Vampires Among Us [Vampires Among Us 1] (Siren Publishing Classic)

by Alice Brown

  He gently took hold of her hand, and began stroking it lightly with his thumb. Glancing down at her face, he tried once again to reassure her.

  “Before you ask, no, I’m not trying to read your mind, and from now on, I’ll be sure and tell you first, okay?” When Erica nodded, he continued. “Now, let me clarify a few points. First of all, I did not invite you to my bed to pressure you into having sex with me. I simply want to have you curled up next to me since I will be leaving in the morning. Second, when we do decide to move to that stage, it will be on your terms, not mine. I will never make you do anything against your will. Third, and most importantly, I solemnly swear to you that when the time is right, and we do become intimate, you, my love will feel absolute pleasure.” He reached over and gently caressed the outside of his fingers down her cheek.

  The skeptical look that flashed across her face was hard to miss. “Can I ask you a personal question?” When she nodded, he continued. “Had there been anyone else before Shawn?”

  Erica could feel her face heating up as she attempted to look at anything else but him. Would he just think she was an inexperienced twit when she answered? “No,” she whispered.

  Kevin smiled down at her for her honesty. He had suspected as much. “I thought so. Baby, look at me please,” he gently pleaded, as he took her chin and lifted it up until their eyes locked. “You have nothing to be embarrassed about. Please trust me.”

  He waited only long enough for her to give a quick nod before continuing. “Answer me truthfully. Have you ever enjoyed the act of sex? Have you ever climaxed while having actual intercourse?”

  Erica hung her head in shame as she whispered her answer. “The other night was the first orgasm I have ever had.”

  Kevin grinned in triumph. He had suspected as much. “Do you trust me enough to allow me to give you a small demonstration?” Her eyes became instantly the size of small saucers as alarm streaked through her. He was quick to reassure her. “All I am going to do is hold your hand, but I want to give you a picture of what our future could be like.” He leaned over her as he gently lowered her down to the bed. “Now, just lie back and relax for me.” As he watched her settle back on the mattress, he planted a tender kiss on the tip of her nose. “Close your eyes, and oh yes, before I forget, I’ll be in your thoughts for just a few minutes. Just trust me, okay?”

  “Okay,” she whispered nervously, as she sucked in a deep breath, trying to calm her thundering heart.

  Kevin quietly sat next to her, gently rubbing the inside of her wrist with his thumb as he allowed her a moment to calm down. Then, he quickly jumped into her thought processes, wiping all worries and fears currently residing away. Closing his eyes as he took over all thought processes, he quickly overrode any remaining of hers with his own. He lightened up the pressure he was using with his thumb to a mere tantalizing caress across the inside of her wrist. Now, using the soothing caress as it registered in her brain, he took the feelings associated with it and envisioned that same caress starting on her neck. Slowly, he envisioned his fingertips skating across her smooth, soft skin. He slowly worked his way down her chest as he envisioned her naked breasts, his mouth quickly planting tiny kisses following his fingertips. He stopped for just a few seconds to cup both breasts together and bury his nose between them. He heard her quick intake of air and smiled. Her breasts were so sensitive that he could play with them all night long. Continuing his journey south, he slowly moved down to include stroking up and down the tops of her thighs. She jerked, her breath hitching, and he was quick to reassure her. “Shh, it is okay. I am only touching your hand, the rest is in your head. You know I would never hurt you, sweetness.”

  Again, he waited until she had calmed back down and was once again completely under his spell. Continuing his efforts, it was hard to ignore her breathing as it became labored when he had her envision his fingers moving upwards from her thighs, until he was gently caressing her mound. She involuntarily spread her legs apart, and he grinned. The vision continued with him moving back up to her beautiful breasts, licking each nipple, as he watched her own nipples pebble into hard little beads beneath her gown.

  It was all he could do not to place his mouth on the real things, but this wasn’t about his enjoyment. It was about showing Erica that she could trust him, and that he would always put her needs first. An excited moan escaped her mouth, and Kevin moved to shift over her so he could kiss those lush, full, wet lips of hers.

  He grinned against her mouth as he continued feeding her scenes of him giving her pleasure, enjoying observing her reactions to them. Trailing kisses up her jaw line, he lightly nipped at her earlobe before whispering, “Sweetheart, that is just the beginning of what I want to do to you. Do you see how good it is going to be? The only screaming you will be doing with me is from shattering from pleasure.”

  Erica felt like she was going to explode. Her blood was running molten hot, her body ready to reject anything negative the deep dark recesses of her mind tried to feed it. This was Kevin, the only man to have ever given her pleasure, and now he had her so worked up she felt like she was on the pinnacle of something major. She didn’t know exactly what, because this felt different than the other night, more intense, as if her body was on a knife’s edge, ready to plunge into pure bliss at any second. She felt Kevin moving around her, and then suddenly, his movements just stopped. What, no, her body was ready to go over the edge into something magnificent, something wonderful, and he just stopped abruptly?

  She moaned, shaking her head. Her hips were rotating from side to side, trying to find the object that would send her over. But there was nothing but air. “Oh, please don’t stop. Please, please…don’t leave me like this. I can’t…” She was begging but didn’t care. There was no way she would be able to go to sleep tonight like this!

  There was complete silence for a moment and then Kevin stated in a sexy murmur, “Erica, baby, open your eyes. You are so damn sexy when you are turned on!” When she complied with his request, he pointed out to her, “As you can see, baby, I am not touching you. Everything you are feeling is you, I am no longer in your head.”

  What was he going on about? In a daring move that wasn’t anything like how she normally acted, she reached out grabbing the front of his shirt. She tried her best to glue herself to his body just to find some relief. “Please, Kevin. Please don’t leave me like this!”

  He looked down at her with a wide grin across his handsome face. “Oh don’t worry, baby, I have no intention of leaving you all hot and bothered. That wouldn’t make me a very good mate now, would it?”

  He glanced down his body with a frown. As Erica followed his line of sight, she took notice of his bulging crotch. “Before we continue, would it bother you if I got a bit more comfortable? These pants are so tight I feel like I am about ready to become The Incredible Hulk down there!”

  “Of course, good heavens, Kevin, are you going to be able to get yourself out of those pants?” Erica asked as, much to her astonishment, he seemed to grow even larger before her very eyes.

  He grinned at her before removing his belt. He took it completely off and threw it across the room. “Well, you could always help, love.” He captured one of her hands and placed it on top of the bulge in his jeans. The moment she touched the cloth, he involuntarily bucked up into her hand. She brought her free hand up and unbuttoned the top button, her eyes getting a bit rounder when she noticed he had gone commando and that the tip of his cock was pushing out of the top of his jeans!

  Carefully, very carefully, she lowered the zipper around his bulging cock. It had seemed to take on a life of its own as she felt it pulse in her hand. After lowering the zipper all the way, he spilled out.

  “It looks so angry, Kevin. Are you in pain, or is that what you usually look like?” she inquired, and he was happy to see that although the question had been asked out of innocence, it had also been asked out of concern.

  “It is not angry, baby, but very, very aroused. This is
what you do to him. He wants to feel your touch very badly, baby. Why don’t you touch him a bit and get to know him, and I’ll make you feel better than you ever have before. Okay?”

  “Okay,” she replied shyly, as she lay back on the bed, but kept her attention on her new toy. She began gliding her finger over the tip, where several beads of moisture were gathered. She gently massaged them into his shaft with just the tips of her fingers, and then started tracing the veins going down his turgid length.

  Kevin placed his hand around hers to circle his cock, showing her how he liked to be touched. It took very little time to show her to be gentle with his balls, but with his shaft he enjoyed a stronger touch. Meanwhile, he started at her knee, lightly stroking up her leg and thigh. His light strokes were pulling up her gown as he went, and he allowed it to rest around her hips. He took a moment just to take in his fill of her. Her beautiful curls glistened with her moist dew. She was beautiful. He ran his fingers through the auburn curls on her mound. He leaned over and kissed her while lightly running his fingers through the hair on her mound. She opened her legs up farther in invitation to him, and he gladly accepted. He moved his fingers downward and ran them through her copious juices. Lord, she was hot and wet. With his thumb, he began strumming her little clit, watching her facial features for any discomfort. Not that there would be any. He would make sure her first time with him was so full of orgasmic bliss she wouldn’t know what to do. He glanced back down where he was strumming her clit, watching her juices run downwards and disappearing toward her back hole. One day, he thought to himself with a grin. One day she would trust him enough to let him take her back there.

  He glanced back up to her face, “Baby, I want to taste you.” He stated, but didn’t wait for her reply. Besides, it looked like she was enthralled with her new friend. He leaned down and ran his tongue through her juices, circling her little clit, and then plunged his tongue in and out of her cunt. He then moved upward to circle her clit once more, before latching onto it with his lips. He sucked the little nub into his mouth, while flicking it with his tongue. At the same time, he gently inserted one finger into her dripping pussy. Her muscles latched onto his finger, dragging him deeper into her canal. Lord, she felt like heaven. If he ever got the chance to replace his finger with his dick, he would die a happy vampire.

  Her hips were undulating of their own accord and Kevin was fairly certain she was too busy playing with her new found toy to realize what he was doing to her own body. Her orgasm hit out of nowhere, with enough force to rival a lightning rod. He continued sucking, licking, and stroking her through her high, not stopping until the last tremors went through her body. Then, he leaned up and kissed her senseless. He could feel his own release building, as she had taken hold of his shaft a bit more firmly when she lost control. His release was almost upon him, and he leaned down to suck her right nipple in his mouth firmly. His world exploded around him, leaving the evidence of white ropes on her thigh.

  Kevin grabbed his shirt and quickly cleaned up the mess then, feeling completely wiped out, turned on his back, bringing Erica over on top of him. Never before had he felt something so intense. Never before had he had a mind-blowing explosion like what he had just gone through. It was enough to send his close-to immortal ass back a step!

  After a few minutes, he realized that Erica was still sprawled across him, unmoving and completely silent. Even though he was touching her, no direct thoughts were coming to him. He picked his head up to look down at her splayed across his chest. Moving her hair out of her face so he could see her beautiful eyes, he inquired, “Are you okay, baby? I wasn’t too rough, was I?”

  She rewarded him with a blissed-out smile that seemed to radiate her entire face. Still, Kevin wanted to hear the words. She placed her hand on his arm, lightly running it up and down in tantalizing strokes. “I am fine, Kevin. Actually, probably more than fine.” She looked away from his face before continuing, nibbling on her bottom lip. “I am sorry about hitting the panic button earlier.”

  “Shh, my love, I understand.” Gently kissing her lips, he murmured, “I happen to agree with Charles’s favorite description for women.”

  “What is that?” Erica asked breathlessly, opening her eyes and glancing up at him curiously.

  Kevin looked down into her face and gave her a wry grin. “You don’t remember? He quoted it the very first night you met him. ‘Women were made to love, cherish, and treasure, not be tortured or taken advantage of.’ Okay, the last part I threw in, but do you remember him stating that the first night down in his office? Rosetta was sitting in his lap.”

  Erica nodded her head, with a slight smile on her lips. “Yes, I do remember now. I was trying to figure out how a couple so young could have a son your age. Of course, that was all before I found out that I was living in a house full of vampires!” She chuckled softly as she recalled the day that little secret came to light.

  Turning serious again, Kevin cupped her face in his hands. “I will never make you do anything you are uncomfortable with. If you don’t want to spend the night here, I’ll understand.” He eased one hand down and allowed it to slowly caress her arm. It was important that she knew the decision was hers to make.

  “No, I am okay. I want to stay here with you. These panic attacks seem to have a mind of their own as to when they hit.” She paused and shrugged her shoulders before continuing, “I’m broken, but, thank you for being so kind and understanding.” Her body was still tingling and humming from her earlier release, and now she found herself embarrassed by her earlier panic attack. What was she panicking over anyways? Hadn’t he told her on multiple occasions he would never hurt her?

  “You’re welcome, and for the record, I don’t think you are broken. You just need a little more time to put yourself back together. You’ve been through quite an ordeal.” His hands went back up to cup her face. “And I have all the time you need. Now, let’s get you tucked into bed.” She allowed him to gently guide her over to her side of the bed, and bundle her up in several blankets.

  Kevin had two reasons for wrapping Erica up in a cocoon of blankets. First and foremost, he wanted her to be comfortable with him, and feel safe. Second, with Erica bundled up like an Eskimo, he would be less likely to be tempted to throw her down on her back, sink his dick in her until he was balls deep, and fuck the mess out of the girl! He climbed in on the other side of the bed. Erica curled up next to him, laying her head on his shoulder. He mentally congratulated himself for wrapping her up like an Eskimo when his aching cock surged back to full life the moment Erica placed her head on his chest. Damn, she had just given the little fellow a release, and already it was screaming for more! Demanding bastard! He had just told her he would give her the time she needed to feel safe with him, but of course his dick and the beast inside of him were both howling in disapproval. He reached over and gently ran his fingers around to trace the contours of her face, and then guided her head up so he could easily reach her lips. Her arms and head were the only parts of her body that were not wrapped up tight in the blankets. She turned toward him so that she could intertwine her arms around his neck, as their kiss deepened.

  As Erica quickly became lost in the kiss, her body wiggled until her breasts were outside the blanket barrier Kevin had ensconced her in. They seemed to have a mind of their own, and after Kevin’s display, they demanded more attention. He had just given her a major orgasm, yet her body was so fired up it felt like her earlier release had been days if not weeks ago, not a mere few minutes. What was she supposed to do with these feelings swirling around in her? She pressed against his chest as they continued kissing, the thin barrier of her nightgown doing little to disguise her nipples hardening the moment they touched him. She writhed in need, letting Kevin feel her hardened nipples slide across his chest. He was quick to palm one, taking a finger and outlining her nipple in a gentle caress.

  Unable to stop himself, he gently glided the straps of her nightgown down her arms, and then lowered the g
own over her beautiful orbs. He brought his head down to gently suckle on one nipple, and then the other. “You are so beautiful, so soft in all the right places,” he whispered reverently against her skin. He simply could not get enough of her. His mouth went from one nipple to the other, licking, nipping, laving, and suckling her sweet berries. Murmuring against her skin, Erica heard him exclaim, “Lord, Erica, when we do finally make love, we will be lucky not to burn the house down, baby. It is going to be beautiful, and you will be so full of pleasure. We’ll be lucky not to burn up together!”

  Erica held his head tightly pressed up against her chest. She glanced down at him as he continued administering attention to her breasts. How did she ever get so lucky to find someone like him? He was kind, gentle, and good. Everything she had hoped for when she had married Shawn. With eyes glistening with unshed tears, she whispered, “Oh, Kevin, you are so good to me. I don’t deserve you.”

  “Shh, now I won’t hear any of that.” His mouth left her breast so he could move upwards and cradle her in his arms, seeking out her lips at the same time. He was going to be gone for a week, so he planned to take full advantage while he could. He continued kissing and caressing her for several minutes longer, and then, knowing his body wasn’t going to stand too much more, he softly murmured against her lips, “Sleep, love. We will have plenty of time to be together when I return.” Knowing that sleep was probably the last thing Erica’s body wanted to do right now, Kevin threw a sleepy atmosphere around them.