Midnight Cocktail

Midnight Cocktail - Chapter 7

"What are you doing?" Cherry asked.

"Calling someone."

"Who?"

"A guy with a big cock."

I listened to the phone ringing, looking at Cherry waiting there, her fists clenching and unclenching at her sides while her eyes darted from one corner of the room to another.

It's a huge moment, waking up as a different species. I don't speak from personal experience, obviously, but I've witnessed a few, and heard enough firsthand accounts to know exactly what she was going through.

"You should drink some blood from that flask. It will help."

Cherry gave me an uneasy little smile as she picked up the flask and unscrewed the lid. She touched it to her lips and tilted it gingerly.

"Hi, Ruby," said the soft, deep voice on the phone. He sounded pleased to be taking the call. He always did.

"Hi, Shawn. Are you busy?"

I heard him take a breath.

Cherry had drained the flask, dropped it on the floor, and her hand was back between her thighs. She was staring at me, mouthing eager obscenities.

"Right now?" he asked.

"Right now."

"I really need to be somewhere in about an hour. Can I call you back later?"

Cherry had a feral gleam in her eyes that suggested she might start humping a chair leg at any moment.

"Not really. It's kind of urgent."

"Ruby, I'm really sorry. I have this booking lined up and it's with..."

"Would you like to fuck a nineteen-year-old virgin?"

Cherry was nodding furiously. She liked the sound of that.

"What?" said Shawn.

"Friend of mine. Desperate to pop the old cherry. Very desperate. I told her you'd be able to help out."

"Nineteen?"

"Yes. Nineteen."

Cherry was nodding, and also squeezing her own nipples.

"A virgin?"

"Yes, Shawn."

There was a pause, not a particularly long one. I was actually surprised there was any kind of a pause.

"I'll leave right now. Give me ten minutes."

"Thanks."

I hung up.

"Is he coming?" Cherry asked.

"Undoubtedly."

She threw her arms around me and kissed me on the mouth.

"I love you so much," she said. "Have you seen my fucking fangs?"

"Yes. They're wonderful."

"My whole body is tingling. Is that normal?"

"Depends on your definition of normal. You're a vampire, but a very recently turned vampire. You're going to feel a bit weird for a while, until you get used to everything."

Cherry held out her right arm and stared at it.

"I've got muscles."

"You always did have those, they're just a little more defined now."