Purple Blood

Chapter 22

Hobi pulled up to the speaker and ordered her a bacon cheeseburger, onion rings, a shake, and root beer. Jungkook told him she enjoyed the shake and root beer that first night. He paid for the food and then drove to where he wanted to take her. Thankfully, he had a blanket in the trunk. Hobi grabbed it, her hand, and the food, and then they went to find the perfect spot. 

He had to keep reminding her to eat; she was too busy looking up at the sky. It was a cloudless night, and you could see all of the stars. "Princess, while the bookstore is open 24 hours, I'd like to be home before the sun comes up."

She glared at him and took a huge bite of her burger. Then her eyebrows went up, and you could see that she was trying to chew fast so she could say something. She gulped her food down and choked slightly, which made him smile. "I thought you could walk in the day if you have my blood in your system?"

He lay back on the blanket with his hands behind his head. "We can; it's just that we'd have to fight the pull to sleep, and I don't want to risk it being this far away from the house. I won't put you in danger, Princess."

She scoffed and then ate an onion ring. Hobi heard her mumble that he clearly hadn't seen just how good she was with a knife. This girl cracks him up. "I'm finished. We can go now."

The vampire gathered all the trash and threw it away, then reached down to help her up. He snatched up the blanket, and then they were off. He wanted her to have a few hours to browse as much as she wanted. Hobi grabbed a basket, and she filled it up in less than 20 minutes. "Do I have a limit?"

He snorted, "I have limitless wealth, Princess, do your worst."

She bit her lip and walked towards him, "But where will I put all these books?"

Hobi wrapped his free arm around her waist and pulled her flush against his body. "Did I not tell you that we have a library that we need help filling? You aren't the only one who loves to read, and we just expanded it and added another floor."

Her pupils dilated, and she reached up and traced his bottom lip. "I think that's the sexiest thing I've ever heard." His tongue darted out and licked her finger. Her whole body shook in the cutest little shiver. Then she hurried away from him to look at books. He was affecting her and that's good, that's exactly what he wants. But he won't make a move on her until she wants it. It would be her choice since Jin hadn't given her any.

By the time she was done, she had filled six baskets full of books. It took him a bit to get all the books loaded into the trunk and backseat, but seeing her smile was worth all the effort. "Are you happy, Vi?"

"So happy, I love books more than anything. It's my favorite thing to do."

Hobi grabbed her hand and brought it to his lap. "What would you do if you didn't have the seven of us around? What would be your perfect day?"

"Hmm, I'd have a bacon omelet and hashbrowns in bed. Then I'd take a nice, long bubble bath. I'd have yummy candles and read until the water was cold. Then I'd probably nap for a bit, eat some fried chicken for dinner and chocolate cake for dessert, and then I'd get sloshed before passing out with a huge grin. That sounds like a fantastic day."

When they returned home, the guys carried all her books in, "Come on, Vi, I have one more surprise for you before bed."

"But I want to see the library," she whined.

He leaned forward and kissed her forehead. "Joon wants to show it to you; it's sort of his special place." She frowned, but she nodded her head and followed him. Hobi gently pushed her towards the bench at the end of his bed. "Wait here for a second; close your eyes."

Once her eyes were closed, he went into his bathroom and started the tub. He made it nice and hot with lots of bubbles. Then he lit all of the candles and walked past her to grab her book. Then he took her hand. "Keep your eyes closed, please."

She nodded, but Hobi could see the slight smile on her face. Once they were in the bathroom, he leaned over to whisper, "Open your eyes, sweetheart." Her eyes blinked open, and her jaw dropped. "I can't give you your perfect day since this one is almost over. But I promise I'll give you everything you requested soon."

She spun around and looked at him. Her mouth opened like she was going to say something, but nothing came out. Then she took a breath: "Hobi, this is so sweet. Thank you."

"Get in and get comfy; I wondered if I could read to you. That way, you can get cleaned up and relax."

She wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his chest. "That sounds so amazing." She didn't even care that he was there; she just stripped out of her clothes and climbed into the tub. She washed her body, and then she leaned back and looked at him. "Are you going to read?"

"Oh shit, sorry. Yes, I'm going to." Hobi walked over to the tub and sat down; he couldn't believe he was staring at her versus reading as he told her he would. He opened the book to see where she had left it last night. Hobi read a few chapters and then heard her soft snores. Thank God because the sun came up a few minutes ago, and it's taking everything in him to stay awake.

Hobi pulled the plug, and when the water was all gone, he could smell her. He texted Yoongi to bring her stuff. A minute later, he walked in with a tampon and a pad. He was yawning and rubbing his eyes. "Which one did you want?"

His eyes went wide, "uh, what does she prefer?"

"Well, she hates wearing tampons since we just pull them out, so I guess it's a pad."

Hobi shook his head no, "I won't pull it out, but I'm not putting it in her."

"I'll do it; just give me a few."