Chapter 10: Asked and Answered

Waking fresh from his freezer, David had a game plan. He would stop at nothing to make sure Candice knew how he felt about her in his place. He wasn't quite sure if she would want to move in and give up her place or not. He didn't want to pressure her only make sure she knew he wanted her to feel like she was more than a guest.

Knowing she would still be at work he dropped by making a delivery. He wanted to wait until they could have more time so he didn't go up, only left it at the desk for her. That done he headed to his office he had some new candidates to review.

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A knock on her door drew her attention off of what she was going to say to David tonight instead of the case she was helping Ben put together. One of the temps at the front desk came in holding a single red rose and a card.

"A handsome man just dropped this off for you," the woman blushed.

Candice took the rose smiling to herself, "Thank you."

When the temp was out of the office she opened the card, Just thinking about you. Missed you last night. See you later. Love David.

Candice took a deep scent of the rose looking back at the file in front of her. "How am I ever going to get any work done?"

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When Candice was getting off the elevator to head for her car she spotted something on her windshield. Hurrying her pace she snatched the paper up, relaxing slightly when she saw it was from David.

I have a surprise for you. Come to the loft as soon as you can. Love David.

Candice looked down to what she was wearing and decided she had to go home and grab something for tomorrow anyways she might as well change into something a little sexier.

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She knew he would have heard the elevator coming and was probably waiting to open the door for her but still she fidgeted. She loved him so deeply and he was amazing just sometimes clueless which she found enduring when it wasn't driving her crazy, she had yet to figure out what she was going to say.

Just as she predicted he opened the door just as she got there, his eyes taking in her figure in the little black dress she had selected. It was the same dress she was wearing the night he first kissed her in the club. She felt a blush rise over her; he always made her feel like the only woman in the world. Seeing him in his jeans and button up white dress shirt, waiting for her, her nerves began to settle.

Leaning up she kissed his nose, "Thank you for the rose."

"You're welcome, although it pales in comparison. You look stunning," he kissed her soundly before taking her bag from her arms.

"You said you had a surprise, I wanted to make sure I dressed for the occasion." She gave him a wink, "This is the dress I wore the--"

"The night you drove me crazy at the club," he finished for her.

Candice brought her hand up to his cheek stroking it softly, "Not my fault someone wouldn't admit what he wanted."

Giving a chuckle he took her hand with his free one kissing her knuckles, "What can I say?"

Candice loved that smile he gave her; he could melt her into a puddle. Refocusing she looked around him and the loft, "So what's the surprise?"

"I want to talk to you about something. Dinner first though," David took her hand pulling her into the kitchen pulling out her chair for her at the table.

"So where'd you order from tonight?" Candice looked over her shoulder waiting for him to come up behind her with dinner.

Setting the plate in front of her it was a juicy well done steak with pasta and baby peas, "No one. I cooked."

Candice's eyes went wide as saucers at his admission, he had cooked her dinner. "You cooked...for me?"

Giving that silly smile he kissed her cheek taking the chair adjacent to her, "I did. Eat."

Candice could feel her own heart fluttering as she took her first bit, his eyes watching her closely. It was delicious, her steak was just the way she liked it, with a hint of lemon she noted, the pasta and peas meshed well with the flavor of the steak. She ate slowly savoring each bit, also how he watched her with each bite.

When she was finally finished he took her hands and led her towards the couch leaving the dishes for later. Her back was against the arm of the couch; David sat lifting her legs to sit over his lap as he pulled off her sexy kitten heels and began to rub her feet. Candice began to wonder why he would be cooking for her, rubbing her feet, had she forgotten the importance of the date? Or was her David just being sweet as he did randomly, how could she ever be unhappy with him.

"You know I love you right," David lessoned the pressure on the center of her foot as he spoke.

"Of course. I love you too."

"I don't know how I got through without you."

Candice pulled her feet from his hands taking his hands in her instead unsure where this was coming from; he looked worried.

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing...I hope nothing. I just...last night I realized something for the first time." David took a breath reaching up and stroked her cheek, "I realized I've been an idiot."

"What?"

"When you called to tell me Beth was giving you a ride home…to your apartment instead of here…I had an epiphany realizing I was an idiot came a little later." David never left her eyes, needing to make sure she understood his feelings, "I can smell you here even when you're gone, I love your scent but I noticed I don't feel you. In the bedroom where you sleep so many nights, where we make love but nothing around here," he gestured around the room with his free hand, "is yours."

"I don't understand, why do you think you've been an idiot?"

"I never noticed before last night. You live in a bag, nothing is left out you stay here like some do at a hotel. I never wanted to make you feel like a guest, you're so much more. I'm just blind to it, when you're here I focus on you and when you're gone I know you will be back." David took both her hands in his giving them a squeeze, "Please forgive my lateness I just assumed things would fall in to place and then you were always here I never gave it another thought."

Candice couldn't believe her ears; he had just said almost everything she had wanted to speak to him about. It was almost too perfect. She let the slight disappointment wash over her, she had been so happy but now was unsure if he really had some epiphany or did one of her friends give him a heads up.

"I was going to talk to you tonight; I didn't want to play games. Who told you though?"

"Who told me what? Baby no one told me anything. Well…Mick helped me see things clearer after I spoke to him last night. I'm so sorry if my denseness has caused you to fret or stress."

Candice took in what he said, "Then what made you notice last night, the night I talk to the girls."

He could see she felt he was giving her what she wanted and not the truth, it was now or never. "When you said you were going home, but you didn't mean here…I realized I want your home to be with me. Then I started to notice you keep your things in one place out of the way, before I just thought you were tidy. You spend every night here; I just thought…I didn't think I guess."

Candice felt her heart flutter, was he asking her to move in with him or just offering her some space to leave things out. As if reading her mind David continued, "This isn't as romantic as I had planned but will you move in with me?"

"You're sure," she asked holding his face with both hands.

"More than anything, I never want to think of you going home anywhere but here with me."

"Yes," Candice almost didn't get the word out before crushing her lips to his.

David fell back against the couch at the force she crushed into him her mouth nipping and pulling on his lip he chuckled sitting them both up. Pulling her face back with a kiss to her lips then nose he smiled at her, "The enthusiasm is wonderful; why don't we take this upstairs."

David stood from the couch pulling Candice with him, he walked her to the stairs the whole time debating if he wanted to lead her or carry her. The need to have her in his arms won out as he whisked her up into his strong arms and took the stairs two at a time only stopping outside the bedroom door long enough to open it. Once inside he set her down slowly shutting the door as she looked around seeing in the candle light what made her heart flutter.

Some things from her place were there, the picture of her parents and her when she was 5, a picture of her mother at her graduation, her favorite body pillow with black and blue tie dye she had slept with for the past 8 years, her oil lamp she kept on her dresser she used to light to help her relax and unwind to the wonderful scents. David snaked his arms around her waist, "I hope you don't mind. I borrowed a few things to make this your space too."

Candice turned in his arms a tear in her eye, boy he went from clueless to above and beyond in no time. She couldn't speak, her heart beating too fast for her to think of anything but thanking this wonderful man, vampire, of hers how much she loved him. Her arms were around his neck pushing him back against the door covering his body with hers pressing her breasts tight to his chest. David responded picking her up and walking the distance to the bed falling down on it with her beneath him.

He wasted no time devastating her of her dress in the way he had desired to the first night he saw her in it. She pulled his shirt off and pants down just as eagerly wanting to feel skin on skin, setting her on fire. The need to be inside her was driving him as he pressed his hardened length against her wetness not going in but stroking her outer lips torturing them both. Candice ground her hips into him, begging in her way for him to take her, her nails clutching his forearms as her kissed and suckled her neck.

David couldn't take it any longer moving to sit on his knees inside her wide spread legs David sat up taking her hold of her hips in his strong hands and held her in place as he drove deep inside her. She screamed his name loudly, making him withdraw and do it again. Wanting to hold him in she tried to wrap her legs around his waist but he wasn't having any of that, he released one hand from her hip to pull her right leg from around him stretching it up over his shoulder opening her up even more.

"Oh David, oh you…oh please…harder….I want more."

David loved it when she talked to him, driving himself harder giving her what she wanted his own pride swelling from the sounds of pleasure she made when words seemed too much to process. She was on the edge about to climax he could feel it but he wasn't ready to let her go over just yet; he pulled out. She whimpered and gave a huff reaching down grabbing hold of his pulsing member urging him to finish her finish what he started.

"Soon enough baby, soon enough."

David released her leg and let it slide down to the bed, "Turn over for me."

She didn't protest she would stand on her head if he asked her too at this point if it would get him back inside her. On her hands and knees she looked back to him seeing the hungry look in his eyes made her even wetter, "DAVID," she insisted.

Taking hold of her arms David pulled her back so her body was flesh with his, taking firm hold on her hips once more he moved to her entrance and drove home once more. Candice began to rock on him increasing the pace right along with him; he was getting close himself as he brought her to the edge once more. Knowing she wouldn't last much longer he quickened his pace moving in short hard bursts bouncing her up making her clench against him as he moved to suckle her neck.

His eyes watched her breasts bounce as his fangs scraped her neck and she cried out in climax. David felt the pull of her walls on his cock and he couldn't hold back any longer, licking his tongue over his fangs he sank them into his spot just below her ear. He tasted her bliss, her love, everything she was feeling that he had done to her as he spilled himself deep inside of her giving her one, two, three strong thrusts breaking another wave through her as he closed his wounds.

Holding her sweat slicked panting body to his David laid the down on their side. It wasn't long before she was asleep in his arms wiggling herself to get closer to him stirring him deep inside her. He quickly pulled out before he woke her, he would let her rest for now, then he had other ideas.

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To Be Continued…

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