Bloods Gem (29 page)

As my foot touched the hardwood floor I
noticed rose peddles under my feet. I followed the path of peddles
and candles that lined the stairs. Hearing the pianoforte made my
heart melt. I knew I would soon see my price charming once again
beguile me. Reaching the top of the stairs with wobbly legs proved
to be well worth it. Daniel was

breathtaking. He sat on a piano bench as his
fingers gracefully tapped the keys. Daniel wore a well fitted black
and white suit and looked amazing.

Walking up behind him, I kissed his ear and
whispered, “You’re beautiful.”

He smiled and continued playing. He began
singing. His amazing voice made my heart skip a beat.

When I close my eyes, all I see is you.
You’re the light shining through… never have I felt the way you
make me do… My eyes are only for you. My darkest days have passed.
No more shall I live for myself at last. My true heart shines
through, and my love will forever be bound to you.

I felt tears falling down my cheeks. He
stopped and shifted his body in my direction. He placed his finger
on my cheek wiping my tears away and smiled.

I shook my head. “That was amazing.”

He picked me up and sat me sideways on his
lap. He hid a smile. “When I’m trying to be romantic and
concentrate, it's hard to do so when you make me nervous. And your
all prettied up, just look at you,” he said, smiling. He stood up
and put me down next to a table. Daniel pulled out the chair for me
and I sat down. Walking around the table he took a seat.

He had a big grin still on his face. “What?”
I asked. He shook his head and glanced over my shoulder. A tall man
in a suit came over to the table. He held a silver tray with a lid
on top and set it down in front of me. I glanced back at Daniel. He
nodded at the tall gentleman and he ran down stairs.

“
Are you going to eat?” I
asked.

“
Yes. He’s bringing it.”

He came back and set Daniel's tray in front
of him. We opened our lids and beneath mine was salmon and
vegetables. Daniel had a big hunk of raw steak with a piece of
cantaloupe on the side. I scrunched up my nose. “What’s up with
that?” I asked, pointing at the fruit next to his raw meat. He
chuckled. “It’s good when it’s soaked with the blood,” he said
smiling. I cringed. “Whatever floats your boat,” I joked.

The man came back quickly with what looked
like two glasses of red wine. He set them down on the table. I went
to reach for mine and Daniel tapped my hand and shook his head.
“What? I have to wait till I'm twenty-one?” I asked.

“
No, Love. That one is blood unless
you want to try it,” He said. I shook my head and he handed me the
other glass.

He stood up gripping the glass of blood.
“This is to our first year together and hope for many long years
hereafter. I love you Faith. Happy anniversary!”

“
Thank you Daniel. For all of this.
It’s romantic and you're amazing. I love you so much,” I said
looking into his beautiful eyes. He leaned in to kiss
me.

After we ate Daniel seemed fidgety. “I have
one more thing,” he said, and ran downstairs. I tried following him
with my eyes but he was too fast. Back within a minute he held
something behind his back. Walking towards me he grinned. I studied
his face wondering what he was up to.

Daniel dropped down on one knee and took my
hand in his. He trembled. “Faith… You're the most beautiful and
amazing woman in my life. I can't fathom living in this world
without you. I promise to be faithful and loving to you for as long
as we live. I would be honored if you keep me forever and become
wife. Faith White, will you marry me?” He pulled a small pink box
from behind his back and opened it. Nuzzled inside sat a gorgeous
pink diamond ring. My mouth dropped and heart raced. I leaned
forward and smiled. “Can I pawn this?” He laughed.“Yes! Yes! Oh my
gosh. I love you!” I said, putting my arms around him.

We stood up and he slipped the ring on my
finger. Picking me up he swirled me around and kissed me. “You made
me the happiest man alive Faith. Keep me. keep me.” He kept
repeating as he kissed me. I stopped him. “Oh, wait! I’ve got your
present too,” I said.

I picked up a box from under the table and
gave it to him. I stood on my tipsy toes trying to peek as he
opened it. His eyes widened. He glanced at me then at the necklace.
“How?” He asked.

“
Celeste helped. Look on the back it’s
engraved.”

He turned it around. “Forever, now and
always,” he read it then gently closed the box and set it on the
table. “I don’t need anything except for you Love, but the dog tags
are great babe. It’s the best gift anyone has ever given me,” he
said, as he kissed me.

He took my hand, leading me down the hall to
our room. Entering the bedroom I seen rose peddles leading from the
doorway to the bed and some scattered on the bed. Candles lit all
around the room. He gently lifted me off my feet and shut the door
behind us. We drifted to the bed and he set me down. Standing next
to me he gazed into my eyes and bit his bottom lip. Leaning closer
he wrapped his arms around my waist and firmly squeezed my bottom.
As Daniel pressed me tighter to his body, I glanced down and our
feet were not touching the floor. We hovered. He began kissing my
neck and whispered in my ear, “I'm going to please you in every way
possible. You have no idea how bad I’ve wanted you like this.” He
reached around unzipping my dress. It slipped down my body and fell
to the floor. Daniel drifted us to the bed and placed his hand on
the back of my head. I gave myself to him. It was as if we were in
a dream…

I woke up next to him in the morning.
Watching him as he slept, he looked peaceful. I slid my fingers up
and down his chest. He woke as I kissed his soft lips. He pulled me
on top of him and held me. Kissed up his neck, he rolled me
underneath him.

“
I can’t get enough of you.” His lips
caressed the side my neck, making my body tingle.

We made love all day. We were equally
determined to feed into our desires as much as possible. Only
getting out of bed to eat or drink. Daniel drank his cougar blood
to keep himself from wanting mine. He drank it like Gatorade. I
didn’t mind the taste of blood on his tongue when he kissed me
after.

Celeste kept blowing up his phone but he
ignored it. I told him it might be important but he said she was
just being a pest. She knew about his plans for the night before
and thought she just wanted to celebrate our engagement. “This is
our honeymoon night before the real honeymoon,” he said,
chuckling.

“
If I had my choice it would be like
this everyday,” I said grinning.

“
Your wish is my command,” he said,
pulling me back down on the bed.

The next morning we didn't want to get out
of bed but we had school today.

“
Cant we just ditch?” He asked,
smirking.

“
I’ve missed too much school. I can’t
miss anymore or they will drop my financial aid.

“
I know how to solve that,” he said as
he got dressed.

“
I’m not letting you pay for my
school,” I said, annoyed.

“
I'll have to pay for it anyways. The
loans you took out to help pay for school, we’ll have to pay that
back. So it would actually be cheaper if I just paid the whole
tuition.”

I shook my head and went towards the
bathroom. What he said did make sense but I felt as if he has given
me a too much already. I couldn’t ask him to pay for my schooling
too. I knew money wasn’t an issue and never would be again.

I hopped in the shower while contemplating
his offer. As soon as he heard me shut the shower door he quickly
followed. He hopped in smiling.

“
I thought you just had your clothes
on?” I asked. He wrapped his arms around my waist pulling me into
him. “You know I can’t resist a shower with you Love.” He kissed my
neck and once again I couldn't resist. So we took a long hot
shower.

We were late for school but made it to
second period. Chris sat in class with us, glaring at Daniel the
entire time. He glanced over at me and noticed the ginormous ring
on my finger, this made me more agitated. Daniel smiled knowing it
pissed Chris off.

At lunch, I pointed my ring out to all my
friends. They commented on the size and authenticity. I ignored
their comments and continued nuzzling Daniel. Kate seemed to like
Daniel a lot. Too much. I heard some of her thoughts and rolled my
eyes. When she was around Daniel she would flirt, smile and make
googly eyes. Just like every other girl at my school. It annoyed me
when she bounced around him and often touching his arm or his
shoulder.

Daniel knew immediately when I got agitated
but I had nothing to worry about. The way he gazed at me, I knew he
had eyes for me only. None of the human girls interest him in the
least bit. Not even their scent.

After school let out we walked out to
Daniels truck and Celeste sat there smiling. “It’s about time you
two love birds got out of that damn house,” she said, glaring. “Why
haven’t you returned my calls?” she asked.

He licked his lips. “Because we’ve been….
Busy,” he said, glancing in my direction, smirking. “Gross. Okay
sorry I asked,” she said.

“
Your ring! It's freaking gorgeous
isn’t it!” Celeste squealed, picking up my hand admiring my
ring.

“
Yeah it’s amazing,” I
said.

Daniel grabbed her hand. “Don’t even think
about it!” He growled.

“
What? It was just a thought!” She
said, laughing.

I sat on the sofa watching television.
Daniel and Celeste sat on the floor playing cards. I peeked over
Daniels shoulder a few times looking at his hand. Winking at
Celeste when Daniel had a good hand, he eventually caught on.
Annoyed, he positioned his body away from my view. Celeste laughed
when Daniel began to complain and whine.

I wanted to call Mom to see how she’s doing
and tell her the good news. Running upstairs to grab my phone,
Daniel stood behind me before I had the chance to exit the
bedroom.

“
Shit! You scared me!” I said slapping
him on the chest.

He chuckled. “Sorry. I was making sure your
were okay,” he said.

“
Yeah. Had to grab my phone to call my
mom.”

He took the phone out of my hand and dropped
it to the floor. I looked down and back up at him. He suddenly
jerked me up and put me on the bed, kissing me. I laughed. “What?”
He asked.

“
Haven’t had enough?” I asked. He
shook his head and started again. I pushed him off me. “No, your
sister is like, right down stairs and she has the same hearing as
you do!” He pushed me back down. “No, she’s distracted by the TV,”
He said, tugging at my pants.

“
Be a good boy and let me breathe for
at least a few minutes please?”

“
Just a few minutes?” He asked,
hopeful. I shook my head. He plopped his body down on the bed and
started moping.

“
Oh chill. We have like forever to
enjoy each other. A night wont kill you will it?” He sighed and
slowly walked to the door, disappearing down stairs.

I mumbled, “geez” under my breath. But also
smiled at the thought of him wanting me so much lately. It made me
feel good, but I was tired.

I picked my cell phone up and sat down on
the bed, calling mom to tell her the news. She seemed excited and
wanted to see soon to celebrate. I told her to come over in a few
hours and I'll cook us dinner. She agreed.

I went back downstairs to tell Daniel.
“Babe, Mom's coming over to celebrate the engagement. Can you run
down to the store and pick up something's? So I can cook
dinner?”

He glanced at Celeste. I knew what he was
doing. I marched up to him, hands on my hips and tapped my foot. “I
don't think so. Don’t send her just because you want to get laid,”
I said scowling at him. Celeste laughed and mumbled, “If you want
to call it that” Daniel suddenly hissed at her angry. I glanced at
them both wondering what was meant. Celeste grabbed my attention
and held her hand out for me to smack it. Daniel stood up, grabbed
his keys and took off. “What was that about?” I asked.

“
I just just joking with him, it was
nothing. Daniel is used to getting everything he wants. So when he
doesn’t, he’ll just cry about it like a baby until he
does.”

“
Well, that will change. I wont give
in easily,” I said, laughing under my breath.

“
Good girl,” she said, giving me a
high-five.

Daniel returned home. After placing a bag of
groceries on the kitchen counter, he sat on the sofa with his arms
folded. Moping again. I unloaded the groceries from the bag. He
bought fresh veggies, chicken breast, and red cooking wine.

“
Good job honey!” I yelled. He
wouldn't respond. It was becoming difficult trying to concentrate
on cooking dinner. I wanted Daniel to be his old self again. I went
into the living room and sat on his lap, kissing the side of his
cheek. He ignored me.

I whispered in his ear. “After Mom leaves do
you want to join me for a bubble bath?” His head snapped in my
direction and he smiled.

“
Better?” I asked, hopping up. He
nodded. I kissed him and went back to the kitchen. I heard Celeste
making fun of him when I was cooking. She called him a big spoiled
baby, he ignored her, his eyes fixed on the television
again.

The door bell soon rang and Daniel made a
dash for it. Mom came inside and congratulated us and gave Daniel a
hug. They came in the kitchen while I chopped veggies.