A Woman Turned

Chapter 5

We started out on the road. It was nice, and I actually felt comfortable around Donte. We had a connection with one another that I never thought I would get to have with a guy. We actually talked about everything, and the fact that he was so easygoing and fun to talk to made things even better. I was still nervous. What was going to happen to me? Would this even work? I only had a couple of weeks to figure this out. I imagined that would be more than enough time, but if it wasn’t I was going to lose my apartment along with everything else.

The time in the car was usually quiet. We tried to think about what to say, but sometimes we just enjoyed the other’s company. Donte was a nice man, and he didn’t bark instructions to me. He knew how to navigate a car, unlike my ex who would get mad if I took one wrong turn. Ugh, those memories su*ked.

I hadn’t heard a thing from Ryan after I told him. I did bring my laptop, and every now and then I would check it out if we were near a place that had Wi-Fi. But he didn’t even send a message. I checked some of my social media accounts, and it looked like he blocked me. The bas*ard didn’t want to have anything to do with me anymore. No matter, I was fine with that.

 I was nervous about what this all would entail, along with the fact of where I would be going with. I wanted to think that once we found the cure everything would be better, but I didn’t know for sure. I thought it would help, but then again I was too quick to trust at times. I hoped that it did though, it was starting to worry me.

Donte grew quieter as the second day rolled around. We still had another couple of days, and I felt nervous about what would happen when we got there. We did stop on occasion, but so far we’ve spent most of our time on the road. Donte was usually chipper and fun to talk to, but once we past another state border, he grew nervous. I could tell there was something on his mind.

As I looked at Donte, I felt something different. Was I gravitating towards him? I was worried about moving on so fast. After all, he was my friend at first. I just broke things off with Ryan. But there was something about that which made me worry. It was something that made me scared.

I actually felt like it was a relief to break up with Ryan. That I should’ve done so a while ago.

Granted, we had only been dating for about two months. The relationship was still in the forming stages. I was still scared about going further with the guy. I did like Ryan, but I didn’t love him. I never got to that stage with him. I did lust for him, and I was happy to have s*x with him when I did, but I didn’t feel a connection there. I just felt lust and mothering.

Something told me on the inside that I should’ve just broken up with him at the onset. Granted, I didn’t know that he would act like that. I was kind of naïve at the time as well. I thought he did like me, but it turned out that he only liked me when I didn’t do anything weird. It’s a shame, but I knew it wasn’t going to work out for us. It would’ve been too strange anyways.

There was a lot on my mind. One of them being what the status of my relationship was with Donte now. I had to admit, he was a sexy man. He was hotter than Ryan in some ways, and I did feel a bit nervous when I looked at him. When our gazes hung on each other for a long period of time, I felt something there. It was almost as if there were butterflies in my stomach that urged to get out. I felt like that every time I saw him stare at me, and sometimes I would catch the stares more often.

After the second day, Donte told me to book a motel for a couple of days. I was happy to have a slush fund for when I needed some extra money, but I could see it getting slowly depleted. I hope this vampire cure would work.

When we got to the motel, I booked the room. Donte grabbed our things and went into the room, opening the door. I followed him, wondering what the place was going to be like. I opened the door, and when I saw the sight in front of me I grew angry.

It wasn’t a double bed like I asked. In fact, it was only a single bed. This was one of the suites too, not what I asked for.

I saw a card on the bed. It was the one explaining all the details of the place. I didn’t give a rat’s sh*t about the cool deals this place had, I needed to get a room with two beds fast!

“What the hell?” I asked.

Donte looked at me with confusion plastered on his face. He didn’t know what I was miffed about.

“What’s wrong? I don’t see anything bad about this room,” he stated.

I didn’t know if the guy was being facetious or if he was really that dense. Didn’t he realize that we would be staying in the same bed together? And the idea that this place was actually larger than other places made me worried. I hated this, and I needed to get the hell out of this room.

“It’s not that. I just need to call front desk,” I replied.

Donte was confused, but he moved his body so that I could reach the phone. I grabbed it, dialing the number of the front office. After two rings, I got the person who booked my room on the line. I talked to them, but they said that they didn’t have any other rooms. She told me this room was the same cost as the regular rooms, and they even gave us extra things. That was nice, but I don’t know if I could stay in the same bed as Donte. Hell no, there was no way.

I hung up the phone and looked at Donte, a blush plastered on my face.

“They can’t change the room. They told me this was a free upgrade. So I guess we’re stuck with one bed,” I said. I still felt hot and embarrassed as I looked at him.

Donte was confused as to why I was scared. He didn’t get it. He thought that it was just a normal room. What he didn’t understand was the feeling that was inside of me. It was a feeling of lust, a feeling of desire. It was a feeling that I was trying to quell.

“Don’t worry about it. Just relax. We get this place for three days, and I’m sure things will loosen up as time goes on,” he replied.

That wasn’t what I was worried about. I was worried about what this would mean for us. We decided not to let it affect us though. We wanted to keep our relationship as friends, even though I could feel the whole thing starting to crumble as minutes passed.

Donte and I had fun in the hotel room. We did talk, but there was also a TV to watch. Donte also helped me set up the internet so that I could check out some things. There wasn’t any news on bad things happening in my town, so I’m sure Raphael and Ryan weren’t too unhappy with what happened. Donte leaned over me as I looked at the computer, causing a blush to course over my face.

“What are you looking at?” he asked.

I felt nervous. Why was he staring at me like that? “It’s nothing. Don’t worry,” I replied.

“You don’t have to hide things from me. I’m your friend remember?” he stated.

That’s the problem. You may be my friend, but I’ve had the urge to do things to you for about three days now.

“You are. But it’s just something personal,” I said.