Disclaimer: I do not own any of these surprisingly hot characters, they belong to Kim Harrison I'm just playing with them for a while.

A/N: this one is for DearHeart89 whom I have promised an update so many times but never got around to. I am very sorry and I hope this makes up for it =]

No POV:

Ivy's pleading voice stopped Rachel as she walked away. She sat slowly on the coffee table facing ivy. In fear of what ivy would say, they sat in silence for what seemed like an eternity each more afraid of what the other is thinking.

Rachel stole a glance at Ivy only to find the olive skinned beauty looking back as her with eyes pitch black but it was not followed by the usual fear or hunger but longing and desire. In that instant what was left of Rachel's resolve melted. She launched herself at Ivy just as Ivy saw everything she felt for the witch reflected in her eyes.

Her broken body and the pain forgotten as her lips met Ivy's. Ivy responded to Rachel's chaste kiss with a passion that surprised both of them. Soon they're need for air pulled them apart. Within seconds they had pulled into each other for their second kiss.

After what seemed like hours, days even they pulled apart breathless and flushed.

"So? What now?" asked a very happy Rachel.

"Now we talk." replied Ivy nervously hoping the redhead had not changed her mind since her admission.

They talked through that night and through the next day. Ivy finally said "I'll give you everything Rachel whether it may be love, friendship, blood or respect. Anything but I understand if you don't want it but I can't just sit around wondering what your thinking every time I close my eyes to sleep or whilst I am on a run. And if you do want it I'll give you anything and everything you want for as long as you want it."

Rachel was speechless, she has never seen the vampire display such emotion or look so vulnerable. Finally she spoke to the woman who she was utterly and irrevocably in love with. "Ivy I want it all but in time, I don't want the blood, at least not yet. Just for know will you please just kiss me already and be my girlfriend?" said the exasperated witch.

Ivy smiled that slow predatory smile that had once scared the witch but she found so damn endearing now, it lit her face and showed her to be the sexy dark goddess she truly was.

Rachel POV:

I have been in a state of euphoria these past few days, and I can barely understand these feeling that are wreaking havoc over my body and thoughts. I stood in the kitchen trying to figure out what I would be making for breakfast. Just then I saw Ivy walk in with her black silk robe tied loosely around her body. "hey what you doing up?" she asked although I was too busy trying to imagine what would be underneath that robe or having myself rapped around her like that robe was doing now. "Nothing, just making us breakfast" I replied as I felt the wetness that was pooling between my legs and a blush creep up my face.

I saw lust in Ivy's eyes; she probably picked up my arousal which only made me flush more. Her pupils had expanded and gone black without even a small rim of brown. I don't think I'll be able to fear those eyes ever again. She stalked towards me and her grace evident as she got closer to me. . Her delicate hands wrapped around my waist bringing me as close as possible to her and our body touching in everyway possible. Vampire pheromones hung heavy in the air.

"Your room or mine?" she drawled her voice husky with lust. Breakfast long forgotten, she picked my up and we stumbled into the nearest room. Ivy's room smelt like her and her ash and incense scent clung to everything making my head spin with desire.