Page 4 of I Dated a Golden Vampire
“No, I am here for the sun.”
“I see.Well, you don’t look the worse for wear.”
“Thank you.”
She got the breadbasket and the little bars of butter and started her second meal of the day.
Cabree sat and ate calmly, enjoying the silence of being alone on a cruise ship with money.She let her mind go blank and just enjoyed the three courses and the enormous dessert.
Tomorrow was more time on the deck chair.More fruit juices ordered to her side and more heat.Fuck, she was happy about the warmth.
At the next port of call for the one-month cruise, she woke to a card under her door.
Dear Miss Cabree, You are cordially invited to the Gleaming Pearl Casino.A dinner reservation has been created in your name for seven in the evening, and a ticket for the show is being held for you at Guest Services.We look forward to seeing you.
She smiled and considered it.She checked her wardrobe and found a golden dress.The matching shoes and appropriate undergarments were selected, and she verified that they were spending two days on the island before she got her tiny purse out.The card went into it, and she headed off to breakfast.
Cabree loved being prepared.
She caught up on correspondence with Zera over breakfast and mentioned her plans for the evening.
“Be careful with casinos.You can lose a lot before you know it.”
“My spending account is fixed.All my other funds require a ton of hoops to get through for access.By the time I got in there, I would sober up.”
Zera laughed.“Good.Have fun.”
“I will.The sun here is wonderful.”Cabree smiled.“I needed this.”
“Well, your patches keep coming, and everything is fine, so enjoy yourself, and I won’t bother you.”
“You can bother me.I am feeling a lot less outrage.Must be a warm thing.”
Zera laughed again.“Have fun, Cabree.”
Cabree smiled and finished her coffee, juice, and another juice.
She walked up to the deck and was allowed into the private area.“Miss Cabree, good morning.”
“Good morning.Do you know how long it takes to get to the casino?”
“Fifteen minutes in one of the complimentary shuttles that are at the shore.”
“We are at full dock?”
“Yes.”
“Good.Thank you.”
“Do you want to leave for a certain time?”
“I need to shower and dress, so I need to leave my little oasis here around five?”
“We will wake you at five, Miss Cabree.”
She grinned and settled on one of the chairs that were in full sun all the time.One of the attendants came to her and offered to rub lotion into her skin.
She smiled.“You must be new.I don’t burn.I don’t even tan.”
