Her pajama bottoms were red with little black and white penguins. They fit snugly around her hips and rounded bottom. When she paused at the bathroom door, he quickly lifted his gaze so she wouldn’t catch him ogling her.
She glared at him. “Why are you still here?”
“We havena talked yet.”
With a groan, she entered the bathroom, then shut the door in his face. He paced about the room. He didn’t want to question her through the door. He needed to see her face to help him decide if she was being truthful. He glanced at the clock. He didn’t have much time before the sun reached the horizon.
He raised his voice so she could hear him. “I wanted to thank you for the wee practice session. I felt more comfortable talking to my dates.”
No answer.
He moved close to the door and heard the water being turned on. “The ladies were verra pleasant to talk to. I enjoyed their company, but…it just wasna right. There was something missing, some…je ne sais quoi.”
“Chemistry,” she said, then muttered a curse. “Idiot. Don’t talk to him,” she whispered to herself.
He grinned. “After my dates, I came back here to go through the phone messages. I found three recordings where the ladies actually admitted to being Vamps. So I called them back and arranged to meet them tonight.”
No answer.
There was a brushing sound, followed by some spitting. He figured she was brushing her teeth. “Ye’ll be happy to know that I phoned all the mortals who called during the day. I told them I was verra sorry, but I was already taken.”
The door opened, and she gazed at him, her pretty green eyes wide with surprise. “You called all of them?”
“Aye. Some of them werena home, so I left a message.”
“There were hundreds of them.”
“I know. It took me several hours.” He rubbed his whiskered chin. “I’ve been told recently that I’m a rude, arrogant snob, so I’m trying to mend my evil ways.”
She snorted. “Too late.” She walked past him to the dresser and removed some undies from a drawer.
Blue and lacy, he noted. “I left a new recording on the answering machine, so anyone who calls today will hear that I’m no longer available.”
“Oh, that was a good idea.”
“Aye.” He felt a sudden pull as if a vacuum cleaner was sucking out his energy. The sun must be nearing the horizon. “I’d like to discuss yer employment application.”
“I filled it out truthfully.” She planted a hand on her hip. “And I’m insulted that you’re questioning that.”
“I’m no’ saying ye lied.” He yawned as he moved toward her.
She glanced at the clock. “You’re just about out of time, huh? And I need to take my shower, so off you go.”
He felt another tug from his death-sleep and grabbed a bedpost to steady himself.
“Aw, feeling a little sleepy, are you? Time to go beddie-bye?”
He steeled himself against the weakness. “I still have some time. Answer my questions, and I’ll leave.”
She opened the closet and tugged a polo shirt off a hanger. “The way I see it, I only have to avoid you for about two more minutes.” She grabbed a pair of pants and turned toward the bathroom.
He zoomed forward and caught her in his arms. She gasped.
He inclined his head closer to hers. “Can ye avoid me now?”
She clasped her clothes to her chest with one hand and pushed at him with the other. “I’m not talking to you.”
He noted with great satisfaction that her push had been weak. She didn’t object as much as she pretended to. And her body was warm and soft. He splayed his hands across her back and pulled her closer. “We could find other ways to pass the time.”
Her eyes flashed with anger. “You—you’re a liar!” She shoved harder, and he released her.
“I havena lied to you, lass.”
“You said you only wanted Vamp women.” She stepped back and hugged her clothes to her chest. “Why should I tell you anything if you’re not trustworthy?”
He couldn’t believe
She glared at him. “Why are you still here?”
“We havena talked yet.”
With a groan, she entered the bathroom, then shut the door in his face. He paced about the room. He didn’t want to question her through the door. He needed to see her face to help him decide if she was being truthful. He glanced at the clock. He didn’t have much time before the sun reached the horizon.
He raised his voice so she could hear him. “I wanted to thank you for the wee practice session. I felt more comfortable talking to my dates.”
No answer.
He moved close to the door and heard the water being turned on. “The ladies were verra pleasant to talk to. I enjoyed their company, but…it just wasna right. There was something missing, some…je ne sais quoi.”
“Chemistry,” she said, then muttered a curse. “Idiot. Don’t talk to him,” she whispered to herself.
He grinned. “After my dates, I came back here to go through the phone messages. I found three recordings where the ladies actually admitted to being Vamps. So I called them back and arranged to meet them tonight.”
No answer.
There was a brushing sound, followed by some spitting. He figured she was brushing her teeth. “Ye’ll be happy to know that I phoned all the mortals who called during the day. I told them I was verra sorry, but I was already taken.”
The door opened, and she gazed at him, her pretty green eyes wide with surprise. “You called all of them?”
“Aye. Some of them werena home, so I left a message.”
“There were hundreds of them.”
“I know. It took me several hours.” He rubbed his whiskered chin. “I’ve been told recently that I’m a rude, arrogant snob, so I’m trying to mend my evil ways.”
She snorted. “Too late.” She walked past him to the dresser and removed some undies from a drawer.
Blue and lacy, he noted. “I left a new recording on the answering machine, so anyone who calls today will hear that I’m no longer available.”
“Oh, that was a good idea.”
“Aye.” He felt a sudden pull as if a vacuum cleaner was sucking out his energy. The sun must be nearing the horizon. “I’d like to discuss yer employment application.”
“I filled it out truthfully.” She planted a hand on her hip. “And I’m insulted that you’re questioning that.”
“I’m no’ saying ye lied.” He yawned as he moved toward her.
She glanced at the clock. “You’re just about out of time, huh? And I need to take my shower, so off you go.”
He felt another tug from his death-sleep and grabbed a bedpost to steady himself.
“Aw, feeling a little sleepy, are you? Time to go beddie-bye?”
He steeled himself against the weakness. “I still have some time. Answer my questions, and I’ll leave.”
She opened the closet and tugged a polo shirt off a hanger. “The way I see it, I only have to avoid you for about two more minutes.” She grabbed a pair of pants and turned toward the bathroom.
He zoomed forward and caught her in his arms. She gasped.
He inclined his head closer to hers. “Can ye avoid me now?”
She clasped her clothes to her chest with one hand and pushed at him with the other. “I’m not talking to you.”
He noted with great satisfaction that her push had been weak. She didn’t object as much as she pretended to. And her body was warm and soft. He splayed his hands across her back and pulled her closer. “We could find other ways to pass the time.”
Her eyes flashed with anger. “You—you’re a liar!” She shoved harder, and he released her.
“I havena lied to you, lass.”
“You said you only wanted Vamp women.” She stepped back and hugged her clothes to her chest. “Why should I tell you anything if you’re not trustworthy?”
He couldn’t believe
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