humans over the past couple thousand years. Some of those relationships lasted a few years and we went our separate ways as human and vampire. Two times I have stayed with someone until he died, took care of him in his old age, and eventually buried him when his body gave out. And, of course, several times I have turned them and we had many decades together, sometimes centuries, before we grew apart and it was time to go our separate ways. It is unusual for a human man to be thinking this far ahead so soon into the relationship. It's like you aren't going to let it get started until you can see a way for it to happen. Love doesn't always work out that way, Eric. Sometimes you have to take the plunge and just see where you end up. There are a variety of ways a relationship could be fulfilling for both of us, but only you can decide if it's something you want to do or not. I can tell you that I can't remember anyone ever making me feel this alive. I want to spend time with you, want to see where we can take this. But I will respect whatever decision you come up with."
And then she left. Not the slowly walk out the door kind of leave... but the super fast thing that vampires do so it looks like they disappear. If she had to kiss him and say goodbye she was going to cry, and she didn't want to do that, so she just went.
Once she was in her car and driving she realized she didn't want to go to the house and see anyone. She was bawling her eyes out, and she just couldn't handle questions from her housemates right now. Not to mention they didn’t need to see her getting emotional over a human.
Abbot?
Yes Kendra. What's wrong? Are you crying?
Yes, dammit. Stupid mortal men.
What happened?
He wants kids. Wants someone who can watch him in hang gliding competitions.
He broke up with you?
No. Yes. I don't know. He said he needs time to think. Can I stay at your house on the mountain tonight? I can't deal with questions from the coterie tonight.
Of course. And knowing you, you'd like something to keep you busy. I'm short handed at The Carnival if you'd like to go see what you can do to get things running smoothly.
That would be great. I'll run by there and handle things and then see you on the mountain later tonight?
It's a deal. Want me to see if I can round some refreshment up for you that comes straight from the source?
Don't go out of your way, but if it's convenient, then, sure.
And so she want to The Carnival, one of Abbot's bars that was set up with jugglers and girls overhead on trapeze bars. Well, not so much a trapeze as a large bar hanging from the ceiling, so when they flipped around on the bars they moved back and forth a few feet. The girls and jugglers were only there on the weekends though, so tonight there was only the virtual game section and the decor that made it look like a carnival. She arrived to discover they were short one doorman and one bartender. The manager was capable of tending bar but was trying to handle the door, which meant one bartender was trying to do everything by himself. She set the manager up at the bar and then set herself up at the door. The doorman also doubles as a bouncer for the front part of the club, but Kendra could handle anything that might come up. It was a fairly busy night and she appreciated the chance to keep busy and not think of Eric, but watching a few of the couples come in made her miss him. Which was ridiculous, they'd only just met. But, last night had been special. And she had thought he'd handled the whole 'I'm a bloodsucking vampire' thing fairly well, considering.
She helped close up at the end of the night and then drove up the mountain to Abbot's house. She phoned Gavin on the way to let him know she wasn't coming home tonight. She could have used the mind link, but the phone was considered more polite amongst people who weren't close friends. When he asked her where she was staying she changed the subject, and he thankfully didn’t push for an answer.
And then she left. Not the slowly walk out the door kind of leave... but the super fast thing that vampires do so it looks like they disappear. If she had to kiss him and say goodbye she was going to cry, and she didn't want to do that, so she just went.
Once she was in her car and driving she realized she didn't want to go to the house and see anyone. She was bawling her eyes out, and she just couldn't handle questions from her housemates right now. Not to mention they didn’t need to see her getting emotional over a human.
Abbot?
Yes Kendra. What's wrong? Are you crying?
Yes, dammit. Stupid mortal men.
What happened?
He wants kids. Wants someone who can watch him in hang gliding competitions.
He broke up with you?
No. Yes. I don't know. He said he needs time to think. Can I stay at your house on the mountain tonight? I can't deal with questions from the coterie tonight.
Of course. And knowing you, you'd like something to keep you busy. I'm short handed at The Carnival if you'd like to go see what you can do to get things running smoothly.
That would be great. I'll run by there and handle things and then see you on the mountain later tonight?
It's a deal. Want me to see if I can round some refreshment up for you that comes straight from the source?
Don't go out of your way, but if it's convenient, then, sure.
And so she want to The Carnival, one of Abbot's bars that was set up with jugglers and girls overhead on trapeze bars. Well, not so much a trapeze as a large bar hanging from the ceiling, so when they flipped around on the bars they moved back and forth a few feet. The girls and jugglers were only there on the weekends though, so tonight there was only the virtual game section and the decor that made it look like a carnival. She arrived to discover they were short one doorman and one bartender. The manager was capable of tending bar but was trying to handle the door, which meant one bartender was trying to do everything by himself. She set the manager up at the bar and then set herself up at the door. The doorman also doubles as a bouncer for the front part of the club, but Kendra could handle anything that might come up. It was a fairly busy night and she appreciated the chance to keep busy and not think of Eric, but watching a few of the couples come in made her miss him. Which was ridiculous, they'd only just met. But, last night had been special. And she had thought he'd handled the whole 'I'm a bloodsucking vampire' thing fairly well, considering.
She helped close up at the end of the night and then drove up the mountain to Abbot's house. She phoned Gavin on the way to let him know she wasn't coming home tonight. She could have used the mind link, but the phone was considered more polite amongst people who weren't close friends. When he asked her where she was staying she changed the subject, and he thankfully didn’t push for an answer.
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