12: Stitch the Distance

As Lexie helped ICE treat her wound, she began receiving a notification regarding the update on Sabrina's whereabouts.

'Lady ICE, Lady Sabrina was nearing the mansion's perimeter.'

"Okay, let her in once she's at the gate." ICE sighed and commanded while Lexie was stitching the open deep wound from ICE's shoulder.

Lexie was not speaking until ICE wounds were all stitched up before handing a wine that filled up with blood. ICE took it and drank it in one gulp as it made her stitched-up wounds immediately turn into a scar.

"You still heal quickly when consuming blood. But why you're not healing on your own?" Lexie revealed a secret that ICE kept forgetting that she had changed into that kind of night creature because she's a halfling vampire.

"Because I have to be a human." ICE sighed as Lexie help her put on her new clothes to cover her new scar.

"And you know that you're not a human after it awakens because of her." Lexie sighed as she was reminded that ICE's vampire side only awakens when she found out that Sabrina was her beloved mate.

"I know and she doesn't need to know about it yet." she said firmly as she get up and out of her office.

"Then when do you plan on sharing that dark secret of yours that only, her parents and uncle knew about?" she wondered as she followed ICE upstairs because they have to greet the lady of the Marques family.

"I am not sure, Lexie but I know one day I will. But for now, care to tell me how come Sabrina knew where I am?" she sighed as she informed what she already felt before and then, asked about something.

"I told Earl to pick her up because he was totally losing his sanity when Sabrina couldn't control her temper." Lexie answered and ICE sighed because she knew that only she can calm her down.

"You two knew that I'm the only one who can calm her down." ICE playfully punched Lexie's shoulder as soon as they reached the kitchen of the mansion.

"Not just us, everyone in the family knew about your effect on her." Lexie reminded her before patting her shoulder.

"They're here. I'll be in the twin's room or maybe around my office." she excused herself because Sabrina didn't know her existence yet.

"Nice way to escape." ICE muttered to herself and went to the living area to relax there while watching something on Netflix.

In just a few minutes or maybe even less, Sabrina and Earl came inside the house from the garage which was close to the kitchen. But instead of talking to Earl, Sabrina just ran immediately inside the house and quickly straddled ICE's lap as soon as she saw her chilling in the living area.

"I know that you miss me but you don't need to straddle on my lap for me to notice that." ICE teasingly said to Sabrina but she just snuggled closer to her neck. Sabrina inhaled her scent and immediately does it tricks, it calm her down like magic.

"You okay now? Calm down already?" she carefully asked Sabrina who just nodded in response.

"Sab, please use your words and why you're at the edge that making Uncle Earl loses her sanity." she calmly told Sabrina and before she could even give her answer Earl spoke first in his tired tone.

"Gladly I didn't. I will leave her to you, I need my sleep." He sighed and walked the hall toward his bedroom as soon as he saw ICE's waving hand.

As soon as they were alone in the living area, ICE decided to turn off the television and let Sabrina rest on her top since she was no plan on getting off her lap. Then silence began wrapping around them and they just stay still like that until ICE's hand made a soothing motion on Sabrina's back.

"Feel home?" ICE suddenly asked to break a little the silence between them.

"You light my world." Sabrina only answered after a nod.

"Then what are we?" ICE wondered as she hope for something but she did not utter a word about it because it was too soon.

"More." she only answered.

"But we're ten years apart…how can you be so sure that…" ICE tried to reason but Sabrina pulled away and grabbed her hand before putting it on her chest.

"I just know from here. All I know is I don't want any harm to happen to you or anything that will take you away from me…not again…" Sabrina sincerely expressed this to her. ICE could not believe that their feelings were mutual.

"Sab…" she was about to say something until tears began to fall from Sabrina's face.

"I just claim the fortune of what my parents left me before they could do anything to it…I already risk not being with you…now, that I'm back…I'm not letting you go." Sabrina informed ICE what really lies within her heart and feelings for.

ICE could not deny that she's been dying to hear them but they need to let things move on their own because the distance took a toll on them. They need to take it slow but surely since she knew that none of them wanted to get things to be wasted.

"But don't you think it's early? I mean, we need to mend those years that we're not around each other." ICE carefully said to Sabrina as she cupped her face and wiped those tears away.

"Then work with me again. Be my personal bodyguard and live with me and not with Uncle and the twins." Sabrina said firmly and ICE smirked.

"Well, technically, your parents left this property to me…so, in short, your uncle was the homeless one." ICE informed them about the house where they are.

"Then give this to him or make this our resthouse, how's that idea?" she still wanted to live in with ICE as she suggested that to her.

"Hmm, let's talk about it with Uncle." ICE thinks carefully before smiling at her and answering.

"So, you're staying with me for good?" Sabrina wondered as her smile was showing up to her lips. ICE loves them.

"Are you staying with me forever?" ICE countered with the same question but she was referring to her being a vampire.

"Marry me then." Sabrina wrapped her arms around ICE's neck when she said that.

"Hah! I knew it. You'll go there but no. not tonight or tomorrow but one day when we mend what we've lost once." ICE chuckled but went serious as she put some hair strands behind Sabrina's ear.

"Fine. I'll wait for you then." Sabrina playfully pouted but chuckled before letting herself snuggle into the crook of ICE's neck.

"Go to sleep." ICE cradled her gently into her arms.

"And you?" she wondered while she was playing with ICE wave hair.

"I'll watch you sleep like any guardian angel you can think of." she answered and kissed her forehead.

"Okay, if you say so." Sabrina loved that gentle and sweet gesture before yawning.

Sabrina rested in ICE's arms as soothing humming sounds began making the silence between them so serene. Then just for a few moments, ICE began making her hum into the music itself.

"I never felt quite so at home

Your sweet caress is the best I've known

Now that I've proved to you that I'm worthy of your trust

Let us build a world in the shape of us…" ICE sang a part of the song Shape of Us by Ian Britt as she took Sabrina into her own bedroom and let her settle there comfortably.

"Hold my hand

Hold my heart

Let go your fear

Darling, I will always be here…" she sang the chorus as she watched Sabrina's sleeping face gently and lovingly before she placed a lingering kiss on her temple.

"I love you, Sab. Sleep well." ICE smiled and went to her desk to check everything in the Marques properties was moving smoothly.

But good thing it was not that smooth because it will be suspicious one and ICE opened the notification email that she received from Joan. It was her update regarding her schedule at DEMar Hotel for tomorrow.

"Meeting in two in the afternoon tomorrow…" ICE muttered to herself since she was not sure if she should tell Sabrina about the only hotel that she was handling and from her parents.

"Well, I think I have to tell her tomorrow." she sighed since she'll be working with her as her personal bodyguard tomorrow which also indicates that she could not escape from her.

But even after turning off the computer and she was about to head to her bathroom to clean herself more, her phone blinked.

"Hm, it's late….who could it be?" ICE wondered and was about to check it when Sabrina moved and mumbled something.

"I'll kill you if you lie to me, Caine." Sabrina warned through her dream which made ICE to chuckled.

"She even dreamed of me. Cute." she told to herself and went to the bathroom with her phone because she had to check something.

Inside her bedroom's bathroom, ICE check her notification first and she was surprised to see a message from Joan again since she didn't reply to her email even though she already read it.

Text Message

Joan: I know the lady was already back but you must come to DEMar Hotel tomorrow morning. You can't move the meetings you have for the whole day tomorrow. Sorry, boss.

"Dang. I will tell her tomorrow morning." ICE had no other choice but to inform Sabrina about the last hotel that her parents left in ICE's care.

"I hope she won't kill me for not telling her." she sighed as she relaxed from the lukewarm water in the tub.