FOURTEEN

"Isn't it weird the stuff humans display in museums?" Terra whispered in Ruby's ear while they both watched a Madonna by Rafael and I rested my sore feet sat on a bench near them. The rooms of Norton Simon Museum were almost empty that Wednesday morning and my vampire's voice echoed through the empty space so I was able to hear her perfectly although she believed she was talking discreetly with her mate.

"My dad used to have a cabinet of curiosities in his palazzo in Venice and liked to collect objects, he was even competing with his friends to buy antiquities in auction sales..."

"I know, kings and counts collected Roman cameos and carved precious stones when I was a child but they did it because they were beautiful or valuable, the same way your father displayed rock crystal vases stolen form a tomb in a forgotten eastern kingdom. When they got enough stones to make a coherent collection, they designed a crown or a jewel to display them. It made sense... On the contrary, humans make an exhibition with small things: bowls, hairpins, shattered bottles of perfume... All those coins we saw at the Getty Villa and they weren't even made of gold! Not to mention corpses of people who died long before you and me were born..." The vampire grimaced in disgust while looking at me out of the corner of her eye to check if I still was sat on the bench pretending to ignore them.

"This painting is gorgeous..." Ruby mumbled tilting her head to one side. "I think Marcus has one similar in his villa in Naples, he bought it to that Rafael guy centuries ago but don't tell it to Iselen, I get the impression that her anxiety skyrockets when she learns these things..."

I couldn't help but roll my eyes while they walked towards a painting by Botticelli but admitted that the beautiful vampire with green eyes was right: every time they mentioned the name of a historical figure that they'd met, or an exceptional work of art they owned, or a city that they'd visited and it didn't exist anymore out of a history book, I got pretty anxious. I couldn't help worrying when I realized that my girls' point of view concerning life was very different, they were oblivious to the passing of time and it meant nothing to them, things that humans considered crucial were minor stuff for them. I wondered if it could be the same for me, if one day I'd watch with indifference the milestones in the history of my generation and I'd laugh at humans while they checked out a cell phone in a museum with their mouths wide open in shock. What can you expect from life when you've already seen it all? My girls had lived through so many experiences that I was unable to understand why they felt excited by the idea of sharing their existence with a stupid human like me.

"Amor..." Suddenly, soft hands cradled my face and I realized that Terra was kneeled down in front of me and looked at me concerned. Ruby was sat next to me and put her arm over my shoulders. The museum room was empty and they were controlling some human minds so no one came there to bother us, most likely. "I can feel you're upset, what's wrong?"

"I'm worried because I don't know how to face immortality..." I admitted reluctantly and Terra pulled away, sitting on her heels while staring at me pensively.

"I understand, you're going to lose your family and friends... that hurts and won't be easy. World will change around you and you'll have to adjust to it but, at the same time, you'll remain clung to the past, to the time when you grew up and the culture you learnt, everything will look weird and even hostile but also fascinating... Iselen, your perception of time will be different, you'll be able to travel and learn at your own pace, calmly. Humans feel compelled to meet some stupid deadlines: go to the university, get married, have a mortgage at 30 years old, children at 35, save money for a retirement... Running, living fast, accumulating experiences to boast about in front of other humans, becoming rich and famous, posting pictures on social media so everybody can see you're doing something useful and your existence isn't a failure... That pressure to be bigger and better will vanish. Strange as it may seem, immortality will allow you to live squeezing the juice out of every available minute of free time, in a relaxed way. You won't feel bored, babe, quite the contrary."

"Iselen..." Ruby cut her sister off and cupped my cheek with her hand to force me to look at her. "You aren't alone... You're going to face immortality with us and it'll be perfect, I promise. I've been to an amusement park before and it wasn't that bad, it was fun... do you remember the wooden roller coaster, Terra?" The blue-eyed vampire smiled and nodded. "But when we went with you last week, with Aren and Vera... It was amazing, it's been centuries since the last time I had so much fun, we tried all the rides, I ate a hotdog on the street and ruined my T-shirt with ketchup... but I didn't care because you were there, smiling and helping me to clean my clothes. You make everything different, new and exciting... Even going shopping or to the movies... It doesn't matter how many times we do this, it'll always be special as long as you both are by my side..."

"I understand..." I whispered tiredly and leaned my head on my precious girl's shoulder, enjoying her orange and clove perfume. "Can we seal the bond already? I get the impression that I'd feel much better about all this..."

"Soon, I promise..." Terra whispered rubbing my thigh over my jeans fabric while looking at me worried. "Everything will be all right, trust me, love... please." The vampire was too overprotective and felt useless when she realized I was suffering and she could do nothing to help me, I refused to let her mess with my brain to create some kind of artificial calm in my brain and my stubbornness was about driving her crazy. Sometimes, I felt sorry for her when seeing her so anxious.

"Come on, Terra, I'll take you to a special place where we'll be very happy and I bet Ruby will be able to find something she likes too..." Both vampires raised an eyebrow in disbelief and stared at each other, confused. "A book and record store, very big, two floors with books piled up everywhere, walls made of volumes leaned forward till creating tunnels, a labyrinth made of books... you'd need one or two human lives to read them all... History, art, travel books, adventure stories, magazines, unique items..."

"Sounds good..." The vampire frowned and pointed at me with an accusing finger. "And this store is here, in this city? Why didn't you talk me about it before?"

"Because I fear you'll attract unwanted attention buying half of their stock and later, I'll have to move with Ruby to another place because there's no room at home for all those books."

"What a slur! I'm perfectly capable to control myself and buy only one or two books..." Terra stood up and crossed her arms over her chest, angrily. I looked at Ruby out of the corner of my eye and we both burst into laughing while the beautiful vampire with blue eyes huffed outraged.

*****

"Movie night? Are you sure this is what you want to do today?" I nodded at Ruby leaving a bowl full of popcorn on the coffee table in front of the couch, the huge TV screen looked incongruous in the middle of the of pure Italian silk fabrics in dark blue and golden and the fancy furniture of the living room that was part of the suite where the vampires slept. I made myself comfortable, getting rid of my jeans and wearing only my T-shirt and panties, leaning my feet on the table casually and sipping at my soda. The vampires copied my movements naturally and I took the remote.

I knew Aren used to spend a lot of time at the gym and at Vera's home learning how to adjust to the modern world but sometimes they showed up in our kitchen unexpectedly, had dinner with us, went for a walk through the garden and they slept in the vampire's bedroom from time to time. I respected their privacy and preferred not to pester my friend with questions about their relationship, I didn't know if the Brazilian girl had sealed the bond or what kind of agreement they'd reached but it seemed to me that Aren was being cautious and had decided to take things easy, which I approved. The point is that I had my own plans that night, although I was trying not to think about them because I feared my vampires would be able to read my mind accidentally, and Vera and Aren walking in the main floor living room suddenly while we were watching the movie would ruin them. That's why I insisted on moving to the antechamber of our own bedroom. If my girls thought my request was weird, they didn't show it and they put the TV where I told them.

I was tired of waiting for Terra to decide it was "the right moment" according to her own words and I'd decided to take the initiative. The vampires were stronger, more experienced than I was, way more confident and they thought they could control everything. That night we'd check if the poor human was able to punch their defences and make them fall apart. I smiled in my head while humming a stupid song trying to keep them out of mi mind.

"Below her mouth..." Terra frowned reading the title on the screen. "I think I've never heard about this movie."

I smiled innocently and handed her the bowl of popcorn... Both vampires were fidgeting awkwardly on the couch half an hour later while I kept my eyes fixed on Dallas' bare back and Jasmine twisted under her body, their moans echoed against the living room walls... Terra cleared her throat and crossed her legs, Ruby behaved like she was sat on needles instead of on a comfortable silk pillow and I was barely able of holding back my laughter.

"You've done this on purpose." The beautiful vampire with green eyes said in a resentful tone of voice and took my chin between her tattooed fingers to force me to look right into her eyes while I opened mines pretending to feel outraged.

"No, of course not... But I'm doing this on purpose..." I leaned towards her as fast as I could, my hand found a way between her thighs and cupped her core over her silk panties, my bold movement caught her off guard and I was able to lock my lips with hers. Ruby didn't fight me when I put a little more pressure and let me kiss her deeply, our tongues danced frantically while my fingers touched her trying to make her lose control before she could react and shove me away. The vampire moaned the same way Jasmine was doing a few minutes before and tangled her fingers in my hair, I knew she was about pushing me so I moved my fingers faster feeling her panties getting wet... I was ready to fight hard if they refused to give me what I craved.

"Iselen..."

"I need you..." I begged grazing her wet lips with mines. "Please..." Suddenly, I felt Terra's arms around my torso and struggled desperately while she pulled me away from her sister but, before I could complain, her lips also melded with mines in a hot kiss that tore a moan from my throat. The blue-eyed vampire held me tight against her body while her tongue swirled in my mouth, exploring every corner, and my muscles turned into jelly. I looked at her with puppy dog eyes when she pulled away while she was trying to catch her breath and Ruby kissed my cheek gently, catching with her lips a tear that was running down my skin. That made Terra react, finally.

"Okay..." she whispered while slipping from the couch till she was kneeled down in front of me, her hands grabbed my hips hard and she pulled my body till I was sat on the edge of the pillow. She looked right into my eyes, mesmerizing me like a snake, while her strong fingers ripped my panties up and let the ruined garment fall on the floor, her hands rubbed my thighs slowly and pushed gentle for me to spread them, leaving me exposed before her. Terra took a deep breath and a moan fell from her mouth... I understood she was taking advantage of her sharp vampire senses to smell me and my cheeks turned red.

A movement behind me startled me and I looked back over my shoulder in shock when I realized Ruby was naked, her flawless and pearly skin shone under the crystal chandelier and her tattoos created a kaleidoscope of colour when she moved to sit behind me with her legs both sides of my hips. Her hands sneaked under my T-shirt and she pulled the garment up, her soft breasts grazed my bare back while she tangled her fingers in my hair and pulled my head till I leaned it on her shoulder. Ruby's lips brushed over my neck, kissing the skin reverently, whispering sweet nothings in my ear, her heat wrapped me up and her perfume went to my head like the finest wine. Her fingers slipped down my collarbone and further down till her hands cupped my breasts and she started pinching my nipples gently. I writhed helplessly and my foot hit Terra's leg.

I looked down and realized the vampire hadn't moved, she kept her eyes fixed on my breasts while Ruby was touching them and she breathed heavily, one of her extended fangs shone under the chandelier light and my uterus clenched hard. Terra looked up smiling mischievously, like she knew what I was feeling, her hands rubbed my thighs up and down again while she leaned her head forward deliberately slowly.

"Fuck!" My body jolted as if I'd touched a wire, all my nerve endings shuddered when the vampire melded her mouth with my pussy and her tongue, burning like a red hot iron, started exploring my folds. I twisted again and Ruby had to put her arm around my torso to keep me stuck to her while her free hand kept pinching my nipples mercilessly. I was able to feel her own wet core pressed against my buttocks when I rocked my hips trying to make further contact with her sister's tongue. I turned my face to kiss her and her mouth muffled my moans when Terra put my thighs on her shoulders and started sucking and licking aggressively. I tangled my fingers in her hair even if I knew that my human strength wasn't enough to keep her pinned down there; luckily for me, the vampire had no intention of moving.

Both women held me between their bodies, my buttocks hardly grazed the couch under me while Ruby kept kissing me, nibbling at my neck and pinching my nipples and Terra flicked my sensitive node with the tip of her tongue, building up an orgasm while my abdomen got increasingly tensed. The vampire swirled her tongue over my clit grazing a sensitive spot that sent a shiver down my spine, a curse escaped from my lips and both women moaned. Terra licked that spot again and again while sparks of pleasure ran wild through my veins and Ruby twisted gasping for air behind me, her sister moaned against my pussy and the vibration made me shudder again. Heat was unbearable, tension grew and the tingling I felt in my core spread to my limbs... pleasure was too much, something I never felt before. My walls clenched painfully and Terra tried to soothe me thrusting two fingers in my pussy.

"Oh, fuck... Yes, babe..." I arched my back against Ruby's body when her sister started pumping at a feverish pace while her tongue flicked my clit again and again. The vampire held me tighter to stop my movements, sticking her lips to my neck, kissing and licking the spot where my pulse was beating, one of her fangs grazed my skin at the same time Terra started rubbing a spot with her middle finger that drove me crazy. All the muscles of my body got tensed when I shattered under her mouth, my cry echoed against the living room walls, and my hips bucked against her face while she extended my orgasm and her drenched fingers kept pumping. I pulled her hair hard and twisted between Ruby's arms but the vampires didn't let me go.

Suddenly, Terra sank her fangs in my groin at the same time her sister bit my neck, I didn't feel pain but my body collapsed on the couch and remained still, meek under their mouths, letting them feed on me, listening to their muffled moans every time they took a sip. It wasn't because of my exhaustion after such an intense orgasm, it was a weird feeling, like some kind of trance that made me feel slightly dizzy, clamed and happy at the same time. I closed my eyes, letting myself be carried away by the sensation and enjoyed the heat of their bodies. The last thing I remember is the angry whispering that left my lips when I complained because Terra removed her fingers from my pussy.

I opened my eyes some minutes later, I didn't know how much time had passed but the movie was still on the screen although no one was paying attention to it. I was aware of my surroundings little by little, like I was coming out of a deep sleep, my muscles felt like jelly but I was comfortable and didn't want to move. I realized I was still in the same position: my head leaned on Ruby's shoulder while she hugged me, her forehead was leaned on my temple and her breath fanned my neck and cheek, Terra's head was leaned on my thigh and her hot breath fanned my pubis, my fingers were still tangled in her hair. The feeling of satisfaction, fullness and well-being was amazing and a bit overwhelming too, suddenly I felt like crying but the tear that ran down my neck to my chest wasn't mine... I turned my head slightly and opened my eyes wide in shock when I noticed Ruby was sobbing.

"My love..." I whispered worried but she just hugged me tighter against her body.

"It's so wonderful to feel whole again."

I frowned, confused for a second, till her words made sense in my mind finally. That happiness that made my head feel light, like I was a little drunk, it wasn't only mine... it was ours. The bond was sealed and my feelings weren't exclusively mines anymore, energy flowed between us creating a spiritual connection... but also physical; I could feel exactly what my vampires were feeling: satisfaction, calm, exhaustion, Ruby was overwhelmed because she'd been waiting this moment for centuries, Terra was proud of her skills that had given her mate an immeasurable pleasure... Love, above all that, flowing between us freely finally. A fusion of souls... the three of us were one forever.

I felt optimistic all of a sudden and believed I'd be able to face immortality or whatever problem as long as they were with me. Ruby sighed holding me tighter and threatening with suffocating me and Terra raised her head lazily when she felt my index tapping on her shoulder gently.

"Why didn't we do this before, stubborn vampire?" I asked pretending to be angry.

"I'm sorry," my girl smiled but didn't move her lips and her answer echoed in my mind. I understood that the bond also involved a new way of communicating and I should get used to it as soon as possible.

"Take me to the shower," I ordered with my mind.