Ashanti: A Tale of Dark Love

Ashanti

"She's my lady." He said, and I jerked my head up at him. He was standing there with a huge smile on his face.

I couldn't believe that he just called me his lady and we've only been out on one date. What the hell was he thinking.

"What's your name miss?" Someone asked me. I saw the flashes and the cameras were in my face. I knew this was a bad idea. I didn't want to be in the spot light at all. I was trying to protect my identity, and this was not helping.

"Miss, what's your name?" The question was asked again.

"Ashanti." I said.

"That is all the questions for now." Marc said and led me out the door.

"Are you going to ride with me?"

"I'll meet you there. I'm just going to ride with Bea." I said hesitantly with a fake smile.

{I hope she don't try and run from me now.} He thought.

"I'll be there." I assured him.

I got in the car with Bea and we headed to the restaurant.

"What the hell was that? I heard him calling you his lady." She started as soon as we pulled off.

"I don't know but I was not happy about it. I can't believe that he did that Bea. What the hell?" I said with my head back.

"I don't know but what I do know is that man wants you and it seems like he is not giving up on you without a fight, and after the way he was fighting tonight he is not going down." She said laughing.

"This is not funny Bea. I don't know what I'm going to do. This is not happening."

"Ok look Ashanti, I know we talked about this and you told me how you felt because of what happened with Phillip, but this is your second chance to do things the right way. You can make this work if you just tell him and let him make the choice."

"Bea, you just have all the answers, right? You think this is one of the tv shows you watch with the happy ending, don't you?" I said, and she laughed.

"Maybe, but don't you think you have the right to try and have your happy ending? Think about this. He is crazy about you and even though you don't want to admit it, you like him too. Just take it slow and see where it goes."

"I guess you are right, but I am not having sex with him." I said.

"Good luck with that one. But I still say you will be fine. Can't you drink blood or something before y'all have sex?"

"What?" I was confused.

"I mean you said you need blood once you cum, so can't you just fill up on blood before you have sex and then you would be too full to bite him?" She shrugged her shoulders.

I started laughing, "Bea you are crazy as hell."

"Maybe but you are thinking about it." She said and stuck out her tongue.

"Girl, I swear you are a trip. But for real Bea. This can't work. I mean how can we really be in a relationship if he doesn't know that I am a vampire? Tell me how that can work?"

"Why not just tell him?" She asked.

"What? Girl you must be drunk already." I said shaking my head.

"Just hear me out. Now think about this. You already told me right?" She looked at me.

"Yea and look how you reacted." I gave her the side eye."

"Ok to my defense, you didn't tell me. I actually caught you drink a damn dog in the back of our business. Now that was a crazy way to find out. Buttttt when we sat down and talked about it look how I handled it. I think I took it pretty well."

"Yea, but." I started but she interrupted me.

"OK what about Darla? Look how she handled it when you told her."

"I didn't tell her she overheard us talking."

"Ashanti, you are missing the freaking point. Look at how we reacted. We didn't submit you to science, nor did we call the news people or even try to stake you. Soo, I think you should talk to him and tell him. Come on Ashanti, think about it. If you don't and he finds out another way or even a fucked-up way, you could lose him. You guys are so cute together. You deserve to be happy and he makes you happy. Just think about it." She said and turned up the radio and left me to my thoughts.

I can't lie and say I wasn't thinking about it. I was afraid to tell him. I don't know what I would do if he rejects me. I really like him, and he is so much fun. I will tell him, but I couldn't right now.

Maybe dating him wouldn't be a bad idea, but I am going to take it slow and just see what happens.