Page 7 of Petty Deadly Gorgeous

A small button nose sat above those perfect cupid’s bow lips and I leaned in to kiss them. My first kiss! I sighed as I pulled back and felt my head spin.

My eyes scanned the small room filled with overflowing metal shelves of towels, trash bags, mop heads, gloves and chemicals. I took a couple of steps back and took a deep breath, tasting the cleaning supplies in the air. Underneath, I could smell a sweet mint. It’s a scent I knew well as I could smell it in my bedroom late at night and anytime I felt overwhelmed or afraid.

“The mint…” I leaned against the shelf beside me, causing the products to rattle. “That’s you.”

God, I want to hug him.

“Yes.” He nodded and sat back on his heels.

My head tilted down and took in the man on his knees before me. “What are you?”

I don’t care what he is. I feel safer than I ever have in my life!

He lifted his head and a sly smile crossed his face. His eyes went black. “A demon called to this world by you.”

“I?” My throat felt tight as I swallowed. “Me? I called you into being?”

“You.” A seductive tone tainted his voice. “Late one stormy night, your husband was off doing whatever it was he did and you wanted to get laid. You cast the circle and called an incubus into being to be your slave. Your lover.”

Sex? With him? My pussy needs to stop twitching.

I blinked and pushed back against the shelf. “An incubus?” I felt the tremble in my body from my toes to my hair as he opened his arms to me.

“My sweet, please, I know this is overwhelming. You’re usually much older when you learn who you are and who I am.”

Tears made their way down my cheeks. “I thought incubus only slept with sleeping women? That’s what I read when we studied mythology.”

Has he done that? Has he taken me in my sleep?

“Usually yes. But…” He casually lifted a shoulder in a half shrug. “Once a demon comes into being, we can do other things as well.”

“I’m so confused!” I wrapped my arms around myself. “I shouldn’t have enjoyed killing that woman! I shouldn’t have wanted more! And I shouldn’t want to be close to you! I don’t even know you!”

Yes, you do, dummy.

He motioned with his hands for me to come into his waiting arms, and I couldn’t fight the feeling of going to him anymore. As soon as he could reach me, he pulled me close and held me as sobs shook my body. I let myself nestle into the safety of his arms. And the tears kept coming. He rocked us, murmuring softly in my ear. “There, there, my love. Let it out.”

I don’t know how long we were there, hiding from the outside world. His powerful arms protected me from everything. And then I heard my mom’s voice.

“Have you seen Anna?”

“She’s in the bathroom.” Agnes responded in her usual monotone. “Let’s go back to the room.”

“Thank you, Aggie. She probably needs a moment.”

Once the hall became quiet, I looked up at the man holding me. “Jon?” I shuddered, drawing in a breath. “Thank you.”

“Always.” He pressed a kiss to the top of my head, then leaned me back and reached up to dry my tears. “You should sneak into the bathroom and fix your makeup before rejoining the class.”

I couldn’t help whispering. “Will I see you later?”

“Call me, and I will be there.” He brushed the hair from my face and kissed my forehead tenderly.

“Are you my first?”

“First for what?” He smiled.

“Sex.”

---