“Where does he go all day and all night? He only comes back for close to two hours a day before he disappears again. And he sleeps once a week, on Sunday!” Joe sounded concerned and anxious.Ash and Billy were with him in the AA room. They had moved out of New York to Orlando Florida, in a secluded area. Their house was surrounded by trees and wildlife and was miles away from the next house and civilization.Ash thought the move was best for their new member, to be away from the memories and the people who knew him. He was supposed to be dead. That and the fact he now wanted to stay in Florida, after putting up a spirited fight for over five years. He never understood the change but he didn’t question his decision. It was one less thing to fight about.They had been at the Big Cyprus reserve close to ten years and had grown to like the place. Billy was against the move at first, but the place grew on him especially since Ash let them fix an AA room—Alcohol and Amusement room. The room
Billy what are you doing! Ash demanded when he stood up.We are going to join them.Joe and Billy were on the move. Ash was reluctant; he wanted to stay put. He was in no mood to hit on anyone, even if she was wearing nothing but whipped cream.Ash, come on!No!Don’t be rude. You have an opportunity to be with someone other than Sabrina, now come on!No! Fine, we’ll send her over.Ash growled under his breath. He hated having women forced on him. Billy and Joe were already at their table chatting up the blond and the brunette. He moved quickly and reached their table and stood next to the girl they had met at the bar.“….and this is Ash. Ash, this is Ann, that’s Maria and you remember her, she’s Lee.” Billy introduced them with a cocky smile on his face.Ash felt awkward and out of place. With a formal tone
The corner of his lips rose in half a smile. He was glad she was unwinding, enough to slap at him.She stared at him, dazed by his beautiful smile. She even stopped moving around on the stool. Someone bumped her clicking her mind into gear again.“I’m going to teach you a lot today. Lesson number two, never ask a lady her age,” she said flushing.“I know that one, but it only applies to ladies over forty, so you don’t apply to the rule.” Ash flashed a smile. She gasped before she took another swig of her beer.“That is true.” Lee looked away from him, she was a bad liar and it was usually very evident when she was trying to lie, especially now that his smile kept numbing her into a mindless drone. “I’m twenty. How old are you?” she answered quickly, looking back at him.“Twenty-five.”She smiled. “You were right the first time. You are too old for me.&r
“No.” He was trying to control his breathing, but he was still holding her against him making it impossible. He had no intention of taking advantage of her and what happened with Sabrina was still haunting him. He wasn’t going to let that happen again. Lee pulled away and walked to the table where the rest were, they had stopped dancing four songs ago and were watching Lee and Ash canoodle on the dance floor. There weren’t that many people dancing anymore. She was unsteady on her feet, the kiss had taken a lot out of her, but she got to the table just fine. Ash didn’t move, relieved she had walked away and not insisted on the thought. His body was screaming for her, but all he could do was watch her walk away. She whispered in Ann’s ear, picked up her jacket and walked back to Ash. He panicked; she was going to insist on the thought. “I told them you were taking me home.” She grabbed his arm and started pulling him. Ash looked at Billy, he was leaning close to Ann. Without looking
They were both on their feet now, examining Lee’s body. They were all over pulling on the robe, lifting her hands, her legs, touching her face and her neck. The only thing they were doing was causing Lee more pain.“She has teeth marks on her neck!” Maria bent Lee’s head over so that Ann could see.Lee batted their hands away. “Will you two stop that! You’re hurting me. He didn’t do anything I didn’t want him to, so please calm down.”They dropped their hands and stepped back. All the parts they had touched and pulled were throbbing severely. They sat and faced her; their serious faces on, like they were about to give Lee a lecture. Being the youngest never did have any advantages.“What did I do wrong?”They looked at each other, and then Ann turned to Lee, a tense look on her face. She shifted around her chair before she spoke. “Lee, I know as the eldest I sometimes don&rsquo
“I don’t understand why you’re fretting? We should be pissed at you for dragging us out of the club. You had sex with a human congratulation! So what?”Billy had his legs up on the table in the AA room. He had a beer in his hand and a bowl of chips on his lap. They were trying to watch a football game, but Ash was pacing up and down in front of the TV.“You didn’t bite her, well not deep enough to change her. You didn’t kill her or feed on her, you had consensual mind blowing sex, as per what you’ve told us, exactly what are you wearing out the floor for?” Joe was sitting on the arm of the couch. He was getting tired of Ash’s hysterias. They had been at it since they got back and Ash hadn’t calmed down yet.“Correction, she had mind blowing sex, Ash just got satisfied otherwise there would be something to worry about. Now will you please tell us exactly what is bugging you because I can&rsqu
“Earth to Lee, earth to Lee.” Maria was waving her hands in front of her. “Hey, where did you go?”Lee was thinking of Ash again. She was hoping he was going to show up, but she wasn’t so sure. Maria had called Joe when she was in the bath, setting up a lunch date for the six of them. She wanted to invite Ash and didn’t want Lee within earshot in case he said no. She saw the lasting effect he had on Lee and knew she had to give them another chance with a proper first date with her and Ann in the room to make sure it stayed that way, proper. She was more convinced about her decision because of Lee’s constant dazed status.Lee was pissed she hadn’t been consulted, but there wasn’t much she could do about it. She didn’t want to come off as desperate and needy, but there was no denying it, she wanted to see him again.It had been three days, since she last saw or talked to him. Billy and Joe had the house p
The house door banged, and then a loud splitting sound followed.“Billy, will you please calm down? Now look, you broke the door in half!” Joe grumbled.Ash came out of the AA room to see what was going on. Billy was fuming, any madder and he would have turned wolf. Joe was standing by the door, attempting to fix it. Billy had slugged it so hard that it split in two. One of the halves was hanging loosely.Ash turned and saw Billy march right past him without saying a word. He went up the stairs and into his room, this time he didn’t bang the door as hard.There was a short splitting sound before a loud thud. Half the door was on the floor, Joe stood next to it, helpless. Ash was even more confused now.“What’s eating him?”“He had a fight with Ann.”“It must have been pretty bad for him to break the door. What was it about?”“Lee.”Ash became uneasy.