"That is if you want me to," her Prince of Darkness whispered into her ear. Jaci shuddered.
"Really?"
"Yes." He looked down at her, even though she couldn't see his face. He held her tighter.
Jaci sat up, gasping. She ran to her calendar.
No, no, no! This isn't supposed to happen, not supposed to happen!
"No!" Jaci ran back to her bed and threw the covers over her head. She had the dream Monday, Tuesday, and she thought that was it, but no, today was Wednesday! She shook her head. "This can't be happening! Because if it is, this means—it's a sign."
Jaci took a deep breath and went back under the water. She loved snorkeling, it was her favorite thing to do, and today she needed a break. She had closed the shop down, didn't go see her family and ran to the docks to rent gear. She surfaced again and sighed. She had to think about this dream, about that man, who was he? What could he want? She shook her head and dove back under the water.
He watched her from afar, taking in the beauty of her under the water, muttering to herself. He smiled. She was so wonderful, he didn't deserve her, nor could he take her. She wasn't like him and he was sure she would never want anything to do with him. She was too happy in her own little world and he didn't want to take that away from her, besides he had to find out who the woman in his dreams were.
That's who concerns me the most, not her.
But even as he told himself that, he knew it wasn't true, he wanted her as well, he wanted her badly, but he couldn't, he mustn't. Besides, the woman in his dreams, she was who he wanted more, more than ever. He sighed, with a turn of his coat, he was gone.
Jaci surfaced, she could have sworn that someone was watching her, that they had been standing on the beach, looking out at her, but she was just being stupid. She shook her head.
You've got to stop this girl; you're going to go insane.
She took a deep breath and dove under the water.
"Really?" he asked.
"Yes," she answered him. He brought her closer. Jaci didn't know what he was going to do to her, but she didn't care. She gasped as she felt lips at her neck. He was kissing her there, gently at first, then harder. She cried out as he bit into her neck softly.
"Jaci! Jaci! Aqui estoy[I]!" Jaci groaned as she heard her grandmother woke her up.
"Ahy voy abuelita[II]!" Jaci yelled. She got up and showered quickly, then dressed. When she was ready she found her grandmother in her kitchen, making food.
"Come and eat Jaci," Coty said. Jaci's eyes went wide as she heard her grandmother speak English.
"Why—"
"Because nobody's here."
"Oh, ok." Jaci sat down to eat. She was discussing things with her grandmother when her fork fell.
"Ahy mija, now a man's going to come." Jaci rolled her eyes.
"Grandmother, you've told me that all my life and I-"
"Hello?" they heard the door to the shop open, and a male's voice carry through. Coty looked at Jaci smugly.
"Lucky shot," Jaci muttered. She got up and ran to the shop.
"Oh, Severus hello," Jaci stopped short when she saw him there, dressed in all black as usual. Severus smiled.
"Hello Jaci," he began to walk to her, his cloak billowing out behind him once more. Just then they heard someone scream. Jaci turned around and saw her grandmother with a bottle of holy water in her hand.
"THE DEVIL! THE DEVIL!" Coty yelled, with that she began to throw holy water onto Severus over and over again, until he was almost drenched in it.
"Grandma, no!" Jaci yelled. She sprang forward and took the bottle from Coty.
"Jaci, it's the devil!'
"No grandma, no, his name is Severus!" Jaci yelled. Coty looked at Severus curiously.
"But he's dressed in all black and doesn't get that cold here in October! And his hair, it's black as well, he looks like the devil!"
"Grandma have you seen the devil?"
"Uh—I--," Coty stuttered.
"No, abuelita, por favor[III], go to the family restaurant, go to your stand." Coty looked mad.
"Fine, fine!" with that Coty brushed past the wet Severus and left. Jaci shook her head.
"I am so sorry about that," she said. To her surprise, Severus burst out laughing.
"She thought I was the devil?" he asked, wiping his wet hair from his face. Jaci nodded. "That's hilarious!" Jaci smiled, come to think of it, it was pretty funny. She laughed along with him. When they both finished, Jaci noticed he was shivering a bit.
"Oh your clothes!" she shook her head. "Here, give me your coat and your shirt, let me dry them for you." Severus looked at her curiously. "Ok, if you want to keep your shirt on fine, but it's drenched." Severus shook his head. Jaci walked to the door and put the 'Closed' sign on the door. "Come into the kitchen, it's warmer there." Severus nodded. He followed her through the rest of the house. He soon handed her his coat and his shirt. "I'll be right back."
Jaci walked off to go and put his things in the dryer and Severus sat down at the table. He ran a hand through his damp hair, wishing he had a towel and soon Jaci was handing one to him. He smiled up at her.
"Thank you," he muttered and began to run the towel through his damp hair.
"Again, I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it." Jaci smiled, and then walked to the stove.
"Do you want something to drink?"
"Uh, sure, anything but water." Jaci laughed and served him some coke and sat across from him. She watched him as he finished drying his hair. She couldn't help but stare at him, he had a wonderful body, but he was very pale. Jaci wished that he would go out in the sun more often, a nice tan would make him more attractive than he was now.
Severus had a feeling Jaci was looking at him and he blushed. Jaci smiled, she could tell easily that he was blushing. When Severus was done drying his hair, he draped the towel over his shoulders.
"Ok, you have about thirty minutes to kill, what do you want to talk about?" Jaci asked him, taking a swing of her coke.
"First of all, I want to ask you what this is," Severus said, looking at the coke. Jaci raised her eyebrow.
"You've never had coke before?" Severus shook his head. "Boy do I pity you." Severus smiled. He took a cautious sip.
"Hmm, it's good."
"I know, my favorite thing to drink besides water." Severus laughed. Jaci looked at him. "Ok I'm sorry I have to ask, even though it's none of my business, and you don't even have to answer me, I just need to ask. What do you do for a living?"
Severus sighed. He looked down at his coke and swiveled it a bit. "I'm—well I'm a Professor."
"Really? That's so cool. Ok, next question—" it went on for a while, until Jaci heard the dryer beep. "Be right back." She jumped up and ran to the dryer. Severus smiled. He removed the towel from his neck and stood to hang it on the door, just as Jaci ran back in. She fell into his arms.
"I'm sorry," she muttered, pulling back. Severus smiled.
"Don't be, it was my fault." Severus held her at arms length.
"Uh, here's your clothes," Jaci handed the neatly hung shirt and jacket. Severus took it and put it on the table.
"Later," he said. He pushed her up against the door and Jaci gasped. "I'm sorry, but I have to, I can't resist," Severus muttered a breath from her lips. He gently lowered his head and placed his lips on hers. Jaci gasped and he took her entirely. Jaci groaned and brought him closer to her. He claimed her lips and Jaci shuddered.
When Severus pulled away, Jaci looked down. Severus lifted her chin to make her look in his eyes and for the first time she noticed that they were black. Her eyes went wide and she put her hand on his cheek.
"Your eyes, they're, they're black," she whispered. Severus nodded, his eyes never leaving hers. "I never noticed before." She lifted her hand higher and brushed through his hair. "It's so soft." Again Severus nodded.
"I should go shouldn't I?" he asked hoarsely. Jaci shook her head.
"No, you shouldn't."
"No, Jaci I can't do this, I'm sorry." He turned and put his shirt and coat on. "I'll-I'll see you in December." With that he left. Jaci sat down on a chair before her legs gave away. She shook her head.
[I] Jaci! Jaci! I'm here!
[II] I'll be right there Grandmother!
[III] Grandmother, please
