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“You okay there?” Marie, the barmaid, asked me. “That looked like it hurt, Spike?”
There was a coldness to her gaze, which struck me as odd, until I recalled Mickey telling me that she had the hots for me sometime last year. I never acted on it because I didn’t feel the same way, but I guess she also hadn’t been forced to watch me flirt with anyone else either. Not that I was doing it on purpose. I didn’t even consider her presence. Plus, how the hell was I supposed to know that Arya would be so addictive?
“Er, yeah, just one more each.” I handed her the empty glasses a little bashfully. She hadn’t ever told me about her feelings, so I didn’t exactly hold any responsibility for them, but I wouldn’t have been human if I didn’t feel a thing. Well, half human anyway. “Thank you.”
I tried not to keep glancing back at Arya because I didn’t want to make Marie feel any worse, but I honestly could not help myself. There was something there for sure. Something which made me want to scream out loud.
Why hadn’t I ever felt like this before? What was wrong with me? Maybe it was because Arya wouldn’t be around for long, so it was easy for me to let all the insecurities and expectations go. I could simply enjoy this for what it was.
Because if it was anything more than that, I didn’t know if I could handle it.
I got the drinks, paid for them quickly, and headed back to my secret little corner with Arya. I knew that the clock was basically ticking above our heads and that we didn’t have much time left, but I intended to embrace every single moment of it.
This wouldn’t be the end. It couldn’t be. But I had to act like every second was our last when I was with Arya. Just in case…
* * *
“So, this is the hotel,”Arya declared as we came to a halt. “Thank you for being so caring and walking me back here. Although I can’t imagine that I would be in much danger in Rockport. It seems like a very safe place to me. It’s one of those towns that I’m sure nothing bad ever happens.”
I let out a little laugh. She wasn’t too far off. That was what drew me here in the first place. “It doesn’t matter how safe a place is. Danger can always be lurking around every corner. You can’t ever let your guard down.”
But we both knew that wasn’t why I’d walked her back to the hotel. It was because we definitely weren’t done with our conversation. Marie had to basically throw us out, and I was still basking in the warm glow that she gave me, so I wasn’t ready to give up on our night yet. I wanted to eke out every millisecond I could with Arya, and thankfully it seemed like she was on the same page as me. She was happy to continue talking about anything and everything, which showed by the fact that there wasn’t even a moment of awkward silence between us. One of us constantly had something to say to the other.
As Arya turned to face me, her hand swung lightly in mine, reminding me that she was the one who reached out for me as we left the bar. She had laced her fingers through mine and gripped onto me like she needed me.
“So, since I’m going to have to sleep in bed alone tonight,” I teased playfully. “Am I at least going to get to kiss you properly before the night is out?”
I’d resisted so far, and it had been damn near impossible to do so, but I couldn’t anymore. I craved the taste of her all over again, and I needed something to take with me to daydream over. She ran her tongue along her bottom lip, seemingly imagining what it would be like when we finally let some of the passion free. Then she rose to her tiptoes and took my shoulders in her hands. Hot streams of air ran along my mouth, truly electrifying me, and building the anticipation to an almost uncontrollable level. What the hell was she trying to do to me?
“I don’t see why not,” she murmured seductively. “I think I can give you that much.”
Her hands hooked around the back of my neck as my fingers worked their way up into her hair. By the time our lips crashed together, we had already almost become one. Her tongue invaded my mouth, massaging mine, turning me on in a way that I didn’t even know could happen before. I wasn’t sure we could connect on this deep a level. Even though I’d been experiencing it with her all night long, this was something else. Every fiber of my being reacted to her. All the cells inside my body erupted like lava, they had become volcanos. I was drowning in bliss, exploding with the fireworks, safe in the knowledge that this was something special. Something new.
I wasn’t sure that I would actually be able to let Arya go. Not just now, but ever. How could I when being in her arms made me feel this good?
I was in trouble already, and this had only just begun…
3
ARYA
Shit, it wasn’t easy to keep my eyes open when I was absolutely exhausted from last night, but I had to try and keep alert or Sarah would lose her mind. She was stressed. She might have tried hiding it from everyone else, but I wasn’t fooled. I could see exactly what was happening behind her frantic eyes. I’d worked with her long enough to see the stress.
Sarah was a household name, but the pressure ofRevivewas getting to her. It was such a highly anticipated movie. But I knew she would be fine as soon as she was on set. She always did well. There was nothing for her to worry about.
“Your makeup is looking great,” I did my best to reassure her while she leaned her head back a little. “And the hair stylist did an incredible job. Your human scenes will be awesome.”
“Do you think we’re going to get a lot of them done today?” she asked me with a slight frown, clearly irritating the makeup artist. Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything.
“I think the director wants to get through them first, yes.” I flicked through the filming sheets to check what I was saying was accurate. “Yeah, then the wolf scenes are later on.”
A strange pang of jealousy hit my heart when I thought about the wolf scenes. Not being born one myself made the transformation and the lives that they lived absolutely fascinating to me. I absolutely loved the idea of being able to set my animal side free, and to just run free whenever I wanted. I often found myself with excess energy and nowhere for it to go.
Not today, though, obviously, because I was exhausted, but other times.
“I think I’m looking forward to the wolf scenes more,” Sarah commented idly. “I think that they will be a lot more fun. I can really let myself shine then.”
That was part of the charm of these films. The wolves doing their own battle scenes and stunts. That was another cool thing about them. Injuries sustained in wolf form never seemed to last very long. If Sarah got hurt in a battle scene, she would be up for action again the next morning. The other part of the movies that people liked were the vampires…something much more far-fetched from reality. Combining the real wolves and the mythical creatures of vampires drew in the crowds and made sure that everyone had a good time.
