or maybe an exercise mat, and she returned with both, which worked well because we put the exercise mat on the floor, the camping mat on top of it, and then I stripped my vampire and had my way with her.
We hadn’t had time to take it slow yet, and I explored every inch of her, from her toes all the way to her temples. She’s ticklish behind her knees, and the spot just under her ear is an exceptionally sensitive erogenous zone.
All my life, touching vampires has felt like touching the dead, to me. Their cool skin felt repugnant, but I could feel the life in Etta. She is sex personified, and I somehow managed to forget she’s a vampire until I was the one on my back, and my dick was in her mouth and all the way down her throat, and I remembered she doesn’t have to breathe.
Rather than being a turnoff, though, my cock pulsed and twitched, excited at the possibilities.
I couldn’t remember ever orgasming while lying on my back. Fuck, for that matter, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d lain on my back and let someone else control sex.
But I’m absolutely positive Etta used zero vampire tricks on me — other than being a thousand or so years old and having lots and lots of practice — and I came down her throat like a volcano. On top of that, I wasn’t in the least bothered by the fact she could get as much from me this way as she could from drinking my blood. We were connected by our souls, and I no longer worried what might happen when she drank from me.
I wasn’t ready for her fangs just yet, but I would be.
We had six hours of sunlight before we could leave the gunsafe, and we were mostly sexed out after about three and a half hours.
I went out to get a snack and let Largo use the restroom before I locked him back up. He had the television remote and a few puzzle books, so I didn’t feel at all guilty.
I knew when vampires talked a lot, they sometimes needed to drink either more water or more blood to stay hydrated, so I brought Etta a bottled water, just in case. I also took the chess set in, and we settled it between us while I ate my guilty pleasure — potato chips and dip. Ruth truly had bought all my favorites.
“How did you know I needed water?” Etta asked after taking a few sips.
“I’m not sure I knew you did. I know vampires breathe out moisture when they talk, and if they do a lot of talking, they either need more blood or more water, to make up for it. You haven’t necessarily talked a whole lot, but maybe? I mean, we did a lot of communicating while we had sex. Some telepathic, some verbal. It just felt like I should grab a water for you. If you needed it, you should’ve asked.”
