“At this point I just need a job. I can start tomorrow if they’d like. Should I call them?”
“I will call. You’ll have to go in this afternoon for background and drug testing.”
“I can do that. Thank you David.”
“You’re welcome. So if you don’t mind me asking, where did you come from?”
“Knoxville.”
“Tennessee? You’ve come a long way then. What made you come here?”
“I had heard good things about this town, and heard there were jobs here.” Ron didn’t add that he had heard about it when he was already in Minnesota, and that arriving in Minnesota had been because it was the cheapest bus ticket that got him a good distance from where he had lived.
“Well I hope we can live up to that reputation, but we’re happy to help you. Is there anything you need?”
“No thank you. I need to run errands and then I should head to the hospital.”
“Dinner is at six, we expect you there,” David said firmly. “And I want to hear that you ate lunch at the very least.”
“You do realize I’m a grown man, not a child?”
“You are far too skinny. Just grab a sandwich and be at dinner, otherwise I have to listen to Julie complaining about you not eating.”
Ron just nodded and headed out of the house, knowing he needed to go hunt before going to the hospital and being around all that blood. He hadn’t hunted in a few weeks and he needed it desperately, so when he saw a path out of town he walked down it to find it leading right into the woods. Closing his eyes he focused his senses until he caught the scent of a rabbit. It wasn’t much but it would do for now so he crept through the woods, hoping to catch it quickly. The longer he was there, the more time he would have to cover for if someone noticed him missing and he had the feeling that David and Julie would notice him missing. If the rent wasn’t so low he wouldn’t put up with it, but for now it was exactly what he needed. Sensing that he was closer to the rabbit, he paused before suddenly jumping right on it.
His needs satisfied and feeling more at rest, he started his way out of the woods only to come face to face with David. “I think we should talk.”
“I’ll pack my bags,” Ron said easily, feeling rejected at losing this opportunity so quickly.
“Did I say you had to leave?”
“I just assumed.”
“You assume too much. Come on, I just don’t want to talk out in the open. I came after you because you left your wallet. Julie had found it in a pants pocket and put it on the hall table.”
“Look, you are probably freaked out so let me just get my things and I’ll get out of your way.”
“If you don’t stop assuming we’ll turn you away, I will tie you to a chair while you hear us out,” David said, now with an authoritative tone in his voice. “We are not going to kick you out.”
Once inside, which didn’t take long, David pointed at the couch and called for Julie. “First, Julie. Ron here is a vampire.”
Ron looked surprised when she didn’t even flinch or look shocked, before turning back to David. “Half-vampire actually. Why are neither of you shocked?”
“We aren’t fully human either. Dragon shifters,” Julie answered with a smile as she plopped down on the couch next to Ron. “So you can eat like normal?”
“Yes, though if I don’t I can live on blood alone but I have to do one or the other. I also need sleep like a normal person. I do have urges if I go without blood for too long, which is why I went into the woods this morning before going to the hospital. I can infect someone through two ways, either by biting them or by fathering a child.”
“Interesting. Wonder if any children you and I would have would be dragon and vampire both,” Julie said thoughtfully.
“You’re not going to find out,” David growled. “Though I agree that’s an interesting question. Is this why you’re always moving?”
“Yes. My last girlfriend found out and threatened to get someone to shoot me. I’d rather live in safety.”
“Makes sense. Nobody knows about us. We will keep your secret, you don’t have to worry about that, but if you get urges we need you to be honest. I don’t really want to be a dragon vampire shifter.”
“You’re not as pale as I imagined vampires to be,” Julie said as she ran her hand over Ron’s cheek.
“Julie, get your hands off him,” David threatened.
“It explains your demanding ways,” Ron said as he looked at David. “Dragon shifters tend to be more dominant, right?”
“We’re protective in different ways. It’s why Julie is always asking if you want to eat, she feels it’s her duty to protect us from ourselves by not eating or sleeping enough. I can get angry if Julie flirts with someone else too much or if something else threatens her or our relationship. Now you are part of this household I will probably be protective over you as well, but we’ll have to see how that plays out. I’ve never tested it.”
“Just don’t tell me what to do.”
“Then don’t do or say anything stupid.”
“I need to get to the hospital. I’ll see you both for dinner, and yes, I will be here.”
“Don’t you dare run. I will hunt you down,” David said just before Ron could walk out. He heard the threat but didn’t respond to it and started walking towards the hospital. He just wanted to get the paperwork done so he would have a job, and then he could worry about what to do next. He had no doubt David was serious and he had to be honest in saying he did not want to find out what David would do if he did run. He might be a vampire but he was no match for a decent sized dragon and based on David’s size, he was probably a large dragon.
Paperwork, background and drug tests and other explanations took much longer than he expected and when he got home it was already six thirty. He knew he was late for dinner and the moment he sat down Julie cuffed him on the head before handing him a plate of food. “Glad to see you came back, I was getting worried there for a minute. Did you get everything taken care of?”
“Yes, it just took longer. I start at eight tomorrow. Do you two work?”
“I don’t,” Julie answered. “I do catering and baking, but that’s only part time.”
“I own a construction company,” David said with a smile. “We are finishing up some projects now and then we are moving to smaller inside projects for people during the winter months. I’m usually not as involved with those and I can set my own schedule for the most part. This house is actually one I renovated, it was in pretty bad shape when I bought it years ago.”
“That’s pretty cool. So how long have you known each other?”
“Two years,” David answered. “She was new to town and getting involved with some fairly shady people so I told her to move in here. The rest is history I suppose, we’ve been together ever since.”
“This town looks so peaceful, are there really that many shady people around?”
“There are always a few, no matter where you go,” David said easily. “I take it you are used to either really small towns or big cities?”
“For the most part. I’ve always preferred the big cities, there is less chance of anyone finding out anything. I usually avoid dating so that I don’t get close to anyone, but I had been in Tennessee for almost two years and it just happened. I never intended for it to get serious, and it didn’t, but she still got close enough that she noticed when I left town suddenly for a few hours. She was clingy but I never thought she’d resort to following me. As it turns out, she thought I was cheating on her which is why she followed me. Thinking back there were signs that not only was she following me, she was getting too close but hindsight is always twenty twenty. I packed my things, cancelled my apartment lease and left town within an hour of her confronting me. I don’t know if she understood what she saw but I wasn’t sticking around to find out.”
“That was probably a good idea. It’s easier for us to hide since we don’t have any specific urge towards changing, so we can
go longer times between it. The main thing we have is added strength but we can play that off as working out. We actually have a gym in the basement for that reason. What are your feelings about working around the smell of blood at the hospital?”
“It’s overwhelming but I just need to make sure to go hunting more regularly. I’ve worked in a hospital once before and I didn’t hunt often enough and it became unbearable if there was a big trauma coming in.”
“If at any point you feel that need, go hunt. Don’t worry about us and we can cover for you if need be. You’re not alone in this anymore, don’t forget that. Do you mind if I ask how you are a half-vampire?”
“My father was a vampire, my mother wasn’t. It’s rare for a vampire to mate without turning his or her mate, but my father did. It’s odd because it means I don’t fully fit into the vampire communities but not really outside of it either.”
“I had never heard of that being possible. Just communicate with us, alright? We will do the same. I’m fairly large once shifted so I can’t shift here, but if we ever leave to do so and you want to come, you are welcome to. We aren’t dangerous once shifted, we still recognize others.”
“I won’t deny I’m curious to see a dragon. I’ll try to communicate but I’m terrible at it,” Ron replied, understanding what David was saying but knowing he would struggle with it. Ever since he had moved out of his father’s community after high school he had struggled with finding his own way and while it had been hard, it had also made him much more independent. Relying on others wasn’t something he did, and with his father angry at him for leaving what he believed the right place for him to be was, he had never wanted to go home either.
While Ron wasn’t necessarily a shifter, he understood being different and he knew that David and Julie understood him on a level most people didn’t. Because he was so secretive about it he probably had encountered others at some point without realizing it, and he knew he would have likely done much better in some of the places he had lived if he had friends he could depend on. Looking at David he knew he could depend on the man, and that he would be there for him when he needed it. He had no idea why that made him twitch but seeing how Julie looked at David made him want Julie to look at him that way as well.
“Stop undressing me with your eyes,” David said, amusement in his eyes.
Ron flushed furiously but Julie just put a hand on his thigh, which increased his flush. “I’m sorry.”
“Don’t apologize. He likes it,” Julie grinned. “Don’t you David?”
“Well it is quite flattering but I’ve always been more attracted to women,” David laughed back. “Though if Ron wanted to watch, he’s welcome to.”
Ron immediately started sputtering as Julie’s hand slid further up his thigh and he felt himself starting to grow hard. He wanted to curse himself for having these thoughts and feelings, which were clearly visible to both David and Julie. David suddenly stood up, pulled Julie off the chair and flipped her over his shoulder, swatting her butt hard. “That’s for that hand being where it shouldn’t be. Would you like to join us Ron?”
“Uhh no thanks,” Ron finally said as David looked at him. It was very obvious that David was as hard as himself and what they were about to do, and as much as he wanted to watch, that was moving entirely too fast for his liking.
“Just come in if you change your mind,” David said as he slapped Julie again before turning and walking out of the kitchen and up the stairs. To get his mind off what was happening upstairs he started clearing the table, but he couldn’t get his mind off the fact that he had just been invited to watch sex between two very sexy people. Dropping the silverware in the sink he started up the stairs, his mind made up. He heard noises and he was uncomfortably hard, and as much as he thought he should go to his own room and finish himself off, he wanted to watch. Opening the door quietly he slipped into the room and the second he saw what was going on in there he knew his pants had to be unbuttoned to make more space for his erection.
There, on the bed, with their side to Ron, was Julie on all fours with David slamming into her from behind. Her breasts, which Ron thought were perfectly sized, were bouncing slightly and he could see David’s full length as it moved in and out of Julie, his balls slapping against her at each movement. David winked at him as he stepped back to lean against the wall and in one movement he had Julie flipped over so she was now on her back. Leaning down he kissed her passionately before running his tongue over her nipples, causing her to moan loudly.
Ron thought he was going to come right then and there and he palmed himself through his jeans to try and stop himself. It was when they changed positions again, this time with David on his back, his erection sticking straight up, that Ron knew he was going to come whether he wanted to or not. David was huge, just like every other part of him, and as Julie straddled him while facing Ron and slowly slid down the entire length, Ron undid the rest of his pants and pulled himself out to find release. His own hand stroking himself as Julie topped David, he exploded fairly quickly. So focused on his release he didn’t notice that Julie and David had been watching him just as much and when Ron finally opened his eyes again Julie was next to David on the bed, both clearly having found their release.
“You can watch anytime you want,” Julie said with a smile. “I won’t deny that was hot.”
“Agreed,” David said, sounding slightly sleepy. “I never considered it but now I understand some of those clubs.”
“I,” Ron started. “I have to go shower,” he finally said before almost running out of the room. He had still been standing there, his dick hanging out of his pants and he had suddenly realized what had happened. He had never come so hard, and yet it was so completely wrong. What if this ruined his relationship with them just after they had become friends?
He didn’t bother with a shower, knowing he’d likely get sticky again dreaming about what he had just seen, and instead took off his clothes and slid under his covers. He couldn’t get to sleep though, and not wanting to go downstairs where he could walk into David or Julie he just laid there staring at the ceiling.
3
“Ron?” David’s voice came as the door softly opened. “Are you alright?”
“Yes, just tired.”
“Is that why you are in bed or are you avoiding us?”
“I don’t know,” Ron said honestly.
David sat down on the bed beside him and looked at him in concern. “Talk to me.”
“I’m confused, just need some time to sort out my thoughts.”
“You were turned on. We were turned on. We are consenting adults. There is nothing wrong with what we did, you know that right?”
“I’m trying to convince myself of that.”
“Ron, you were hard before you even came in.”
“I know David, I know. And I came in there voluntarily and you had invited me. I am aware of all of that. Heck, I get hard just thinking about it again.”
David’s hand reached over to touch Ron over the blankets, which weren’t very thick, at which point Ron shivered slightly. “David,” he half moaned.
“If you want me to stop I will, otherwise, don’t.”
David’s hand slid under the covers and Ron knew he wouldn’t stop him. This was even more wrong than watching them. What kind of love triangle had he ended up in? Once again thinking about Julie as she was riding David while looking at him, her breasts bouncing up and down, he let David palm him to completion. At one point Ron had moved the covers down and as he exploded into David’s hand it dripped onto his stomach as David grabbed some tissues from the nightstand and wiped his hand before wiping Ron’s stomach. “What two consenting adults do is never wrong. I just ask you never do anything with Julie when I’m not in the room. My instinct would be to beat you up and I don’t want that. Give me some time on that front, and I will let you two have some fun with me watching, alright?”
“I can do that. Damn you’re good at that,” Ron groaned.
“I suppose I’ll come down. It’s not like I can sleep anyway. My legs feel like Jell-O.”
David just continued smirking as he handed Ron a pair of boxers and started towards the door. “Don’t fall down the stairs. I’ll get the popcorn started.”
Ron groaned as he flopped back onto his pillow, knowing he was lost. If this was how living here was going to be he would never leave. He could respect that David’s dragon form would protest Ron moving into his territory, but the fact that they clearly were going to have more encounters like this was enough for him for the moment. It apparently really had been a good thing that he had come to Alaine to start his life again. He quickly put on boxers and pajama pants, not caring about a shirt, and made his way down the stairs where David and Julie were already on the couch. As he made to sit in an armchair David pointed to the other side of him again. “Better view from over here, trust me.”
Ron had a feeling David liked being in the middle, but he wasn’t going to complain and joined them on the couch instead. They were watching a movie Ron had never heard of before, and he wasn’t entirely sure he knew what the title was, but at the same time he didn’t care. He enjoyed the time spent with friends, the popcorn bowl that they kept fighting over, and Julie’s constant fussing to make sure he was warm enough and had a drink. In the end Ron fell asleep on the couch and he had no idea how, but he woke up in his bed the following morning. The thought that David had carried him to bed left him feeling confused again but he knew he had to forget about it and get ready for work if he wanted to be on time.
He smiled at Julie as she handed him a sandwich and mug of coffee before shooing him out the door. “Go, you’re going to be late.”
Saluting her with his sandwich he walked out the door, glad that it was a large travel mug as he enjoyed having coffee in the morning before doing anything else. He knew the day was going to be long and boring but as the snow started to come down he also knew he was glad to have a job that was inside.
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