*Thanks to the advice of all, I am going to try and make this chapter easier to read than the last, so I am changing to first person while designating at the beginning of a section who the first person is for. I don't want it to be difficult for you to read, plus I wanted to make sure people won't get confused during the dream sequence to come*
Patrick
I could hear the alarm clock blaring at me that it was six-thirty in the morning. I opened my eyes and looked at the bastard wanting to throw it across the room. Instead, I slapped at it before it created a headache and sat up in the king-size bed in my room located in the west wing. I sighed realizing I hadn't slept much last night.
The cause of such restlessness had been the new arrival at his home yesterday. Marcus Hennley. When Molly and Darius had first told me that they had a godson, I looked at them trying to figure out why they would cherish a human so much and where they had been hiding him for the last one hundred years. I came to find out that he, like the rest of them, was vamp.
Molly had been so excited every time she received a letter from him and even more so when he had written to tell her that he wanted to be close to the couple again. Molly wouldn't stop talking about it for several weeks. Seeing how happy she was led me to offer up the east wing to the nomad godson. But, I had had no idea the effect he would have on me.
The first glimpse of him dancing around my kitchen with Molly had made me smile. She was so happy. And then as he had stood in front of me, I felt as if my body was going through the change again, from human to vampire, which was part pain and part ecstasy. Who knew a guitarist could look so good?
He looked like a skate boarder with his black hair slightly spiked and his Vans. He was slightly shorter than me with sexy brown eyes the color of dark, rich coffee. But, most of all, it was the smile that had zinged through me. It was slightly cocky and lopsided but was genuine, which was nice for a change. Too many people I knew would smile and nod just to please me.
It was his gorgeous body and sexy smile that had made it difficult to sleep along with his talent of creating chocolate heaven in a cake. All I had dreamed of last night was wondering how the oozing chocolate confection would taste being licked off Marcus's body. I shook my head as I got out of bed and stretched popping the kinks out from not sleeping well and being up too late watching movies with Molly and Darius.
That was another thing. Marcus had just disappeared up into the east wing last night. I thought he would have at least said goodnight or maybe even stayed to watch Bruce Willis kick Alan Rickman's ass. But when I had asked Molly about it, she had just smiled and said something about Marcus being on his own for so long and needing time to adjust.
Well, I would need to adjust to having the man in my home since I wasn't sure of his sexual orientation while mine had been blasted over the news and internet since I had opened Eternity Computers and Security. I didn't mind if people knew. I showed them I didn't care about their foul words pertaining to me and just squashed them with my intellect in business. It was rather satisfying to have someone who had shunned you for being a "faggot" come crawling on hands and knees hoping you won't bankrupt them.
Unfortunately, most of the time, I would allow them a second chance. I may be a vamp, but I wasn't completely heartless. I actually happened to like humans and playing at the business politics game. It was one of the last things that kept my interest these days. It was also the reason I didn't feed off humans any more but instead used pigs blood.
I sighed and walked to the small fridge I kept in my room for a packet of the blood and put it in a glass. I took it with me into the bathroom to turn on the walk-in shower. I drank it down waiting for the shower to warm and set the empty glass on the counter before getting under the spray.
I would normally go downstairs and workout or swim but after the night of almost no sleep, I just stood for several minutes under the hot water. My body finally relaxed and I finished cleaning myself up. I went slowly through the rest of my routine; get up, shower, get dressed, all while listening to my morning playlist including New Order's "Blue Monday." Who didn't love a little eighties techno in the morning?
Once in my grey Armani suit with white shirt and blue-grey tie, I walked out of the west wing and downstairs exactly at 7:15 a.m. Molly already had my normal oatmeal and fruit ready for me. She smiled at me as I kissed her cheek thanking her for breakfast. At five minutes to eight, Darius came in while I was reading the newspaper.
"Good morning Darius. Nice choice of movie last night, but next time it's mine," I smiled as Darius groaned. He never did like the old movies I liked to choose. He was always about action.
"Where is our new addition," I tried to ask casually.
"I went up last night and made sure he was okay before going to bed," Molly said. "He was asleep when I checked on him and probably will be for some time. He mentioned not needing to rehearse with his new band until after 3 p.m. I will make sure he wakes before that. He also will probably get in late."
"Does he have transportation set up yet?"
"I doubt it," Molly said sitting down with her coffee.
"Well, let him know he can use one of the cars. I will make sure he has insurance to drive it. I will have the company call you to get his driver's license information. I would say let him use the Range Rover. It has hauling power if he needs it."
"Thank you Patrick," said Molly. "I know he will appreciate it. I know I do. I am sorry that he is affecting your life."
She had no idea, "Don't be sorry Molly. Sometimes change can be good," I stood up knowing that something had definitely changed since seeing Marcus's beautiful brown eyes. "Come along Darius, it is time to get to work."
Marcus
Even with my self-attention in the shower, it had taken more than an hour to fall asleep last night. I kept seeing Patrick eating the chocolate cake I had made last night, which caused me to toss and turn during the night. I had never been this affected by a man, even though he was a little different than the men that I had been around.
All of a sudden, I felt like I was on a boat in my dreams. When the motion got more violent, I sat straight up in bed suddenly. I looked at Molly who was smiling at me holding out a cup of coffee for me.
