What We Do In the Shadows: "Jen..."

What We Do In The Shadows: "Jen..." Part V...

Summary: There are unexpected consequences when Laszlo seeks a new human familiar...

Part V...

Laszlo, in library, kneeling over a collapsed Jennifer on the floor...A little blood on neck...

Sigh from Laszlo as he looks up... "Afraid I jumped the gun so to speak, a bit early. But one of the things with being a vampire is we get aroused and blood-lustly easily. But I'm sure I haven't taken too much and the good news is, we have our new familiar." beam.

Slight wince..."Though I probably should have discussed this with Nadja. Well, hell...I'm as entitled to choose my familiar as she is...Yes." renewed wince... "Though I did hope to put it to Jennifer on a voluntary basis. Still, it's not the most attractive of job positions, on paper, for a bright, energetic young woman. On the other hand..." eager smile... "I distinctly got the impression she was taken with me...In fact she told me I was a most attractive man and that my accent was truly charming..." beam. "She liked my quoting Shakespeare...You know, she played Desdemona in a university production of "Othello'. Hmmn...She wakes..." he intones, Othello-style as Jen groans a bit and stares up.

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L aszlo off to seek some water for Jennifer...

"Please, call me Jen. Mr. Cravensworth, my Master, tells me I'll be seeing a lot of you as I'm now to be spending a part of my day helping out here..." Jen notes, smiling a bit wanly, her neck covered by an antique scarf, she seated now in a fine carved chair in the library. Smiles..."I told him, of course, Master...Laszlo, right? Yes...But I do have a pretty tight schedule. It may take a few days to get things cleared. And of course there's David and my little Suzette..." fond wan smile. "But I'll sort it out, of course. If I can just close the Ravensridge Road property and get the Meisters to close on Fresler St., I could come on Wednesday. But I'll have to be sure Ginny or Jackie at the office doesn't ask me to take anything new on. Excuse me, I'm a little..." she passes out...

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Hmmn...Laszlo, pacing the library as Jen sleeps heavily in her chair...

"I'm just a bit surprised to learn Jen has a family she failed to mention earlier...Husband and daughter... Of course I didn't really give us time to get acquainted properly before I had my little inappropriate moment but it was a bit surprising as I'm rather sure she indicated a strong interest in me. Still, she did say when she was conscious that she'd liked me from the start.  And I have had human familiars with families. It can be very nice, you get to know them and attend their little festivities, do little benefices for them...Kill them all sometimes but only if the times are hard or they learn your true nature or turn out to be in contact with a vampire hunter, that sort of thing. Otherwise it can be very rewarding..."

Sigh... "And of course there's still Nadja... But, leave that for now, it's getting late, Jen's family will be worried. Jen? Miss...er Mrs. Steinecke?" he taps her gently. "Ma chere...?"

"Oh...Master..." she opens eyes. "I'm sorry to have fallen asleep, Master Laszlo..." she smiles at him, offering a hand. "I should finish looking around..." swaying a bit as she rises. He holding her hand and helping her to her feet.

"Oh, no, Mrs. Steinecke, you've had a long day. You ought to be getting home, see your daughter, get some food and rest. And please, it's Mr. Cravensworth...Or Laszlo, if that's all right with Mr. Steinecke." smile.

"Yes, Master...Laszlo..." Jen nods. "It's Mr. Chu...I kept my maiden name...It looks better to some of my clients who are a little racist."

"Oh? Yes, I can see that..." Laszlo nods. "Well, call me when you can without being heard and let me know you're all right, yes?"

"Yes, Laszlo." nod. "I have a lot on my plate tomorrow and Thursday, may I come back on Friday to finish and carry out your commands to work round the house?"

"Friday? Well, if that's how it must be, certainly." kindly nod.

"I'll cancel my appointments and come after I drop Suzette at day care, tomorrow. Though..." pondering winsome look. "They are important deals and it might arouse suspicion, Master...Laszlo."

"No, no...Friday is fine...Do what you have to do, Jen. See you then." kindly nod.

"Unless I should stay?" Jen eyes him, putting hand on his arm. "I could call home and tell David I had to stay late and didn't want to drive home in the dark and stayed at a motel? I mean..." carefully eyeing Laszlo... "If you wan t me to stay...Laszlo."

He blinks at her...

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"I hope I didn't come on too strong with the Master..." Jennifer, walking across the lawn, pausing to take a couple of photos of lawn and house on her cell...For the web listing, she explains... "I didn't mean to, he's just so dashing and English and sweet, really, and he is my Master and client... He wasn't offended, was he? I mean, sometimes I go the distance to make a difficult sale but only to close things and I really do like him..." wistful smile. "Not that I don't love David, it's just what you have to do to do business sometimes, though in Master Laszlo's case, it's real, somewhat... I mean I feel like I would die for him, lie, cheat, steal, maybe kill...Though I hope I won't have to?" eyeing us. "At least not David and Suzette? Excuse me for babbling..." wan smile. "I'm kinda tired, I should get home and forget all this like Laszlo told me. Except the buried commands, of course. Have a great night." she waves, standing now by her car.

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"Well...That was..." Laszlo pauses. "Intense...Though, of course..." he raises a finger... "Thrall is often quite stimulating sexually. I know I had a hard-on the moment Nadja hypnotized me. But that was...Intense..." pause. "I do hope you noted I was a perfect gentleman and refused to take advantage of the poor girl.

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Cut to Guillermo, in his cell...

"Master Laszlo seems to have made that real estate lady, Ms. Steinecke, his familiar, tonight. She's so nice, she spoke to me and asked if I was having a good day." fond beam at the memory. "And she's very pretty...I hope we get to work together."

"Hello, Guillermo..." a voice intones.

"Mr. Robinson? What did you want? And how did you get through the locked door, not being a vampire who can change to mist or dust." Guillermo stares at the figure before him.