KC Lumi Rose

Part 12

I found myself more confused than ever as I dried off. I watched Cye keeping an eye on him as he did the same. He was smiling the entire time. I never thought I would have these feeling for a vampire, especially Cye Bian. How could my body and heart have been failing me so much right now? I wrapped the towel around myself and noticed Cye still looking at me.

"You are so beautiful Lumi."

I smiled at him then looked down never saying a word to him.

"Do my words offend you? It's a little late to play shy with me."

I looked back up at him feeling the embarrassment of his words on my cheeks.

"No, it's just, I never thought you and I would be standing here naked in front of each other."

Cye laughed not thinking anything of it, like maybe he had done this a million times before with girls.

"Clara will show you your room. I will see you at dinner Lumi."

Cye walked out of the bathroom, and I watched him the entire way, I felt my lips and how tender they were from his touch. That's not all that was tender. As I stood there, I realized my neck felt strangely uncomfortable. I reached back to rub my neck and what I felt stunned me. I pulled my hand to see my fingertips held pink glittery scales like one you find on Magla's python. I studied them and felt my neck again and again. Was it just my imagination? Was it left over from the meeting?  My ears began to ring I had to sit.

"MISS LUMI?" I heard from behind me.

I turned to see Clara standing there looking at me oddly.

"I have been calling your name Miss Lumi. Are you ok?"  She came rushing over to me.

"Yes, I, I, I think I need to lay down for a bit before dinner. I'm not feeling well."

"Of course, let me help you."

We walked down the dimly light hallways of the Nelson Art Museum now Cye's house, arm in arm. I looked at how he had made so many changes to it yet it still looked like a museum. Cye had a certain type of taste, a rich type. He liked his things shiny new and expensive. I couldn't blame him. If I had his money, I guess I would like those things too all except the creepy body parts room. I did not like that one.

We finally came to my room. A large modern wood door with a silver vertical handle opened into what looked like an apartment. My mouth flew open at how wonderful it was. Everything was white and pink with an accent of black. My very favorite. I walked slowly taking it all in making sure I didn't miss any detail.

The tile was marble black, white and a touch of pink. The North and South walls were decorated with new modern art of lips, lots of lips, in every color. Some of them were dripping lip gloss others were showing their teeth others were merely holding objects, I loved them. The west wall was head to floor windows, the east was mirrors. The bed was huge and fluffy and filled with pillows. The white comforter with black and pink furs made it look so inviting. There was a long dresser at the end of the bed that a tv came up out of. He really thought of everything. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw what I needed most, a bar. He had a bar just for me in my room stocked full of my favorite Bourbon. The barstools and bar were decorated in the same modern design, lips and above the bar flashed a neon sign girls, girls, girls.

Cye had really thought of everything. I was pleased but I still wanted to know where all my gear was and my clothing.

"Is everything to your satisfaction Miss Lumi?" Clara asked from the doorway.

"Ummm yes, but where are my things? My clothes? My guns?"

Clara walked through the door to the North wall, she laid her hand on it ever so lightly and pushed. A door opened to another room. We both walked through that door. In this room all my gear was hanging up arranged so I could see it and my wardrobe had expanded by a few thousand dollars. I sighed and started looked at all the clothes. The sparkles, the leathers, the lingerie it was all for me. It was more than enough. I wasn't even his wife, nor had I said I would be, and this is what I get. If I wasn't confused before I definitely was now.  I sat on the pink chiffon chair that was placed in the middle of the closet and tried to focus on what I was going to do. I couldn't, I was too tired my body mocked me as I tried to move from the chair to the bed. Clara came in with a cup of tea setting it down she helped me to the bed.

"Drink this it will help your body relax."

I took the cup of tea from Clara smelling the sweet scent of cinnamon and began to drink it. Before I knew it, I was out.