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at such a late hour. Here, no one looked twice as they made their way up the stairs to Vi's apartment.
"The bedroom is through there." Vi pointed to a door on the far side of the sitting room. "You can take off your soiled clothes and use my dressing gown. I'll call down for some bathwater."
"There's someone in this place that will draw you a bath at this time of night?" Gert's hands were already going to unfasten her cuffs even as she spoke, though, and Vi gave her a smile with a flash of fangs.
"Generally speaking, the owner likes to keep me happy."
The bedroom was small, dominated by a very large bed with a large wardrobe facing it, a washbasin on one side, a nightstand with an oil lamp burning on it, and a stack of leather-bound books. The room looked a little strange without windows, but it was also cozy.
She pulled off her soiled clothes and pulled on the heavy men's dressing gown hanging on the back of the door. Vi most likely also wished to get out of her wet clothes, so Gert pulled open the door and stepped back out into the sitting room without lingering. Vi had shed her jacket and waistcoat and rolled up her shirtsleeves. She smiled and looped one long arm around Gert's waist, pulling her close.
"Your bath is ready." Vi bent to kiss along Gert's jaw and then lower, trailing small kisses down her neck. The fingers of her other hand slid into the dressing gown, and Gert gasped when Vi's fingertips skimmed across the side of one breast.
"Your shirt is damp." She tried to push herself out of Vi's grasp, but Vi hung on. "And I need to take a bath before we start anything."
"Yes." Vi kissed her right under her ear. "And I need to change into dry clothes as well."
She bit lightly at Gert's ear, not with her sharp fangs, but her blunter human teeth. Gert gasped at the slight sting, pushing herself forward into Vi. She let her hands roam across Vi's shoulder and chest, feeling the shape of Vi's small breast under the damp cloth of her shirt.
"Go bathe." Vi let her go and took a step back. "Before we get carried away."
Nodding a little jerkily, she watched as Vi headed towards her bedroom and shut the door. She turned towards the bathtub that had been set up at the far end of the sitting room, just close enough to the fire to stay warm and filled with steaming water. She let the dressing gown drop from her shoulders and stepped into the hot water. A tiny sigh escaped her, as she let herself just lie in the water and soak for a minute or so before reaching for the soap and washcloth. She washed herself carefully, unsure of what they would be doing for the rest of the evening, but prepared nonetheless.
The idea that Vi might bite her and seriously hurt her entered her mind, and she considered it as she let herself relax back into the water. Vi, by her nature, was a dangerous being, and so the danger would always be there. Yet Vi had done nothing to make her think she was in any real danger.
She pulled herself out of the bathtub and dried herself off before slipping her robe back on and curling by the fire. Vi pushed back open the door after a minute or two and walked over to sit beside her on the hearthrug.
"Will it hurt again?" Gert asked.
"Yes." Vi pulled her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "But I won't draw it out, or toy with you unnecessarily, I promise."
"Thank you." She turned towards her and leaned in, pressing her lips briefly against Vi's before pulling away to look at her. Vi's blonde hair was tousled, and her complexion was pale with that hint of grey just starting to show under her eyes and along her cheeks. Running her fingers along the side of Vi's face, she leaned in again. Their lips met, this time with more intent, and Vi's hand came up to cup the back of her head as she surged forward into the kiss. Vi's lips opened under hers, and she leaned back, lowering them both down onto the rug, with Gert on top. The kiss was a fierce press and clash of lips, and Vi pushed the
"The bedroom is through there." Vi pointed to a door on the far side of the sitting room. "You can take off your soiled clothes and use my dressing gown. I'll call down for some bathwater."
"There's someone in this place that will draw you a bath at this time of night?" Gert's hands were already going to unfasten her cuffs even as she spoke, though, and Vi gave her a smile with a flash of fangs.
"Generally speaking, the owner likes to keep me happy."
The bedroom was small, dominated by a very large bed with a large wardrobe facing it, a washbasin on one side, a nightstand with an oil lamp burning on it, and a stack of leather-bound books. The room looked a little strange without windows, but it was also cozy.
She pulled off her soiled clothes and pulled on the heavy men's dressing gown hanging on the back of the door. Vi most likely also wished to get out of her wet clothes, so Gert pulled open the door and stepped back out into the sitting room without lingering. Vi had shed her jacket and waistcoat and rolled up her shirtsleeves. She smiled and looped one long arm around Gert's waist, pulling her close.
"Your bath is ready." Vi bent to kiss along Gert's jaw and then lower, trailing small kisses down her neck. The fingers of her other hand slid into the dressing gown, and Gert gasped when Vi's fingertips skimmed across the side of one breast.
"Your shirt is damp." She tried to push herself out of Vi's grasp, but Vi hung on. "And I need to take a bath before we start anything."
"Yes." Vi kissed her right under her ear. "And I need to change into dry clothes as well."
She bit lightly at Gert's ear, not with her sharp fangs, but her blunter human teeth. Gert gasped at the slight sting, pushing herself forward into Vi. She let her hands roam across Vi's shoulder and chest, feeling the shape of Vi's small breast under the damp cloth of her shirt.
"Go bathe." Vi let her go and took a step back. "Before we get carried away."
Nodding a little jerkily, she watched as Vi headed towards her bedroom and shut the door. She turned towards the bathtub that had been set up at the far end of the sitting room, just close enough to the fire to stay warm and filled with steaming water. She let the dressing gown drop from her shoulders and stepped into the hot water. A tiny sigh escaped her, as she let herself just lie in the water and soak for a minute or so before reaching for the soap and washcloth. She washed herself carefully, unsure of what they would be doing for the rest of the evening, but prepared nonetheless.
The idea that Vi might bite her and seriously hurt her entered her mind, and she considered it as she let herself relax back into the water. Vi, by her nature, was a dangerous being, and so the danger would always be there. Yet Vi had done nothing to make her think she was in any real danger.
She pulled herself out of the bathtub and dried herself off before slipping her robe back on and curling by the fire. Vi pushed back open the door after a minute or two and walked over to sit beside her on the hearthrug.
"Will it hurt again?" Gert asked.
"Yes." Vi pulled her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "But I won't draw it out, or toy with you unnecessarily, I promise."
"Thank you." She turned towards her and leaned in, pressing her lips briefly against Vi's before pulling away to look at her. Vi's blonde hair was tousled, and her complexion was pale with that hint of grey just starting to show under her eyes and along her cheeks. Running her fingers along the side of Vi's face, she leaned in again. Their lips met, this time with more intent, and Vi's hand came up to cup the back of her head as she surged forward into the kiss. Vi's lips opened under hers, and she leaned back, lowering them both down onto the rug, with Gert on top. The kiss was a fierce press and clash of lips, and Vi pushed the
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