Look At Your Future by Lucy J. Whittaker Page A

at the
bruises on her neck, she touched it gingerly, it was pretty sore.  She would
have to ask Max about that, he didn’t bite her every time they had sex, and
when he did he seemed very controlled, like he was conscious of what he was doing. 
She had just started to recover her senses last night after another earth
shattering orgasm when she knew he was going to bite her.
    She quickly showered; she was going to be running late since
she didn’t get up at her regular time. She twisted her damp hair into a clip
and fixed her bangs.  After putting on a little makeup she went into her closet
to decide what to wear.  It was supposed to be warm out today, so that meant
her office would be freezing cold.  She opted for a summer dress with a chemise
underneath, it was light blue with small flowered designs embroidered through
it, then she pulled a light green sweater from the shelf, yes this would match
nicely.  She could keep her neck covered with the sweater.  This would be
perfect. She put on a pair of heels to complete the outfit.  She stopped by the
bed and leaned down to push a few dark strands of hair off Max’s forehead.  She
was rewarded when he opened his eyes and gave her a sleepy smile.
    He looked at the clock and then looked up at her, taking in
her dress and the sweater she had over her arm.  “You look pretty, I’m sorry I
slept through the alarm.  Are you leaving soon?”
    “I made some coffee, so help yourself to anything you want. 
I hit the snooze a couple of times today, so I am running late.  I’m sorry I
woke you, but I couldn’t resist giving you a kiss before I left.” Lily leaned
down and gently kissed his cheek, and then ran a slim finger along his jaw,
rubbing the whiskers that had grown there during the night.  “I’ll let you know
when I’ll be done today.” He gave her another sweet smile and she left for
work.
    Lily pushed her sunglasses onto her nose and pulled her
sweater on as she walked out to her car.  It was still early and no one was
about yet.  She set her travel mug in the cup holder and started the car.  She
smiled to herself as she maneuvered the car out of the parking area and headed
towards town.  How had she gotten so lucky?  Max was so perfect, he was a
wonderful man, and she was beginning to hope that they would have some kind of
future together.  Her inner voice was all too quiet; it was usually telling her
to wait for the other shoe to drop, since it always did where her relationships
were concerned.  Maybe that was a good sign that it was silent about Max.
     
    Although Max would have liked to lie in her bed for a little
while longer he got up and used the bathroom.  He threw on his clothes and
grabbed a cup of coffee; he had found out yesterday that Lily made great
coffee.  He grabbed his things and shut the coffee maker off, taking the mug
with him, he knew she wouldn’t mind.  He couldn’t believe how much he had slept
the last two nights.  What was the deal with that?  He couldn’t ever remember
sleeping that long before.
    He needed to stop by and see his father at the club, he had
texted him yesterday, but he had been out of town.  He would be at the club
today; he knew he’d be there already.  His father met him by the door and then
they went into his office so they could talk in private.  His father was
ecstatic about Lily.  He warned him again about keeping her safe.  The full
moon was just two days away, she would have to turn by then, it was extremely
important that he would bite her twice more.
    Max went home to shower and then left to head to the
office.  He would text Lily later, but first he stopped at the jewelers.  He
wanted to surprise her at work, so he spent his time picking out a platinum
bracelet with little sapphires, the piece would look beautiful on her delicate
wrist.  He had it delivered to her with a message; he wanted to make love to
her tonight, her only adornment would be this bracelet.  He smiled as