he handed me a black one piece.
"Now change behind those trees, this should fit you perfectly," he caressed my cheek and then walked away, stripping as he went. My eyes followed him to the water's edge; his pale skin glistened in the moonlight. I felt a strange sensation in my belly as my eyes raked over his muscled chest and his narrow hips encased in black swim trunks. Throat dry, I swallowed a few times and shook myself out of the stupor I was in.
I hurried over to the trees to change, Julian had been right the suit fit me beautifully. The sand was soft and squished wonderfully under my feet as I met him by the water. There was a tinge of chill to the air and I was a bit concerned that as vampires the cold water wouldn't affect them but I might freeze and I told Julian so.
"I would not let you freeze to death Rhodanthe, the water is warm enough, a hot spring empties into it." Julian grinned at me.
"Yeah, Rho we wouldn't let your fragile mortal skin turn blue from the cold or anything!" Avalon's laughter came from behind me; I turned and saw her in a dark blue two piece.
"Enough children, we came to swim, now let's do it," a slow southern drawl came from behind Avalon and I gave Loretta a happy glance, "we're glad you could come tonight Rhodanthe."
"I am too," I said.
"Enough talking," Julian grabbed me around the waist and dragged me into the water. He had been right, the temperature was great. Julian held me in the water and together we floated. I watched with lazy eyes as Avalon, Loretta and Antoinette swam around us.
We just drifted together, locked in a wonderful silence for what seemed like hours. I listened to the women talk and laugh together as Julian held me, rocking me in the warm water. Occasionally he would whisper, "I love you," kissing my lips or my neck.
I had never before had a moment that went above and beyond the definition of perfection, never had I felt such love, such warmth, so safe and happy at the same time.
Finally when the immortals noticed that I was exhausted and my skin had wrinkled like prunes, did we get out of the water. My limbs were like jelly so Julian picked me up and held me to him. He wrapped me in a thick huge towel and situated me in his truck. I fell asleep on the ride home; my only memory was of his hand gently squeezing my knee.
I woke up at 10am in my own bed, dry, warm and alone. I was tucked in and no one had any clue that I had been out until almost 4 am. After dressing and making sure Mel had gotten home ok I crawled back into bed, content and determined to sleep until it was time to get ready for Mel's Halloween party.
Chapter 8
"Hey Rho, Julian, great costumes!"
I grinned as Julian and I got another compliment for his great costume choice. We were an hour into Mel's Halloween party. There were black and orange decorations, black lights flickering in the corners that lit up scary faces, creepy haunted house music leaked from under closed doors and a table on one side of the room held everything from witch finger cookies to candy eyeballs and punch with a floating ice hand.
Julian's hand was in mine as he twirled me gently around the dance floor. We were dressed as Dracula and Mina. I had my hair in a tight bun and was wearing a blue black Victorian gown, and of course two oozing vampire bites decorated my neck. Julian was perfect in a traditional Dracula costume complete with the cape. His fangs shone in the light every time he smiled and they made me a little uncomfortable since I
"Now change behind those trees, this should fit you perfectly," he caressed my cheek and then walked away, stripping as he went. My eyes followed him to the water's edge; his pale skin glistened in the moonlight. I felt a strange sensation in my belly as my eyes raked over his muscled chest and his narrow hips encased in black swim trunks. Throat dry, I swallowed a few times and shook myself out of the stupor I was in.
I hurried over to the trees to change, Julian had been right the suit fit me beautifully. The sand was soft and squished wonderfully under my feet as I met him by the water. There was a tinge of chill to the air and I was a bit concerned that as vampires the cold water wouldn't affect them but I might freeze and I told Julian so.
"I would not let you freeze to death Rhodanthe, the water is warm enough, a hot spring empties into it." Julian grinned at me.
"Yeah, Rho we wouldn't let your fragile mortal skin turn blue from the cold or anything!" Avalon's laughter came from behind me; I turned and saw her in a dark blue two piece.
"Enough children, we came to swim, now let's do it," a slow southern drawl came from behind Avalon and I gave Loretta a happy glance, "we're glad you could come tonight Rhodanthe."
"I am too," I said.
"Enough talking," Julian grabbed me around the waist and dragged me into the water. He had been right, the temperature was great. Julian held me in the water and together we floated. I watched with lazy eyes as Avalon, Loretta and Antoinette swam around us.
We just drifted together, locked in a wonderful silence for what seemed like hours. I listened to the women talk and laugh together as Julian held me, rocking me in the warm water. Occasionally he would whisper, "I love you," kissing my lips or my neck.
I had never before had a moment that went above and beyond the definition of perfection, never had I felt such love, such warmth, so safe and happy at the same time.
Finally when the immortals noticed that I was exhausted and my skin had wrinkled like prunes, did we get out of the water. My limbs were like jelly so Julian picked me up and held me to him. He wrapped me in a thick huge towel and situated me in his truck. I fell asleep on the ride home; my only memory was of his hand gently squeezing my knee.
I woke up at 10am in my own bed, dry, warm and alone. I was tucked in and no one had any clue that I had been out until almost 4 am. After dressing and making sure Mel had gotten home ok I crawled back into bed, content and determined to sleep until it was time to get ready for Mel's Halloween party.
Chapter 8
"Hey Rho, Julian, great costumes!"
I grinned as Julian and I got another compliment for his great costume choice. We were an hour into Mel's Halloween party. There were black and orange decorations, black lights flickering in the corners that lit up scary faces, creepy haunted house music leaked from under closed doors and a table on one side of the room held everything from witch finger cookies to candy eyeballs and punch with a floating ice hand.
Julian's hand was in mine as he twirled me gently around the dance floor. We were dressed as Dracula and Mina. I had my hair in a tight bun and was wearing a blue black Victorian gown, and of course two oozing vampire bites decorated my neck. Julian was perfect in a traditional Dracula costume complete with the cape. His fangs shone in the light every time he smiled and they made me a little uncomfortable since I
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