Sweet Blood of Mine

by John Corwin

Page 56

 

  "What did you do to yourself?" she asked.

  "What I had to do. "

  She pushed herself up and gripped my hand. She went into the bathroom and stared at her blood-stained lips. After cleaning her face, she emerged with a sad look.

  "How much blood did you give me?" She looked green. "Did I feed directly from your flesh?"

  I shrugged. "No, I let the blood pour into your mouth. As for how much, I have no idea. I passed out. "

  She gently took my injured hand and kissed it. Her eyes glistened. I wrapped my other arm around her waist and pulled her to me. I pressed my lips to hers and tasted salty tears. I wasn't sure if they were mine or hers. After a moment of joyful kissing, I checked her shoulder and was relieved to see the vampling bite had healed.

  She jerked upright and put a hand to her cheek. "Oh crap. I've got to text my parents. They're probably flipping out right now. "

  "What will you tell them?"

  She grabbed her phone and entered the password, Justin.

  "My name is the password?"

  She flushed crimson and gave me a stern look. "Not another word. "

  I nodded as she tapped out a text to her mom: Vampire trouble at Morningside. Taken care of. Lost my phone or I would've texted sooner. Sorry.

  "Will they buy it?"

  She sighed. "I think so. It's not the first time something like that has happened. " She leaned back against the headboard and focused those beautiful but tired eyes on me.

  A question that had been simmering at the back of my mind burst out. "Are you the one who killed the moggy a few nights ago and saved me?"

  Confusion clouded her face. "Huh? A moggy?"

  Unless she was still dazed from almost dying, her expression convinced me. "Uh, oh, nothing. I must have had a nightmare after I passed out. Are you feeling okay?"

  She nodded. "I thought we were going to die. "

  "So did I. "

  "I've never been so scared. "

  I squeezed her hand. "You were scared? You didn't look scared. "

  "You looked totally scared. "

  "No I did not. "

  She grinned. "You were wetting-your-pants scared. "

  "If I had to rank that on my all-time scare list it would probably rank a five. Maybe a six. "

  Her mouth dropped open. "You've got to be kidding me. A five or a six? What would you rank a ten?"

  "Clowns. "

  She giggled. It was music to my ears. "What do you want to do today?"

  "How about a movie?"

  "A movie?"

  "You heard me. I have been chased by the undead, fought vampires, freed my dad from a crypt, and brought my super-hot vampire lover back from the dead by letting her drink my blood. Man, I need something normal. "

  She pursed her lips. "I'm your super-hot lover?"

  "Yep. "

  "Want to prove it to me?"

  I locked the door to my bedroom. Took her in my arms. Kissed her and the world fell away.

  "Do you like the Princess Bride?" I asked.

  "It's my favorite movie! Do you have it?"

  I kissed her again. The heat from her lips ran through my chest and tingled down to my toes. "Of course I have that movie," I said after coming up for breath.

  She smiled and pecked a kiss on my nose. "We should watch it. "

  I grinned back at her. "As you wish. "