I felt a calming breath go through me and remembered the reasons why I had liked Adam in the first place. He was sweet and kind. He wasn’t evil. There was no hidden agenda.
“You look great, Davina.”
“It’s Davy.” Emily clarified, “She likes to be called Davy.”
Score one in the friendship category for my roommate—and from the looks of her leering vampire, she scored a point with him. Unlike Adam’s golden curls, this vampire’s blond locks looked greasy. Some went for that dirty sex-craved look, but I was glad this one wasn’t there for me.
“Emily.” The vampire moved from across the room and took her hand gently to rub against his black tight-fitting shirt.
Emily blushed. “Oh my.”
“You look beautiful,” he crooned as he pulled her towards him and placed a hand around her waist. Well well well… Emily had more than a devoted vampire on her hands.
I eyed him questioningly and wondered if I should slip inside. Then I remembered Roane’s words. I was human with human traits and that meant no powers, not even my empathic ones.
“Are you ready to go, Davy?” Adam emphasized my name this time.
“I am and you look good too.” And he did, wearing a white pressed shirt over a pair of dark blue jeans.
Emily squeaked when the vampire bent his head and whispered something in her ear. Whatever he said produced another blush and she sounded breathless. “We’re going with them.”
“We are?” The vampire lazily lifted his head and smiled charmingly.
“We are.”
Adam coughed to cover up his surprise. “We’re going to the Alexander Restaurant.”
“I heard that’s divine eating.” The vampire was smooth. I had to give him that.
“I don’t know if you remember Davy, but this is my roommate. Davy, this is Bennett. He was at that bar we went to with Kates.”
“It’s nice to meet you this time.” I made sure to be polite, but Bennett had no interest in me.
When we got to the cars, Emily insisted all of us go together. As we started off, I sat in the front passenger seat and moved the mirror so I could watch Bennett. I started to realize that something about the vampire bothered me. Of course, it might’ve been the fact that he was a vampire, but there was something else. He had his hands all over Emily—which I wasn’t surprised she allowed. Vampire charm meant vampire addiction. Not many girls could fight the lure once bitten. I knew Emily had no chance so I was secretly happy about the driving status. I could keep an eye on Bennett and make sure he didn’t sneak anymore lovebites against Emily’s wishes.
Then as we neared the restaurant, I caught some furtive glances that Bennett kept shooting towards Adam. His hands were on Emily, but his eyes were on Adam. What the—? “Bennett, did you and Adam know each other before?”
Bennett lifted his eyes to stare long and hard at me through the rear view mirror. Adam had a look of confusion. He had no clue. So that meant the vampire was up to something. I switched my gaze back to Bennett’s in the mirror and wasn’t surprised to see him reassessing me.
“Did you guys?” Emily rasped out. “I guess we never introduced you two.”
Adam looked like the idea had never occurred to him.
Bennett lied, “We have a class together.”
“We do?”
“Yeah. Social work.”
“Oh, yeah. The class with Moser?” Adam played into Bennett’s hand.
“That’s great!” This new Emily was easily satisfied.
I wasn’t, but I quieted when Adam pulled into the parking lot. As we got out of the car, I found myself alone with Bennett. Somehow, in the blink of an eye, Emily and Adam had approached the restaurant without us.
“Wha…?” I managed out before Bennett stepped right in front of me.
“You know who I am.” He tried to pierce me with his blue eyes. They reminded me of Kates, how fierce and crystal blue they could be at times….