Adonia sat down next to her ginger best friend exhausted.
"Nan has her bloody coffee. No pun intended." The two laughed at the joke.
"She's awake for ten minutes and she already has me running around." Adonia slumped in her chair as Genavieve puts her feet on the kitchen table.
"Hey. Easy for you to say. She goes on the air soon. That's when I get all the action." Adonia nodded in agreement.
"I don't see why you don't quit and do what you really want, like me." Genna added.
"Yes, Adonia. Why don't you quit?" The girls rose to their feet as soon as they heard the familiar voice.
"Ms. Flanagan, we were just taking a small rest while you prepared for the show." Adonia said as if being her puppy dog avoiding a punishment. Genna stood there attentively, yet unafraid. Nan rolled her eyes and walked to her purse and headed for the door once she applied the makeup without a mirror.
"Well, don't just stand there. I won't be late on your behalf." Adonia headed towards her without hesitation, but Genna grabbed her arm quickly.
"Seriously, you obviously need to get out of here more than I do. If you're worries about you dad-" Adonia cut her off.
"You don't, nor wouldn't understand, and I don't expect you to, but for right now, I need you to trust me." Genna sensed the sadness in her voice and remembered how sensitive Adonia is about her deathly ill father. Only being a year out of college, they all had many debts to pay off. With the several medical bills and a self-absorbed mother who left shortly after the diagnosis, Adonia had to works as hard as possible to get by.
Working two jobs is definitely not easy. In the daytime, Adonia works from the cliché nine to five as a columnist at the New York Times. As soon as the sun sets, she is to have coffee brewing with the smooth and fresh liquid waiting to be mixed in, blood.
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"So, what's barking up her tree this time?" Adonia said as she stood next to the headset wearing, tech savvy Genna.
"Just another spat with the Fellowship of the Sun. You know, the usual 'Vampires are the Devil's children', 'Humans are stupid to believe so.' Blah blah blah." Adonia just nodded in understanding. This was the time that Genna was put to work. Adonia just waited for Flanagan to snap her ice cold fingers and demand for something.
Once again, the reverend of the Fellowship of the Sun insulted the vampire race and Nan showed no emotion or hurt feelings. People often wondered if she had any. Nan walked over to her makeup station with Adonia already awaiting any instructions.
"I need to speak to the sheriff of Area 9, Godric. No need for questions. Just make sure he understands it's mandatory for him to be here." Adonia knew not to ask what the reason was for the urgent gathering. She just went to a quiet location and made the call on her cell phone.
The conversation was brief and he was very willing.