Chapter 5: Smoking Hot
The next day I woke up an hour early before the alarm went off. Dragging myself to the bathroom, I notice mascara was smeared all over my cheeks. No doubt my pillow was too.
Taking a shower, I placed my head on wall, not caring about the mold growing on it. I felt like crud, and I'm pretty sure I'll be getting a court sentence. Stupid perverted mayor.
Finishing, I grabbed my suitcase and took out all black clothing and pointed heels. I just felt like I died, so why not dress like it? I didn't even bother to button up my shirt all the way up. Who cares if everyone can see my boobs sticking out. I sure don't.
Putting my hair in a bun and some red lipstick, the alarm went off.
"Jesus, Jeanette." Irene stuffed her face in her pillow.
Turning it off, I went to the kitchen to get a cereal bar. I don't think I could stomach anything else.
Taking my time eating it, I noticed that it was barely even five. I still had forty-five minutes to kill, and I wasn't in the mood for sleep or work.
Turning my head towards the kitchen window, I noticed something on the table. Vlad's roses in a vase. He probably regrets ever taking me to that party/'meeting'.
I should probably quit, maybe I should just go up to Lilith and tell her. Walking out the door all I did was walk. Walk as slowly as possible, and ignore everything.
Somewhere along the way, the sun must have started to raise up. Before I could look up and see the sunrise, I bumped into someone.
"Sorry."
"Pardon me."
Then I froze, I'm pretty sure so did the other person. His arm that was around me that kept me from falling stiffened. Looking up I saw who I didn't want to see at the moment.
"Mayor Masters."
Vlad was wearing a coat that was similar to his usual jacket. That sort of made me realize that it was warm out, not cold.
"Why are you wearing a coat in the middle of spring." I just had to ask.
"Oh," He shifted his arm, still not letting go of me. "I seem to have a fever and felt a little chilly is all."
I raised my brow at that, why was he coming to work sick? He was rich, and could easily afford to miss a day.
"Could you, um, let go of me?" He quickly whipped his arm off me.
"I apologize." He rushed into the building. I didn't notice we were already here.
Walking into the building, I noticed Rusebag was smiling at me.
"I saw what you two were doing." She took a sip from her mug. "I thought you didn't want to sleep with him."
"I don't." I slumped down at my side of the desk.
"Hey, get your butt back up." Rusebag hit my head with a stack of papers. "Give these to Vlad, and button up that shirt if you don't want him to jump you."
Groaning, I stood up and snatched the papers. Walking in, I did NOT suspect to see Vlad passed out on the floor. Running towards his motionless mess, I got down and pulled him towards me. I noticed that he was burning up, more than fever burning. Steam was literally coming off his body.
"Vlad." I shook him, which I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be doing. "Vlad wake up."
He slowly opened his eyes. "Maddie?" He reached up to touch my face. "Maddie it's cold."
"More like steaming." I said, then one of the papers I was holding burst into flames. "Make that smoking."
Vlad started blinking. "Velia? What's burning?"
"Papers on this weeks Fenton's crashing." I tried to put out the fire and get away from Vlad.
"Wait, don't leave me." His hand grabbed my wrist.
Waiting for the burning sensation, I closed my eyes shut. Then nothing, his hand was still on my wrist.
"It's freezing, is there something to cover up?" He asked, not noticing that the carpet under him was singeing.
"You could probably make a fire from your desk." I grumbled.
"What?" Groggily sitting up, Vlad started to snuggle up against me. "Warm." He mumbled into MY BOOBS. Ok I should have listened to Lilith.
"Hey, what's-" Lilith was standing at the door with a poker face. "I'll be leaving now."
"Rusebag," I hissed. "get back here!"
"Oh no, I have a boyfriend." She said shutting the door. "But I'll be glad to watch." She opened the door back up.
"The Mayor is burning up!" I swear, this woman.
"Oh, I bet he is." She teased.
"No, I mean he's literally burning up!" I was about to throw my shoe at her. "Call the hospital or something."
"Wait, what?" She ran up to use. "Jesus the floor is smoking!"
"No, its freezing." Vlad mumbled, I think, I should probably ask my breasts later.
"Ok, this is not normal." I gave her a look. "I'll call the Fenton's, this must be ghost related."
"No!" Me and Vlad both shouted.
"Why not?" She looked hurt.
"Because-" Vlad started screaming. He held onto my arms so tight, I thought he was going to rip them off!
A bright light spread over his body, and Plasmius took his place. Except that his hair looked like flames, and his skin looked purplish.
"The Wisconsin Ghost!" Rusebag screeched.
Vlad moaned in pain and went limp in my arms. "Lilith get the limo."
"But it's-"
"Get the limo!" I shouted at her. She ran for the phone on the table, while I grabbed the rag from the couch to cover up Vlad.
When she finished the call she sat back down on the floor. "I can't believe I was working with a ghost." She pushed her hair back. "I can't believe you were sleeping with a ghost."
"I'm not sleeping with him!" My face felt like it was burning, instead of Vlad.
"Sure," Lilith smirked. "I'll believe that in nine months if aren't pregnant."
"Jesus." I face palmed.
She reached out to grab him, only to have her fingers fly into her mouth. She started muffling around her indexes.
"What?" I pull Vlad closer as he shuddered. He started to feel surprisingly cool.
"Damn he's hot." She took out her fingers. "And not in that way, how are you touching him?"
I shrugged not knowing myself.
Minutes later a knock came from the door. "The limo is here Mr. Masters."
Shaking Vlad conscious, we both grabbed his sides, and covered him with the carpet. So his face was hidden and Lilith wouldn't burn herself. The limo driver rushed to the vehicle and opened the door for us.
On the ride to his mansion, Vlad had good grip on me. Mumbling about how cold it was, and saying that I was warm. Lilith had a good laugh out of all this.
When we finally got him in his home, we sat him down on the couch. But he wouldn't let go of me, not that I was really complaining. I fell asleep with him practically on my lap.
A loud ringing woke me up, followed with 'This is the Mayor's secretary speaking'. Vlad was still sleeping on my lap with his head on my shoulder. He wasn't putting off steam anymore and turned back into his human self.
"No, the mayor is in no condition of speaking…Who did what? When? I blame Mayor Russell he's the one with a count of sexual assaults." Lilith slammed the phone.
"I can't believe it, in one night I miss the biggest scandal of all times." She huffed sitting down on the couch. "Jeanette, next time you head butt someone I should be there."
I rolled my eyes. "I'll make sure I'll stand by you when someone else calls me a prostitute."
"No." Lilith inched closer to Vlad's feet. "You should have killed him, I'm pretty sure I could find a place to hide his body."
Shaking my head, I started pushing strands of Vlad's hair back. He looked really peaceful asleep.
"Now don't tell me you don't want to sleep with him." Lilith laughed.
"Rusebag!" I hissed loudly. Vlad started stirring.
"What in the blazes?" He started looking up at me. "Ms. Velia what are you doing here?"
"This is a dream," Lilith started swirling her arms around. "A dream were you and Jeanette are Mr. and Mrs. Masters."
I slapped my face so hard it hurt.
"What?" Vlad choked.
"Why else would you be sleeping in her arms?" Lilith teased and walked out of the room.
"Is that true?" He asked me. "Are we married?"
Standing up, I let Vlad fall on the floor. "No Mayor Masters, you passed out in your office and we took you home." I helped him get up.
"I remember bumping into you this morning," He took off his coat. "and how cold it was. But other than that, nothing."
"You mean you don't remember stuffing your face in her breast!" Lilith shouted from the other room.
"I did what?" Vlad looked petrified.
"You just kept on snuggling her! Telling her how warm she was. Even turned into the Wisconsin ghost!" She just went on and on and on.
"Wait, I turned into Plasmius?" Vlad blinked. "There must be something wrong with me." Then he sank into the ground saying something out testing himself.
"And, wait. Where did he go?" Lilith asked coming in with a mug of hot coffee.
"Away from you." She 'accidentally' spilled some between my breast.