Free Penny's Choice by Annette Archer Page A

did. So either it is my so called 'stupid' humor or it was because I touched you. Ooo , or maybe both. I should touch you while telling a stupid joke. So...” Thomas grabbed her in a big bear hug. “A vampire, a werewolf, and a zombie walk into a bar,” Thomas said as he started his joke.
    Thomas, you are just too much,” Penny giggled and pushed against his well-toned arms. She couldn't help thinking about the curvature of his muscles for just a second, or maybe two or three. Crap, she tho ught, He's just too attractive.
    “Oh, I was right, both.” He pulled her in tighter.
    “Are you trying to seduce me?” Penny said with her face muffled in his chest.
    Thomas laughed before he spoke. “No, I'm trying to harass you. If you think this is sedu ctive then you have a problem.”
    “You don't think much of your abilities,” Penny said, still enjoying the smell of his chest.
    “No, my vampire charm is pretty broken. The Matriarch claims I am defective, “he said. His ba ck slumped up against the wall.
    “A charmless vampire? Sorry,” Penny said. She wished he could harass her again, but he seemed upset, so she just patted his leg.
    “Yeah, well, that's supposed be like one of the big perks of being a vampire. You know, even the goofy, nerdy guys become irresistible.” Thomas sighed “And here I am almost a 30 year old vampire who still has never...”
    “ Ooo , a thirty year old virgin!” Penny poked him in the side, but he seemed not in a very playful mood any more. “I'm sorry, I was just trying to harass you back... ya know a little flirting?” She couldn't believe that she just admitted that she was flirting with him.
    Thomas smiled slightly. “No that's not it...I mean that I am a...a, a virgin, but it's worse than that I am afraid...” He rolled his eyes and hung hi s head.
    “Worse? Oh wait, no, you haven't even been kissed?” she asked.
    “Yeah, ok, I'm leaving now that I have totally embarrassed myself,” Thomas got up and just abo ut ran out of the holding area.
    Penny shot up and ran after him. “Thomas, what do you think you are doing?”
    “Trying to save myself from further embarrassment,” he said. He pressed his back against the wa ll like he was afraid of Penny.
    “You are one dumb vampire,” Penny put her hands on his chest. “You can read body language...exactly...you knew I was turned on, but you left. No, you ran away.” Penny moved in closer, but Thomas had his hands pressed up against wall and his head was straining to get even an inch further from hers.
    “I, really, don't... Penny, you're making me uncomfortable...” Thomas said, but he didn' t make a move to push her away.
    “Good,” she replied. She leaned to kiss his lips, but he turned his head so she kissed his pale cheek instead. Penny was getting irritated. She reached up to his face to turn it and try again, but this time he pushed her away.
    “I don't want to take advantage of you or you to think that I am just trying to seduce you to get you to help or something,” he said. He started to walk away but Penny grabbed his hand.
    “I think if anyone is taking advantage of someone here, then that would be me taking advantage of the shy, smart mouthed virgin. Kiss me Thomas!”
    Thomas whipped around and grabbed her in his arms. When Thomas's lips met hers, Penny encircled her arms around his neck and pressed her body against his. She shut her eyes; she wanted to blot out everything but the feel of his lips on hers and the touch of his cool body next to hers. She kissed him eagerly, welcoming his tongue into the depths of her mouth. The kiss made her legs weak, and at the same time she was stronger and m ore alive than she'd ever been.
    Thomas threw her up against the wall, pressing the full length of his body against hers. She felt desperate to touch him, to feel his skin. She pulled at his shirt, seeking the vampire beneath. Her hands slid over his chest, pulling a deep groan from him. His mouth moved from