Deceptive Changes: Kat LaMond Book 1 (57 page)

He stuck his pink tongue out and ran it across his lips as I looked at him.  I purred and started to him.  He was in front of me before I got one step.  I wrapped my arms around him and stepped on tippy toes to give him a kiss.  We kissed for a few breathless seconds and he let me go.  “We’ll miss our dinner date if we continue to drool over each other,” he said softly.  I nodded and mocked a frown.  He laughed and slung his arm around my shoulder.  I stopped and thought: how are we going to get there?

He laughed again and answered my unasked question, “I have a vehicle, Katja.”

“Then why do you ride with us?”  I asked as I looked up into his blue eyes. 

“I ride with you for the same reason Sven and Thorn and Trace ride around with you, because we want to be near you.”  He pushed on my back with his hand and said, “Come on,
ma
petite
minette
, we have to go.”

“What did you just call me,” I asked in confusion. 

“
Ma
petite
minette
.  It means ‘my little pussycat’ in French.” 

I grinned and asked, “You speak French?”

“A little.  I never really cared for the language but I do remember some.  Let’s go get dinner,
ma
petite
minette
.”  He pulled me out of the house.  We walked around the house.  Sitting in his driveway was a brand new Dodge Challenger. 

“Holy crap,” I said as I walked up to the car.  It was black with grey racing stripes. 

He chuckled, pleased at my reaction, and took my hand.  He opened the passenger door and guided me in.  The interior was black and grey.  The instant I got in, I could hear the change.  The outside was muffled.  He got in and started the car.  He flashed a grin and we drove off.  It drove like a dream. 

We arrived at the restaurant; the valet tried to get my door before Haven but was taken aback when Haven appeared out of thin air and opened my door for me.  The valet stared at Haven with open-mouthed astonishment, stumbling as he got into the driver’s seat.  Haven escorted me into the restaurant and told the hostess we were expected.

She showed us to the back of the restaurant where our party waited.  They stood up and I gasped.  They were gorgeous.  Todd strolled over to me, wearing dark jeans and a wide-striped black and grey dress shirt loose, and kissed my cheek.  He took my other arm and they escorted me the rest of the way. 

Trace and Erick were dressed nearly the same as Todd but different shirts.  Trace was wearing deep grey with wide-strips that made his blue-y grey eyes like storm clouds.  Erick was in a green number that made his already startling emerald green eyes even more startling.

I looked at Thorn and Sven.  They were yummy.  Thorn was in, of course, dark jeans with a deep blue dress shirt, almost the color of Sven’s eyes.  Sven was wearing stone-washed blue jeans with a dark burgundy dress shirt, loose.  I checked discreetly for drool and sat down.  Todd and Haven sat on either side of me with Trace, Erick, Sven, and Thorn across from us.

The waiter came over and took our drink order.  We all had nonalcoholic drinks except the vampires, they didn’t order anything.  “How was your time at Haven’s?” Todd asked when the waiter had left. 

I blushed and said, “I got to see a lot of really cool things.”  I held up my right hand and showed them the ring.  “He said,” I stopped and looked at Haven.  He was beaming.  “He said it’s mine.” 

Thorn grabbed my hand and pulled it closer so everyone could look and in order to do so I had to stand up.  Haven put his hand on my leg and a small orgasm hit me.  “Holy shit,” I said as I jerked back and fell onto Todd’s lap.

Todd laughed and wrapped his arms around my waist.  “You okay, Kat?” 

I nodded and looked at Haven warily.  He was chuckling and so were the rest of them.  “Don’t do that,” I whispered harshly. 

“No promises, ma petite minette.”

“What did you call her?” Todd asked. 

“He called me his ‘little pussycat’,” I said softly. 

“Oh.” 

I got off Todd’s lap as the waiter came over.  I blushed when I looked at him.  He was smiling weirdly at me.  I averted my eyes and tried not to grimace.  The waiter placed our drinks on the table and left without a word.

I sat down and sipped my soda.  Haven’s hand came into view and I gave him a look, he grinned and put it on my leg.  I continued to sip my soda and, as I set the cup down, Haven’s hand tightened on my leg.  I hit my glass as an orgasm ripped through me. 

I stayed mostly quiet since he hadn’t used full force but I had knocked over my soda and it was dripping off the table.  When I could get my breath I whisper-yelled, “Don’t do that.  I’m not skilled at this quiet stuff.  I like to be loud and cause a disturbance.”  I took his hand off my leg and scooted back as the soda dripped onto my lap.

The waiter came over.  I blushed and stumbled over an explanation.  The guys were of no help.  I think they enjoyed my fumbling. 

We were moved from the soda drenched table to another one, further back and more secluded.  I ordered another soda and a bottle of their strongest alcohol.  The waiter looked at me funny and listed a bunch of alcohol.  “I don’t care, just bring something really strong.”  He left.

“Thanks for the help.”  They chuckled softly.  “This is sooo not funny.  What is this?  Is it my turn to be as quiet as I can?”

“Not just yours, love.”  Thorn winked at me and turned to Erick. 

I gulped and cleared my throat as the waiter came back.  Thorn leaned away and smiled, flashing his tongue ring.  The waiter set my soda down and passed around glasses.  He held up a bottle of Absolut Vodka and I nodded.  At least it was something.  He set the bottle on the table and left.  I hadn’t even looked at the menu. 

I grabbed the menu and had second thoughts.  I slapped the menu down and grabbed the bottle of vodka.  I poured a couple ounces in the little glass and swallowed.  I let out a whoosh and breathed in fire.  I coughed and poured another.  Haven took the bottle and set it far from me.  I scowled at him and sipped the vodka. 

Todd leaned into me and said, “You really aren’t very good at this, Kat.”

“I know.  You should tell Haven that.”  I tossed back the vodka and placed my glass lightly on the table.  “Switch places.”  I stood up and wouldn’t take no for an answer. 

Haven whispered, “You’re no fun,
ma
minette
.”  I frowned at him but was much happier now that I wasn’t near Haven.  Todd was now sitting in between me and Haven.  The others were laughing so hard that we were getting looks from the other patrons.

I looked over my menu and found steak and veggies.  I set my menu aside and heard gasps coming from across the table.  I looked over and found that Thorn had switched places with Erick and Trace was the one gasping.  His head was back and the table was shaking a little.  “Uh, Thorn?” 

He pulled back from Trace and looked at me with gold eyes.  “Don’t stop me now, love, I’m just getting him going.”

“I can’t take you guys anywhere,” I muttered under my breath.  Thorn lifted an eyebrow and grinned.  I rolled my eyes and turned to Erick and Sven.  They weren’t doing much or so I thought.  Erick’s eyelids shut and he bit his lip.  I groaned.  I turned in my seat and looked at Todd.  He was chuckling softly.

“What did you guys do today?” I asked Todd. 

“Oh, this and that.” 

I sighed.  We weren’t going to get much talking done with the overactive sex drives of two vampires.  I cleared my throat and motioned for the waiter to come over.  “I’d like the check, please.”  He looked at me for a moment and nodded.  He walked away. 

“Why’d you do that, love?”

“Because you guys have overactive sex drives.”  I stopped talking when the waiter brought over the check.  I grabbed money from my purse and paid the bill, leaving him a good tip.  Before we left, I grabbed the bottle of vodka and headed out of the restaurant.

The hostess looked like she wanted to say something about the bottle I was carrying but I shut her down with a look.  I walked out and stopped.  I didn’t have the valet ticket.  I let my shoulders sag and decided right then that I needed a vehicle of my own.

My men filtered out slowly.  Haven and Todd gave the valets their ticket stubs and they ran off to retrieve them.  I turned and looked at them.  They were staring at me.  “What?” I asked, anger peppering my voice.

“Why did you leave?” 

I swung my eyes to Todd’s.  “Because I wasn’t in the mood for sex at the dinner table.  I just wanted a nice evening out.”  I felt bad as soon as the words were out of my mouth.  Thorn clung to Sven and leaned his head on Sven’s shoulder.  Trace and Erick were leaning against each other.  “I’m sorry.  I guess I’m just not that cheerful right now.”  I turned from them and found the cars driving up.  I couldn’t decide who to go with.  Haven decided for my by grabbing my hand and leading me to the car.  I got in and he shut the door.  He spoke with Todd for a moment, they nodded, and Haven got in the car.

I closed my eyes as Haven started to follow Todd’s vehicle and jumped when his hand slid over mine.  “What’s going on, Katja?” 

I opened my eyes and looked at him.  “I don’t know.  Normally, I love seeing you guys happy and frisky but not tonight.”  I knew why I wasn’t feeling up to it.  I was thinking of them being tied to me and my fate and how screwed they were.

I lifted the bottle to my lips and Haven grabbed it.  He took a swig from the bottle and passed it back.  I smiled and took a sip.  I wasn’t worried about him getting drunk on alcohol.  His body would absorb the liquid so fast that it wouldn’t even affect him for a second.

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We arrived back at my house.  Two other trucks were parked at the house.  I got out of the car and looked at the trucks.  “Whose are these?”

Todd stopped and waited for me to walk up and whispered, “Beatrice and Ardeness brought home some men.”  Oh.

“Good for them, I guess.”  I walked off and went into the house.  I heard talking coming from the kitchen and ignored it by going into the living room.  I set the bottle on the table and stretched out on the couch.

I heard Todd order pizza and Haven walked into the room.  He sat on the floor beside my head and kissed my cheek.  “Why are you thinking about it, Katja?”

I shook my head.  “Does Todd know?”

“Do I know what?” 

I sat up and looked at Todd.  I swallowed hard and held out my hand.  He came over and sat next to me.  I gave him a gentle kiss before I said, “I’ve bound Haven to my fate.”  I looked down at my hands.

“You bound Haven to us?” Todd repeated. 

“I don’t know if he’s bound to both of us but I know he’s bound to me.” 

“What’s wrong, Kat?  Why so glum about it?” 

I lifted my head and looked at him.  “You realize that he could die with me, us, if we die, right?  Thorn and Sven are bound to me and…” I tried to keep the tears away but I couldn’t.  I now had three vampires that are older than I am, will probably ever be, and they’ll die with me.  Thorn and Sven walked into the room and smiled.  I pulled my gaze from them and looked back at my hands.

I felt Thorn and Sven glide up to us.  Thorn laid his head in my lap and looked up at me.  Tears dropped onto my hands.  I am such a wimp.  Stop crying, you ninny. 

I sniffed and wiped the tears from my eyes.  “Sorry,” I muttered and looked at them.  “You can’t convince me that being tied to my fate is a good thing.  You’ve lived, um, however long you’ve lived and are going to die with me.” 

“Don’t think like that, love.  Live your life to the fullest.  Be happy.  Be thrilled that you have six men that have overactive sex drives and only want you.”  He winked and bit my wrist.  I gasped as the orgasm rolled over me.  Todd’s mouth fastened to my neck and Sven bent down and bit the other side of my neck.  Haven held on to Sven and Thorn and brought them as they brought me and, by contact, Todd.  We gasped and cried out softly as the orgasms took us.

Haven released us and the others pulled back from me.  They smiled lazy smiles at me.  I grinned and looked at Haven.  He was smiling but didn’t have that lazy smile on his face.  I leaned into him, kissing him, I fondled his jeans trying to get inside and touch him.  I wasn’t fast enough for the two vampires.

Thorn grabbed Haven’s hand gently in his and bit him.  Sven pulled Haven’s head back softly and bit his neck.  I tensed as I watched them bring him until the doorbell rang.  He cried out once more as Todd went to answer the door.  I slid up against Haven’s body and purred against his chest, skimming my hand down to his groin.  I gripped him through his jeans and massaged a moment, but I didn’t have the patience to bring him through his jeans.  I unzipped them and tugged gently to free him.  I slid my mouth over him and sucked.  I sucked until he bucked against my mouth and screamed in pleasure.  I bit him lightly and smiled around him when he moaned for me. 

I slid my mouth off him and kissed his stomach.  He wrapped his arms around my back and pulled me onto his lap, kissing me softly and then letting me go.  I slid off his lap and helped put him back into his jeans.  He zipped up just as Todd said, “Dinner.”

We walked out of the room and into the kitchen.  Trace, Erick, and Todd were dishing out pizza.  Todd handed me a plate and sat down.  I stayed at the counter and watched my guys as I ate.  Thorn and Sven were biting each other in a game of who can bring who more or something.  Haven was watching but not participating.  Trace, Erick, and Todd were eating.  I loved when they chewed on food.  They had this way of making eating sexy.  They talked quietly as they ate and laughed.

I finished my dinner and went into our bedroom.  I heaved a sigh and walked into the bathroom.  I turned on the shower and stripped.  I sighed happily as I stepped under the hot waterfall.  I was almost done when Todd walked in.  He stripped and walked in.  He took me in his arms and held me for a moment.

“Mmm,” he sighed against my neck.  “Haven calls you his ‘little pussycat’, hmm?” 

I pulled back and nodded.  “Yeah.  It’s new.”

“I know.”  He grinned and kissed me softly before washing up.  I watched him for a moment and stepped out of the shower.  I wrapped a towel around my body and left. 

“Holy crap,” I whispered when I saw Trace, Erick, Sven, and Thorn lying on the bed, naked, and having some fun.  They turned as one and my mouth fell open. 

Thorn smiled and whispered, “Come join us, love.”  I stumbled over my words but couldn’t come up with anything coherent. 

Haven stood up from the sitting room where he had been watching and walked over to me.  He took me in his arms and brought me over to the bed.  I gulped loudly and sat up quickly when the door to the bathroom opened and Todd stepped out.  He wasn’t wearing a towel.  I moaned softly as I watched him walk over to us.

I got off the bed and dropped the towel.  Todd walked up behind me and ran his finger over my left shoulder blade.  “When did you get this?” 

My heart stuttered.  “Get what, Todd?”