Vampire Romance Series - Coffee And Vampires 1-7 (Vampire Romance Bundle) by S L Hartley Page B

to get out for a bit.”
    Page considered, more out of respect for Janine’s feelings than an actual need to mull over the option. “With Van disappeared,” she said slowly, “I think I can stick it out here a while longer. I really like my new job and apartment, too.”
    Janine dropped the topic so quickly that Page felt that she’d not really expected Page to accept the offer. Still, it lessened the sting of Janine leaving somewhat, and the two friends parted with many promises of holiday visits and long phone calls.
    Page was exhausted from packing by the time she saw Nicholas to return his car to him for the second time that day, and her back was sore from bending over boxes all afternoon.
    “ I made you dinner!” The first words out of Nicholas’s mouth when he saw her again, and Page stared at him uncomprehendingly for several seconds. “Really! I cooked and everything.”
    The meal turned out to be spaghetti with marinara sauce and shredded parmesan, a simple meal Page had made many times for herself when groceries were low. Nicholas was immensely proud of the effort, though, as well as the fact that his apartment smelled like food – real food! – instead of blood or antiseptic.
    He hovered anxiously over Page as she took the first bites, frequently asking if it tasted okay. It did, and conscious of Nicholas’s eyes on her, Page ate as many plates as she could hold.
    He must have made at least a pound of pasta , Page thought as she begged off yet another helping. “I’m stuffed! I swear!” She helped Nicholas clean up, putting the remainder of the spaghetti in the fridge, the pot looking hilariously incongruous next to the stacks of blood bags.
    The dishes washed and set out to dry, Page turned to Nicholas. She was amazed at all the strange turns her life had taken recently – a new job, a new home, a new love. He was everything she could have ever wanted in a man.
    “ Now that you’ve fed me,” Page said, “perhaps it’s time I feed you. ”
    Nicholas hesitated. “Are you sure?” he asked.
    Page nodded. “I want you to bite my neck,” she stated, tugging down the collar of her shirt.
    Nicholas began heading toward the bedroom. “Where are you going?” Page asked.
    Nicholas looked back at her quizzically. “Drinking directly from someone’s veins is a rather intimate act, don’t you think?” Page shrugged uncertainly. “I can promise that you’ll enjoy it.”
    That Page had not expected. She followed him eagerly into the bedroom, and Nicholas immediately began kissing her, pushing her backwards onto the bed and straddling her. His lips felt like burning ice on her skin, and she felt she might melt each time his hands brushed her skin. He unbuttoned her blouse agonizingly slowly, gently slapping her hands away when she tried to assist him.
    After far too long, he slid her blouse off over her shoulders and unhooked her bra. He masPaged one of her breasts and bent his head to caress the other with his tongue. His touch was electric, and Page sighed.
    At that, he became rougher, pushing her down until she lay flat on her back underneath him. His weight bore down on her, and she felt the lightest scrape of teeth on her nipple. She gasped, the sensation sending tiny thrills of pleasure through her.
    “ You like that?” Nicholas asked, lifting his head.
    “ Y-yes,” Page stammered as he grazed her flesh with the tips of his teeth again. He straightened up, pulling his shirt over his head, arching his back so she could admire his sculpted abdomen all the better. She trailed her fingers over his skin, and soon he was upon her again, his mouth kissing and sucking its way back to her neck.
    He teased her for some minutes, licking and nibbling at her sensitive skin until she gasped. “Ask for it,” he ordered. “Beg like I had to.”
    Words weren’t difficult. The light touch of Nicholas’s teeth on her breast had awakened an unfamiliar desire in Page. She wanted to feel his fangs