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The work day had been hectic. It usually was. Today, though, had been especially bad. With the show in town, Adeline had known that it would be like hell on Earth. Thankfully, things had calmed down as the night went on. That hadn’t stopped her last table from keeping her late. It wasn’t their fault she was annoyed with them. Alright, maybe it was a little. Who stayed until almost 11:30 when they closed at ten? What annoyed her the most was that she wasn’t going to get paid anything extra for staying late.
Once everything was all set with them, she went to grab her coat and bag. Just as she was sliding her arm into the sleeve, her boss came around the corner.
“Don’t forget you have the opening shift tomorrow. I expect you here early, it’s gonna be busy. Don’t forget. Don’t show and count yourself dead to me.”
“Of course not, I haven’t missed a shift,” she said with a forced smile. Tomorrow was going to be hell. That she knew. Morning shifts with him were always bad. The girl that was schedule to work with her never showed for anything before noon. That left Addie running around the whole damn place like she had her head chopped off. But, she would deal. There was nothing she could do about it and complaining to him would just cause her a pay cut, at best.
“I should be here fifteen before opening, just to help with everything, if that’s alright.”
“Make it thirty,” he said before walking away. As much as she wanted to scream and yell, she couldn’t. It wasn’t part of who she was. She took what she got and worked with it. Worked out plans to get back at him later, when she didn’t need him. God only knew how many other people had been fired for talking back. This job was the only thing she had. Without it, how would she pay the bills? With it, she was barely making it by.
Once out the door, she felt her mood lighten just a bit. Bad energy hung around that restaurant. That she knew without a doubt. Typically, her walk home didn’t last more than five minutes. It would be a bit longer tonight.
Seeing the concert in town had been was never an option. Even if Adeline hadn’t been working, she didn’t have the money to go. Standing outside the venue, though, was free. No one could stop her from going there. Not that she expected much from this trip.
By now, she expected that he would be long gone. That would depend on what time the concert got out. There was a nagging voice in the back of her head. If she didn’t go, she never would know if she had stood a chance. There was nothing stopping her feet from guiding there. Couldn’t stop the hope in her heart that perhaps she could have this one thing.
Even just a fleeting glimpse of Bowie would be enough for her. Just enough to tide her over and keep moving. Somehow, somewhere along the way, he really had turned into her whole life. It wasn’t healthy. He was the one thing that had never hurt her. Never could hurt her. There was just something so inspiring about him, about all of it. Any spare money she managed to pull together went to whatever record he had out. It was what kept her going. Even a slight chance of seeing him from a distance would give her reason to keep going. To keep trying to get ahead.
Adeline walked in complete silence, clutching her bag close to her. The trouble she had received over it was insane. Everything her boss did was over the top. Sure, it was a bit bigger than the one she normally brought. But, the hell he had put her through was too much. He demanded to know what was in it that required such a big bag.
A record, her beloved copy of Space Oddity, was safely hidden in it. If he had found out… She knew what he would do. On the off chance Bowie was still here, and she somehow managed to get close to him, she wanted him to sign it. It was all she had wanted since she got it. That wasn’t something she could explain to her boss. A lame excuse had left her mouth, something that implied she was on her period. The restaurant, thankfully, had picked up by then and he didn’t want to hear any more of it. She’d never been so grateful for work getting busy.
A small group of people had gathered around the door. Adeline had expected as much. Well, really, she had expected much more. She would have been a fool to think she was the only one to come up with this. It gave her a bit of hope, at least. If there were still people here, perhaps he hadn’t left yet?
She looked down at her watch and noted it was just a little past 11:30. Another half an hour and then she would leave. If he hadn’t come out by midnight, he was already gone or wasn’t coming out for much too long. She didn’t have all the time in the world to just sit around and wait. Her early shift the next morning couldn’t be jeopardized like that. This alone was risky enough. Six o’clock came much too quickly.
Time seemed to pass slowly as she stood there. The minutes creeped by. It was silent, aside for the occasional lighting of a cigarette. Every second that passed had her stomach sinking a little bit lower. He was already gone. Perhaps he was going to go out a different door. Any way this could go, she wasn’t going to meet him. She was a fool for thinking that this might even work.
Just as her watched showed midnight, the side door opened wide. It felt almost like some sort of cue. Or, even a reward for waiting it out. There was a large crowd of people, all woman circling one lone figure. One of the woman looked familiar, Addie realized she was the woman his wife, having seen her in some magazine.
The lone figure in the center of it was all distinct. The bright, long hair might have been cut short now, but the flaming orange hair stuck out just as much. Addie moved forward a bit, compelled by the energy he was putting out. Everyone around her did as well, like they had all rehearsed this.
She felt as if her chances of being noticed were slim. There was nothing special about her. Of course, she had hoped to catch his attention. Alas, there was already that horde of girls surrounding him. One dangled loosely on his arm. She doubted he might even look in her direction.
Fate, it seemed, had different ideas. Just as he began to walk past where she stood, he stopped dead in his tracks. One girl bumped right into him. He didn’t even seem to notice. It was all surreal to watch. For Adeline, it felt like the world was slowing down just a bit as he did. He was so close. She never imagined she might be within arm’s reach of him.
“You,” he pointed at her, “come here love.” His voice was soft as he spoke. Immediately, Adeline felt sucked into him. The world around them disappeared.
Time froze. Her whole body froze. Was he talking directly to her? That seemed impossible. It seemed like some sort of dream. She looked behind her before pointing a finger up toward herself.
“Yes, you love,” he said with a nod. There was a determined look in his eyes. What for, Addie wasn’t sure. Compared to the girls already around him, and on him, she definitely didn’t think herself special. She rarely did. But, she was more than willing to find out.
Her feet, thankfully, decided to work as she took a few steps closer to him. She reached into her bag and grabbed the album. The smile on his face never left. It was pleasant enough. The look in his eyes had different intentions. Adeline ignored that, for now. He shook the girl on his arm off as he moved to face her completely.
“Would you mind signing this for me?” She held it out. The cover was a bit ratty and beat it. It had obviously seen better days. Adeline just couldn’t afford to get a new one. On top of the fact that it just wouldn’t feel right to replace a perfectly working one.
“I didn’t know they still made this,” he said with a laugh. “Do you have a pen darling?”
Adeline searched through her bad. “I’ve had it since it came out, actually,” she mumbled.
“A fan from the beginning, then, I see. Perhaps the most precious type of fan.” He chuckled a bit as he watched her. She had to fight the urge to dump out her whole bag on the concrete. Had she really forgotten one?
“No, I’m afraid I don’t have one,” she mumbled. She felt like a fool.
“I haven’t one on me either, love,” At that, the girl that he had pushed away moved a bit closer. Clearly, she was trying to claim what she had already gotten. “But I do believe that I have at least one back at my hotel, if you wouldn’t mind accompanying me.”
Adeline felt a sinking pit in her stomach. Any moment with David would be worth it. But, she couldn’t do that. Mostly because she wasn’t that kind of girl. She hadn’t even really been kissed before! That level of confidence didn’t exist in her. She didn’t mean anything against the girls he already had with him. God, she envied them. To be so sure of themselves? She would kill for that kind of confidence.
That wasn’t even her main reason for freezing. The lie she had given her boss wasn’t really a lie. It was, in fact, that time of the month, having just started that morning. No doubt he would be disgusted by the very idea of it. Who wouldn’t be?
“Oh, no, I really, I really can’t,” she mumbled before reaching to take her album back.
“Darling, I insist you come back with me. I promise it’ll be worth your time, and I’ll make sure to sign the album,” he said softly. With the record still in one hand, he reached out to touch her wrist with the other. He just smiled and Addie wanted to melt.
There was something about him that was so hard to say no to. “I really, I really just can’t,” she mumbled. She was racking her brain for an excuse as to why. Telling her hero that she was on her period would be humiliating. It just wasn’t an option. Was there really any other way out of this, though? She sighed and looked up, straight into his eyes.
“I’m, umm, afraid that it’s, that week, you know?” She said, trying to look away. Something about his eyes wouldn’t allow her to look away. He held her full attention. She could feel the heat on her cheeks as she talked. On David’s face, she could almost swear she saw a smile tug at his lips.
A soft laugh left those same lips. She assumed it was at her. Of course he would laugh at that. She couldn’t even bring herself to say the proper words, let alone sleep with him. She should have never come.
“That hardly matters at all, darling. I must simply have you with me tonight,” he smiled and moved his hand up from her wrist to her elbow. “Come with me,” he said.
She couldn’t believe his words. It couldn’t be that simple. It just couldn’t be. There was no way he could be serious. Was this a joke? Was this a dream?
“If that’s the only reason you’re saying no, my darling, then worry not. Come with me. I promise you’ll enjoy the night. If you don’t wish to for other reasons, I understand,” he said. His hand moved from her elbow to grab her hand. “Say yes.”
His hand holding hers sent a tingle up her spine. If something so simple caused this, what might spending any time with him do? Her brain said no, she couldn’t do that. “Oh, uh, yes,” she squeaked, voice full of surprise. Her heart, it seemed, had a mind of its own like it always did. It wouldn’t allow for her to say no. He grinned and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
“I’m glad, my dear. Right this way.” David said before sweeping her away into a darkened car.
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The transition from the packed limo to the empty limo was eerie. In the limo, the other girls jostled and bounced around. Each tried to move closer to him. The one he had on his arm before seemed to be pushing the hardest. David kept an arm around her, holding her on his lap the whole time. She was a bit uncomfortable, a bit unsure of what was going on. After all, on the opposite end of the limo was his wife who sat with arms crossed and stared straight through her.
Once in the hotel, though, everyone around them disappeared. The horde of girls seemed to be gone the second they all exited the limo. She assumed they were off to somewhere else, to entertain other members of David’s band and road crew. The grip David had on Adeline never seemed to loosen, arm wrapped tightly around her. It was almost like he was afraid she might disappear. Not like he couldn’t find another hundred girls like her, if not better.
For a second she paused in the doorway. The room itself was huge, decorated nicely, but sparsely. This was really the first hotel room Addie had seen in her life. It was likely bigger than her whole apartment, if not her childhood home. She was amazed that one person could afford something so big. Then again, he was David Bowie. What couldn’t he afford?
His grip on her arm tightened just a bit, pulling her out of her thoughts and into him. She went willingly. There was no fight to put up. He knew what sort of state she was in and she knew what she had agreed to. If he truly didn’t care, she saw no need to care right now either. For the moment, any anxiety about her period disappeared.
Once in the room, any previous restraint he had been showing was gone. He was all over her. Why he had bothered at all with restraint before Addie wasn’t too sure about. Perhaps it was because of his wife? The woman she at least assumed to be his wife didn’t seem bothered in the slightest. Perhaps she expected it? There was no way she could approve.
That train of thought was forgotten when David’s mouth finally met hers. At first, he had been all hands, pulling her close and just feeling her. Now, he was demanding her attention. She gladly gave over what he wanted.
He began slow, or as slow as he could manage himself. He wasn’t used to inexperienced girls. His mouth opened hers as hands slid down to grab her ass. She was pulled flush against him. When she felt his hardening cock against her, she couldn’t help but gasp into his mouth.
His hands continued to wonder over her body as he pushed her backwards. It wasn’t a hard push. More, it was an effort to guide her to the bed. At first, she moved slowly, unsure of what was going on. Then, she realized she had to trust him. At least just a bit. If she didn’t, this whole night would be a loss.
As they walked, her now following wherever he pushed her, David began to remove parts of her outfit. First her skirt was pulled down, allowing for her to walk right out of it. Then her shirt. When her bra was removed, she felt her nipples harden as the cool air hit her. Lastly, her underwear was pulled down for her to step out of.
As she looked down, she once again was reminded of her period. How couldn’t Addie think of it then? She could only see the bright red stain on the bed.
The back of her knees hit the bed and David gently pushed on her shoulder. She landed on her back on the bed. That shame was even more present as she looked at the bright white sheets. Surely she would stain them. There was no way to prevent it. That didn’t stop her hands from going to cover herself, thighs tightly closed.
She did her best to scoot up the bed as she figured that would be what he wanted. Things had seemed to slow for a moment now. She imagined that he would just want to get things over with, now that she was naked. Get what he wanted and push her out. Addie didn't think she would stay.
David looked at her like she was a meal, a wicked grin painted across his face. This seemed to only confirm her thoughts. She watched with wide eyes as he unbuttoned his shirt and slipped it off. It was like she was under his spell. An ironic thought that had her smirking just a bit.
Once his pants were off, Adeline found herself gasping again. Seeing him naked was just, it was something else. This wasn’t how she thought her night was going to go when she had walked out of that restaurant. For just a second, she forgot her own shame and moved up the bed, back resting against the headboard for the moment.
The mattress gave away to the little weight David had as he crawled up to hover over her. She spread he legs a bit, expecting he would want to take her. The thought along had her wet. He bent over, kissing up and down her neck. “Darling, have you ever?” He asked softly. Despite the obvious hunger in his eyes, and his clearly straining cock, he still seemed so tender.
That hit some spot in her. It had been years since someone had been soft with her. His hands came up to her chin, finger underneath to guide her face to look at him. If she hadn’t been naked and already horny, she might have broken down and cried.
For a moment, she debated lying. But, Adeline had never been good at that. Surely, he would have seen right through her. “No, never,” she mumbled, eyes adverting away from him. Hadn’t that been obvious from the start?
“I’ll make sure to take things slow,” he said gently. He brushed a stray curl out of her face, smiling as he did so. It was kind, but there was something wicked about it, about him. Part of Adeline was telling her to run, but she pushed it down. “It’s about us now, no one else and not just one of us.”
As he spoke, he placed a few kisses down her neck, moving himself down just a bit. “It takes two to make something beautiful and worthwhile.”
It was hard for Adeline to believe what she was hearing. For her, this was so obviously all about him. She was just the fan; the willing vessel that wanted to spend as much time with him as possible. After all, her original plan had been to just get her record signed. Then he offered her more and she greedily took it.
“I’m going to eat you out first, is that alright?”
“You’re gonna, what?” Adeline asked, clearly not understand what he meant. For most of her life, she had been sheltered. No one she knew talked about such things. Granted, for most of her life she had been surrounded by older members of her family. Such talk would have been shameful.
To that, David could only let out a soft chuckle. It felt a bit cruel leaving her lips, to her at least. If she wasn’t so tan, her face would have been painted a bright red color. “I could just show you, if you’d rather that than me explain,” he began gently. Her eyes were still wide with confusion and concern with that he might be doing.
“Essentially, darling, I’m going to use my mouth to make sure you feel good. To make sure you’ll be able to take me without pain.”
Addie just shook her head quickly. There was zero chance that could happen. Had he already forgotten she was bleeding? She wasn’t sure how he could. That just, it didn’t sound like a good idea. How could he enjoy that?
“No, there’s really, you don’t need to do that,” she said with a small and quiet voice. “I don’t, I don’t think you should.”
“I know I don’t need to. I insist, really,” he said as up to kiss her neck once again. “It’ll be good. I know it sounds bad, probably awful to you,” he said gently. He resumed his trail of kisses down her body to between her breasts. “But I’ve done it before. I promise, your period isn’t any sort of problem. I’ll hardly notice the difference.” He paused there between her breasts to look up at her.
There was a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes. Underneath it all was still something that scared her. But she trusted him. What was the worst he could do to her? With what he was asking, Adeline doubted he would try to hurt her. “Oh, alright, if you’re sure…” she trailed off.
All David could do in response was smile. He trailed a few more kisses around her chest before taking her erect nipple in his mouth. His tongue flickered over it.
Adeline gasped, throwing her head back. Never having been touched by anyone, including herself, made everything feel so intense. Vaguely, she could make out the sound of David chuckling.
One of his hands came up to thumb at her other nipple, switching between just suck and lashing her nipple with his tongue. If he stayed like this all night, she would have been more than pleased. There was a tension building inside of her. She knew that it could only be relieved by his touch.
Eventually, his mouth resumed its travel down her body. Once at her thighs, he paused for a second, kissing the sensitive skin right below her belly button. “I need you to lay down for me, luv,” he said gently. Adeline just nodded and he moved so she could do such.
David repositioned himself, laying on the bed as he once again kissed her skin. “Now, spread your legs for me.”
They were clinched shut. Adeline hadn’t realized they were, but she assumed it was her mind’s attempt at bleeding less. She was so caught up in his touch, her thighs must have grown a mind all their own.
With a shaky breath, she nodded and opened her legs. His hand went to her thighs, continuing to guide them farther apart. He grinned just a bit at the sight. Adeline couldn’t understand how he could enjoy the sight of it, let alone want to put his mouth there. David seemed unfazed by the lot of it, if not a little pleased.
His finger gently parted her lips, swirling around her clit and opening as he adjusted himself. “Tell me if I do anything you don’t like,” he said. From there, he placed his hands under her thighs. He kissed up each thigh, trailing to where he knew he wanted him most.
Once his mouth wrapped around her clit, tongue expertly flicking it, she was lost to the world. Her hands grasped the sheets, doing her best to keep quiet. It was embarrassing to her how good this felt. David hummed gently, doing his best to coax more out of her.
When that seemed to fail, he pulled away for a second. “Let me hear you, sweet girl. I need to,” he grinned. She flinched a bit at the sight of his face covered in her blood. There was no chance for her to react further, though. His mouth was once again on her sensitive bud, drawing delicious moans out of her now.
She let out a low moan and David just grinned at that. He moved from her bud to lap gently at her folds, tongue drawing shapes that seemed endless to her. All she knew was that she didn’t want him to stop. David moaned gently as he went, and Adeline took that as a sign to continue her own noises, if not get louder.
And she did. Her hands never strayed from the sheets, too afraid to actually reach out and touch him. Her legs, once again, seemed to have a mind of their own. They wrapped around his shoulders, holding him against her. David hardly seemed to notice, tongue moving inside of her now.
That’s what seemed to push her over. She didn’t know that she was anywhere to be pushed off. Her own climax hit her hard, something she wasn’t used to at all. She let out a scream-like moan. If she hadn’t been so loud, she would have heard David chuckling lowly.
David didn’t let up, didn’t even think of relenting. It wasn’t time to give her a break just yet. Instead, he returned to sucking on her clit and pressed a finger inside her slowly. She moaned at the sudden intrusion. He moved slowly at first, not wanting to give her too much at once.
The louder she moaned, the more he gave. David moved his hand faster before slipping in a second finger. He slowed for a second, before picking his pace back up.
Without any sort of break, Adeline felt herself falling back into that abyss once again. She came silently this time, eyes closed, toes curled, and clutching the sheets for dear life. This time, if she had opened her eyes, she could have seen him grinning. David gently guided her legs back down onto the bed and off of him.
His fingers went into his mouth, cleaning them off. Adeline couldn’t help but notice the startling lack of blood on his face. Besides his fingers, which were now clean, there was no sign of blood anywhere on him.
“My darling, you taste wonderful,” he said with a grin. “May I kiss you?”
Adeline couldn’t bring herself to talk, not just yet. Her throat still felt a bit raw at the moment. She just nodded and he grinned, kissing back up her neck before reclaiming her lips.
“As much fun as watching you cum was,” he said, hand gently touching her thigh, “I’m not quite done. Would you mind?”
Adeline was shocked again. There was no need for him to ask her. Perhaps, after what had just happened, she thought it would be softer than what she originally assumed. Still, she had thought he would just take her. For him to ask still? It shocked her to her core.
“Oh, uh, no, no, of course not,” she mumbled. “That is, uh, that I wouldn’t mind.”
David wasted no time now, pushing her thighs open just a bit more as he positioned himself against her opening. His head just barely pressed at her opening, clearly teasing himself for a moment. Kisses were quickly placed up and down her neck, trying to distract her as he pushed in.
At first, she couldn’t help but clench up at the sudden movement. It wasn’t a slow thing. He pushed himself all the way in at once, creating a sharp pain as he did so. “Relax, it won’t hurt if you relax.”
His lips recaptured one of her nipples, doing his best to draw her attention elsewhere and to steady himself. Adeline just nodded, taking a deep breath. He stalled for a moment more, hand moving to gently massage her clit.
A moan escaped Adeline’s lips and he took this as his cue to begin to move. Her legs spread a bit more, trying to make room for him. “Tell me if it hurts too much,” he whispered gently. There was a strain to his voice. Adeline knew that even now, he was holding back.
It moved from a sharp pain to a dull ache, mostly with the help of David’s hand. Naturally, the more he shifted himself back and forth, in and out of her, the more the pain turned to pleasure. She melted into his touch, arms wrapped around his shoulders.
A low moan escaped her whenever he hit that certain spot inside of her. Perhaps if she wasn’t so nervous about how he felt, she might have cum again. His words earlier, this being about them, were lost to her.
His pace continued to pick up, the steady movement now lost to deep thrusts that seemed to only serve him. She hardly cared. One last thrust hit something deep inside her, and she moaned a bit louder. His own moans masked her as he came, before collapsing on the bed beside her.
Moments passed in silence before Adeline stirred a little, trying her best to keep some blood on the bed. She didn’t dare look at how bad it might be. She could feel it, or at least she assumed it to be blood, running down her inner thigh. David moved at the same time, leaning over to kiss her face.
“Go clean yourself up. I’ll clean up in here, don’t worry,” he nudged her gently as he spoke.
Adeline got up, at first almost falling straight onto her face. David was there in a second, catching her before she could injury herself. “Take it slow, you’re going to be sore,” he said gently. “Do you need help to the bathroom?”
She just shook her head, not wanting any sort of help. Perhaps she would need it, but she was too proud for that. The strength in her legs thankfully returned. At least it had for now. Her feet worked on autopilot as she moved into the bathroom. She did her best to clean the blood, and what she could only assume to be his release, from her legs. There was a heat on her face from embarrassment. What did the bed look like? A murder scene? She wasn’t sure she wanted to know.
Tentatively, Adeline stuck her head out the bathroom door. From there, she could see the bed was spotless, freshly made and everything. David must have cleaned it and changed the sheets. It only made sense. He was the one that had to sleep in it.
David sat on the edge of the bed, now in sleeping pants with her underwear in his hand. “I managed to find a pad for you as well. I hope that’s alright,” he said as he handed her underwear to her.
His other hand hovered for a second, figuring that he would hand her that as well. It wasn’t until she looked at the underdid she notice that he had put it in as well. A thorough man, it seemed.
“I threw the other away. I figured you wouldn’t mind.”
“Should I head out now?” She asked, looking between him and the door. Where were you clothes? She was unsure of what she was supposed to do now, more than from before.
“Only if you want to, I was hoping you might spend the night with me,” he said as she slipped her underwear pack on. She nodded, moving to sit on the bed next to him.
David only chuckled, pulling her into his chest and pushing them back up the bed.
“Sleep well, my sweet Adeline, you’ve more than earned it.”
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Adeline laid curled up next to David, almost tucked underneath him. David had feigned sleep for a bit, trying to get her to finally fall into it. He knew that he himself couldn’t sleep. Such things couldn’t be allowed tonight. There were a million thoughts racing through his mind. How could he sleep?
He’d slipped when he called Adeline by her name. This he knew. He knew it the moment after he said it. She never told him it, never even hinted at it. By saying it, she would know that he had gone through her things. That should hardly matter, it should have been evident by the pad. There certainly was no need for him to leave those around.
But it still ate at him. Any sort of slip up did. His life was a careful game of chess, the pieces having to move perfectly. She would piece it together if she wasn’t too out of it. Not only had he managed to completely change the bed, but he’d gone through her things. All in the time it took her to pee. That hardly seemed natural.
Something else weighed much more heavily on him, though. It pressed a bit more, presenting itself boldly. Sleep could not be an option, even if he wanted it. Even if he needed it.
All of his girls disappeared in the middle of the night, while he slept. He’d pass out with an arm full of girl, and then she would be gone. Not a trace. No good bye or anything. Typically, her stuff would still be spread out on the floor. Unless there were serial problems of girls running around completely nude, there was no doubt in his mind what was going on.
David would have to be a fool to not put it together, and he liked to think himself not a fool. Angie had to be doing it. Coming in during the middle of the night and whisking them away. After that, it became a little murkier. There were a millions things she could do. But, in the end he knew they were dead. What happened in between was the only mysterious part of it.
Likely, at least he assumed it to be, was that they were used to feed whatever part of the crew needed it. Drained dry because it would make her easier to dispose of. Usually, David didn’t care. Couldn’t bring himself to care, really. His life was filled with such apathy and hatred toward Angie. There was little room for much else in him. Besides, who would miss the girls that hung around him? They weren’t exactly the cream of the crop.
Something about this girl felt different. He couldn’t let that happen to her. Something in him just wouldn’t allow it. There was something, a spark perhaps, that didn’t exist in the rest of them. Adeline felt more human, felt more real. No, that wasn’t quite the right wording.
She showed him humanity. Treated David like a person, rather than just some character he created. If one more girl called him Aladdin or Ziggy while they fucked, he might just lose his head. She didn’t do that. Didn’t treat him like some far out of reach alien, but a fellow human being.
All the other girls would fight their way to him. Fight like the world owed them something, like the world owed them him. Demand their night with him, like it was their natural born right. He’d never refuse. The girls gave him what he needed and then they would be gone. A fitting end for most of them. So many girls over the years, gone, just like that. He could hardly remember their names. He didn’t care. It wouldn’t touch him in the slightest. For him to live, he couldn’t allow for it.
Other emotions had taken over his life instead. There was a rage burning in him. An anger with Angie, one that he had learned to carefully hide. He needed to so he could survive. If he didn’t, she might just feel it. Might just learn the truth of what he knew. He couldn’t risk that, not now. His apathy toward the rest of the world had built slowly. It developed solely out of his need to hide all emotions.
This one, though, had found a way to touch him. Broken through all those walls. No, she hadn’t broken anything. She just reached out and asked sweetly, asked nicely. It was just the lightest thing, but it still felt warm. She felt warm and human.
He missed that.
She still felt warm and human. Untouched by the cruel and heartless world. Or, perhaps she wasn’t untouched. No one in the world seemed to be. But she didn’t let it get to her. There hadn’t been a single demand from her, all night. All she had wanted was for her album to be signed.
As David played with her curls, he chuckled and reminded himself that he would have to do that. It would have to wait until after Angie. Everything would have to wait until after Angie. He’d never been awake for this. Never saw what she did. Who was to say what she might do when he refused what she wanted? Adeline might need any sort of protection.
Right now, he had himself positioned between her and the door. His body was over hers slightly, propped up on an elbow. Back currently do the door, but it didn’t matter. He would feel when Angie was close. Nothing bad would happen to Adeline. This he was sure of.
Adeline truly had offered David a human side he hadn’t seen in a long time, perhaps for most of his long life. At least, he hadn’t since Angie had burst in, the flaming bitch. Angie had caused a lot of harm in his life, if not all of it. He didn’t think himself alone in that. That wouldn’t fall on this girl. Something told him, deep down, that Adeline hurt enough.
David truly didn’t understand this protective side. It rarely came over him. Perhaps he felt it most with Zowie. Even that, it was still different. Besides his own son, he didn’t care much for those currently in his life. They all used him. He would use them back, but he had little choice.
Adeline hadn’t done that. Hadn’t used him in the slightest. Fuck, she had wanted to protect him from herself. No one did that.
At first, her refusal had drawn him in. She had said no to something most would kill for. Many thoughts had run through his head at that moment. Perhaps she had been married? Perhaps she was gay. More than enough people like that followed him. And then she had come out with it, the one thing he never considered. God, it was the cutest thing.
If only she had known what it meant for him. Her blood sang out to him. Whatever type she had, he’d never been able to place it before, was his favorite. Few had it. At least, few people that surrounded him had it. Whenever he could find it, he felt a small frenzy build within him. He simply had to have her the moment he saw her, once he knew it was her that smelled so sweet.
Her period, truly, had just made things better. Perhaps, if she would stay, he could get a few days use out of her. Nothing else would feel as appetizing for the next few days.
David had no way of knowing she would say yes. All he could do was hope. But, the plans he was already forming in his head were beautiful. They were interrupted by the whisking sound the door made followed by a soft gasp.
It was all for show. David know that without question. Angie never bothered to knock. Never bothered with such human formalities, as she said. He could always feel her coming, just as she could feel he was still awake. It was more a game, just in case Adeline was still up. Hiding whether he was awake or not would give him away.
“Oh, David darling, you’re still up.” She closed the door quietly behind her. Her voice was high and accent thick. There wasn’t a sound David hated more in her life. Listening to that bitch talk was like listening to nails on a chalkboard, if not worse.
“Couldn’t manage to get myself to sleep just yet, I suppose. A good meal, a rare treat,” he said before turning to face her. A grin was on his face, but it was so painfully fake. Not that she would ever be the wiser to it.
The very sight of her had his stomach turning. But, he only sent love and adoration through their bond. It would be very unwise to let her onto the game he played now. He’d be trapped in corner. Both he and Adeline would suffer heavily.
“Hopefully once I relieve you of this one, you’ll be able to sleep. I bet the crew is excited,” she said. Just as he thought, they would be drained by whoever else needed it. No wonder she never let him make his own kills.
“That won’t be necessary. I’m sure the crew had more than their fill with the extra girl tonight.” Angie’s smile slipped just a bit as David talked. “She can leave by herself tomorrow morning, I’m sure of it.” Not that he actually intended for her to leave, just another move in his game.
“Darling,” Angie almost sneered. David could feel her trying to keep her cool. How had she not learned that she didn’t need to send everything through the bond? Idiot. There was a flicker of anger in her. One little spark would light her up. He had to tread carefully now. It took all his strength to not smirk at it.
“You know that none of the girls can stay. They know. And I’ve told you time and time again, humans simply can’t know.” A lie, but one David wouldn’t fight. Once again, his game would be given away.
She spoke in a condescending tone, like he didn’t know all of this. Like he truly was the child he was forced to pretend to be. The game was not yet close to being won, he still had so much to go. But, he truly wanted to give it up in that moment. Adeline shifted slightly in her sleep, snoring just a bit, and he was reminded he could do no such thing.
Why tonight? He wasn’t sure. Why fight Angie over this specific girl? Once again, David truly didn’t know. Was it her blood? Was it her attitude? David knew those were good covers, good small reasons. There was something else in there that was seeking out.
“She doesn’t know, my dear.” He stood so he could get a bit closer to her. At least, that’s how it would appear. With him still in between Angie and Adeline, he was ready for a fight. If it came down to that, David was more than sure he would do it, and easily win.
“So you spent the night with her, and didn’t even bother to feed. What a waste! There’s no other girls left, they’re all gone. What’s come over you, you fool?” The way she said gone sent a shiver up his spine. Paranoia was quickly steeping into Angie. It took his mind off those other girls. It was what he wanted her to feel. Make her run the gambit of negative emotions. It really took all his strength to not laugh and smile.
“I’m not a fool,” he said softly. “I fed, don’t worry your pretty little head my dear. She just didn’t need to know. None the wiser, really. Could never have found out.” Angie just titled her head.
David held up a hand, pausing anything she might say. Most of the time, talking was a mere formality. At least, from her it was. He felt all that she might say. Words just made the whole mess a bit more eloquent. She, on the other hand, only felt the top of what he did. Only felt what David would allow her to know. It was just another move in his game.
He opened the nightstand draw. Right next to the obligatory bible, was the pad he had taken from her. This was the whole reason he had given Adeline a new one. “Here,” he said as he handed it over.
“Perhaps if you had paid attention to when I first picked her, instead of whatever girl you were trying to wrangle, you would have heard her explain her situation. Did you not feel my excitement?” He tutted a little, which only flared Angie’s annoyance. Of course she had not felt his excitement. He hadn’t let her. It would only make her look the fool now, though.
“Now, if you continue to not believe me,” he paused to turn. He pulled the sheet off Adeline’s body before sticking his hand into her underwear, and then briefly into her, gathering some of her blood.
“See, she’s bleeding. On her own accord. I’ve done nothing.” Angie’s understanding of the human body was severely lacking. Why that was, David wasn’t too sure. “I didn’t have to bite to feed. She just thought me a bit odd, but she gave me more than enough without a single bite.”
Angie stepped forward, tentatively licking his finger before taking it in her mouth. A failed attempt at seduction. Her nostrils flared with anger after a moment. He had suspected such a reaction. It was Adeline’s blood, the scent matched. But there was a taste of something else that she didn’t like. It was part of the reason David had done what he had done. Subtle jabs were the only way to get at her.
“Fucking her was a dangerous and unnecessary choice. We’ve gone over this, David. You’re turned. You’re young.” Her voice quivered just a bit, her emotions getting the better of her. They usually did.
What she said was a lie, but one David was willing to keep up. He was neither turned nor young, at least not as young as she suggested. All another part of he kept hidden, at least hidden from her.
“Either way, she has to go. Who’s to say she’s not listening now?” A quick divergence, in case David dwelled too much on what she already did. Couldn’t risk him remembering and all.
“I doubt the best actress in the world could just lay there and pretend to sleep while learning of us, dearest.” There was a venom in his voice. Hopefully, she might just overlook it. All her focus seemed to be on removing the girl.
“You saw her move just as much as I did!”
“A human thing. She would have heard you tasting her blood. She didn’t squirm a bit.” He shot back as he backed up closer to Adeline. She was to be protected no matter what.
“She simply has to go!” David could feel the unease, the fear, in Angie. It didn’t surprise him much.
Never before had he openly defied her. There were things he had done that could easily look like a mistake. Things that would go against her wishes, but she would be none the wiser. At times, it was his favorite game to play out of all of them. To her face, he always played along with her wishes. Now the ball was in his court, and he intended to keep it for a bit.
If having this one girl around made her this unease, he would keep her around. It would be difficult, protecting her, but he was determined now. Not only had she shown him compassion, she would be a good card to keep in his hand.
“She has family waiting for her back home. Family that knows she came here. It was all she would talk about before she finally passed out. Her ma this, her dad that,” he said while motioning with his hands. It was a lie, but an easy one. One made solely to protect her life. David doubted she had any family at all. At least, not one she cared for. There were no signs of them in her purse.
“Fine, darling,” she said, almost spitting it at him. “I want her gone in the morning. She can’t stay long. There’s no need for her to stay long. No one can stay long, you know the rules.” She was rambling. David loved watching her squirm.
He just nodded his agreement to her new rule. There was no intention to follow it. He would be keeping the human, keeping sweet Adeline. Even if just for the week he could feed freely from her. If she wanted to leave, he would not stop her. But for something this small to truly bury itself under Angie’s skin? There was a devious plan already worked out in his mind. A few more pawns would have to be called in, but it could be managed.
Angie turned on her heels to leave as a long sigh escaped her lips. The anger she felt flowed freely to David. He thrived off it. David just smiled, crossing the room to sign Adeline’s album.
The pen he used had been found in her bag. The poor girl had been so flustered when he first spotted her. Too flustered to notice the marker right there. ‘To sweet Adeline, from David, with love.’ He wrote, adding a heart next to it for good measure.
He placed it down, hiding the marker so she wouldn’t see it. Any embarrassment he could save her, he would. He returned to his place on the bed next to her, using his body as a shield against the real world.
Sleep would evade him that night. He could afford it, while Adeline might not be able to afford him sleeping. There was no way of knowing if Angie would return once she felt sleep capture him, so he wouldn’t allow it.
He laid above her all night, the signs of worry having disappeared from her face.
Chapter Text
This was far from a normal night for David. A simple night like this hadn't existed since he had been with his mother, though there had never been a nude woman then. It put him in a weird place. A normal night wouldn't have ended this early. It was why he had to wait for Angie. Usually, he assumed, she would be standing by waiting for him. The crew likely didn't take that long to dispose of the girls given to them. Though, he was sure someone was disappointed that they didn't get to drain Adeline.
How they had never gotten caught still amazed him. There had to be a mass of bodies every night. There was no way that Angie would let any of them live. That was evident from his interactions with Angie some hours prior now. It didn't surprise him. He just didn't understand it. How did no one notice the masses of missing girls, there had to be at least ten to fifteen a night, if not more. How were their bodies not found? No one would put it together, at first. That's how he thought about it at first. They went from city to city. But, surely, the police could never be that dumb. Tonight was truly the first night David thought about it. Perhaps because it was the first night he was not contributing to the missing.
The night was different, and in a way David was grateful for that. Typically, he would pass at out the end of the night. It would be a complete fuck fest. David wouldn't stop until he had his share, or the girl herself seemed unable to take anymore. Then he would feed, once they were tired and unaware. He never wanted to make a big show of it. At least, he would try to, sometimes it wouldn't be an option. The drugs would overpower his ability to hold back his urges.
Looking over Adeline, David was grateful for the change of pace. As she slept, he only became more grateful for that. She was a change of pace. If he could convince her, David would be happy to keep her for the week. Perhaps longer, but only if she agreed. Something told him that she wasn't one took help easily.
As he watched her sleep, he realized how beautiful she was. Not that she wasn't beautiful before, but there had been so much anxiety on her face. She clearly had a lot on her plate. Her work uniform said it all. She hadn't been at the concert; David knew that much. While he likely would never be able to get a straight answer out of her, he assumed she came straight from work, just to try and get a glimpse. Her friends would never believe this story. It was one that no other girl got to live to say, after all.
The night passed quickly. David would switch between his own thoughts, and paying attention to her. The hours, he thought, were creeping by slowly. But, as he turned his attention to the windows and their partially opened shades, he realized that wasn't true. The night had passed in the blink of an eye. It amazed him that time could pass that quickly without any sort of drug. Perhaps Adeline had been the drug he had been looking for. No, no, he mustn't think like that.
As the light continued to creep into the room, David fell a bit back into the bed. Any minute now, Adeline could wake up. The last thing he wanted was for her to wake up staring at her. It might just scare her away, and that's not what he wanted to do. She felt good to be around, and something about her pissed Angie off. It was a win-win situation for him, really.
The light eventually reached Adeline's eyes. David closed his own, knowing that soon hers would be open. He was the rock star in this whole equation, he would be able to sleep through the whole night. He didn't need to give up the game at the very last second.
Her wake-up was smooth and easy. Adeline's eyes just fluttered open. It had been so long that she had such a simple wake up. At first, she thought nothing of it. Her brain just said that she had a day off work. But, it didn’t take long for the alarms going off in her head. Firstly, because she never had a day off work. As her eyes adjusted to the light, her brain began to whirl. Even if she did, she still would have set her alarm. It was second nature at this point. Where was her alarm?
The panic was starting to set into her. Her eyes flung open and she sat straight up. This wasn't her room. This wasn't her bed. And she certainly never went to bed naked. Despite how hot it could get in her apartment, she didn't trust her neighborhood enough to do that. Too many people had break-ins around her. This, though, was too nice to be her apartment.
As she felt the panic rising in her, she wiped the last bit of sleep from her eyes. Where was she? As she looked next to her, she noticed the bright orange head of hair. The night began to come back to her. She, of course, remembered going to look for David, and then meeting him, and then the rest of it… It had been a weirdly perfect night after a bad day at work.
The panic had settled for a moment as she remembered the events of the night before. It returned in full forced when she remembered work. The panic and fear rose in her. It threatened to leave as either her screaming or vomiting, or perhaps both. Right now, Adeline wasn't sure which was more likely. But perhaps, just perhaps, she would get lucky.
That was the only thing keeping her from ripping out her own hair. Her life hadn't always been the most luck filled, but she got where she needed to. Adeline, though, could feel her heart racing. As much as she wanted to believe she would get lucky, and only have to pay for a cab she could barely afford, something told her all her luck had been used up before this.
David was more than aware of what's going on. Well, not why it was happening. Was she experiencing regret? David didn't think so. It wasn't like he had much experience with the morning side of this whole thing. But, she didn't seem to be angry with him. He imagined that there would be more screaming, more yelling. She just seemed anxious. For now, he opted to continue to pretend to sleep. It seemed the safer option.
Any involvement on his end he wanted to wait for. Humans could sometimes be more dangerous than his own kind. If he interrupted something… No, he could afford to wait. She didn't seem to be angry, but one wrong move could set her there. Humans could be more dangerous than his life, and he didn't want to cross that.
As David sat in his thoughts on what to do, Adeline had enough of thinking. She knew she had to find out the right answer. The only clock, unfortunately, was not right next to the bed. Whoever designed this hotel room was a fool. Who didn't put the clock right next to the bed? With shaky legs, she stood up. It hit her all at once that she had lost her virginity less than twelve hours ago. Her body was sore, and ached.
For a moment, she was afraid her legs might give out under her. David worried as well, one eye open to watch her. With her back to him, he could afford to spy on her just a touch. Thankfully, she managed to stay upright on her own, and David didn't need to give herself away.
As she walked to the little corner with the small radio alarm, she said the same prayer over and over again. It had never failed her in the past. It wouldn't fail her now. It couldn't. It was the prayer she used to get the job. Surely, it would fail her now, when she needed it most. Losing this job… No, she couldn't think of that yet. It was still early, it had to still be early. The universe wouldn't be that cruel to her. It wouldn't ruin her life because she had given into her biggest temptation.
Somewhere in her heart, Adeline had come to terms with the truth. Her brain wouldn't accept the idea of it. For now, she couldn't afford to. She would break down before she even made it to the clock. But her heart knew, knew that she was already screwed.
Once she turned the corner, her walk slow and clearly of someone in fear, she saw the clock. The little white letters had never seemed so angry before. It felt like someone stabbed her in the gut. There was no way, it couldn't be right. She rubbed her eyes, trying to will herself back in time. No such luck, as the clock changed from 10:39 to 10:40, she knew it was real.
Her shift had started some two hours before. That wasn't even considering the unpaid time she was supposed to show up earlier. If she thought she could scream, she would. But right now, no sounds would come out. Perhaps that was the best.
Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed David shifting in the bed. It made her incredibly more aware. This wasn't something she could have a huge freak out over. No, no, she would need to be an adult about this. David was passed out, unlikely to awake any time soon. That was how it was meant to be. If she managed to wake him, what kind of person could she consider herself? Her need to stay silent was what would keep her together, for the most part.
The phone was located next to the clock. TO get to it, though, she had to close the small distance between herself and the little table they sat on. The numbers on the clock stared back angrily as she did so. Little whimpers escaped her mouth as she walked. It wasn't too loud, but it was certainly audible. But, she wasn't too worried about it. David would be passed out, and he was the only one that would be capable of hearing it.
This wasn't what she liked to be. The only reason she hadn't stormed out of the door and home to deal with this was that David was awake. No one ever saw this side of her. She couldn't afford to. The last person she had cried in front of was her mother, and that had been years and years ago, when she was just a small child. Adeline had learned early in life that crying in front of people got her nowhere.
Seeming meek had gotten her nowhere in life. Sure, she seemed a bit submissive, and usually would bend to other people's wills, but she wasn't pathetic. No one ever got to see how they affected her. She wouldn't allow them to. If people saw how they could hurt her, it would only make things worse. They would only know how to harm her more. No, she took everything with a smile on her face, and would deal with the emotional fallout later, when she was alone.
With one eye open, David watched the honestly pathetic scene play out in front of him. His heart ached for the poor girl. The noises leaving her were pitiful. All he wanted to do was wrap her up and protect her from whatever was bothering her. But that was the problem. David couldn't figure out what had caused such a swing. Sure, the night before she had seemed shy and nervous, but nothing like this. For a second, he considered that perhaps having Angie kill her might have been the most humane thing to do. Something inside him wouldn't allow him to follow that thought, though.
When she reached for the phone, David only became more confused. Adeline herself was in such a state of shock, she didn't notice that David was clearly fully awake. Instead, she just focused on the phone. She had thought she knew the number for the restaurant. As she tried to recall it, it became clear she didn't. Maybe she had one known it, but in her state of absolute panic, she couldn't think straight enough to remember it.
Her words to the operator were jumbled at best and completely unclear at worst. Even David couldn't pick out what she was saying. It took her three times to be able to spit out the name of her work. Her stuttered apologies in between each attempt made it worse. God, she wanted to drop dead on the spot. Not only had someone heard how pathetic she was, but she was sure she had made the operator's day that much unnecessarily harder.
Her heart, as the call was put through, was beating like she had just run a full marathon in a single hour. David feared that she truly might just drop dead. No one's heart ever sounded like that, unless they were completely doped up on coke. What was so upsetting to her? Nothing she had said yet gave away what the problem might even be. The noises coming from her felt like a punch in the gut to him. But until David could understand the problem, he didn't want to intervene. What if the problem was him?
"Hello, this is Mr. Johnson at The Chateau. I'm so sorry for the delay of your phone call, how may I help?" The voice on the other end of the line was almost foreign to Adeline. There was only one person it could be. The other person scheduled to work that morning was a lady, and never showed up before noon. It had to be her boss. Was this what other people saw? She never heard this man so friendly. Is this why people had told her to apply there?
"Uhh, hell-hell Mr. Johnson, it's Adel-" was all she managed to get out. It was all he needed to change his demeanor completely. The nice, friendly man was gone in a flash. If she was in front of him, she would see his face turning a bright shade of red. As it was, she could imagine what he looked like.
That friendly voice was quickly yelling. He erupted into an angry stream of swears and slurs, all screamed into the phone and at her. For a brief moment, he paused and Adeline saw her opportunity. As much as this hurt, she had to try and make it better. There had to be something she could do. Perhaps this was where her luck would fall into place, perhaps her prayer would be answered.
"Sir, sir, I'm so so so sorry about this, but I can still come in. I can, I can be there in-in." Her voice stumbled as she tried to figure out exactly where she was.
"In? You want to come in? You think you still have a job here, you ungrateful little slut!" He screamed. "I told you that if you were late, you were fucking dead to me! Do you take me for a joker?" He paused to take a deep breath. Adeline was more than familiar with the bright shade of red his face would be. "You're fucking fired, don't you get that you dumbass!" He screamed.
There was another small break in his voice, and Adeline thought he had hung up. No such luck. It seemed that all her luck had finally run out. Her now former boss launched into another tirade of screams and slurs. She just stood there and took it. Her brain was slowly breaking as the reality hit her. Her life, it now seemed, had been lived on luck. That luck truly was gone, and she was about to face real life.
She stood there for another few moments, listening to everything he said. All the nasty things he said she believed. But she just took it, trying to keep her brave face for the world. She could only hold it for so long, though. Even she had her limits, and she was fast approaching it.
As much as she wanted to hang up the phone, she simply couldn't. Her knees gave out first and she collapsed to the ground into a ball. The thud from the phone falling against the table was no doubt audible on the other end of the line. That didn't seem to faze her boss. The screams, while she could no longer make out the specific words he said, could still be heard.
Sobs escaped from her lips. She curled tighter and tighter into herself, trying to silence herself. David was mostly forgotten to her now. Her mind was very much focused elsewhere. But, she couldn't bring herself to remember why she had to be quiet. The pain of her new life situation, jobless and soon to be homeless, weighed too heavily on her.
David had watched, with one eye open, the scene play out from the bed. When she collapsed onto the floor, he knew something was wrong, extremely so. Nothing she had said made sense to him. He wasn't sure what she had been babbling about on the phone. It seemed to be about her job, but David honestly wasn't that sure. But, he did know he couldn't just say in bed anymore. As much as he tried to seem unaffected by the world, her emotions and pain moved him.
He moved from the bed silently. Though, something told him that she would hardly pay him any attention. Whatever the issue truly was, it had nothing to do with him. She was lost to her own little world. David assumed it was for good reason.
A soft sigh left his mouth as he got himself out of bed. This was the last moment he wanted to be naked in. It was vulnerable enough, his junk didn't need to be involved. But, dressing wasn't an option. He had other things that were much too important to bother getting dressed.
He stood over her for a second and then grabbed the phone. He put it too his ear for just a few moments, and felt his stomach lurch. Whoever this man was, the things he was saying were vile.
"You're truly a pathetic man and I promise I'll make you eat each and every single word you've just said," he said before he slammed the phone back onto the receiver. Not once did Adeline look up as this happened. That truly worried him.
Anyone within a ten-mile radius of the hotel would know that she needed to be comforted. Angie, with her heart of stone, might even be moved to care for this poor girl. That wasn't the issue David was having. He knew what he needed to do, he just didn't know how to do it. It had been so long since David had seen grief and sadness like this. What was he to do?
He racked his brain for a few moments. The only thing he could compare this to was his son, to when his Zowie and kicking and screaming and crying and only a parent's love would calm him. Perhaps his instincts would kick in. But that still required figuring how to go about this. Did vampires even have compassionate instincts? He had seen them in his mother. But, if they belonged to all vampires, Angie had kicked them to the curb decades ago.
David decided to pretend, for a second, that she wasn't crying. Crying people could handle. He could hold them and whisper all the right words to them. Surely this moment wasn't that different from those moments.
As he crouched down, Adeline still seemed unaware of his presence. He didn't know how to go about making himself more obvious. The last thing he wanted to do was spook her. But, he was standing right in front of her, stark naked as the day he was born.
"Sweet, sweet Adeline," he whispered. He sat down next to her and listened to her sobs. No words came out, which was unhelpful to him. How was he going to figure out how to fix this if he couldn't even figure out what the problem was?
At the sound of his voice, Adeline's head snapped to look at him. It was clear from the look in her eyes she wasn't processing this at all. His heart ached for her. She looked startled, as if he was about to kill her. If only she knew the irony in that thought.
A twinge of fear filled David for a second. Would she blame him for whatever happened? Adeline, of course, felt no such emotion. She herself felt fear. Would he be angry at her? Of course she had managed to wake David with her pathetic sniveling. The one man in the hotel that was supposed to sleep like the dead, the one man that should have slept until nighttime, and she had woken him up. Not only had she woke him up, but she had likely brought more trouble to his day than he expected.
The tips of her ears flushed hot. She shook her head at what he said. It was embarrassing to be seen like this. Of course, it wasn't the first time she had lost her mind like this. It wasn't her first break down. Her job was incredibly miserable. The stress of it normally got to her. Her boss was unhelpful, screaming at her with every slight mistake. It was obvious she was treated differently from the rest of the staff. Adeline knew why. But, she was helpless to change anything. No one would listen to her. She would simply just lose her job. Though, that didn't matter now.
But with those breakdowns and crying fights, she never had an audience. No one knew that she often cried herself to sleep. Adeline wouldn't allow the world to see that. She didn't want to appear weak. And now, now she had an audience of one for her worst breakdown. Her hero, out of everyone, got to see her absolutely lose her mind.
For a moment, she forced the tears to stop coming so quickly. Her mouth opened to give some sort of apology. She stammered and stuttered and her words didn't quite make sense. Whenever he attempted to get closer to her, she would just shake her head and back away. David didn't quite understand what was going on. Perhaps she was mad at him. He couldn't make out what she was trying to say. Did she mean to tell him off in between her sobs?
Once she backed herself into a corner, David seemed to pick up on what she meant. A few of her words were more coherent, made more sense together. It was him she felt bad for. She was, she was trying to apologize. David didn't quite understand. He wasn't getting quite getting that she assumed she had woken him up.
"No, no no no my darling," he said softly. "Get out whatever you need to first, and then we can talk. Yes? You're alright." His voice was soft as he spoke. Even to Adeline, in her state of sheer panic, she picked up at the compassion and kindness in his eyes. He sat on the floor, next to her, and opened his arms wide. "Come," he said gently.
It took her a few seconds to understand he truly was not mad. Her brain was quite up to processing that just yet. He wasn't upset about the rude wake up. At least, he didn't seem mad, for now. Perhaps once she calmed and down and he could make sense of the situation, that was when the anger would set in. Addie realized she needed to calm down first.
She leaned into him and David only pulled her closer. Her face pressed up against his chest. She felt like she was completely engulfed by him. It was also in that moment that they realized they were both nude. It made the whole thing incredibly more vulnerable. Here she was in just panties, and he seemed to be completely stark naked. It was a shocking experience for her, but her tears didn't show any sign of stopping.
They sat like that for some time. The only sound that filled the room was her uneven breathing and her soft sobs. Even with him right there, comforting her, she tried to hold some of it back. She just wanted to stop crying. Once she was in control of her nerves, she looked up at him with her tearstained face. "I'm-I'm so sorry for waking you like-like this," she mumbled.
David's immediate response was to just tut her and take her face into his hands. He held her gaze for just a moment. "No, my darling," he whispered, "don't apologize to me." He placed a gentle kiss to her forehead. Her took her more into his arms. That seemed impossible to Adeline, but somehow he managed to get them closer.
"What's upset you so much? What happened? You were just fine last night. What happened, my girl? What happened on that phone call?" He asked.
For a moment, Adeline felt like she was in shock. She hadn't expected him to be a complete ass. Well, at first she had. But it had become obvious he felt a bit of sympathy for her. He seemed to truly care, though. It was hard to follow. Adeline had expected for him to ask her to leave. She hadn't expected him to as what was wrong.
Anyone else in his class, at his level of rock star, would have been screaming and kicking her out of the room. This wasn't his problem. Why should he care? IF that had happened… Addie wasn't sure how she would have managed to get home. But, to show so much care for another person, for someone he had only signed up to fuck?
As she tried to process the moment, David's eyes never left hers. It wasn't a hard stare. There wasn't a shred of anger or disappointment or fury anywhere on his face or hidden in his eyes. They only showed kindness and compassion. Something about that scared Adeline. She hadn't prepared for it. The whole situation seemed so foreign to her, it was too much of a wild care.
"I-I should get going. I'm sure you've got a lot of things to do today. You're a busy man, no doubt," she mumbled while shaking her head. It was a pathetic attempt to change the subject. When she talked, she couldn't bring herself to look at his face, let alone looking into his eyes.
"I can't, I simply won't let you out into the world like this. No girl has ever left my room crying, and you won't be the first. Tell me, dear Adeline, what upset you so?" It wasn't a lie, what David said. At least, he assumed none of the girls had left crying. It was easier to omit some important information than tell the truth. She would be the first to leave crying, and he couldn't allow for it. Not after how hard he had worked to keep her alive.
"I'm just, I'm being dramatic is all. It's nothing it's fine, really," she insisted. "I should leave you in peace." It took her another few minutes to full realize he meant everything he said.
At first, she hadn't taken what he said positively. She was just one girl in a long line of them. She hadn't fooled herself into thinking she was special. It was why she had started to insist she leave. But to be reminded she was nothing special? She had lost her virginity to him, and she was nothing to him at all. Why should he care about her? But there was something in his eyes that she noticed once she could look at him.
"Unless you are the best actress in the world, I doubt you're overreacting," he said gently. He sighed though, assuming he might not get anywhere with her. "But if you truly do not want to tell me, I can't keep you forever. I don't want to kidnap you. That certainly isn't my goal," he said with a soft chuckle. Adeline found herself laughing as well.
"But, I truly would like to know what upset you so. Such a pretty face shouldn't be so tear-stained and distraught," he said gently.
"I'm just, I'm an idiot," she mumbled after a moment. Again, all she seemed capable of doing was shaking her head. "I-I missed work and I got fired. I really, I didn't mean to wake you up. I'm so sorry for that, you should have been able to sleep in and I ruined that and I'm just-" she rambled but David stopped her. It was all incredibly embarrassing to admit, especially to him.
The whole situation was, of course. But saying why she had broken down like that? Surely normal people only reacted like this when someone died. People lost their jobs all the time. It was the nature of the game. But, she knew she wasn't simply out of a job. Finding another job wouldn't be quick. If she didn't get one within a few days, she knew that she stood a good chance at becoming homeless. She'd have to explain it again to her landlord, to the next job. It was all so crushing. To tell her hero? It made her want to crawl under a rock and die.
"You've done nothing wrong to me." His voice was stern, but still understanding, as he talked. It did help to lessen Addie's guilt, if only a little. There wasn't anything that would wipe it away. In her eyes, she had still woken him. David couldn't explain that he had been awake the whole time. That would just open another can of worms he didn't want, couldn't, deal with right now.
"You shouldn't be too hard up until your next one, I'm sure. A darling like you should be able to find a job quick, or at least have a few friends you can rely on for a bit." There was confidence in his voice that Addie didn't want to ruin. He didn’t need to know all the details. That wouldn't stop her from opening her big mouth, though.
"I don't know about that," she mumbled and shook her head. "No, no I'm sure I'll be fine." She continued to mumble as she talked. Why would David want to listen to her complain about her life? He was so far past the issues of her life. Why relive them? Assuming he had ever faced such issues as she was now facing. Addie didn't know much about his early life. There was no way to be able to find anything.
"Darling," David's voice was low, "tell me the truth. Don't put on a brace face for me. You're not protecting me from anything, you're just hiding yourself. You don't need to hide from me," he said gently. It was almost interesting to him to see such raw emotion. The people around him… They were incredibly fake.
It was easy to deal with those fake people, of course. That's why they were the way the were. The put up a wall to try and act how they thought he would want to see them. Everyone from the roadies, to his wife, to even a few of his band members. They created a caricature so they could fit into the rock star lifestyle. It sickened him to deal with them all the time. It's why he had to create his own wall, to keep his own emotions in.
But Addie hadn't down that. Hadn't created any sort of wall between them. Instead, she laid everything in front of him. He knew that people like her existed, he just never got to see them.
"I'll probably be evicted," she mumbled quietly. "It took me months to find this job, and I haven't enough saved up for rent and it's due next week and I know I won't get paid for the work I put in last week," she mumbled. It was a small rant. David had asked, and now all her fears were spilling out of her.
It really was that one missing check that was screwing her over. If she knew it was coming, she would be safe for another month. It would have been rocky. Food would have been tough to come by, but she would still have a house. A roof over her head would have made the job search a little less stressful. Now, she knew she wouldn't have that comfort.
David just listened for the moment and took in her words. It was sinking into him how truly dire this situation was. His life might not have always been the lap of luxury he now had, but he and his mum certainly hadn't had worries like this. It was obvious she was going to suffer. Suffer because he had demanded to feed from her. Perhaps letting Angie take her during the night might have been the kindest thing to do.
Because of him, he was realizing, she was going to lose everything. She was going to lose everything and be out on the streets. They sat in silence as that sunk into him. The words had left her mouth and she had simply returned to crying. David couldn't blame her.
"Oh, darling sweet Adeline," he said as he pressed her face close to his chest. He rubbed her back and ran a few fingers through her curls. Words were failing him at the moment. All he could offer were physical comforts. How could he make this better? She couldn't lose everything because of him. He wouldn't allow it.
"Darling, will you let me help you? This is easily blamed on me. Stay with me for a while, stay with me for the rest of the tour. Let me help you back on your feet after knocking you down," he said. The words were out of his mouth before he realized what he had said. It was true, he would love to have her for some time. There was something inside of him that didn't want to let her go.
Perhaps it was just her blood, she was his preferred type after all. Perhaps it was some bizarre hero complex. Perhaps he just needed to save someone and she fell so conveniently into his life, and into his lap. A beautiful bird with a broken wing had finally come to his window. All the tools to fix her, or at least aid in her healing, were at his fingertips.
It felt like something deeper than that, though. This was personal to her. Any of his other girls, and he likely wouldn't have cared. He let them all be murdered, night after night. She had helped him, even if she didn’t know it. She may never know it. If nothing else, she could be the beginning of his separation from Angie. He knew he could use her for it, just as she could use him for money and stability.
Of course, it helped that she didn't seem to see him as a dollar sign. Everyone around him did. It was one of the reasons they put up the walls they did to deal with him. From the roadies, to the groupies, to his very own 'wife,' he was nothing but a way to get money. And blood, for those that fell into needing that more than cash.
It seemed to him that Adeline rarely put herself above other people. He could be wrong, but this interaction didn't suggest that. He hoped to change that, at least a little bit. But, it was still refreshing to see someone that cared for others.
"Oh, no, no, no, no," she mumbled. She rapidly shook her head as she talked. "I can't, I can't accept that. You haven't done a thing." She looked up at him as she spoke. His face was stern. It told him not to argue. No wasn't an answer he was going to accept. With David, it never seemed to be. At least, it wasn't an option unless she truly meant it. She felt the guilt eating at her now. He blamed himself for this. He shouldn't, he couldn't. She was the one that gave in when she knew from the beginning that she couldn't.
For once, David and Adeline seemed to be on the same mental path. He simply wouldn't allow for her to say no. In this situation, she couldn't afford to back out. All the other times, if she had wanted the no, he would have allowed it. Right now, she couldn't afford to refuse his offer.
"No, I simply insist. I won't take no for an answer my dearest Adeline. You've nowhere else to turn. I'd hate to see you on the streets and hurt. You've such a pretty face," he said.
As he talked, he began to wipe tears away from her face. "Let me care for you. You can do some work with the roadies to earn a bit of money if you feel you must," he explained. "Let me help you on your feet."
Adeline simply couldn't say yes to this offer. It was too grand; it was too kind. What if he grew sick of her? "You have a wife, I know you do," she whispered. It was the only way she could think to back herself out of this. She shouldn't have opened her big mouth. "She wouldn't approve. I can't do that to you, this was already too much."
At the mention of Angie, David simply laughed. "We're not in love, my wife and I, if that's what you worry about," he said. "We fell out of love a long time ago." Of course, there had never been true love between them, but David wouldn't let that be known. "She doesn't care that I take girls. She knows at the end of the day that she's still my wife, and gets any legal benefits. You might ease her, just a tad. If I keep the same girl, she won't have to see me go through so many. Won't have to watch me looking night after night."
What he said wasn't a complete lie. But he knew this girl would not ease his wife. That was the only lie he planned to say to her. He did want her to say. Even if it was just for her blood.
With his response, Adeline found herself in a tough place. It was a dilemma she hadn't expected. There was no way she could say yes to this. It was simply too nice of an offer. He said there would be work involved, if she wanted it, but how helpful could she ever really be? It seemed so unfair, especially to him. He'd have to support her both on the road, and then give her money for later. All she would end up being was a burden.
Adeline opened her mouth to explain all this. She was determined to get David to understand her point of view. He had to understand why she simply couldn't. But the words would never get a chance to leave her mouth.
Just as she was about to say what she was sure would persuade David, he put a finger too her lips. It was a surprisingly efficient way to shush her. "Tell me yes, darling. I don't want to hear another word slip off your tongue. Don't deny me this, it's the one request you simply can't. I beg you," he said gently, "Say yes. Cone on the road with me, finish out the tour. The road gets so lonely, so many passing faces. Be a constant."
Something inside of Adeline couldn't say no. She felt foolish. He'd finally convinced her, she guessed. If she didn't know better, she would have thought it was magic. She would have thought David had cast a spell on her. But that wasn't possible, not from him. Addie knew what a foolish thought it was. David wouldn’t be capable of that.
A moment passed between them. David felt an unexpected bit of anxiety rise in him. Would she say no? Her head was saying yes before she could find the words. She nodded for a few moments, before a soft "yes," left her lips.
The grin that grew on David's face was impossible to describe. Even he didn't truly understand why he had pushed so much for this girl. For now, he would say it was a way to drive Angie away. He placed a soft kiss to her forehead.
"Go wash up, take however long you need to in the bathroom. I'll have some clothes waiting for you when you get out," he said as he stood. He extended his hand so that she could take it. "Then we can do whatever it is that you need to," he said.
Adeline stood and found her legs a little less shaky this time. David seemed to be a good rock. At least, he was a good rock for now, until the end of the tour. "I have just a few things I need to run and do, but they'll be quick," he said, "so just make sure to take your time. Unwind a little."
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