Of Water & Fire Ch. 05

I smiled, 'Con you gave me the earrings already.' I touched my ears were the small diamonds sat.

'Close your eyes.'

I rolled my eyes at him and shuffled from foot to foot before taking a breath and doing as he asked.

I waited for a few seconds and then I felt his fingers lightly touch my arm, his breath on my neck. I shivered. Maybe it was the alcohol, Conrad was handsome but I....

He kissed each eyelid and then gathered me up for a hug, 'I would give you the world if you asked it of me. But I have a feeling you're not meant for me.'

He set me down on my feet and starred transfixed, the pupils in his eyes changed quickly dilating and undulating back, His lips took on a strange red glow. It hit me then, he was making himself attractive to me. He was using his own talents to encourage a reaction from me.

I giggled and tapped his arm, 'Are you putting the moves on me Conrad?'

'A guy can try doll' He smiled with a little bit too much fang, I looked at them fascinated by the sharp points and length, neatly sat on his bottom lip as his face became serious once again and the mask fell back to Conrad. Just him, no tricks.

'What did you want to give me?' I asked in a whisper, but somehow I already knew, Conrad was going to kiss me and while he'd made himself look appealing I would have kissed him without all that shit. He was a wet dream for most women and while we both knew my heart belonged to someone else, someone else who was probably getting his kicks with someone else at that moment. I wanted to kiss him, I needed to be wanted by someone and though it was selfish, I wanted that too, to be selfish.

'A Kiss.' He slowly dropped his head to my level and I rose to meet him on tip toe. I felt his tongue slowly flick across my bottom lip and then tentatively he kissed me and drew back, gauging for a reaction.

I wrapped my arms around him and laughed, 'I hope you can do better than that, given you were around before electricity I'd expected a little bit more experience.'

He chuckled deeply and I felt it vibrate against my chest. 'I could show you a lot of things Doll, but tonight I'll settle for this.'

He kissed me slowly at first a slow build into something that made my toes curl. I gripped him for dear life as it turned aggressive, hands moved as we groped and tugged. My face, my chest, my body was on fire. I moaned into his mouth and dug my nails into his shirt. He gripped my arse and moulded me against him, lifting me from the floor. With one hand on his back, I ran the other to his head, gripping his blond locks and tugging. He tasted like sweetness and dark spices, the remains of whiskey added a kick to it all.

We continued on moving around the room, up against the wall, I pushed him back into the door, moving my mouth along his jaw and then nipping his ears. He lifted me with one arm, the other quickly unbuttoning the front of my dress to expose my breasts in a lace bra. He made an inhuman noise and sucked slightly on the skin on the swell above my breast.

I arched back and pulled his shirt up to expose his skin. I scratched his skin and bit his shoulder through the material. He pulled back and hissed. I pushed forward and we rolled onto the floor, hitting carpet. We laughed out loud and then then the moment was broken.

We lay together on our backs starring at the ceiling, stupid smiles on our faces. I licked my lips and tasted a little copper. I gripped his hand and bought it to my mouth, dropping a quick kiss on his fingers.

He rolled towards me and ran a finger across my lip and quickly sucked it into his mouth, 'Sorry about that.'

'So thats what a vampire kiss is like hmm?' I watched some emotions flit across his face.

'That was just lust Doll, plain old fashioned lust. I could put the old vamp magic on you but from your reaction, you wanted me without it.' He smiled, very satisfied with himself.

'I did, I do...but we both know I...Jasper...' I cut off and sighed.

Conrad played with the ends of my hair, 'Hes a fool. It makes me want you just a little bit more.'

'Then it a good job we stopped when we did. It was a wonderful present.' I turned to him and as our lips met and we kissed softly. He stood quickly and helped me to my feet.

He tilted his head, listened and frowned. 'Party is wrapping up doll, How about some coffee?'

I nodded, 'Coffee would be lovely.'

So we'd sat the rest of the night drinking coffee, eating biscuits and talking about rubbish. When i'd woke the next morning, I'd been in my own bed, a glass of water and a yellow rose sat on the drawers beside my bed.

I watched Conrad's face as I spoke softly, no doubt he had also been reliving the past, 'That was a long time ago, Jasper came to his senses.' I bent to pick up my discarded shirt. 'Do you think I made it up?'

Conrad shook his head, 'I don't. But I also think that maybe having your head in all those reports and all that evidence hasn't helped doll.'

'It felt so real Con.' I whispered. I touched the burn again, it had gotten smaller, it looked less angry.

'What do you wanna do about it all?' Conrad placed an arm around my shoulders and steered me to the stairs.

'I want to go speak to that girl's parents and then go examine the site in the morning.'

'I meant about your hand' Conrad gave my bum a pat and nudged me up the stairs.

'What can I do? I don't know what to believe, or if my imagination has been running away with me.' I rubbed my temples as we reached the top of the basement stairs and entered the hall. 'Im so tired.'

'Go get some sleep doll, I'll appease the council.' Conrad entered my father's study and softly closed the door as I started up the main stairs.

The door to my own room was open and the lamp was back on the side table and switched on. Jasper was unbuttoning his shirt as I entered and I stopped for a moment to admire the view.

'Hey.' he unbuttoned his jeans and padded over to me bare foot. He gently tilted my shin and kissed my nose. 'Lets get some sleep.'

At that moment nothing sounded so good.

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