"Night, Seb," I say over my shoulder as CK leads us to his bedroom.
He waves at us. "Night, Livvie," he says.
My heart clenches as he sounds just like Devon.
"Well, I can’t say that I am thrilled with having those memories brought up,” CK says. "I propose we make our own music and I can revel in the fact that he is no longer, and I am still here."
Horrified that he dared to say that, I say, "CK, that's not very nice."
"Well, he took you from me when I wanted a third try. You knew it was something I wanted, and you refused me because of your devotion to Fraser. I don't harbor great feelings for the man that made you come out of your mourning-induced celibacy."
"Humph," I say upset and turn from him.
"Oh, no," he says. "You are not going to let him come in between us tonight. You are no longer mine tomorrow and I am not wasting a second of the time I have left."
Slightly mollified by his words, I say, "I am always yours. I just have other commitments as well." He looks pleased with this reminder.
"Come then to bed and I will make you forget your other commitments."
Well, who am I to argue with that? I let him lead me to his bed to have his way with me several times before I have to fall asleep on him, much to his disappointment.
I awake at six in the morning as per normal and find myself alone. My Vampire hearing tells me he is in the shower. I glance at the clock on the bedside cabinet. His phone is lying there all alone and I bite my lip, curiosity burning in me over who called him last night at dinner. I scoot over the bed and pick it up carefully as if he might hear me and punch in his Passcode. I thought he might have changed it over his suspicions last night but no, it's the same. It unlocks. Thumbing quickly through the phone list, I see that it was Devon. My heart nearly stops. He called CK? Why? I remember his words, "Everything is fine." Devon must have somehow sensed something about Xane's visit that caused him to be concerned, but instead of calling me, he called my sire. It breaks my heart that he can't even call me himself to see if I am okay. Relocking CK's phone, I wipe the screen on the sheets and replace it exactly as I found it. I get out of bed and make my way to the shower. Wet CK is incredibly hot and I need a distraction.
"Morning," he says to me as I join him under the jets. "Sleep well?"
"Mm, the best," I reply in truth as I stand under the torrent, relishing in the feel of the water hitting my skin. "You?"
"I always sleep well when you are next to me," he says. I smile at him knowing that for the whole hour he sleeps, it makes no difference if I am there or not.
"We still have various unfinished conversations," I point out and he nods.
"I know," he says as he soaps me up and I forget what I was saying. Something about parents, mountains, Demons, Hunters, and who knows what else. "Later," he murmurs against my lips as he kisses me.
I completely forget about everything but him.
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED
"I don't want you to go," CK mutters as I get dressed to leave. A Feeder has just been up, and I have fed well. CK, true to his word, said he would look after me and has made sure that I feed twice a day.
I stop what I am doing and stare at him, saying, "I have to. I have other…"
"Commitments," he interrupts. "I know." He sighs and says, "After all this time I never would have thought it would turn out like this."
"I know," I murmur, also getting the fact that I am the one doing the rushing off and leaving him.
"What are you doing tonight?" he asks casually.
"I'm spending the night with Lincoln. It's a thing…before I go to Canada…" I trail off as he tenses up, again out of the loop on everything that is going on with me.
"I see," he says stiffly.
I really wish he hadn't asked. "I should get going. I have a ton of work to do now that Devon is gone," I say sadly.
He kisses me goodbye before he resumes getting dressed. "I will call you later," he says.
Secretly glad that Sebastian is nowhere in sight as I leave – can't be doing with that guilt trip as well – I head downstairs to find Lincoln and cement our plans for the evening.
"Hey," he says as I walk in the door.