Chapter 39: True Vampire **
It didn’t sound like a request. More like an order.
"I’m afraid, I can’t," Caius said with a smile and made to leave when her voice caused him to stop again.
"I saw Kaya Aeisling head over to the Cafeteria with that singing friend of hers. I know you won’t be sitting with them. You’re never sitting with them. Why not sit with me?" Aylin asked with such a perfect smile on her impossibly perfect face.
Caius maintained his expression,
"I’m sorry, I have other plans."
"Change them. Surely no ’plans’ is more important than us spending... quality time together," Aylin said and her mouth was slightly open now, her tongue tracing across the underside of her upper teeth.
Anyone else would likely have been giddy at how suggestive ’quality time’ sounded coming off her lips but Caius knew better and knew he had to stand firm.
"You’ve never talked to me before today," Caius said, "Why would I change my plans for you?"
"Come on, do it," Aylin said, and sounded almost pleading,
"Have lunch with me. I’ll make it worth your while."
She leaned forward and interlocked her hands until her arms were pushing her breasts together, highlighting their jiggle as she began to bounce on the balls of her feet. Caius wondered if she was aware of what she was doing.