It’s scary

Jackson had put the top down on the jeep thinking Karmen would enjoy the ride better with the night air blowing through her hair.

However he never expected her reaction, from his eyes the scene was totally different . And at first he thought she was enjoying herself ,and even getting a little frisky. He was glad he had heard her heart beat rising before he reached to unbuckle his belt.

What went through his mind was they were taking a nice drive through the woods on a winding little road with no traffic or street lights. Just the full moon shining from the heavens above with a slight breeze blowing a few leaves around.

But he didn't realize from her eyes she seen a narrow winding road with dangerous sharp curves .To her the woods looked dark and eerie, the moon peeked through the trees casting creepy shadows on the ground. And chilly wind blew from the north causing the branches to crack and sway ,making her afraid they would fall from the trees and crush the jeep any second.

She squeezed his thigh and moved her upper body closer to him .Her eyes wondered from the swaying tree branches down to the dark forest floor. Fear crept in her hart and soul sending a chill up her spine .Goosebumps cover her skin and her hands trembled.

She scooted closer to him ,whispering like she was hiding from someone. " It's scary out here."

" Babe you don't need to whisper "He spouted , " he could feel her small hand trembling on top of his thigh, and her little hart race like someone was chasing her. He thought about telling her there was nothing to be afraid of but he was to amused about her little scaredy-cat behavior.

A minute later a small twig blew out of the tree top and landed on the hood of the jeep. Causing her to squeal and put her hands over her face . "I don't like this "she mumbled between her fingers.

He couldn't hold back ,the laughter that

escaped from his lips. His chest heaved in and out as he gasped for air.

" Babe, tell me what it is your afraid of. He mummers ,laughing so hard tears started to form in his eyes.

"It's not funny,"she shouted out in frustration.

He finally tamed his laughter down enough to speak " Babe, just think about it. I'm a vampire and you're half demon. "

saying it out loud made him laugh even harder, "what are you afraid of Babe, lions, tigers and bears , Oh my! " He exclaimed just to poke at her a little harder " Maybe big foot and wear wolves." He couldn't help but tease her a little more.

Seeing his teasing wasn't having the affect that he had hoped he tried a different approach. Glancing down at her face he slipped his arm around her shoulders nudging her a little . Speaking with gently and calm voice . " Babe, I can assure you there's nothing out there in those woods. Alex is in front of us and if anyone or anything was out there that proposed a threat ,he would have killed them by now."

His calming voice and reassuring words didn't do anything to calm her nerves.He checked his speed and even slowed down a little. Which he really didn't think that was the problem because when he drove her car the first time they had reached speeds over two hundred MPH. and she wasn't afraid back then.

"Babe, why are you still afraid." He ask, rubbing her shoulders with calming circles.

" Can I set in your lap?"she squeezed out with a tiny little voice as quite as a mouse.

He chuckled, moving his arm from around her shoulders ,

" climb your little ass over here." Inviting her into his lap ,holding on to her arm with a firm but gentle grip. She moved over into his lap squirming around to get into a comfortable position.

" Set your little ass still " he scolded her, reaching over he grabbed her arm and adjusting her himself. He leaned forward and kissed the top of her head. " Are you better now?"

She doddled her head and slipped her arm across his chest ,clinging on to him like a creeping vine. He cupped his hand over her little clingy one ,that was gripping tightly to his shirt. Holding back the his urge to tease her instead he spoke in a calming voice

" Babe we will be at the lake house in a minute and the sun will be coming up in about a hour. While everyone one else is fishing would you like to go out into the woods and try some of those chants in the book great grandfather gave you?"

"A...are you going with me " she stammered out

" Well of course, don't ever practice new chants or spells by your self ." He said prying her little sweaty hand off his chest bringing it up to his lips kissing her finger tips.

"Why?"

He took a deep breath and tried to think of a way to explain and not to discourage her from use her abilities .

" Because Babe, most abilities people possess are ancient passed down through generations. That's the reason I really don't know how to use mine that well. Alex was the crown prince he was tough to use his from my grandfather and my father. Remember my father was killed at a young age, Alex was schooled and trained in the military academy and by my father and grandfather to become a commander of the arm forces .He was supposed to be a commander for along time before he ever took the throne. Alex never went to law school until after he became King . But me on the other hand ,my mom sent me away to a school for gifted students and by the time Alex was crowned King I was in college. I was a lot like you Babe, I started college at only fourteen years old. That's the reason I have so many degrees." He shook his head to bring himself back to the main topic of the conversation. "But anyway Babe, like I was saying abilities can sometimes be dangerous if you don't know how to use them . You need to know how to control them and stop them. Take for example the little fire on the candle wick, well Alex has so much power he could burn down the whole city of Evanston .But he knows how to control his power. So that's the reason you only want to practice chants and spells that aren't dangerous at first." He peered down at her to see what her expression was.

" You understand " he ask bringing his hand down to give her a little spate on her thigh. And to see her face scrunched up in though.

" Yes"

" Now babe, I don't want you to misunderstand, I want you to try anything you want to. But if it could be dangerous, I would like you to only try it while grandfather is with us, because these are demon chants and spells. "