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leaned away from the streaming water. “David? You’ve been in there a long time. I’m surprised I still have hot water for you to wash with?” Nicholai’s voice was still music to my senses. Somehow, I knew what he meant by “making his soul sing.” I sure felt a twinge of longing race through me when he said my name. Did he make my soul sing? I wasn’t certain. What I did know after the longest shower in history where nothing actually got washed was that his being a vampire, or Vampaerii as he called it, or whatever, didn’t matter. He was him, that man, the one who kissed me and made my fingers go numb.  Nicholai Markoff. I could not deny the longing I felt for him just because he wasn’t human. And I can’t believe I just heard myself think that! This has to be a dream.
    I called to him from where I was. “No, it’s still hot. Come on in,” I beckoned, and I heard the door open and shut instantly.
    “I didn’t wish to disturb you,” he said from outside the shower curtain.
    I peeked out. “Stupid vampire. Get in here.” I offered a wet hand.
    He smiled a wide smile that revealed both his sharp canines and then stepped into the tub behind me. “Vampaerii,” he corrected as he grabbed the soap from my hand.
    I turned and placed my arms around his neck and asked, “How does no one notice those teeth?”
    “I never smile.”
    “Impossible.” I felt his cock touching mine. I was so glad I didn’t giggle; this was not a time to act silly.
    “No, it’s true. I am a rather serious person at work. No one questions me. They leave me to go about my way, and I have been quite happy. On the few occasions when I have let myself slip, I simply remove the person’s memory of having seen my teeth.”
    “That sounds so lonely.” Indeed it did. To never allow himself to smile, how awful.
    “On the contrary, you have no idea what living on my world was like. Living here is like paradise. Not smiling on the outside just became a part of what kept me alive, and out of FBI hands. But I am smiling. Oh, yes, I am, everyday because I am able to live free. And now I smile because I found you.”
    He moved his soapy fingers over my skin and around my back. He stepped closer and pressed himself against me. I grinned and touched my lips to his. The shivers that raced through my body at the touch of his tongue were nothing compared to the shivers that quaked through me before the water ran cold and forced us to leave the pleasure we discovered in the tub together.
     
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    The light streaming through the curtains caught me off guard. I was in his bed, with his arms wrapped tightly around me, and the sunlight made me panic. I didn’t want to move for fear of Nicholai combusting into a pile of ash and debris. My eyes wandered down my naked flesh to where our hands intertwined.  The sun was clearly upon him and he was not burning. Another fable thwarted! I squeezed his hand reassuringly. He sighed and kissed the back of my neck. This was by far the best morning on record!
    I pulled his fingers to my lips. “Merry Christmas,” I whispered.
    His low chuckle filled the air around us. “I thought you said you were Jewish?” He maneuvered his way on top of me and looked into my eyes as his fingers played with my hair.
    “I am. But meeting you makes me believe in the Christmas spirit. It’s the best present I could have hoped for.” For some stupid reason that old song popped into my head: All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, my two front teeth, I said, my two front teeth…. Tyler is right. I am a dork!
    He smiled his Vampaerii smile again and smothered me in kisses. Definitely the best morning on record!
     
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    Later , after a little bit of kissin’ and a little bit of snugglin’, we both got out of bed and got dressed. I would have been perfectly content to go naked all day, but he had other plans. I got dressed and found him already making breakfast.
    “You cook?” I asked as if I