Love in a Strange Place: A Vampire Witch's Journey to find where she belongs

Chapter 8

Next thing I know I am being gently shaken awake by my father going by his feelings and I slowly open my eyes to see that the drapes are drawn closed and the lights were on and that I was laying in the very comfortable and soft bed with my pillow under my head and my blanket over the top of the other blankets.

I blink in confusion before looking back at my father as he chuckles and then answers

"When you fell asleep I didn't want to move you, but when you started to shiver slightly from the water going cold I knew I had to. At first I got a little scared when you didn't wake when I tried to wake you, but I then sensed that you were just that tired and I had relaxed you that much that you were simply deeply asleep and so I carefully got us out than dried you first and I brought you to bed so that you could sleep until dinner and that is what I am here waking you for.

I have already laid out an outfit for you and if you don't require help to get dressed then I will be waiting in my room for you to finish."

I look up into his loving and understanding face as he patiently waits for my answer and I know that getting his help would be best and being surprised at how much I actually want his help, but also not questioning my feelings so I reply

"The help would be good as I don't want to put my back out again." He smiles and then pulls the covers away and I slightly shiver as I realize I didn't have any clothes on and I look down at myself before looking up at him in confusion and he just gives a slight chuckle before answering

"Despite being fastly asleep I didn't want to run the risk I'd disturb you too much or even move you too much after the bath so I just dried you and placed you into bed without dressing you. I apologize if that was the wrong thing, but I know how little quality sleep you normally get and didn't want to be one more thing that broke your peace."

"Naww Baba, thank you, but just know that you could never break my peace as you are my peace." I said honestly and lifted my arm up so that he knew I wanted a hug and he carefully lifted me up to give me a hug before helping me to sit up. He then shows me the outfit that he laid out on the end of the bed and I see that it is my black leggings that from the thickness were my sheep wool lined ones as well as my ugg boots that had an actual sole on the bottom so that you could wear them out.

They took me so long to save up for but I got a deal with them both that I was so happy with as they were very well made and I have had them for ages. I see that he has picked my long sleeved long electric blue blouse that actually looked more like a dress and I normally pair it with just a singlet top under it as the first button on the blouse was a little low and I see that he put a short sleeve white sweetheart neckline shirt to go with it and what looked like an underbust corset that was black and my black wool dinner jacket that again I saved for ages and it ended up being on sale when I went to get it.

I look at the corset again and then back at him and ask in confusion

"Why a corset dad? And where did it come from?"

He looks at it for a moment and then back at me before answering with a small smile on his face

"After I had put you to bed and had gotten dressed I decided to go and speak with Vlad about getting you a few to help give your back some support until we could get you started on those exercises so that what happened with the bullet didn't happen again. I know they can be old fashioned to some and if incorrectly tied they can do more harm than good, but I also know that if done and worn right they have a lot of benefits.

Vlad agreed and sent out your measurements to a few of his staff who then got you a few different styles to choose from to see which one will be better for you, even if I know all will in some way as well as you'd look great in them all, but I didn't want to take all the choices from you."