Page 41 of Blood Ties
“No,” I shook my head. “Will you help me forget about it?”
He studied me quizzically for a moment before realizing my request. Picking me up he carried me to our room where he helped me forget the shame of my betrayal and reminded me thatthiswas what was real while the other had just been a dream; a rather disturbing dream.
After a worrisome weekend where Grayson only fed from blood bags with no issue, Monday came quickly.
The early morning sun entered through the window in our penthouse apartment blanketing our bed in its golden rays. I smiled as I tried to come to terms with the fact that worrying about the sun being our enemy was behind us. Grayson and I had been careful about not letting him feed from me. We wanted to be one hundred and fifty percent sure that the effects of Saturday’s meeting were not temporary. And so far we had not been disappointed.
I laid there as Grayson’s alarm sounded, alerting us to the start of the day.
“Ugh…” He groaned, rolling over to silence the incisive screeching. Returning to his back, he looked over at me seeing the smile that was spread across my face. “I’m sorry it woke you.”
I rolled my eyes. It wouldn’t be his fault if the alarm woke me, not really. “I was already awake.”
“How long?” he asked, his fingers stroking my hip under the layers of linens.
A shiver ran up my spine. I saw Grayson’s eyes darken when he noticed. “Not long. Just laying here enjoying the sun.”
His lips pulled up on one side in a sexy smirk. “Like you’ve ever lived without it.”
I let my eyes rake over him, enjoying the sleepy look and bed hair, knowing I would be the only one to see him like this forever or at least until we had kids. That thought thrilled me, knowing, one day, that I would have a piece of Grayson growing inside of me.
“I thought I might once.”
“Gaby, you’re an immortal day walker. You’ll never have to live without the sun.”
Sensing that he didn’t understand my meaning, I repeated the comment, pressing it a little more. “I thought I might… once.”
His eyes lit up in recognition. “You thought you might, because of me?”
I shrugged. “I would have gladly given up the sun for you and spent an eternity basking in the darkness. As long as I’m with you, I’m happy.”
“I love you.” Before I could reply, Grayson sealed my lips with his. “It’s nice to know that you won’t have to suffer in darkness on my account. I guess we owe your father thanks for that.”
“And Sebastian.” The moment the words crossed my lips I regretted them. I saw Grayson’s expression shift to one of disdain even though he tried to hide it.
“Yes, I suppose we do,” he mumbled throwing back the blankets and climbing out of bed.
I was realizing that Sebastian might be a sore subject. Grayson had never witnessed me reacting the way I had towards another person before. It didn’t matter why. Grayson now had the memory permanently implanted in his mind. Stupid vampire super senses. A human mind would allow the memory to fade over time, but Grayson was no longer human.
I had convinced myself that all it was with Sebastian was sensing his powers; even though something about the notion bothered me.
I let the subject drop deciding that a change in topic was necessary. “So were you serious when you said I could work for you?”
Grayson paused in buttoning up his dress shirt. Turning, he studied me for a moment then gave me a full voltage smile. “You think I would offer you a job teasingly?” he pried with a quirked brow.
“Well…” I drew out teasing then giggled. “I just wanted to see if you were serious.”
“Then you must think that I simply offered you a job because I’m sleeping with you.” He bit his lip trying to refrain from laughing.
“Grayson,” I sighed, “you are not just sleeping with me. I’m your fiancée.”
“Ah, but you weren’t when I offered the job.” I rolled my eyes at his invasive techniques. “Yes, Gaby. The offer for the job’s still on the table.”
“Good,” I stated, rolling out of bed. I padded across the floor completely naked feeling his eyes on me the entire time. Once I had my robe wrapped securely around me, I spun to face him. When my eyes fell on him, he looked quickly away focusing absolutely too hard on buttoning his shirt. I bit my lip trying to hide the exhilaration I got when I realized he was admiring me.
Grayson cleared his throat. “So does that mean you’ll take the job?”
I waited patiently biting my lip with a wicked gleam in my eye until his gaze settled back on me. “No,” I spoke before turning to head into the bathroom. Grayson’s chuckle followed me out.
