Skye Morrison Vampire 2 Sins of the Father by J.L. McCoy Page A

don’t.”
    He nodded his head and agreed, almost
sympathetically. “Aye. Well, Hunter and I are here if you need
us.”
    I looked over at Hunter and he nodded his
head. “Thanks, guys,” I said with a small smile. “I appreciate
it.”
    “Well, come on then,” Quinn said getting out
of the truck and shutting the door. He walked around to the bed of
the truck as Hunter got out and gave me a hand. Quinn handed me my
messenger bag and he and Hunter carried my two suitcases.
    As soon as Hunter opened the front door, I
was fully accosted by someone.
    “Oh, you poor dear!” Trey said as he wrapped
his arms tightly around my neck. “I heard what happened. It’s just
so horrible! Are you okay?”
    I relaxed when I realized it was him, wrapped
my arms his slim waist and hugged him back. “I’m doing better now,
hon. It was a little touch and go for me earlier, but I’m much
better.”
    He leaned back and held me at arm’s length,
his hands on my shoulders. He looked deeply into my eyes for a
moment, searching, and then nodded his head. “I’m so sorry you had
to see that again, darlin’. No one should have to see it once, let
alone twice. But, I’m glad you’re doing better. I feel that you are
okay and that makes me happy. I was so worried about you when I
heard. I wanted to come…but…” he said as his face fell and tears
filled his hazel eyes.
    “I know you couldn’t come, honey. It would
have been too overwhelming for you. But, I appreciate the
thought…really,” I said as I gently cupped his cheek and gave him a
small smile. “I’m glad you’re here now.”
    He sniffed and hugged my neck again. “Me
too.”
    I had found a true kindred spirit in
Nathaniel Herschel Thomas Hatfield, III. He and Jameson would make
my stay in this house worth all the trouble I knew would inevitably
find me.
    “Alright you two break it up,” Quinn said
behind me and I turned to realize I was still standing in the door
blocking his way.
    Trey grabbed my hand and pulled me into the
massive interior of the house. My jaw dropped as I looked around
the impressive foyer. The floors were dark wood, the furniture
expensive, and the grand chandelier breathtaking. There was a huge,
beautiful double staircase a few feet away and I found myself
gravitating toward it. The hand railing was polished black marble
held up by twisty, black wrought iron balusters.
    Trey came up to me and laughed as he put his
slight arm around my shoulders and read my emotions. “If you think
that’s something, wait until you see the rest of the house.”
    “We’ll leave your bags at the bottom of the
stairs until you’re assigned a room,” Hunter said as he and Quinn
dropped my bags by the right staircase.
    “Thank you so much for your help today,
guys,” I said and they nodded their heads before walking through an
archway between the stairs and into the rest of the house.
    “Shall we take the grand tour?” Trey asked
with a wag of his delicately arched eyebrows.
    I smiled brightly. “Leave nothing out,” I
said with a twinge of excitement. I had never seen a home as nice
as this before; well except maybe on MTV Cribs. This was completely
new territory for me and I wanted to see and experience everything
this place had to offer.
    We slowly wound our way up the stairs and
through the second floor. This was where seven of the nine bedrooms
were and five of the bathrooms. There was also a huge media room up
here, a separate game room that housed a veritable wet dream of
pinball machines, arcade games, and video game consoles, and a
snack area that had a refrigerator and a fully stocked wet bar.
Most of the rooms had a large window that overlooked the massive
lake and all were ridiculously spacious.
    After oohing and aahing at the exquisite
second floor, we moved to the first floor. Trey led me through the
archway between the stairs and into the formal sitting room. It was
beautiful, open and furnished with class. The colors were
stunningly rich,