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right away, and I heard him sigh, his breath warm on my chest.
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by J. P. Bowie
"Sorry," I said. "I have no right to make demands on your time. We've just met, but I feel kinda connected, you know?"
"I feel that too, Ron." He lifted his head and looked at me, and I felt my heart turn over. "There are some ... difficulties in knowing me well." "What d'you mean?"
"My time for occasions such as this is limited to night time.
I cannot go out in the daytime. I have an aversion to strong sunlight."
I looked at his pale creamy skin and nodded my understanding. "Yeah, I can see it would burn you badly. But there are some really good sun blocks on the market for that kind of thing."
    "They do not work for me, I'm afraid. My condition is ...
hereditary, you see."
"Oh, I'm sorry ... but if you can't come out during the day, I could come see you at your place, maybe ... I work nearly every night, and have most of my day free." I knew I was being pushy, but I wanted him to know I was sincere in wanting him in my life.
     
He looked at me with his unwavering gaze, and I wondered what was going on behind those beautiful eyes.
     
Was he desperately trying to find a way to dump me without me pitching a fit, or was he merely looking for any excuse to not see me again? Had I become way too needy?
    I grasped his hand in mine and pulled him closer to me.
His face rested in the hollow of my throat, his lips brushing the stubble under my skin. Once again, I had this strange sensation of wanting something more. The touch of his lips 34
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had raised the short hairs on the back of my neck, and I shivered involuntarily.
"What is it?" he asked, putting his arm around me. "Are you cold?"
"No, no. You just set me tingling." I kissed his lips, and he parted them, gently biting the tip of my tongue. "Mmm," I murmured, holding him tight. "I wish you could stay all night."
     
He smiled into my eyes. "Not all night but we have time to make love again, if you wish."
     
I didn't waste any more time on talking. Every moment had suddenly become very precious.
     
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As I paced the floors of my apartment after, I must admit, reluctantly leaving Ron's bed, I wondered about the wisdom of my increasing attraction towards him. Taking a mortal lover has its disadvantages, not to mention its dangers, but there is an allure that is hard to completely ignore.
    Someone like Ron, so eagerly attentive, so willing to see the good in everything and everyone, was like a breath of fresh air in my too long existence. I wished my friend Marcus was here to guide me in this. He had recently taken a young mortal lover whom I had not yet met, but he seemed very happy with the relationship.
    Marcus...
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him, and I wished him all the happiness this young mortal could bring him.
My thoughts returned to Ron and to that moment when he had almost willed me to cross the line I had drawn between us. That line, if breached, would change his life and his destiny. Forever.
    And, oh, the incredible willpower I'd had to pull on to resist the temptation to break his skin with my teeth and taste the sweetness of his blood. The growl that rose in my throat at the thought of it, chilled even my own blood. From my balcony, I stared out into the dark night, my eyes searching for the one who would satisfy my craving for the blood that would sustain me for yet one more day.
    A wave of loneliness crashed in upon me, and I yearned to be back in Ron's apartment, to feel the warmth of his skin under my hands and the touch of his lips upon mine. Sighing, I walked back into the living room and pulled closed the drapes, trying to shut out the lure of the darkness. But the call of the blood cannot ever be disregarded. It is what makes us different from mortal men and women. This need drives us and calls to us