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 woke up to the grating sound of someone using the blender. I groaned and tried to put my pillow over my ears to muffle the noise. I cracked open one eye and saw the time. I sucked in a breath when I realized it was already 6:30 pm. I had to be at work in less than an hour.


I shot up from the bed but had to take a second to let my vision settle. How much did I have to drink last night? I remembered getting halfway through the second bottle, but the rest was a blur. The blend was going again, and my head felt like it was going to crack in two.


"I'm going to murder you, Nathaniel," I mumbled.


"What was that?" he asked suddenly from beside me.


I didn't have the energy to be surprised, "I said, I'm going to murder you. Why in the world do you have the blender going?"


Nathaniel handed me a glass filled with some green liquid, "Here, this will help that hangover."


I took the glass begrudgingly, "Thanks. Do vampires not get hangovers?"


Chapter 29: Warning