Free Dhampir Love by Shirlee Lewis Page B

back to face the house. The window where I first saw William had its curtain drawn shut. He had tried his best to keep Charlotte away from me, and I was saddened by his absence.  Turning back to the boat house, I opened the door and stepped inside.  Not sure if I could get the boat started, I found the oars hanging on the wall.  Getting the oars and putting them in the boat, I opened the doors facing the lake.  Tony would go to the cemetery to think or read, so I decided I would do the same.  Rowing across the lake, I glanced back periodically to make sure I was headed in the right direction of the cemetery.  Remembering where Tony had docked the boat before, I found the rope and tied the boat to the ramp.  Getting out, I walked to the gazebo looking the headstones over.
         Looking out across the lake, I thought about our wedding.  Mrs. Tony Mureaux brought a wide smile. Tony and I were going to have the best life together forever.
    I couldn’t let Tony buy a wedding dress.  I would make my own.
         Thinking about Tony in Italy for a few days had me wondering how far he would be away from me.  Getting my cell phone from my back pocket, I looked up Italy.   I didn’t know exactly where Tony and Victor would be staying and Italy wasn’t too far from England.   I would look later when I knew where they were staying.  Closing my cell phone it started ringing.  Looking at caller ID, it was Tony.  “Hello honey.”
         “Hello sweetie.  I’m at the house and I can’t find you.  Where are you?”
         “I’m at the cemetery.  I’ll head back,” I said, jogging to the boat.
         Rowing as fast as I could to get to him I saw Tony standing by the boat house when I rounded the bend in the lake.  Instead of putting the boat in the house, I drifted to shore. Tony helped me get it docked in the boat house.  “Father and I are done with business at the blood bank and we leave in the morning.”
         “It doesn’t give us much time together.”
          “We have the rest of the day to ourselves.”
          Tony and I went back up to our floor and he didn’t waste any time going straight for my neck.  I wasn’t going to see him for three days.  My clothes were flung on the floor and I was on the bed before I even blinked.  Tony was at the end of the bed with the biggest grin on his face.  I went to say that he was going to have to stop ripping my clothes, but he was kissing me before I opened my mouth.  I gave him my undivided attention.
         T ony was snoring lightly beside me.  Looking toward the wall, I thought of Charlotte and William.  William touching me, leaving my scent causing Charlotte to hunt me, and the conversation’s I heard behind the wall.  In the morning, I would be tearing down the wall where it all began. 
         Tony rolled over toward me, smiled his half smile going for my neck again.  I laughed and went for his neck.  He responded immediately.  Our love making was wild and passionate.  I knew I was going to be extremely bruised and sore tomorrow, but I didn’t care.  I enjoyed every part of Tony.  He made sure that there was no part of me left unloved.  It was early in the morning when we finally rolled apart.  We showered and dressed.  I ate then we went down stairs.
         Victor was waiting for Tony in the limo to drive them to the airport.  “Jess, I love you and I’ll see you in a few days,” Tony said, hugging me.
        “I love you,” I said, hugging him tight.
         “I’ll call as soon as we land in Italy,” he said, before closing the door to the limo.
         Standing on the porch, I watched the limo head down the driveway and disappear into the trees.  Tears pricked my eyes, I didn’t want him away from me, but he had to attend this meeting.  Sure that Victor would look out for him I wiped the tears away and went to find Jennifer.  She was coming from the back of the house with a