In Between by Rizonne Alexander (christmas read aloud .txt) 📖

again. I don’t even know what to wear tonight. I made my way to my room and avoided looking over to the room his in. He gets me high and then puts me low again. Just when I think I am somehow making progress, he breaks it. I closed my bedroom door and walked into my bathroom. I turned on the shower so long and walked back into my room to get out some clean clothes. Something clean that I would wear before changing into something for the dinner tonight. I looked over at the clock against my wall. Half past one already, still enough time. I could hear my mobile ringing downstairs, “argh” I mumbled, I forgot to bring the darn thing upstairs. I was already undressed too so I grabbed my nightgown and bolted out my bedroom to get my mobile. I need to answer every call and I need to reply to any text message. Fuck knows I’m already neck deep in a lot of shit. As I took the turn to go down the stairs I bumped right into Bastiaan and fell to the ground. “Amber, I’m so sorry!” He said helping me up. “It’s cool, I’m fine.” I replied but my head felt light and I stumbled back. He caught me just in time and picked me up. He took me into my bedroom, as I held him around his neck his scent reached my soul. I was intoxicated. “You can let go now.” He said staring directly at me with a straight face and kneeling onto my bed. I let go of him and placed my head onto my pillow. “Ouch” I groaned holding my head. I really bumped my head hard without even noticing it. “Should I get you anything?” He asked me. “Not as if you really care Bastiaan.” I scolded him, he just looked at me and walked out. “Argh”, I sighed. I feel like we are acting like a cat and dog. It started with me hating him and now he hates me. I slowly got up and made my way downstairs to get my mobile. His bedroom door was closed. Time was going by fast, so I made sure that my black dress and shoes was ready for later. I just took out a track pants and sweater for so long. My hair needed a serious wash too. The shower was still running from a few minutes ago, the bathroom is completely steamed up and I can hardly see myself in the mirror. I slipped my nightgown off and hopped into the steamy shower. I started to give my hair a proper wash, fuck I really needed this and missed it dearly. Suddenly I heard a noise and turned around. It was Bastiaan! “What are you doing here? Oh, my fuck you’re naked!” I said to him in utter shock. I looked down at him and then at his face, but he had no facial expression to try and confirm any sort of humour. He stepped into the shower and he stood tall against me. He pushed me up against the wall. “Bastiaan no, this is not right.” I whispered to him out of breath as I felt his manhood grow against my stomach. “I want you so badly but I’m so scared at the same time.” He whispered back at me. I closed my eyes for a couple of seconds to try and catch my breath but when I opened them, he was gone. “what?” I said out loud in confusion. I stood there for a while not knowing if I was daydreaming or if that shit really happened. I quickly rinsed my hair off and washed myself. I turned the water off and grabbed a towel. I walked out to the bedroom and quickly got dressed. I am not planning on even mentioning this to Bastiaan because I’m not even sure what happened. I blow dried my hair and slicked it down with some moisturiser. I really feel like a brand-new person. I checked the time on the clock, five past three already. My parents will be landing shortly. I made sure my outfit and clutch bag is neatly placed on my dresser, at least that is something out of my worries. I checked my phone and saw so many emails coming through, this was responses to the press release. Immediately my phone rang, it was Penny. >> “Penny?” << >> “Amber, just popping in to let you know that I’m covering all the responses to the press release okay. I’m sure you are bombarded with emails at the moment already.” << >> “I really don’t know what I will do without you Penny, I just got out of the shower now and I feel like a totally new person. I’m ready for action.” << >> “That’s all that I wanted to hear from you Amber. See you in a bit.” << Penny hung up and I quickly got dressed. I left my bedroom and went downstairs, Bastiaan’s room door was still shut. Maybe I should just go and apologise, maybe he feels inferior for being in my country and my home but at the same time I’m creeped out by the little day dream that crept through my head in the shower.  How do I even face him after what I thought had happened? I made myself another cup of coffee and stood in front of the fire. For the first time I was breathing, for the first time I felt in control again. I just need this fashion show to end so that I can distribute the orders out and take a break. Christmas is in a few days so I’m sure my parents will be staying till after Christmas. I still don’t even know what I will be telling my parents, my father is furious with me and Bastiaan is not much of help too. I still can’t believe I got involved in a world that I never knew existed. I watched as the flames danced across the wood that burned when I heard a loud bang. This kicked me out of my daze and I immediately turned around to face the stairs. Bastiaan walked down with a glass filled with blood. We both looked into each other’s eyes, I instead turned around and watched the flames again. He came closer to me and stood right behind me. I could feel his breath upon my neck as that is how close he was to me. “Bastiaan, I’m sorry.” I whispered, his scent took over my body again. “Why are you pushing me so far away?” He asked me. “Because you just not helping me get out of mess that you put me in Bastiaan!” I said raising my voice and turning around to face him. “There you go again, if you maybe start respecting me as a King and speak calmly to me, I could help. But, no! You rant and rave like a little child!” He raised his voice back at him. I slapped him. Yes, I could not believe it myself, I slapped a vampire and he allowed me too. He slowly put down his glass and took my cup of coffee out of my hands too. Okay, I’m going to die now. My parents are going to arrive here, and they will find their dead daughter laying in a pool of blood. I could see the rage in his eyes and I backed up, I stepped further towards the fire behind me and that is when he grabbed me. He pulled me closer and my lips touched his. He forced his way in and then I embraced it. I could feel the fire and the tension. He wildly picked me up and within seconds we were in the bedroom. We continued to passionately kiss, and I started to feel relieved as if a massive burden was taken off my shoulders. Bastiaan hovered above me breaking our kiss. I could still feel the rise in his pants that was pressuring between my legs. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean too.” He said. “I want this too.” I whispered back at him. He kissed me on my forehead. “Our emotions are running wild.” He said and then the door slammed open. “Daddy!” I shrieked and pushed Bastiaan off me. My father’s face was full of rage and his eyes were turning red! “Daddy!” I shouted again trying to pick up my dignity that disappeared. “What the fuck are you doing here with my daughter Bastiaan?” He screamed. I stood there speechless. I looked at my father and I looked at Bastiaan. They both looked as if they were about to have a massive fight. “Daddy, please. How do you know him? Whats happening with your eyes?” I asked stepping forward to my father. “Why is this man here with you Amber?” He asked gritting through his teeth and not breaking his stare at Bastiaan. “Rhamaz, you are supposed to be dead.” Bastiaan said. “Rhamaz?” I said looking at my father. “What the fuck is happening here!!” I shouted to gain some sanity. My father looked at me, “Do you even know what he is Amber?” he asked me. “Yes, I do. A vampire King.” I said. I was not even sure if I should have said that. “Fuck this.” My father said shockingly and walked out. Bastiaan took a seat on the bed, I looked at him and bolted downstairs to my father. My mother was sitting on the sofa busy her laptop. “Mother, you hear all of it, but you don’t come even come and help?” I shouted at her. “That tone young lady. This is your doings and you just dug your grave with your father.” She said and not even looking at me. “Oh, you meant Rhamaz?” I said. She looked at me with saucer like eyes. I ran out the door to try and find my father, I saw he was walking into the forest behind my house. “Daddy wait!” I shouted. I continued to run but he would not stop. After running for like five minutes I was able to catch up to him and pulled him by his shirt to stop. He turned around and his eyes were still red. “So, I dug my grave with you? You going to kill your own daughter?” I said with my hands on my waist. “If it means to protect you, I will.” He replied. “What is going on daddy? I’m so confused.” I pleaded with him. He walked towards a tree where he leaned against. “My gut told me to take an early flight to see what is happening. So, is he the reason why you disappeared?” He asked me. “Yeah.” I replied looking down. “You do know that I’m going to kill him, right?” He said looking back at the house. “Can you answer my question please! How do you even know him?” I asked once again. He gave out a huge sigh. “I thought I would be going to the grave with this, but I see it won’t be happening. Amber I am a vampire and that man you are entertaining is my younger brother.” He said and walked off further into the forest. “No that is impossible, I read the tales in his family book. His siblings were killed by his father. Daddy wait! For fucks sakes this is not right!” I said running after him again. He stopped and turned to me. “They thought I was dead, they thought they killed me, but I crawled my way out. I ran and never turned back Amber. I have been carrying this burden for a long time and right now I feel as if you ripped my heart out.” He said nearing to tears this time. I walked over to him, a bit scared. “Daddy how can you blame me when I did not know any of this?”