Blood Kisses (Nightwalkers Book 1) by H. N. Sieverding Page B

into a laying position, their bodies facing each other, although
neither of them could see each other. "Laying with me isn’t so bad, is it?"
He stroked her cheek.
    Ashleigh
sprung forward, wrapping her arms around his waist and clinging to him as
tightly as she could. "No." She could now feel his bare skin against
her arms. This shocked her at first, but didn’t make her hold him any looser. "Everything’s
spinning. I’m so dizzy."
    "Eating
something will help." Caleb’s familiar voice was like a siren song in her
ear. As she listened, that nervousness around him began to flutter in her chest
again. "Let me get you something." He pulled away from her and sat up
in bed, waving his hand and turning on the light. He shielded his eyes at
first, glancing toward the door.
    Then,
he turned back to Ashleigh, who had now sat up as well, a small smile on her
face as she gazed at Caleb. She was eyeing his shirtless figure, and from the
nature of her expression, he knew what she was thinking about. The thought made
him laugh, but he kept it soft and light.
    The
door to the bedroom opened, and Robert came in wheeling a cart of food. "Good
morning, Master Mason."
    When
Caleb pointed to the window, Robert went over to draw the curtains. The soft
light of early morning burst into the room, still faint and easier on the eyes
than the harsh glow coming from the bedside table. He poured a glass of juice
and took it over to Ashleigh. "Drink this, Miss Brown."
    Ashleigh
took the glass from his hand, slowly putting it to her lips and taking a few
sips. Caleb jumped off the bed and walked over to the cart. He grabbed some
food and tossed it onto a plate before filling up another for Ashleigh.
    "Is
there anything else you require, Master?" Robert stood near the food cart,
his hands held neatly behind his back.
    "No."
Caleb smiled at Robert, a great happiness in his voice. "Thank you."
    "Do
you wish for me to inform your father of your—?"
    "No."
Waving as he ate the pancake in his hand, Caleb didn’t turn to Robert as he
spoke.
    "As
you wish. I will call for you in a few hours. Enjoy your morning, Master."
Robert turned from them and walked out of the room.
    "Here."
Caleb set the plate on Ashleigh’s lap before jumping into bed next to her. "I’ve
got…" He took another bite, speaking with his mouth full, "To leave
this afternoon. I’m doing a concert in Delmar tonight."
    "What
time do you have to leave?" A small, but very cute, frown filled her face,
Ashleigh scooting closer to him and playfully banging her hips against his.
    "Why?
You wanna come on tour with me? Because you can."
    "I
can't." She had already drank her large glass of juice and was feeling a
little better. She reached over him and set her cup down on the table,
purposely leaning as close to him as she could. Her body brushed against his, and
Caleb watched her closely as he quickly chewed the food in his mouth.
    "Well,
you still have a while to decide. We're supposed to leave at noon." He set
his plate down on the dresser near him then leaned his face closer to Ashleigh.
"But if we get distracted, we might stay here until two." His eyes
were locked with hers, both of them smiling at each other.
    Caleb’s
hand reached down to her plate and grabbed a piece of bacon. He quickly shoved
it into Ashleigh’s mouth, his action surprising her, her hand reaching up to
grab the end of it. "But you have to eat that whole plate of food first."
    Ashleigh
narrowed her eyes on him, a playful anger in her furled brow. She watched him
reach over the side of the bed, feeling under it for something. After a few
seconds, he pulled up a black guitar, the surface of it scratched and nicked,
showing its many hours of usage.
    He
set it in his lap, strumming the strings a few times before reaching over and
grabbing a piece of toast from his plate. He took a quick bite before tossing
it back. He started playing a song, his eyes watching his fingers move as his
full mouth tried to chew his food. His