Dark Angel: The Light Within the Dark

Chapter 5

Author's notes:

This is similar to what I picture the room Jade doesn't use a lot looking like. I just wanted to give you an idea of how it was set up but of course you can always picture it how you'd like. I hope that one day I have a huge bedroom like this. That'd be a dream come true.

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"You look cheerful. It's weird." Asher tells me as I take a seat at our breakfast table.

"Someone got laid," Dean says blatantly. "How was it?"

"Fantastic. Sorry if I kept you up after bedtime but I definitely needed that last night." I say grinning at Derek.

"I can think of worse ways to be kept up all night." He laughs. After the cluster fuck of events yesterday, I needed to unwind. The best way to do that is by doing Derek.

"I don't know how you handle her. Her sex drive is off the charts."

"We all know that's how Jade handles her." Abby pauses looking for the right word. "Emotions." She finally settles on.

"Still doesn't change the fact she's the horniest person I know." Dean points out again. "One of the many reasons why my heart only beats for you." He says placing his hand on his chest causing me to laugh.

"Everyone has their own way of dealing with their problems and your heart beats for any girl who has a nice ass. If you weren't a vampire I bet you'd have five different STI's and a dozen kids." I say. Everyone laughs and agrees with me including Dean.

"Is this normal conversation for mealtime?" Zach chimes in.

"Laughing and having a good time? Yeah, it is. If you don't like it, you can always leave." I offer sweetly.

"No, it's fine. I was just wondering why everyone is so involved in your sex life."

"Jealous again, are we? Looks like I wasn't the only one who needed to get laid last night. They aren't involved in my sex life. I just don't hide the fact that I enjoy sex when the topic arises and Dean's the one who brought it up. He wishes he was involved in my sex life but no matter how many times I tell him it's not going to happen he keeps trying. I have to give him credit for that."

"It'll happen one day. Inside you're dying to find out what it's like to do a vampire." He releases his fangs and gives me a wink.

"Sorry to break it to you but been there, done that. It was quite a disappointment." I lie trying to push away the memories.

"Your mistake was choosing him over me."

"Who says it was a he?" I grin. Abby and Zach choke on the contents in their mouths. "Lighten up guys. Don't be such prudes." I laugh softly.

"I am so lucky." Derek says then takes a sip of his juice.

"It was a joke," I whisper to everyone as if telling them a secret. "It was a guy. When you're done meet me in the conference room. I'll tell you what's going on and we'll configure a plan." I leave them to finish their meal and head downstairs to Deyvon. At least someone has finally slept in that bed. I enter without knocking and find him drying his hair shirtless. "You have definitely grown up since the last time I saw you." I admire the ridges of tight muscle and the v leading down to his jeans.

"When we were last together we weren't even close to hitting puberty but look at us now. You have tits and I have muscles." I smile up at him.

"Thank God for puberty. Without these babies manipulating men would be a lot more difficult. They agree to anything with my girls in their face."