“Glowing?” Dee sounded totally in awe.
Cassidy nodded. “He kept his eyes on me, even while he fought. It was like he wanted to tear me limb from limb. If they hadn’t tasered him, I would be dead. For a few moments there I saw my life flash before my eyes.” In that moment, she had realized what a pathetic existence she had lived. No job or real direction, no significant other. She had been the only child of older parents who both had passed away before her twenty-fifth birthday. Both her mom and dad were estranged from their families so no aunts and uncles or cousins. Her mother was a writer and her father a painter. Both introverts till the very end. Cassidy only had one real friend, but Julia had long since married and was so busy raising her family of three boys that they hardly got to spend much time together any more.
Especially since Sean had passed away. There was another reason, but it wasn’t something she allowed herself to dwell on.
“That’s terrible.” Dee let her knife and fork fall down onto her plate with a clang. “I can’t believe you’re still here. I’m tempted to leave just hearing your story…” She chewed on her bottom lip for a few moments. “There I was having all these mind blowing orgasms while you were almost killed. It could happen to any of us.”
“Not that there are many left. Where is that other lady? The blonde who chewed the gum all the time left earlier.”
Dee sucked in a deep breath. “Really? Why? Did her vampire also have bloodlust?” The other woman visibly shivered.
Cassidy shook her head. “It was nothing like that. She actually…” She paused.
“She what?”
“She let a vampire touch her and was pissed about it. She asked to leave and was escorted out.”
Dee took a long drink of her soda. “Wow! She didn’t like it? I can’t believe that.”
“I think she liked it a little too much if you ask me. She spouted some bull about vampires being disgusting bloodsuckers and told that head guard that she was just in it for the money.”
“Yeah…there are a lot of hate groups out there.” Dee shook her head sadly.
Cassidy nodded.
“It’s so ridiculous, why can’t everyone just get along?”
Cassidy shrugged. Her mother had been African American and her dad’s family was originally from Scotland. She had to smile just thinking of him…of them. Her dad had orange hair and freckles and burned in the shade if he wasn’t careful. They were so different from one another in so many ways, yet they fit together perfectly. They got one another. Completed each other. Her dad had passed from a massive heart attack and her mom passed just one year later. She went in for corrective surgery for a mild hernia. It was a routine operation. She never woke up. The medical staff could not give a reason. Everything was text book except of course for the part where her heart stopped. Cassidy was sure that it was from a broken heart. Not a day went by when her mom didn’t mourn the passing of her husband. True love did exist, it was just as rare as the hills though.
“I still can’t believe you are still here after going through such an ordeal.” Dee’s voice brought her back from her own thoughts.
“I need the money.” She smiled at the younger woman. “Besides, the security team did a great job of rescuing me. York is one of the biggest vampires I’ve seen and they managed to keep me safe in the end.”
“Good to know.” Dee finished her soda, pushing the glass away.
Cassidy looked down at her still mostly full plate. She was suddenly really hungry. It had felt good to talk about her ordeal. It helped put things into perspective. York was out of the program, she’d been assured that she wouldn’t see him again. The security team would protect her from any further incidences. Two more days and she’d be home free.
****
After a shower, she hit the sack. Flicking through the various channels until she finally settled on a mindless action movie. She woke up with a start. There was a woman screaming on the television. After glancing at her watch, she noticed that it was already a few minutes after twelve.
Cassidy switched on the side lamp and then pushed the button on the remote, watching as the TV screen turned dark. She used the toilet and made her way back to the bed. She had an early start tomorrow and would have her blood siphoned by no less than three vampires. Hopefully she wouldn’t be as attracted to them as she was to…
A big hand latched over her mouth and an arm snaked around her middle. She screamed against the palm trying to pull herself free from the iron grip. There was no give. Her feet were hauled off the ground. Whoever was behind her was not only tall but solid. Like a brick shit house of gigantic proportions. Cassidy panicked, kicked out and even managed to nail her assailant a few times on the legs.