Madilyn Lasher

"Wait," Nathaniel began, catching my arm, "I'm serious you know, about what I asked yesterday." I stared up at him, his eyes were soft, but they held mine intently. 

I licked my lips. "I know Nathaniel, but you know the ru…" 

He waved a hand, "screw your uncle's rule. Do you always listen to him? Are you just a puppet on his strings?" 

I narrowed my eyes. 

Nathaniel let go of my arm and held his hands up. "I’m sorry, I meant no offense. But, just, have dinner with me." Nathaniel shoved his hands into his pockets and gave me a crooked smile. I sighed, mostly because I had wanted this since the first time I had met him. But there was the other part of me that knew this only meant trouble. 

I looked around to make sure we were alone before responding, "Fine, I will pick you up after I get off work."  
 
Even though I knew agreeing to a date with a vampire would only lead to heartbreak. 
 
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Money and Vampires

I sighed as we took out seats at the airport. I wasn't ready for reality to set back in. I had wanted the weekend to last longer. Maybe even forever.


Nathaniel had been quiet as we had packed up to leave. I had called a repairman to come to look at the cameras before we had left. I made sure that Nathaniel was in the car before he turned them back on. It seemed a mouse had chewed through one of the main wires.


I glanced over at Nathaniel and saw that he was furiously texting someone.


"Everything ok?" I asked. He didn't respond. I felt an anxious tug in my stomach. I reached over and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned to face me and blinked a few times.


"Is everything ok Nathaniel? Who are you texting?" I asked again.


Chapter 25: Back to Reality