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A Friend Indeed
by Sister Delight, D.S.S. (aka Nightlady)
(c)1997

     Tracy Vetter smiled as she walked toward the table where her friend, 
Natalie Lambert was already seated.  They were in Edmonton, Alberta attending 
a series of lectures and discussions  for those members of the law enforcement
community who dealt with homicides.  Actually Tracy and  her partner, Nick
Knight,  were attending the lectures, Nat was here because she was one of
the speakers.  As she reached the table,  Tracy saw Nat look toward the
door way to the  hotel restaurant and smile.  As she  looked in the same
direction, Tracy saw that Nick and an old friend of Tracy's,  Matt Rawlings
were entering the restaurant.  As she saw the look of tenderness that came 
over Nick's usually solemn face as he made eye contact with Nat, Tracy knew
that the plan she had put together with Matt just had to work!

     When the trip had first come up, Nick had tried to beg out of going.  It
wasn't until he found out that Natalie was also going to be there that he
relented and agreed go.  He knew that it was not going to be easy to manage,
being a vampire did indeed have it's drawbacks, but he was willing to do
almost anything for the chance to get away from the pressures of Toronto and
have some time with Nat.   Their relationship had been going through a rough
period and Nick hoped that a change of scenery might help them mend the
difficulties they were facing.

     They both were feeling the internal pressures to change their 
relationship from good friends to that of lovers, and they both knew that to 
attempt this could end in disaster.  The  late nights and early mornings spent 
at the loft watching videos had dwindled, as neither one could bear the
emptiness they felt when they said goodbye and  Nat would leave to return to 
her own lonely bed.  Nick didn't know which he hated more.  The unfulfilled
longing he felt watching her leave, when he wanted to carry upstairs, tear her
clothes off  and finally get to see the  body that haunted his dreams, and
spend the rest of the day, or even days,   making love to her, or not having
the warmth of her body and the scent of her blood there at all.   Thus far,
the chance to be near her on the trip was proving to be bittersweet, and
Nick cherished every touch, every laugh and every tender look that was 
exchanged.

     Nat could feel her hear beating more rapidly as Nick and Matt approached 
the table.  She had to fight down the urge to shout "Damn it Nick Knight! I 
don't care if you have to bring me across or even if  you kill me! If we don't 
make love soon,  I am going to die of frustration anyway!"  She had been 
delighted when Nick had announced that he was going to attend the conference.  
She only wished there were some way to dump Tracy, so that they could have some 
time alone.  'Maybe we'll get lucky and Matt will ask Tracy to go bar-hopping 
or something.'  Nat thought.

     Nick pulled out the chair beside her and sat down.  She felt the gentle
pressure of his knee  against hers under the table and looked into his soft
blue eyes with silent longing.  Nat hardly noticed Matt greeting Tracy, and
neither she, nor Nick saw the conspiratorial look the other couple gave one
another.

     After Tracy, Nat and Matt gave their orders to the waiter, Nick surprised
Nat by also ordering a small meal.  When she glanced at him, both pleased
that he was making the effort and concerned that he would make himself sick,
he met her eyes and gave her a smile.  Beneath the cover of the table, Nat
felt his leg softly rub against her own.  Returning his smile, and the 
pressure of his leg, Nat joined in the small talk.

     Nick had managed to eat some of the rare steak he had ordered and to move
the rest of the food on his plate around so as to make it appear he had
eaten some of it.  This was helped by Nat who had 'tasted' some of the
accompanying dishes.  Just before the meal was ending, Tracy accidentally 
spilled a full glass of wine all over Nat.

     Apologizing, Tracy suggested that she and Nat go to Tracy's room, which was
on the same floor as the restaurant,  and tend to the mess.  "That way we
can get some club soda on it faster than if you have to wait on an elevator
to go up to your floor. You know how busy they are at this time of day. You
can give me your key and I'll run up to your room and bring you another
outfit down."

     Nat did not relish the idea of riding up in an elevator full of people
smelling like a winery and happily agreed.  Excusing themselves, the two
women head out of the restaurant.

     At Tracy's room, Nat quickly removed the wet dress as well as her bra,
which was also soaked.  Slipping into a rather sheer robe that Tracy offered
her, Nat frowned a little as she tied to fasten it.  The robe was just a bit
small. The front reveled a large amount of her breasts, the darker areas of
her nipples were clearly visible through the fabric and it was so short that
it barely covered the lower curve of her buttocks. A glance in the mirror
showed that the robe did very little to conceal any of Nat's body.  Feeling a
little uneasy wearing only the robe, garter belt, stockings and a very tiny
black satin and lace thong, Nat gladly gave Tracy her key.

     "Nat, I lucked out an ended up with a suite." Tracy said indicating a 
door on the right side wall. "I just happen to have a couple of bottles of 
soda in the other room. They're in the bottom of the beside table on the far 
side of the bed.  Why don't you go and get it while I head up to your room."
Tracy had opened the door leading out into the hall a bit, and casually
peeked through the crack in time to see Nick and Matt pass by.  With a gleam 
of mischief in her eye she listened as she heard Matt open the next door
down the hall.

     Natalie nodded her agreement and opened the door Tracy had indicated.

     Matt and Nick had taken care of the dinner bill, and at Matt's 
suggestion headed to his room.  Matt had some difficult case files that he had
asked Nick to take a look at and Nick agreed.  They would telephone Tracy from
Matt's room and make arrangements to meet her and Nat in a half hour or so.
When he entered the room, Nick realized that it was part of a suite.

     "The files are in the other room on the bureau." Matt said pointing to a
closed door on the left wall. "Why don't you go on in and get them and I'll
try and reach Tracy."

     "Okay." Nick readily agreed.  The sooner he finished with the files the
sooner he could return to Nat's company.

     Nat had entered the room and crossed to the indicated nightstand. As she
squatted down and opened the door on the bottom of it she didn't hear the
door through which she had entered close, or the sound of the lock engaging
on the other side of it.  The inside of the cabinet was empty, and as Nat
stood up preparing to check the one on the other side of the bed, she became
aware that there was another door leading into this room and that it was
opening.

     She stood there stunned as Nick entered the room and headed for the
bureau, sitting on the wall opposite the bed.  Before, she could move the door
through which Nick had just entered was slammed shut.

     Nick whirled at the sound of the door closing and froze as he saw Nat.
He could not take his eyes off of her as she stood there, the thin fabric
of the short robe allowing him to see the rich fullness of her breasts as
they strained against the fabric. More times than he could remember, Nick had
imagined being able to look at Nat dressed as she was now.  He could feel
himself becoming aroused and knew that he wanted her more than he had
allowed himself to realize.

     Nat felt the blood rush to her face as Nick stood looking at her. Finally
she found her voice. "What are you doing in here? This is part of Tracy's
suite."  To her dismay, instead of the forceful statement she had meant for it to
be, her voice was more of a breathless whisper.  Nat realized that she was
breathing rapidly and that her legs were shaking slightly.

     A puzzled look crossed Nick's face. "Matt asked me to get some papers
from in here. He said it was part of his suite."  Feeling as if he were a
piece of iron in front of a large magnet, Nick moved slowly toward Nat.  He
could hear the fast beating of her heart and the quickness of her breath.
'She's afraid of me, afraid that I'll hurt her.' He thought sadly.

     Nat watched as Nick moved toward her and then stopped.  She was aching
to feel his arms around her. She had often wished that she had the nerve to
dress in something incredibly sexy and tempt him.  'He doesn't like what
he sees. I'm nowhere near as pretty as Janette.' She could feel tears
threatening and attempted to shield her body from his view.

     Nick reached out and gently took her arm. "Don't," he said softly, "I've
wanted to see you like this for so long." He saw her eyes widen and released
her arm. "I promise that I won't hurt you Nat. I ... I just want to look
at you. You are so very beautiful!" He waited to see her reaction.

     Nat looked into Nick's face and the love that she saw there made her
heart jump in her chest.  Swallowing the lump that was in her throat she took
a step toward him.  "I know you won't hurt me Nick. I've never been afraid
of you."

     Her words sent a rush of relief through Nick. He could feel his desire
for her increase to almost unbearable proportions. Having just promised that
he wouldn't hurt her, he wanted to pull her down on the bed and ravish her.

     Nick fought to control himself, he could feel the bulge of his penis as
it strained against the fabric of his briefs. Turning away for a moment to
collect himself he noticed the envelope on the bureau.

     Stepping over to it, he picked it up. "This is addressed to both of us
Nat."  He said as he carried back to where she still stood.

     "What? Open it. What does it say?"

     Nick opened the envelope and removed a single sheet of paper.

     Hi you two, I know that you may both want to kill me for this, but
you'll have to wait until sometime tomorrow to do it.  I along with everyone
else at work have watched you both dance around your feelings for each other
long enough. So consider the situation you now find yourselves in as a shove
from all of us.

     Matt's dad owns this hotel and he arranged for the room set up tonight.
The doors are locked from the other side and the phone has been removed. So
why don't the two of you enjoy yourselves?

     See you in the morning!

     Have Fun,

     Tracy

     For a moment neither of them spoke, finally Nat looked at Nick and
smiled.  "Who would have thought prim, proper, by the book Tracy Vetter could be
so sneaky?"

     Nick chuckled. "Who indeed?"

     He laid the letter down on the foot of the bed and turned to Nat.  "She's
right though, we have been 'dancing around' our relationship."

     Nat looked into Nick's eyes. "Do we have a relationship, other than friends?"

     Nick reached out and caressed her face. The slight relief that he had
received while reading the letter had faded and he was painfully aware of
how much he wanted to follow Tracy's advice. Allowing his hand to slide down
her neck, he gently pulled her toward him.

     Nat could feel herself quivering as Nick touched her face. When he urged
her toward him, she willingly went closer. Placing her hands on his chest,
paused and looked into his eyes. Her heart was pounding as she waited for
him to answer.

     "I want one Nat, but I'm afraid I'll harm you. That I won't be able to
control myself."

     Nat could hear the pain and the desire in Nick's voice. Smiling at him,
she took his hand in her own. "Nick, we'll never know unless we try. I'm not
afraid of anything you might do." She could feel tears fill her eyes.  She
kissed his hand and then looked into his face. "I... I love you Nick. I want
to make love with you."

     Nick pulled her into his arms and laid his face against her hair. "I love
you too Nat. I have from the first night I met you." The feel of her body 
beneath the thin robe was like fire along his nerves.

     Nat melted against Nick and immediately became aware of just how aroused
he was. The bulge of his penis pressing against her caused her own juices
to begin flowing. That he wanted her, fueled her own desire. Shifting her
head, she lifted her face toward him.  His lips were so close to hers that it
took only a slight movement of his head to cause them to meet.  Nat shivered
as his lips touched hers, feeling as if her entire body were tingling.  She
parted her lips, and as his tongue met hers, she felt her knees weaken.

     Nick was drowning in the glory of finally holding Nat in a loving embrace.

     So many days he had lain awake imagining how it would feel and now he
found that his dreams had been but pale imitations of the actuality.  When her
tongue met his own questing one, Nick felt as if a jolt of electricity had
flooded his body.  His desire to know her fully screamed for satisfaction.
Slowly, he slid his hand beneath the sheer fabric of the robe, the warmth of
her skin calling to him. As he softly cupped her breast in his hand, feeling
the hardness of her already erect nipples, Nat leaned into him.  The fullness 
of her breast pressing against the palm of his hand. As he began to lightly rub 
his thumb across her nipple, she gave a small moan of pleasure.  Nick released 
her lips and looked into her passion filled eyes. With a small sound of his own, 
he let his lips follow where his hands had gone, moving slowly down her throat.  
Finding the sash that held the robe closed, he swiftly undid it. Nat gasped with 
pleasure as he found her nipple with his mouth and the feel of her body, 
trembling with enjoyment only increased Nick's own pleasure. The taste of her 
was like ambrosia to him. Lifting his mouth from her breast, he once again 
claimed her lips.

     Nat felt as if she would die of pleasure.  Nick's cool lips on her skin 
sent waves of desire through her.  When he began to gently suckle her breast she
gasped with delight. She knew that she had to have him fully, had to feel
him deep inside her.  As he returned to her welcoming lips, she finally managed 
to find her voice. "Nick, please make love to me," she whispered into his ear.

     Nick looked into her eyes, "Nat, you know that for me that requires blood.
I'm afraid that I might take too much, that I might harm you."  He held her
tightly against him, the loosened his hold enough to look at her. "Are you
willing to take that chance with your life?"

     Nat smiled at the man she loved more than her own life. "Yes, I am Nick.
I KNOW that you will not hurt me. I KNOW that this is something we can do."
She felt tears on her checks, "I can't explain how I know this but I have
never been more certain of anything in my life."

     Nick kissed the tears from her checks. "You are my heart and the other
half of my soul, Natalie and I will love you forever."  He released her only
long enough to remove his shirt, smiling as her eager hands reached to undo
his belt and pants.

     As Nick's trousers dropped to the floor, Nat could hear the pounding of
her own heart in her ears.  She could feel the warm dampness in her crotch,
as she looked at Nick's body.  The fine blond hairs that covered his chest
shone in the light from the floor lamp.  His firm muscles rippled beneath
his pale skin. As he removed his underwear and freed his erection, Nat saw
that he was very well built indeed and her own body trembled at the wonderful 
thought of his thick, hard manhood inside her. Shrugging the robe off and 
letting it fall to the floor Nat reached down to undo her stockings.

     Nick reached out and stopped Nat's hand. "May I?" He asked.  At her nod
Nick knelt before her. Running his hands from her ankles her thighs, he undid
the garters from the stockings. As he slowly rolled first one, then the
other stocking down her legs, he once again followed his hands with his tongue
and mouth. After removing each stocking he slipped the garter belt and thong
from around her hips and allowed them to drop to the floor.  He paused,
drinking in the sight of her nude body, then pulled her into his arms.

     Nat melted against him, the feel of his cool skin against her seemed to
cause every nerve in her body to come alive.  She tilted her face toward his
and met his searching mouth with her own.  This time, she plunged her own
tongue in to his mouth, exploring it and delighting in the sensation.  She
felt Nick's arms tighten around her and he deepened the kiss they shared.

     Nick broke the kiss to allow Nat a chance to breath and scooping her up
in his arms, laid her gently on the bed. He lay beside her and again kissed
her while his hands caressed and played with her breasts. Nat moaned with
pleasure at his actions and, timidly at first, began to explore his body
with her hands.  As Nick indicated his pleasure at her actions, Nat began to 
fondle and caress him with obvious joy.   As her warm hand encircled his penis,
Nick felt a wave of pleasure sweep through him. The thought of being surround
by the warm moistness of her vagina was nearly driving him insane with need.

     Wanting to sample that moistness, Nick slid his hand down between Nat's
legs. He smiled as she opened her legs to allow him full access. Gently  
rubbing the sensitive area of her clitoris with one hand, he slipped a  finger 
of the other inside her.  Nat made small mewling sounds of pleasure, and 
pressed against his hand. Withdrawing his finger, Nick slid his body between 
her legs.  He kissed the inside of her thighs, and gradually moved to the 
sweet muskiness of her sex.

     Nat felt waves of pleasure sweep over her as Nick nibbled and licked
her.  The sensations were bringing her ever closer to fulfillment.  Just as
she thought she would faint from the ecstasy Nick  shifted himself and
plunged his hard manhood deep within her. She gave a small scream of passion as
he entered her and grabbing for him pulled him into her embrace.

     Nick did not move for several moments, just enjoying the moist warmth of
Natalie. He found her mouth and their plunging tongues met. At last he began
to slowly move inside her. Together they rose on a spiral of sexual enjoyment.

     As Nat neared climax, she pulled Nick's head to her throat, "Come with
me Nick. I know you need my blood." She panted into his ear.

     Nick found that he could not resist the closeness of the blood pulsing
through the vein in Nat's throat. He felt his fangs drop and eager for his
own release, sank them in to her creamy flesh.  As her blood filled his mouth, 
her love filled his soul.  Above the pleasure of her own release that now 
rocked her body, was her love for him and he knew that she was right, he would 
not harm her.  As his own climax shook him, he removed his mouth from her 
throat and looked up into her shining eyes. He knew that she had felt the 
strength of his love for her through the blood bond they would now share forever.

     As her orgasm shook her Nat felt Nick's fangs on her throat.  She was
stunned and then delighted with the feelings of warmth, caring, and above
all love that she received through the bond that this act formed between
them.  His love for her matched hers for him and Natalie knew that never
again would she feel loneliness.  When he withdrew his fangs from her, she
felt a sense of loss that was eased only by the realization that the bond,
though not as vivid still remained.

     No words were needed as they snuggled into each other's arms, they both
knew in their very souls that they would never again be parted from one
another.  As sleep claimed them the last thought they both had was that Tracy
Vetter was a good friend indeed.

 THE END