Heart Beats ✔

Chapter 8

         My heart is still thudding in a fast pace from the kiss Xavier just gave me and my thoughts are all jumbled up. Why did he kiss me? Why did he just leave so fast?

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        After thinking about it for too long I decide to take a shower and ignore it for now. Although the harder I try to ignore it the more I want to think about it.

        The warm water soothes me as I try and think of something else. I think about how tomorrow is my first day at my job. I wonder how that will go. Maybe it'll go great, or at least I hope.

         Once I finish my shower I change into some comfortable pjs then I go back up to my room. I shut the door than turn to my bed and jump when I see Xavier sitting on my bed.

" What are you doing?" I ask putting my hand on my chest as my heart beat races. He gives a small smile.

" I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you." He says standing up. I nod before replying;

" It's okay."

         He puts his hands in his pockets and looks to the floor. I walk closer to him and sit on my bed. He turns to face me and just looks at me. I look back but quickly looking away and down to my lap.

" Lila...." He whispers, putting a strand of my hair behind my ear.

" Yes?" I ask looking up to him. Our proximity is causing a blush to spread across my face and I look down.

" Nothing." He says and moves away from me and turns around. A sigh escapes my lips. " I'm a vampire Lila... You're a human." He says quietly.

        I'm not sure if this is the right emotion that floods through me or not but it does. Anger.

" What is that suppose to mean?" I ask standing up and crossing my arms over my chest. He turns around to face me with a raised brow and a small smirk formed on his perfect lips. " Is this amusing to you?" I ask in annoyance. He shakes his head.

"Good." I say sitting back down but still wondering what he means by what he said. He looks at me.

" What I mean is that I crave blood and being around you is hard." He says truthfully and looks away.

" Oh..... But I thought you only drink animal blood?" I say questionably. He nods.

" I do but being around you is different." He answers looking away from me. " Your scent is intoxicating." An embarrassed blush scorches my face.

" So you're saying I stink?" I ask shyly. He laughs out and shakes his head. I just raise a brow to him. After he contains himself, he continues.

" You don't stink. Your blood is just so teasing and tempting. I don't want to do anything to harm you. Just being around you is making it harder to control." He says and walks towards my window.
  
         He just stands there in silence and I can't tell his expression or what he's thinking. I feel bad, but I like his company. He's actually made me feel less alone lately, but maybe when I start working I won't be so alone. I honestly just like his presence.

" Well then.... I guess it's just better if you leave..." I say quietly, not really wanting to say the words but understanding it's better for him.

         He turns around and looks at me. I just look down. After a few seconds he walks towards me and gives me a hug. I melt into his embrace, as he pulls me closer to him. My head is laying against his chest and the sound of his heart beat echoes in my ear. He even feels warm. Not what you'd expect from a vampire.

          Just as I start to get comfortable, he's gone. Almost as if he had disappeared. I look around my room then out my window but he's no where to be seen. A let out a long sigh and close my window, then I get in bed and plug my phone into the charger. Why does he do that?

          I think of him as I lay there. It's better that he leaves, right? It's probably better that I don't have a blood thirsty vampire around me. If that's so true than why am I feeling like it's not? I decide to ignore it and try to sleep. Tomorrow will be the first day at work.

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