Vampires Among Us [Vampires Among Us 1] (Siren Publishing Classic)

amused face of her fiancée.
    “Well, hello to you too, darling,” he stated as he bent down to steal a quick kiss.
    “Where are you off to in such a hurry? Wait, if you have decided to leave me, don’t tell me, my heart won’t take it,” he whispered playfully as he clutched his chest in mock dismay.
    “I have my first committee meeting this afternoon. I was going to leave early so I have time to put myself together before everyone arrives,” Erica replied in a bit of a rush.
    “You know, you are going to become a very busy lady with all of these projects you are taking on,” Kevin murmured against her lips, and then, nibbling his way to her ear, continued. “I worry that you will become too busy and forget about your groom. He has needs that only you can meet, my love.” His whisper was feather light in her ear, causing a shudder to run down her backbone.
    Breathlessly, she responded. “And just how does this rock hard, stronger than Superman, faster than Flash groom of mine need to be taken care of?”
    He chuckled at her description, then working his way back to her lips, replied, “Um, well, my lips get very lonely, and I seem to have a growth problem with a certain organ.” He playfully rubbed his rock-hard cock up against her for emphasis.
    A deep chuckle escaped Erica before she could continue. “Oh, I can take care of these lips,” she replied, as she leaned up and he quickly began to devour her lips. Little did she realize that while he had her mind occupied with kissing her, he had also been cleverly inching her away from the door and over to the couch. When the back of his legs hit the arm, he fell backwards, bringing her down with him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and deepened the kiss. The remainder of her body molded to the front of his, and her legs wrapped themselves around him. Breaking the kiss a moment later in order for her to catch her breath, Kevin grinned as he cocked an eyebrow her way and then whispered wickedly, “Oh yeah, your groom most definitely needs to be taken care of.”
    “Yes well, about this other problem, this growth problem,” Erica stated as she slipped her hand between their two bodies and cupped his erection through his jeans, “this problem will require my attention later when I have the time to devote to it. Otherwise, I am going to be late for my first meeting.”
    “What, you don’t want to go in and explain to a group of strangers that you are running late because you were having sex with your fiancée?” Kevin asked teasingly.
    “No!” she replied rather emphatically.
    Kevin eased them up off the couch a moment later. When he had her standing and had helped her straighten her clothes, he stated softly, “I’d like to escort you to your meeting this afternoon, if that is okay with you.”
    She studied his face for a moment, wondering if he had this planned all along, or if this was a sudden decision. She couldn’t help but think there was something he wasn’t telling her. “I always enjoy your company, but I don’t want you to feel obligated,” she finally replied carefully.
    He gave her one of his devastating, beautiful smiles before replying, “I want to see how the construction is coming along underground.” And just as smoothly as he had fed her the excuse for accompanying her, he grabbed her hand and started for the front door, leaving her little room for rebuttal.
    The ride over to the VCTF building was quiet. By the time the building was in sight, Erica felt her nerves ready to snap. If something was going on, she wished Kevin would just tell her. As they entered the building, the entire team was lined up by the door. Marshall stepped up to greet the couple as soon as the door shut behind them.
    He looked into her eyes intently. Erica had the feeling that whatever this was about, Marshall felt strongly. Did this have something to do with Kevin accompanying her to her meeting?
    After a moment of staring into her eyes, he took a deep breath and smiled tenderly. “Erica, the team would like to thank you for your help in the Brazil case. Each of us feels we owe you so much more than just a simple thank you. You may very well have saved numerous lives that day.”
    Erica, already a tight bundle of nerves due to her upcoming meeting, let go of Kevin’s hand and threw herself into Marshall. He caught her easily, wrapping his arm around her as she hugged him tightly. “Oh, Marshall, none of you owe me a thing. I am just so