If I could paint upon your skin
I would paint you with whipped cream.
Sweet sugary delight
Contrasted with natural salt
If I could add to the texture I love
It would be drizzled with chocolate.
Dark and decadent
Whispering carnal secrets
If I can top it all
With a strawberry
Or fruit
The essence
Bursting down my throat
Would be my undoing.
I never claimed to be a poet.
The words come to me,
In twisted mysteries.
I do enjoy it.
All the leeps and bound,
And tumbling sounds.
Breathing deep.
Until I feel the ground,
Swallow me whole.
My eternal soul,
I never claimed who I am.
This person.
These hands.
These thoughts.
Unchangeable demands.
Passion creeps in.
Every crevice.
Every word.
Every syllable.
Yet unheard.
I never claimed anything at all.
Until you.
This is intended for mature audiences. This is the beginning of some intense sexual scenes. If you do not like this, please move on. If you do I hope you like it.
Angel
The night went by with me working out in my room. These two were driving me crazy. I think this is my punishment for killing all those people.
Why get me in a house with two men that are as hot as hell and I am designated seventeen years old? After the workout out I took a cold shower and went to bed planning on what I needed to do tomorrow.
I woke up before the sun rose and meditated. The focus is to get Lennette by herself. I will have to shake Jen and antagonize Joshua. I had a full day to prepare for.
I went downstairs wearing light blue skin-tight jeans. A body suit in white that did not plunge down too far in the front but was stretchy enough to do what I needed it to do. I paired my jeans with a jean jacket. As for my feet, I wore white flats that matched my top and a tiny handpurse.
As for my face, I lined my eyes with a soft coal liner that made them pop. For my lips, I put on a sheer lip gloss that had a little plumping factor in it. Once clothes and face were done. I through my unruly curls up in a top ponytail and let a few fall. Giving that teen innocent look.
Marcus was at the table reading the paper and Tyler was coming in from the side. I went to get some orange juice when I felt the little hairs lift on my neck.
I turned and both of them were looking at me.
“What?”
Marcus did not answer but the way he was staring gave me the idea he was trying to gather his thoughts.
“You look nice,” Tyler said.
I lifted the glass and said, “ Thanks.”
“What is that scent?” Marcus asked, finally saying something.
“Opium by Rhianna. You like it?”
“It’s nice.”
I had enough of this weirdness.
“I have a favor to ask and I figure since we are a team I should be able to.”
“Yeah, what’s up?” Tyler said going to the frig to get something to drink.
“Tomorrow is my eighteenth birthday and I want to go to town to buy myself a gift.”
They looked at each other puzzled.
“You want to buy yourself a gift?” Marcus asked trying to figure out my angle.
“Yes. No hidden agenda. Just a gift.”
“Yeah, I’ll take you. Is one alright? I have to do something.”
“One sounds good.”
I turned around and decided that tomorrow was the day I would act completely lecherous. That gave me a smile because I felt they should feel as sexually frustrated as I was.
The Ward House
I was greeted by Jen at the door. She looked cute with her casual short skirt and top. She had her hair down too. I looked better that way.
“Hi, Angel. Come inside Len and Joshua are in the back by the pool.”
“Pool? I did not think we were doing that?”
“No, they just like being out there.” She explained.
We went out and Lennette had her eyes closed getting sun and Joshua just stared at me. He looked at my outfit and then turned as if I did not catch the tell he liked what he saw.
“Hey, Angel’s here can I walk her around?”
“Not yet she just got here Jen. Let her sit for a minute.” Lynnette said with her eyes still closed.
I sat there looking at the pool and the landscape. Very elegant and expensive.
Lennette finally turned and opened her eyes.
She blinked a couple of times before speaking.
“You look nice.”
“Thanks,” I said and took off the jacket. My back was bare and Lennette’s eyes would not look away.
I leaned back on the lounge chair I was sitting on knowing that the imprint of my nipple ring would show.
Lennette’s eyes widened then she schooled her face.
“You’re a fast runner. Why are you here? You should be preparing for the Olympics or something?” Jen asked not realizing that she hurt her cousin’s feelings.
“I just like to run. No aspiration for the Olympics.”
“Len’s wants to.”
“I can see that,” I said giving the compliment to boost her ego
We sat there for a while talking about the school and classes when I decided this was the moment to start.
“Hey Jen where is the bathroom?”
“Oh let me take you.”
“Jen, sit. I will take her to my room to the bathroom. It’s fine.” Lennette said in a bored tone.
I followed her inside keeping track of where I was going. We passed by a library and it looked like there was a small desk inside.
“Here’s my room.” She opened the door and it looked like a rich girls room. Everything is modern and expensive. The bathroom was off to the side. I went inside and closed the door enough that it did not lock.
It took only three minutes before she decided to come into the bathroom. She closed it until it locked.
“ I looked at her from the mirror. She had this look of uncertainty.”
“What is it that you want? “ I said sternly snapping her attention to me.
“Say it.”
“I-I want to-“
I turned and looked at her and she lowered her eyes.
“Have you been with a girl before?”
She looked around nervously.
“This will not work if you do not tell me.”
“No.” She whispered.
“But you want me?”
She gave a slight nod.
“Have you been with a guy?”
“Yes.” She said more confidently.
“Did you not like it?”
“I did but I just-“
“You are curious andyou thought we could explore this together?”
She nodded. Funny how the up-front girl is so timid right now.
“I have been with a girl and I have to tell you I am dominant. I am very dominant.”
She liked her lips as if she was thirsty.
“Since you answered my question, I will give you a gift.”
She looked up at me with a question.
“Come to me.” She hesitated but came and stopped in front of me.
I pulled my cleavage open revealing my nipple with the bar in it. She was riveted bu the sight.
“Kiss it.”
She looked at me.
“Do it or this is over before we begin.”
She leaned over and kissed my nipple.
“Lick it then suck it.”
She looked up as she did as she was told and she moaned a little.
“Enough.” I pulled my tit out of her mouth and covered up.
“Did you like how I tasted?”
“You tasted like sweet cream.”
“Did you like it?”
“Yes.”
“Do you want this to go further? Once this begins I will not stop. Think before answering.”
“Yes.”
“Good girl. Tonight at 10 I will call you. Do not touch yourself until I say so.”
Her eyes were dilated and I knew she was wet.
“Yes?” I asked.
“Yes.” She whispered.
I walked past her and left the bathroom and then her room to be greeted by a hand around my neck and Joshua’s face inches from mine.
“Don’t hurt my sister.” He leaned in and kissed me so hard he bit my lip and it bled.
He moved away and went back outside.
Yup, these two are out of control. I licked my lip not wanting blood on my shirt.
“Hey, are you all right? Are you ready to eat? I can give you the tour after.” Jen said so excitedly that I felt sorry for her to be with family.
I said yes and went to get a cold drink, so my lip did not swell.
Home
The car ride was silent and tense. Tyler kept staring at my lip and did not ask what happened.
Once home Marcus blocked my route to my room.
What happened to your mouth?”
Tyler was behind me waiting for the answer.
“It was an aggressive kiss. It was fine.”
They both did not believe me but that was what it was.
“By the girl?”
I looked over my shoulder and Tyler was ready to fight.
“No. But I am fine. I have intel. Let me get comfortable and we will talk. Relax, I know what I am doing.”
I pushed past them and went to my room. They are getting attached, is that good?
Noel
I took Nickle to the back of the shop so we could catch up. He walked to the loveseat and spread his arms out.
“So, what is going on? You never reached out for me.”
That was true. I was angry that my father had slept with a normal and created him. It was childish. When he was younger he wanted to be around me a lot. I just looked at the hurt on my mother’s face when she saw him.
One night when he was asleep, I heard a sound in his room. Dad wanted him with us to learn who we were. I silently went to his room and stopped my mother from killing him. He never knew what had happened since he was a heavy sleeper.
She told me that he was an abomination and should be destroyed. That was when things started to formulate in my mind.
I was an abomination, and she did not want me dead. He was my brother and I treated him badly because of how she was feeling but he did not ask to be here.
From that night on I tried to build a bridge between us. Once he reached a certain age Dad said it was time that he go to his mother’s people and stay with them.
It was true I never reached out to him because I knew he was better off with them. Now things have changed.
“Nickle I do apologize for that.”
He tilted his head and smiled. He still kept that innocent smile.
“What’s up?”
“A war is about to happen and I need help.”
“War?”
“Yes, I never claimed the city openly and my old associates are back. They want to take over the city.”
He leaned forward and stared at me with an intensity I did not know he had. It reminded me of our father.
“Do they know about me?”
“I never talked about you.”
“Good.”
“What are you thinking?”
“Being unknown has its advantages. Being a Dhampir has even more.”
“Have you ever killed one of us before?”
“Brother now you ask thatt? We have not seen each other since I was a lanky teen. My life was not innocent. I had to do some things that you would be disgusted with. So to answer that question it would be yes.”
I did look into Nickolas’s mother’s family. They were killers and no doubt trained him to be one.
“I need you to know everything. That way you are prepared.”
“Catch-up time? I think we should have something strong to drink for this.”
I smiled at how grown up he was.
“You mean not hot chocolate?” I teased
“No how about tequila straight.”
He leaned forward and I got a good look at him. He was tatted up but I think it to cover all the scares he has. He noticed me looking at his scars.
“Doesn’t matter. I’m alive and well and thirsty.”
“I got the hint.”
Darlene
I wanted to get to Noel as soon as I could. I just feel like I will not make it home. Every time I passed someone they would be glaring at me. Complete strangers look at me as if I should be dead.
I decided to take a cab to the coffee shop and suddenly there was traffic when there wasn’t any before.
I pulled out my phone to call Noel and both doors in the back opened. Two people I recognized got in.
“Wow can you believe this traffic?” she said as she looked at me.
I didn’t answer instead the man to my left answered.
“Yeah, it was not difficult to create. I killed this man, pushed him in front of a vehicle, and whela it’s traffic.”
He just admitted to killing someone.
“Oh Peter her pulse is racing. Do you hear hit?”
“Yes, Eliza. She is making it hard to resist taking her blood.”
“She does smell tempting. Tell Noel that Eliza and Peter said hello and that I approve of his choice to replace me.”
The man laughed and left the cab. She followed right after. I wanted to be sick but I calmed myself enough to breathe through it.
Noel has to explain what is going on. Nighter’s were not allowed this far into the city. The driver seemed to be nonreactive about the two people that entered and exited his cab.
“Miss, I will not charge you for this. We should get there within the hour.
Nickalos
It’s been a while since I have seen my big brother. He seems different from what I remember. He did not like to have a lot of attention on him and now he wants to claim publicly his birth right?
Who is he fighting for?
In the beginning,
It was flat.
No interest in them,
They did not attract.
One day they bud.
Like a blossoms on a tree.
Not fully open,
But they were there to see.
Then it started to swell.
To itch and irritate.
What is happening?
To my non flat state.
Then one night.
It was hot you see.
I wore cotton,
To let them breath.
By accident.
Only by chance.
The fabric rubbed,
And nipples danced.
I looked around.
Making sure no one sees.
This test of flesh.
I’ll do on me.
I cupped and squeezed.
I rolled and pulled.
Noticing this was,
Causing a pool.
Down below,
At the apex of my sex.
What have I started?
Is this the best that it gets?
I stopped at once.
This was not right.
I should not do this.
In the dead of the night.
Then time had passed.
They were on display.
That’s when someone.
Wanted to play.
We went out.
And saw a flick.
We went to his place.
Just for a bit.
It was nice.
Music and wine.
He sat close.
Wanting to unwind.
It was sweet.
To have him kiss and moan.
Then he touched them.
Like I did back home.
His hands felt better.
So, I let him roam.
Should I stop this?
Telling moan.
A button undone.
He released one.
Then he did it.
Something I never felt.
A hot tongue,
I began to melt.
There was a suck.
And pull.
There were teeth,
And hums.
I need to stop this.
Before I’m undone.
“Shh, don’t worry.
This is as far I’ll go tonight.
Just enjoy,
The sting of my bite.”
I enjoyed what we did.
I must admit.
Learning how sensitive,
They could be.
Is the shit.
Later on,
they became something more.
But that was a while yet.
So, I explored.
There are secret things.
We do with no light.
What I did,
Cause me great delight.
(I hope you are enjoying these poems. Let me know. Till next I write, Fia xoxo)
Are you ready?
To let the waves roll in.
Want your taste,
Your sighs.
I want to claim you.
Your moans.
Your cries.
Let me show you how it feels.
Please don’t.
Deny.
What you really want,
I see it in your eyes.
I will promise to have you,
all night long.
Let me slip off,
What you have on.
Do you want a little more of me?
Open your thighs.
I see your walls are about to disintegrate.
Let me inside.
I push against the waves.
As they roll.
I want you
I feel your hips
You take control.
Grinds and crests
Crashes then rest.
Feelings rising from deep below.
Drawback fully,
Then consume me whole.
(Did you feel it? What was it like. Fia xoxo)
Angel
Seventeen sucks. The best thing about this is my fake birthday is in two days. That gives me something to play with.
I got up a little early and did some intense yoga. My limbs needed to be stretched out. Normally I had other ways of being stretched but I am seventeen.
After yoga I did my routine quickly. Grabbed my duffle bag and my satchel and went downstairs to the kitchen. Marcus was up and dressed in a suit that complimented his build and caused a few thoughts to run across my mind.
I went to the frig and grabbed a bottle of orange juice and an apple.
“Angel have a seat.” He commanded. That tone was riling me up but I will let it go.
I went and sat down at the circular table and waited.
“I will be at school today. They are going to walk me around to get a feel of it. When you see me I want you to behave respectfully. Act like we are family and not this moody brat that you have been giving us.”
I suppressed a smile because I was better at acting seventeen then I thought.
“That is another thing. This attitude has to stop we are a team and have to act like a cohesive unit.”
“So, you want me to act like we are family twenty-four seven.” I said sarcastically.
“You see that right there.” He said leaning in. “If you were my niece, I would slap your ass till you realize that I am not someone to play with.”
I leaned in and whispered, “So I have to be blood for you to do that?”
That statement caught him off guard and that was what I wanted. I stood up as he straightened himself in his seat and drank his coffee. I grabbed my stuff and went over to him and kissed his cheek.
“Have a good day uncle.” I said and walked out to meet Tyler.
Tyler
What just happened that put a smile on Angel’s face. It’s a nice smile but then she saw me looking at her.
“Can we stop off for coffee?”
“You know caffeine is not really good for you.” I said as I took her bags.
“There are allot if things that are not good for me, but I do it anyway.” She remarked.
What did she mean by that. Is it this mission? Is this not the first time she was used as bait?
When we were on the road. I tried to see if she will divulge anything about herself.
“Well, I know Marcs talked to you about being a team. I thought maybe if I tell you something about myself then you can do the same.”
She looked at me with a look of what is up?’ written all over her face.
“I lived in Louisiana for a time and a woman who I thought was very hot tried to hex me and cause my dick to fall off.”
Angel looked shocked then laughed.
“Yeah, its funny now but if it was happening to you, you would rethink your life choices.’
“So, I guess it’s my turn. Well let’s see. Once I was accused of being involved with my English teacher. It was totally a lie. My friend at the time borrowed my clothes and snuck out to meet up with him.”
I smiled at that “My Friend” usage. It was her. “What happened?”
“Let’s just say, there was a shot gun wedding, and I am the god mother to their little Anna.”
I glanced in the mirror, and she smiled at the story. She was not making it up. It was not her. I turned into the coffee spot we went to and the woman that was there remembered me.
“Hey, you never came back.”
“I’m here now.” I said giving her my order and smiled.
“Well, when you get time off. Come see me.” She handed me the cup and hit had her number on mine.
I smiled nodded and pulled away.
“Why didn’t you go back yesterday?”
“If you must know. She is too giving.”
“Hugh?”
“Too giving. Too willing to give me her number, her time, her body. Who else did she give it too.”
“Oh” she said and drank her coffee.
We pulled into the school parking lot, and I went to open her door to let her out.
“Thanks” she said with a smile and went off to track.
Angel
The both of them are trying to figure who I am. I have to give them something to get off of me.
Track was the usual warm up and I talked to Jen most of the time. Then we had to do the One-on-one races. Somehow, I was matched up with Lennette Ward.
Once everyone had there run it was our turn. She could not wait to start to intimidate me.
“Yesterday was a fluke. There is no way you could beat me and you were warned.” She said bending over to stretch.
I sighed and knew she was going to feel this to her core.
“On your mark, get set. Go!”
The snap of the gun went off and I saw flames. I wanted to leave her in a trail of dust that she could choke on. After the first turn we were matched until I unleashed what I held back. The gap began to get wide and when we were on the second turn, I increased my speed that I knew everyone stood there with their mouths open.
I crossed the finish line first with her coming after. She went straight to me.
“Who are you? Your too fast to be here.” Her eyes glowing heated rage or was that something else.
“Does it matter how I took you. I just did.” I said gaging her reaction. Then there it was.
Her breath caught and a glance to my mouth.
“Go away second.” I said it low enough that I knew she heard but no one else. There it was the tear with anger falling.
I went to get my things and I see Marcus with an older man in the stands looking at me. I smiled and waved. He nodded and continued his conversation, but the other man looked upset.
“Angel you shouldn’t have done that.”
“Why?”
She looked passed me and her brother was talking to her to keep her calm.
“He is very protective of his sister.” She looked concerned. “He is on his way over here she whispered.”
“Hey Jen, are you coming over to the house this weekend?” He asked.
“Yeah.”
“Why don’t you bring Angel over. I think she would like to learn the history of our family firsthand.”
“She might be-” I cut her off and said, “I would love to. What time should I be there?”
“At one.” He said and walked away.
“Why did you say yes?”
“Why not?” I said with a smile.
Home
The drive home was quiet. I guess they wanted to chastise me at the same time.
Marcus waited for me in the living room. I put my things down and sat and waited.
“I thought I told you not to do that. But you did it anyway.” Marcus said in controlled anger.
“We are supposed to work as a team, but you are not following what we need you to do.” Tyler said leaning against the wall.
“You told me when I got her, I was supposed to get information. You both wanted information. Well, I will get the information you need by getting close to these two.”
“How are you getting close? They look like they want to kill you.”
“This weekend I was invited to their home so Joshua Ward can give me a history lesson on their family.”
They looked at me more intense.
“He is going to hurt you. Don’t you care about that?” Tyler asked.
“Look I know what I am doing with these two.”
“Then enlighten us.” Marcus said a little louder than needed.
“Lennette is into me. She loved it when I beat her in the race, but she is unsure on how to play this out. Joshua is a bully and wants me to be afraid. He likes it when I am afraid. I am never afraid.”
I looked at both of them.
“You will get information this weekend. Now if you want to continue the act of being a team up fine. But I am the only one who is left out of these meetings you two have over me. Some team.”
I stood up and grabbed my bags. I stopped next to Marcus’s chair and said.
“Did that deserve a swat?”
Then I continued to my room.
Marcus
“Tyler who is this girl?”
He walked over to sit on the seat where she sat and looked at me.
“Marcus I don’t know. But what I do know is she likes to push buttons. Let her. She said she will get information then let her do it.”
Just remembering her standing by me with her ass inches away made me respond in a way that I need to control.
“Did you get anything with the head of the school?” Tyler asked.
“Nope. He kept talking about taking a vacation on some island. He was musing a lot about remembering on how it was to be young. Then we see Angel kick his granddaughter ass in a race. Well, the conversation stopped there.”
Tyler leaned in and whispered. “Did you catch what she said. That the girl is attracted to her. Do you think she is-”
“I don’t know and don’t care. But I don’t like the brother. We have to keep an eye on him.” I said giving Tyler a look that spoke more than words.
(What is going on? There is a lot of hormones in the air. Very interesting. Please give a like and let me know what you think. Fia xoxox)
Noel
I was on the fence whether or not I should take this step. The death of that woman in front of my place was a message.
Eliza and Peter are going to do what they feel is necessary to get what they want. This is my territory. I may have not flexed my muscles to enforce who I am, due to the docile nature of the nighter’s that live here.
But it does not mean that I won’t. I made sure the place was locked up tight before I went over the Darlene’s place when I heard a knock on my back door.
Before answering it, I went to my stash of blood that I held in my private fridge. I punctured the bag to get the blood down my throat as fast I could.
I went to the back and there they were. Standing side by side. Eliza with a gleam in her eyes and Peter acting like he rather be someplace else than here at the moment.
“Why are you here?” I asked.
“Oh, don’t be mad Noel. When we left her in front of your place her heart did not stop beating yet. You were just to slow to get to her.”
I wanted to kill Eliza that minute. Looking at Peter I spit my question at him.
“You were the one that compelled that crowd?”
He looked at me as if that was nothing. To control a mass that size was something he could do in his sleep.
“Noel we are going to take this city. You only got a taste of what I am capable of. The both of you are years younger than I am and you both seem to have forgotten.”
Eliza glanced at Peter but let what he said pass over her like a breeze. She did not care. Her concentration was on me.
“You block this, and I will take that little pacifier of a woman you been sucking on and toss her away.”
I stood my ground. My teeth began to descend from my anger.
“We will leave you with that in mind. I always loved a good brunette.” Eliza said then turned to walk away.
Peter was right behind her. For nighter who is more powerful than us as he claims acts as if he cannot do a thing without Eliza pulling his string.
I slammed the door and went straight for my phone. Dialed a number that I never thought I would have to.
“Hey” a deep voice on the other end said knowing it was me.
“It is time to come home.”
That night I went to Darlene’s and spent as much energy out on her as her body would allow. I took to the line between pleasure and pain several times. On the final round, when her body trembled uncontrollably, I bit her deeply pushing her over.
She fell asleep from exhaustion, and I lay awake thinking of what was to come.
Two Days Later
It was Friday night and the shop was at its easy pace with the customers. I have not heard anything from Eliza and Peter, but I feel it in my gut something is coming.
“Hey boss there is a guy out here saying that the coffee is terrible, and he wants the fresh stuff in the back,” Sammy said.
“What?”
“He is going to make a scene if you don’t handle this.” She said then went back out.
I went to the front to see who was complaining. He was sitting in the booth at the left of the shop. I stormed over to him, and he stood the minute I was there, and I saw a pair of eyes that I had not seen for a very long time.
“Nickle?”
“Hey, bro. Don’t you think I am too old to be called Nickle?”
We hugged each other longer than its customary but who gave a shit.
Nickols is home.
Darlene
I hate this assignment. They will not stop changing the floor plan and lately, it seems that they have it out for me.
The two main people keep staring at me like a piece of meat. Penny and Lance noticed it too.
They said that they invited us to go to the club to unwind. I don’t want to unwind with them.
I told them that they could go and tell me how it went. Of course, they gave me the party pooper speech and how I do not want to spend any time with them anymore.
I promised I will go to a different bar with them next week. they took that and I left work as quick as I could. I needed to get away from them.
I walked into the elevator and two women who were new to the company were talking about nighter’s.
“Did you hear about that woman who was killed in front of that coffee shop. I heard that hot owner is a nighter. It could be someone going after him just used her as a message.”
I turned to look at them.
“A woman was killed?”
“Yeah, where have you been. She had her throat torn out. she kind of looked like you.” The woman said.
The door opened and I ran in my two-inch pumps to the coffee shop. I needed to see Noel as fast as I could.
(Are you feeling the build. Let me know if you like it so far.)
You are too innocent,
How you look up with hope
Waiting for the rainbow
Too eager,
To hear praise
Glorify your worth
Too easily corrupted.
Wanting to bend to please.
Kneeling before me
On your knees
and I will corrupt you.
Take it all and dim your light.
Peter
I am so tired of both Eliza and Noel. You would think that I would have learned by now to stay out of the mess these two always seem to drag me into.
A young woman with auburn hair walks passed me smelling of a mixture of scents that would make a dog gage. She was not Noel’s type. She was too confident. There is one thing about nature is once you had something that you don’t like you will never go for it again.
Noel had a taste of dominating Eliza and he will not go and find a replacement. No we have to look for a female totally opposite from her.
She would have to not call too much attention but not too meek. She does not command a room like she does. This woman will draw attention without trying.
“Think Peter,” I said to myself as I kept walking down a busy street, It was nine at night on a Thursday and people were out having dinner seeing a movie, and go out for drinks.
Then it occurred that Eliza hated work. She loathes it actually, so this woman would have to have a job. What would pique his interest? I decided to change tactics. I have not done this in a while, but I think that I have to do mass hypnosis. It would be hard for Noel to figure out who is under a trance if everyone is.
Darlene
Work was a bit more tedious than expected. The investors keep changing their minds on what they want the interior to look like. The priority is lighting has to be dimmed and privacy.
The design had a major overhaul and I needed to go home to get some rest. I looked at my phone and I had a message from Sammy.
“Hey darkling are you free tonight. There is a crowd here and I cannot do this all alone. Noel had to go out.”
Noel left her when it was busy. I told her I was on my way. I said goodbye to the others without explanation and went straight to the shop. She was not kidding the place was packed wall to wall.
I pushed my way through, and I knew it was bad because Sammy was relieved to see me. She is never relieved to see me.
“Hey if you can serve, I will make the orders.” She called out as I went to the back and put my bag down. Pulled out my white trainers and put them on. Took off my blazer and tied my hair up. I was ready.
I was working already for an hour before Noel came back and seen what was going on. He threw on an apron and started making drinks as Sammy transitioned to ringing up the customers only.
Things started to go faster. Once we served the last of the customers the three of us looked like we were on the front lines. My ponytail was dropping to the side. Sammy usual put together make up looked more like Halloween with her eyeliner and mascara streaking from sweat.
Noel just looked confused.
“What the hell was that?” He asked.
Sammy gave him a look and I know they were communicating but I did not care. My feet hurt and I needed to rest.
I walked past Noel to the back, and he gave me a brief kiss on the cheek.
“Hey, thanks for coming.” Sammy said while I kept walking.
“You’re welcome.” I called out.
Noel
“Sammy what the hell?” I said.
Listen I felt the power behind this. these people were compelled to come in here. I don’t know why.” She said while she took a napkin and started straightening out her make up.
This was a feeler. Someone was watching me without making it obvious. Eliza does not have that kind of power. Did Peter? He was always so laid back I don’t know.
I heard a scream, and we ran out to see what was going on.
A crowd was around someone that was on the ground.
I pushed past a few people to see a woman slumped on the ground. I pulled her back, and she looked like-Darlene.
The bite was brutal. No finesse but point was made. They were going after her if I do not back down. I turned to Sammy and went back inside.
Already I started to hear the whispers. This was not a way to send me a message, but I understood what it meant.
“What do you need me to do?” She asked.
“She needs protection.” I am walking inside and closing up the place. Normally I keep it open late. Now all I can think about is Darlene.
“I can only guarantee that if I have something from the beings that want to cause her harm.” Sammy said
Before I could respond Darlene came from the back with her bag over her shoulder, her blazer over her arm and a tired smile across her face.
“I have to go home to get some rest. Call me if you need me.” She went to me and gave me a soft kiss on the lips.
I whispered,” I need you. Coming over later.”
Her tired eyes opened wide. Not expecting to hear that from me.
“Ok later” her cheeks flushed a little realizing Sammy was still there.
“Night, Sammy”
“Night”
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