Chapter 6

(Dinner plans)

It was getting late when Mick and Beth left Josef's. They wanted to talk to Ashley again but decided to wait until the morning. She had been through enough for one day and would probably turn in early.

"So, are you still up for dinner at my place?" Mick asked Beth. They were driving back to get Beth's car. It had been left in the parking lot of the morgue all day.

"Yes, that will be wonderful." Beth smiled at him. "I am going to run home first and freshen up a bit." In Beth's mind she was already trying to think of what to wear. Something sexy but not too over the top. Elegant.

"That will be fine. Gives me time to have everything ready when you get there."

They spent the rest of the time talking about the case and what they were going to do the next day. When they got to the parking lot Mick pulled up beside Beth's car.

After spending all day with Mick, Beth hated to be away from him even for just a short period of time. He was still holding her hand so she slid closer toward him. Mick looked down at her into her eyes. He placed his other hand on her cheek and caressed it softly.

"Drive safe and I'll see you soon." He leaned down to give her a soft kiss but when their lips met, the passion grew strong. Before either of them knew it their tongues were dancing in and out of the others mouth. Their arms were wrapped tightly around the other.

Mick just couldn't get enough of her touch. She smelled so wonderful. Like flowers. He was glad that she was not sitting on his lap like she had the night before or she would feel his need for her growing in his jeans. He could hear her pulse racing. The blood flowing just under her skin. Her neck just mere inches from his mouth…. And that's when it happened.

Mick pulled away from her and gently as he could pushed her back to her side of the car.

It took Beth a second to realize what had happened. She opened her eyes and took and deep breath. Mick was leaning away from her his faced turned away. He had his eyes closed tight and his mouth clamped shut.

"Mick?" she said breathlessly. "What's wrong?" She felt like her skin was stinging where it had been push so tightly against Mick one moment and then separated from him the next.

"Mick." She said again. Why wouldn't he look at her. Then reality dawned on her. She slowly reached over and touched his cheek.

He turned toward her then. No point trying to hide it from her. He opened his silver eyes to look at her. His mouth opening slightly to where he was sure she could see his fangs.

She didn't even flinch. She just looked at him with all the love she had in her eyes. Beth wasn't afraid of the monster in him. That fact shouldn't surprise him anymore, but it did. Now with the space between them and Beth's pulse slowing to normal, Mick closed his eyes and when he opened them they had returned to their normal beautiful blue.

"Beth I'm sorry."

"No" She shook her head. "Don't ever apologize to me for who you are Mick St. John."

"You mean for what I am." He said with some sadness in his voice.

"No, I mean for who you are. You are my Mick. The man that I love. You just happened to be a vampire too. That is not all that you are. It's just a part of you and I love all of you. Vampire too." She was staring into his eyes. She wanted him to understand. It made no difference to her that he was a vampire. In fact that was part of the appeal though she wouldn't tell him that.

Mick believed her. How could he not when she looked at him that way. He smiled down at her.

"Well, if you want to eat tonight you better get going."

Beth could see that Mick really did understand her. This subject was far from over however. She wanted Mick. All of Mick. And to have every part of him they were going to have to discuss his vampire side too. But not right now.

"Ok, I'll see you in about an hour or so?"

"Ok." With that Beth slipped out of his car and into hers. Mick waited and let her pull out in from of him. He followed her two blocks to where she would turn and head for her apartment and he would continue on. He needed to make a stop at the store to get something to make her for dinner.

He knew they were going to have to talk about it. Vamps bit during sex. It was a fact and nothing Mick could do about it. He would have to explain that to Beth. But he would never hurt her. He would bite himself to keep from biting her. The only problem would be for him to stay in control enough to do that.