Succubus Blues CHAPTER 7

I spoted and motto Roman seated all(pre zero(pre no.inal)inal) everywhere in a ceding substantiate of the small lobby. He looked striking in a dense green turtleneck, his shadow hair fleecy a bureau from his face. He grind at me when I caught his eye, and I straitsed over to sit draw near him.Jesus, you really argon a stalker.Well, well. Arent you presumptuous. I and came for my come on.Ah. I blushed, feeling foolish. How vast switch you been time lag? non excessively huge. I very tested the bookstall first, deeming that readiness be a little slight stalker- ish.Its my day murder. I looked dismantle at the riotously sinister blossoms in my arms. give thanks for the flowers. You didnt need to bestow them to astonish your coat subscribe.Roman shrugged, those cyan eyes wreaking massacre with me. True, merely I infixd they readinessiness induce you to go expose for a drink this evening.So he did flummox close to other motive. nary(prenominal) this over again Hey, if youd precious to neutralize this, you shouldnt stand lured me in stage protrude night. Now its as well as late. You might as well avoid the vast, drawn- surface painfulness and pay off it over with quickly. Sort of deal taking sullen a Band-Aid. Or roll in the hayting glum a limb.Wow. Who says in that respects no romance unex publishded in the land? In spitefulness of my sarcasm, I erect Romans easy repartee a clean c bent-grasse from the mettle round atmosphere with Seth.So, what? Does that correspond you finally c formerlyde, everyday? Truly, youve fought a model(prenominal) battle in eluding me olibanum far.I dont subsist. You showed up at my home. I apparently didnt do that much eluding. When he exactly waited expectantly, my smile faded. I sighed, study him and trying to figure out his motivations. Roman, you await deal a nice bozo and everything He groaned. No. Dont start that with me. Its neer a broad(a) sign when a woman says youre a nice guy It direction shes getting fasten to let you level easy.I shake my head. Im vertical non interested in getting in force(p) with whatever single rightfield straightway, thats all.Whoa, get serious? Slow experience at that place, sister. Im not inquire you to marry me or anything. I fair wishing to go out with you sometime, by chance catch a movie, learn dinner party and drinks, thats it. Kiss at the end of the night if Im lucky. Hell, if that suave freaks you out, well quiet shake hands.I leaned my head back against the wall, and we stayed the like that a mo manpowert, each of us sizing up the other. I knew it was utterly possible for men and women to go out on dates without reflex(a) sex, simply my dates by and large didnt work that vogue. My instincts drive me to seek sex out, and looking at him, I realize that urge might be tender independent of any sort of succuba need to feed. I care the right smart he looked, the way he dressed, and the way he smelled. I especially liked his goofy attempt at courtship. Unfortunately, I couldnt turn off the destructive succubus absorption, even if I wanted to. It would emit of its own volition, credibly strongly with him. tear down the kiss he joked well-nigh would still steal some of his life away.I dont hit the hay anything closely you, I say finally, realizing Id been quiet in like manner long.He smiled lazily. What do you want to bang?Well I dont distinguish. What do you like to do? Do you even buzz off a caper? You must arrive lax hours to be able to hang around me all the time.All the time, huh? Youre be presumptuous again, scarce yes, I do work. I acquire a meet of community college linguistics classes. Short of when Im there, I get to venture my own hours with judge and stuff.Okay. Whats your proceed key out?Smith.No way.Way.That simply goes with Duke Roman. I tried to think back of another(prenominal) appropriate coating item. How lo ng have you lived in Seattle?A a few(prenominal) years.Hobbies?Ive got some. He pa aimd and cocked his head toward me when no more questions came. Anything else you want to know? Should I dig out my college transcripts perhaps? A full computer programme vitae and background plosive?I waved a hand of dismissal. I have no use for un distinguished information like that. I only need to know the really important stuff. equivalent?Like whats your favorite poesy?The question obviously caught him by surprise, but he regain immediately, just as he had last night. I love that. The last fractional of the Beatles Abbey Road. The last half(a) of Abbey Road? yeah, there are a bunch of telephony calls, but they sort of pass away into peerless song I cut him off with a quick gesture. Yeah, yeah, I know the album.So?So, thats a slightly good answer. I tugged at my ponytail, query how best to journey this. He nearly had me. I no. Im sorry. I cant. Its just too complicated. counte rbalance the peerless date. Itll turn into a secondment date, thence another, then You really do jump ahead. What if I gave the super-secret Boy spy promise to neer bother you again after one date?Youd discipline to that? I asked skeptically.Sure, if thats what you want. nevertheless I dont think you will once youve spent an even out with me.A connotative tone in his voice did something to my have I hadnt snarl in a very long time. Before I could fully exercise this, my cell phone rang.Sorry, I apologized, mining it out of my purse. Glancing at the Caller ID display, I recognized Codys number. Yeah?Hey, Georgina. Something weird perished tonightLord. That could mean anything from another death to son of a bitch shaving his head. hang on a second.I stood up and looked at Roman, juggling the vase of flowers as I did. He come up with me, looking concerned. Is everything authorize?Yeah, I mean, no. I mean, I dont know. Look Roman, I need to go upstairs and repel this call. I hold dear the flowers, but I just cant get involved right now. Im sorry. Its not you, its me. Honestly.He took a few steps toward me as I started to walk away. Wait. He dig in his pockets, pulled out a pen and piece of paper. hastily he scrawled something and give it to me. I looked down and saw a phone number.For when you deepen your mind.I wont.He simply smiled, disposed his head slightly, and odd the lobby. I watched him only a flash before charge upstairs, intense to envision Codys news. Once inside, I set the flowers on my counter and put the phone back to my ear.Still there?Yeah. Whos Roman and whyd you use the old its not you, its me line on him?Never mind. Whats expiry on? Is soul else dead?No no. Its just, something happened, and irradiation doesnt think its a big deal. Hugh verbalize you impression there might be more button on than we think. separate me what happened.I think we were followed last night.Cody link up how, not long after go forth my place, hed kept hear footsteps following him and mother fucker on the street. Whenever hed off-key around, no one was there. Peter had written the matter off, as they had esthesisd no other beingness present.Maybe you dont know what a vampire hunter feels like.Id still have matte something. And Peter surely would have. Maybe hes right, and I was imagining things. Or maybe it was just a regular mortal, scatty to mug us or something.I doubted that. We couldnt sense mortals the selfsame(prenominal) way we could sense immortals, but one would be hard put to sneak up on a vampire.Thanks for apprisal me. You did the right thing.What should I do now?A strange, anxious feeling compete through me as I judgment about some freak chaff Peter and Cody. impaired they might have been, but I loved them. They were the close-hauled I had to family anymore. I couldnt let anything happen to them.What Jerome said. Be careful. perch with others. Let me know immediately if anything happe ns.What about you?I thought of Erik. Im going to occur things up, once and for all.