Katja smiled back, but Alice could see she was checking Damon out. Well, she had to admit herself he was hot, but she had never thought of him as her type. She liked optimistic people, not gloomy reckless vampires.
When it became too obvious, and Alice became tired of Damon's annoying smirk, she cleared her throat, bringing Katja back to earth.
"This is Damon. Damon meet Katja."
"Well, well. Alice finally managed to bring along a date. I never thought that would happen." Alice moaned inwardly. What a bitch!
Damon reached out his right hand, never letting go of Alice with his left, and took Katja's hand, kissing it lightly, gentleman style, before letting it go.
"Yeah, we're pretty new as a couple, right Alice?" Damon was acting all charming, and Alice forced what she hoped was a loving smile on her face, while clenching her teeth.
"Well then, I really must warn you," Katja said in a conspiratory voice. "Alice is already seeing someone else..." She let the statement hang for a moment, just enough time for Damon to lift an eyebrow questionably.
"Is that so?"
"Yes... To her job!" She burst out in hysterical laughter, and Alice had to fight the urge to jump Katja and give her a good and proper beating. unconsciously she grabbed tighter around Damon's hand.
She didn't trust her voice, so she just kept silent. Damon on the other hand answered for her.
"Well, I guess that's my luck. Alice has won a great many cases in my favor," he flashed Katja a fanged smile before pulling Alice along.
Katja went a bit pale and only regained her voice when the couple was almost through the hall.
"The wardrobe is on your left," she stammered, her voice at bit
When they entered the wardrobe, Alice started to shake uncontrollable. When the door shot close behind them she erupted in laughter.
"Priceless!" she managed to squeeze the words out in between her laughter. Damon just stood watching her with a semi-amused grin, dancing on his face.
"Seriously! Did you see her face?"
She punched him playfully on the shoulder, for a second forgetting who she was hanging out with. It was a mistake...
He caught her wrist, twisting hard, making her wince in pain. His face became distorted, dark veins erupting from his eyes. He hissed, fangs protruded, and Alice could feel the dread rushing over her.
"Never. Do. That. Again."
Alice gulped, it felt unreal the way the atmosphere in the small room had changed so fast.
"I'm sorry," she stammered.
"You will be, girl. You will be." He loomed over her, and Alice could almost feel her heart jump. He was going to bite her, kill her. She was completely sure. This was just too much for one day.
"Please Damon. I'm really sorry." He lifted his hand and tipped her head to the side. She could feel him stare at the scar. And even through her fear she could feel the shame bloom up. It was ugly, all torn.
Out of pure reflex she lifted her hand and tried to move his hand away. He ignored her touch in the beginning, but then to her surprise, he let her move his hand away. She slowly lifted her gaze to his face. The lines were retreating, and she sighed with relief. A strange look swept over him, but before Alice could put a finger on what it was, it was gone.
She still held his hand. The air was heavy with tension, and Alice didn't dare move or even blink. He was so close, almost pressing every part of his body against hers. His icy blue eyes held her gaze.
"Are you afraid of me?" His voice was a bit hoarse.
She bit her lip, embarrassed, and then slowly gave a tiny nod.
"Good." He hovered for a moment longer. Then he cocked his head, like he was listening to something, before his face suddenly changed from serious to a diabolical grin.
"Your friend is coming to check on us, probably thinking something naughty is going on." He smirked. "It would be a shame to disappoint her, don't you agree?" He didn't wait for Alice to answer before he assaulted her lips.
She caught herself thinking: This is like a fucking emotional rollercoaster ride, before she had to give in.
No matter how scared she'd been just seconds before, her body reacted extremely to Damons kisses, and without thinking, she let her arms slide up around his neck. She could feel how he chuckled in response at her eagerness, and regretted it for a moment, but feeling her returned reluctance, Damon just pressed her up against the wall, deepening the kiss.
Again, it was unlike anything she'd ever tried before. She knew it was stupid of her to give in so easily, but it was only a very small part of her right now that objected. She just wanted to be closer to him. She pressed back against him, tip-toeing to get closer to him. She let her fingers run through his dark tousled hair. He groaned, and in response, his hands started to adventure over her body.
Alice didn't know how far she would have let him go, cause in that moment the door was opened. Alice blushing hard as ever, as she tried to untangle herself from Damon, who's only reaction was a return of that annoying yet extremely charming smirk of his.
Katja cleared her throat. "Lori needs you to help with the table decorations."
Alice only had half her attention on the woman in front of her. Damon was snaking his arm around her waist, caressing her with small circles of his thumb.
"Oh yeah, we'll be on our way then," she said, before letting Damon lead her past the woman, who for the second time today stood dumbfounded, left alone.