Pillow Talk

The longest night of the year was coming to an end and for Vicki, this was going to be the best night of her life. Henry showed up just after sunset, promised to remain until daybreak and then said he would stay at her place during the day.

Relaxing after the first round of lovemaking he said, "I can't always stay here with you, but I'll be here when I can."

Vicki, with her head resting on his chest said, "You've lived with humans in the past, what's so different now?"

Henry tightened his grip around her shoulder and said, "We've made a lot of noise in the supernatural world. We're being watched and you've been marked."

Vicki turned her head enough to looked at one of the two hated marks on her forearms. The present left over from Norman's attempt to call a demon to do his bidding. "I could have them surgically removed."

Henry shook his head, "They'd only come back. Those marks will follow you beyond the grave."

"Wow! You're a bright little ray of sunshine. Is that why you left?"

Henry kissed her bare shoulder, "Sunshine? That's not very nice thing to call a vampire, but you're definitely marked by the demon and I left because I had to. I've told you the most of the reasons."

"What are the other reasons?"

"To give us time." He gently pushed her off his chest, rolled over on top of her and pinned her down with his weight. "You asked for time to make it right with Mike, and I needed time to decide what to do about you and the demon."

"What would you've done, if I'd never tried to find you?"

He played with her nipples until they were hard pebbles under his fingers and said, "I'd have stayed away."

She raised her eyebrows and asked, "What brought you back?"

"Your letters." He sniffed her hair and the soft place behind her ear then added, "Your scent lingered on the letters and I couldn't deny the vampire. It wanted to be with you. I've never felt it pull me in one direction the way it has this time. From the moment I held your letters, it demanded I return to you."

"Well then, let it loose." She tilted her head and exposed her neck.

The vampire leaned in and placed his fangs on the pulse point. He felt her life, and the wild call to take it all. Henry fought for control of his actions, pulled back and said, "If I feed now, I take it all. I'll take your blood and your life."

"Don't you know you already have me?"