Dance With A Vampire for Chapter 26

I made sure my teeth were lipstick-free and tightened my black lace sash around my waist. I opened the door to find my dream guy, looking sexy in a shadowy oversized black shirt, silver-seamed black jeans, and combat boots riddled with straps. Alexander pulled me to him and gave me a hello kiss. "Alexander's here! I'll see you later, " I called to anyone who was listening, and closed the front door behind me. "Fortunately Billy Boy's in for the night, " I said when I reached Alexander's waiting car. "Who does homework on Friday?" "There's nothing wrong with being studious, " Alexander defended, holding the door open for me. "It is when the ultrastudious one is my brother, " I said, half teasing. "I've always wanted a cool brother. Cryptic, clever, dangerous. Not a nerdy one. But I suppose Billy Boy's always wanted to have an honor student for an older sister, so I guess we're even. " I settled into the Mercedes and Alexander pulled out of the driveway. "Did Ruby come over for dinner the other night?" I asked, checking my eyeliner in the rearview mirror. "Yes. The old guy is getting to be quite the ladies' man. It's getting harder for me to borrow Jameson's car. He lent it to me for this evening, but he is taking Ruby out tomorrow night. " "So where are you taking me?" I asked. "It's a secret. And I have a surprise for you when we get there. " Alexander drove through downtown and toward the outskirts of Dullsville. "I found this place last night, " he said as he turned the car around a tight bend. "I discovered it when I was looking for Valentine. I thought we could grab a few minutes just for us. " Just us. A stolen moment when Alexander and I could finally have a romantic interlude with stars twinkling and the moon shining down on us, and we wouldn't have to worry about Jagger, Luna, Trevor, Valentine, or Billy Boy. I think we'd both been waiting for a chance like this forever. The car lights illuminated fog as it began to creep over the twisting road, eventually puffing against the car and making it seem like we'd driven through a ghost. I peered out the passenger-side window, out into the distance. In the darkness, a white billowy haze hung over the desolate fields. Alexander pulled off onto a dirt road.