My Love Forever (The Night Movers Vampire Series Book 1) by Helen Bright Page B

kissed her hard and pulled her as close to my body as I could get, glad that she was on the same page as me about later. But I could feel her sway and stumble back a little, the alcohol having an effect on her balance.
    “I appear to be a little drunk” she said laughing, “So I think it should be a glass of water for me when we go in or I can see me waking up with the hangover from hell tomorrow.”
    “Water it is my lovely,” I said as she grabbed my arm and we headed inside.

Chapter 18
    Gina
    Nik took my breath away. There was no point denying our connection anymore. The way he touched me when we were outside and the words he said were everything I wanted to feel and hear from a man, it just wasn’t my man that said them. But truthfully my husband hadn’t been my man for years.
    After I came back from the hairdressers today he didn’t even give me a second glance, he just said, ‘What’s for dinner?’
    My son and daughter thought I looked great, younger even, and that was a real confidence boost to me. My daughter is twenty three and lives with her boyfriend nearby; my son is twenty one and still at home getting spoiled by his mum, although I think his girlfriend is trying to get him to move in with her.
    I always thought I was keeping the family together by staying with Steve. I tried my best not to let them see that I was unhappy, but I saw the way they both looked at my husband when he didn’t notice my transformation today and to be honest it shocked me to see the contempt in their eyes.
    I haven’t loved him for years now; I mean how can you love someone who seems to do their best to ignore you on a daily basis? But what’s made the situation harder was having someone like Nik Harding making moves on me.
    The man was utterly gorgeous. He was about 6’4 with big muscles, thick dark brown hair and the most beautiful dark chocolate coloured eyes that seemed to set my soul on fire with just a look. I had been in love with this man for around twelve years, but I couldn’t leave my family for him when my children needed me.
    If I am honest I didn’t think I was good enough for him anyway, I mean, what would he really want with a short, dumpy mother of two anyway? I have seen the women he has dated and let me tell you I cannot compare, but for some reason Nik seems to think that he loves me and has never given up his pursuit.
    Looking at him now in the low lights of the pub as he gets me a drink from the bar, he looks even more gorgeous than ever, and I want him so bad I ache.
    I want what I have seen in Julia and Alex over the last few days. I can see how possessive he is as he holds her while they wait for their drinks. How he bends his head and places a kiss on the top of her head when they squeeze themselves together to let someone get past.
    I spoke to her yesterday and she seemed like she wanted to hold back from a new relationship because she thought it was too soon after separating from her husband and she worried what people would say.
    But now she doesn’t seem bothered and both of them look like they are in love.
    I saw the same look on Nik’s face outside when he looked at me and that’s what finally made me think that it could work between us.
    He saw me looking at him as he turned to hand everyone their drinks and I tilted my head to the side asking him silently to follow me.
    My heart beat so fast as I walked down towards the function room at the back of the pub. This room was only used for parties and various community events, but it wasn’t in use tonight so was in darkness, and the door was closed.
    I opened the door and Nik followed me inside. He closed the door and came to stand in front of me but didn’t touch me. The light from the corridor shone through into the room and I could see from the look on his face that it was taking a lot of restraint on his part not to speak or touch me.
    On a sigh I stepped forward and took both of his hands in mine. Being 5’3 I was still shorter