The feeling of having a finger replaced by Roman's member felt different. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself while adjusting to the feeling of something new that she had never felt before.

  Julie felt Roman's fingers gently caress the sides of her waist as he held her.

  "Does it hurt too much?" asked Roman, his voice filled with concern and Julie, who was concentrating on her breathing, shook her head.

  It only hurt during the initial push, but as seconds started to pass by, the pain began to dull down. Seeing Roman sit between her legs, with his eyes that had darkened as if something sexually raw had surfaced in them, and he was trying to hold himself back from pouncing on her.

  "I will be moving now," he informed her, and when he pulled away from her, she felt the movement making her leg quiver. Julie brought her arm in front of her face and covered her mouth, and when Roman thrust his hips forward, she bit right into her forearm so that she wouldn't end up screaming out loud and waking her relatives, who were sleeping under the same roof.

  Every time Roman pulled and thrust himself inside her, Julie's toes curled, and she started losing control over her body.

  Roman gripped her waist while keeping his movements steady even though he wanted to thrust faster and harder, to imprint himself into her body and claim her completely as his in every sense possible. But he held his urge because he did not want to hurt her. It was Julie's first time, and he wanted to make sure it would be the most memorable one, and so would be the next ones that she would come to experience in the upcoming days.

  He had never thought that he would hold himself back like this for someone, and it seemed like the saying was true. People behaved differently around certain people, doing things only for those people as if they were the exception to the rules that had been set, breaking them.

  When Julie's eyes met Roman's, she noticed the way they had come alive, compared to the darkness that often lurked behind those black eyes of his. His jaws were clenched, and the way he looked at her, it was enough to burn her very soul with everything he had.

  Julie's cheeks had turned red, and with every thrust, a cry erupted up her throat.

  "You are going to bruise your hand," murmured Roman with a small frown on his face.

  Pulling himself away from her, he leaned forward with his body hovering above her. Placing his hand on her wrist, he pulled it away while noticing her eyes had turned moist. Right now, she looked endearing, so vulnerable and bare just for him. Taking a look at her forearm that she had been biting onto, he raised it to his lips and kissed it tenderly.

  "Don't hurt yourself, while I am trying to make sure you aren't in pain," Roman murmured against her skin before his lips grazed on the mark made by her teeth.

  "They'll hear me," replied Julie with her bright red cheeks.

  "Then let them," came the blunt words from Roman's mouth. "It's nothing they haven't tried or done before. You are a healthy girl, who is doing things that are natural."

  There was something very alluring with the way he looked at her, and she couldn't look away from him. Her heart skipped a beat, and she could feel herself turning impatient, wanting to press her legs too close together, but she doubted that would be enough right now when she had gotten a taste of how it felt him inside her.

  Roman picked both her hands, and he pushed them against the bed, holding her wrists with one hand of his while he positioned himself before thrusting inside her.

  Julie's lips parted while she tried hard not to be too loud with her moans and cries. The more she tried to hide her cries, the more it urged Roman to push her further to the edge, wanting to hear her sweet voice.

  "Rome!" Julie cried out just as he wanted her to.

  Before she could try to hide her voice one more time, Roman's hand gripped on her wrists that were pressed on the surface of the mattress. He leaned forward and covered her mouth with his, kissing her, and Julie felt the overwhelming emotions that her little heart could barely contain.

  Roman tasted Julie's lips, his tongue rubbing against hers with every thrust came the muffled cry, and he doubted there could be anything as sweet as Julie he would ever come to hold in his arms. He ran his hand across her back that had created a space arched up from the bed.

  Julie felt Roman fill her up with every inch of him, touching her and leaving no corner or surface untouched by him. She felt his lips leave her own, peppering kisses across her jaw before it went to kiss her neck. With her head thrown back, it gave him more access to her neck, and he pressed his lips against her skin, taking his sweet time to love her.

  When Roman felt Julie's legs tighten, which was wrapped around her waist, with her body trembling so deliciously, he could tell that she was close to her orgasm.

  It took a minute, and Julie's body shuddered, where he could feel his own release making its ways through his body, the adrenaline rushing and coursing through his veins with every thrust and pull.

  "R-Rome!"

  Her body shuddered, and soon she came undone and a few seconds later, he reached his climax.

  But the adrenaline and the high that Roman felt, it didn't disappear. Having a taste of Julie was nothing less to him turning into an addict as if she was his drug. He craved her from his soul and his very bones that stemmed the need to have her again and again, to keep her next to his side, as his thoughts were consumed by her.

  While Julie was panting for air, catching her breath, Roman's need to have her again started to build up and course through his thoughts.

  The back of his fingers brushed her stomach, that was gently moving up and down. On feeling his fingers on her skin, a gasp escaped from Julie's lips and with her eyes slightly dazed, she looked at him. She felt his member rub against her entrance, and it left a delicious feeling, making her toes curl and her ankles twisting.

  He slowly pushed himself into her entrance, stretching and filling her up one more time, this time torturously slow, and right now, she wasn't the only one being punished. A sigh escaped from Julie's lips, her head ready to spin and her eyes ready to roll to the back of her head.

  Roman circled his arm around Julie's back, and he had pulled her to sit upright on his lap.

  "Ah…!" Julie's lips parted, her hands that were holding onto his shoulders for support, she dug her nails into his shoulders.

  Julie had never expected that she could feel it this deep, and she tried to handle the feelings that her body was experiencing.

  Sitting upright and doing it like this, it felt different than the previous one where she had been lying down. Right now, she could gaze right into Roman's eyes, their faces barely a few inches away from each other.

  Roman's hands supported Julie's bottom, carrying her weight so that he could balance as well as guide her. Julie's hands that were placed on his shoulders, she slowly slid them forward, circling her hands around his neck.

  "Is it uncomfortable?" Roman asked her while she was getting comfortable in their current position.

  He noticed the way her cheeks had more colour than usual, where Julie panted for air while her breath was irregular. "It's a strange position," murmured Julie, her eyes lowering shyly, and Roman dug his fingers into her bottom to have her eyes flare back to look at him.

  "It'll get better soon," he promised her, and Julie was too flushed to speak about her comfort right now with him inside her and this position. "Just breathe and I will do the rest."

  Julie softly gulped, and soon she felt him raise her body with his strong arms, raising her, and when he descended her down on him, she felt him pushing through her wet folds. Her lips parted further as she sighed and moaned. The pleasure felt different this time, and she could feel him hit her arousal with every change in their movement.

  "Fuck, you feel so good," said Roman through his gritted teeth, and this only surged Julie's arousal furthermore that she didn't believe she could feel. Being with him was a whole different emotion.

  Not soon enough, Julie equally contributed to the movement, where Roman didn't have to support her completely. His right hand moved to feel the curve of her body, sliding from her bottom to her waist and then upward to her chest to give her breast a light squeeze.

  Another moan escaped from Julie's lips, and Roman watched the fascinated creature, whom he held in his arms before he let go of her breast and moved it up to her neck. His fingers raked through her hair which had turned messy because of their earlier action, and he combed it with her fingers, letting his hand settle behind her ear. Bringing her head towards him, he angled her face before capturing her lips with his.

  The kiss they shared was tender, and Julie felt him brush his lips against hers. Once, twice, and the third time he captured her bottom lip with his teeth. Nibbling on it before he sucked it while both of them moved their bodies.

  Their lips broke away from each other, soon, her mind started to turn dizzy with the headiness she felt while her body started to experience another orgasm. It took only a few seconds before she came undone, and soon after, Roman's fingers dug into her soft skin, letting his arousal consume him. His fangs had found its way near Julie's neck, and he sunk deep into her skin, feeling the warm blood seeping into his mouth, and he relished in it like an intoxicating liquor that he could never get enough of her, the feeling right now was heavenly.

  Julie's body slumped into Roman's arms, her body humming in the after pleasure of their love making. She felt him stroke the back of her neck soothingly, moving his hand up and down so that her body could relax. He pulled himself out of her, bringing her body closer as he hugged her.

  Roman carried Julie to the bathroom, washing each other before they returned to the bed.

  Right now, Julie laid in Roman's arms, her body content and her mind in peace while her body continued to buzz in the afterglow of the love that they had shared with each other. Her head rested on Roman's arm that had been stretched to the side, where she laid on the right side of her body while watching him. Roman had pulled the blanket to cover their bodies.

  Roman caught Julie's arm, running his thumb across the skin where she had bitten earlier, had it turned red.

  "Don't bite yourself," said Roman with a frown on his face.

  "I didn't want to be too loud," replied Julie, and Roman's eyes shifted back to look at her.

  "It is unfortunate that I couldn't hear your cry more, but if you want to muffle your voice, you can use me to bite from now onwards," Roman's hand then went to brush her hair back while he watched her. "Do you still feel the pain?" he asked her, wanting to make sure she was alright.

  Julie shook her head, "No, it's gone," her voice was soft and small. Even though Roman had pulled himself from her sex, she could still feel him there, even though minutes had passed since they had made love.

  Roman's arm that had stretched on the bed curled around her and brought Julie closer to him, hugging her, and Julie shyly placed her hand on his chest. It wasn't that she hadn't anticipated for something like this to happen. It would be a lie to say that her thoughts hadn't drifted to them spending time like this, but she never thought that they would be going all the way.

  Her gaze lowered on his taut chest, her hand grazing on it, she felt his heart beating beneath his chest, and she realized how alive he was. That he was not like most of the other vampires who were heartless, but one who held emotions that ran deep within him.

  Julie wondered if Roman had noticed it. The little extra smell of soap that she had used while she had spent scrubbing herself, while she had smoothened her hands and legs so that it wouldn't look like there were thorns or forest growing on her limbs. She awkwardly smiled at her thoughts, and when she felt his gaze on her, she tilted her chin to look up at him.

  "What are you smiling at?" asked Roman, lowering his head, he kissed her forehead.

  "Just some funny thoughts in my head," replied Julie, and he pulled back to look into her brown eyes, that was filled with happiness. He could feel her emotions radiate from her, and it also affected him, putting him in a better mood if it hadn't before.

  "It reminds me… Do you remember that time when both of us met each other at the water cans, near the blue block?"

  Julie nodded her head, remembering that time as it was the first time they had crashed against each other. She asked him, "What about it?"

  "You were smiling about something that time too. Remember what it was about?" questioned Roman, running his fingers through her hair.

  "Oh that…" Julie opened her mouth before shaking her head. "It wasn't anything."

  "Tell me."

  How was she supposed to tell that… asked Julie to herself. "I don't think that it's a good pillow talk." But seeing Roman stare at her blankly, as if he wasn't going to budge, she cleared her throat. "Well… Every time I saw you, you chewed so much gum and I was just in a funny thought process. I think I related you to an animal because of it."

  "Cow?" deadpanned Roman. Julie slowly gave him a nod. When he brought his hand up to her forehead, she closed her eyes, readying herself for the forehead flick, which never came. Instead, he ran his finger on the length of her nose. "You have a mischievous mind, which falls on weird."

  "I guess you can tell that," replied Julie, feeling the tenderness of his touch on her skin, and it made her heart swell as if it would burst any second.

  "Come, let us get you to sleep now," Roman nudged her with his words while bringing her closer into his arms so that he could hug her while they slept.

  Julie buried herself in his chest, and she felt his hand stroke the back of her head as he continued to pet her. There were some memorable days she held close to her chest, but this day… it had pushed itself to move closer to the top position, though not necessarily taking the first position.

  The first memorable time with Roman was when she was about to crash into him. It was the first time she had a good view of him. The blank stare that he had given her as if he wanted her to step away as quickly as possible had been now replaced with a look that didn't want to part away from her. The hands that hadn't bothered to make contact not held her in his arms. His indifferent attitude had slowly changed to one who cared about her the most.

  "Goodnight, Rome," Julie murmured to him, where her voice had started to drift into sleep like her mind after her body had been spent.

  "Goodnight, Winters," Roman kissed the top of her head while not letting go of her. They both slept in each other's arms, having the soundest sleep they have recently come to have in peace.

  When morning arrived, the birds chirped, and the rays of the sun peeked through the cracks of the curtain. As Julie woke up, she found Roman's arms wrapped around her waist, holding her snugly against the front of his body.

  She saw him sleeping next to her with his eyes closed. He truly was handsome, thought Julie in her mind. Unable to resist, she craned her neck and pressed her lips on Roman's lips that were soft. The kiss was feather-like, but she should have known that he would be awake with her slightest movement.

  "I could get used to it," murmured Roman, when Julie pulled away, his red eyes opening to meet her brown eyes that appeared bright and happy.

  Julie smiled at his words, "I think so too. Did you sleep?" she asked him.

  "A little bit, before I decided to rest my eyes," responded Roman, placing his hand on her neck, and he kissed her lips before grazing his lips across her cheek. "You should sleep some more."

  "I am good," replied Julie, and she felt him kiss beneath her ear. "I should probably go and help my aunt in the kitchen, lest she decides to come here and ask for my help."

  "She will probably need to take a breather if she sees you like this," agreed Roman, and ran his hand down to her shoulder. "I wish you could stay longer in bed."

  Roman let go of her reluctantly, and Julie smiled before stepping out of the bed, taking a quick shower and wearing her clothes, she made her way down the stairs. Reaching the kitchen, she noticed her aunt wasn't there, and she looked around the place before picking up the jug of water to pour water into the glass.

  "I see you are awake, Julie." Julie turned around and noticed her uncle, who stepped into her view, folding newspaper in his hands.

  "Good morning, Uncle Tom," greeted Julie with a smile.

  "Good morning. Did you have a good sleep?" asked Uncle Thomas in his polite tone, and Julie nodded her head.

  "Yes," replied Julie, trying to keep her voice even so that nothing would reveal about the passionate night she and Roman shared together. "Where is Aunt Sarah?" she asked, looking around.

  "She's gone out to get groceries," replied Uncle Thomas, and he said, "There is something I would like to talk to you about, Julie."

  Julie nodded her head and asked, "What is it?"

  "How about you take a seat?" asked her uncle, and Julie looked at him with a little caution but followed him to take a seat at the island of the kitchen…… She wondered what her uncle wanted to speak about.