chapter 1

  My voice had changed. It was not my ordinary voice, but it was more so older like a elderly woman's kind of voice. Gabriel looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

         "Are you feeling well?" He asked, getting worried.

         "Mhm." I said. "Something's in my throat."

         He just stared at me. I grabbed both his hands and led them to my ass. He grabbed both of my ass cheeks and gave them a tight squeeze, but as he was doing it, he was making a very disgusted face. He pulled his hands back and shook his head at me.

          "Something's not right." He said. "Something's wrong with you."

          "Baby, nothing is wrong." I croaked.

           Damn it, I just need a fucking kiss you asshole, I thought to myself. Not caring about anything else, I pressed my lips against his. He tensed up for a second, but then he gotten into it. But all that shit ended when he ran his fingers through my hair. All he did was grab a fistful and when he yanked it, it was like I was wearing a damn wig the whole time. A big ass handful of hair was taken out and as soon as he seen it, that was it. He kicked me off his lap, screaming at the top of his lungs. The energy from me was gone. There was nothing left and I had transformed to a damn pruny old lady. He jumped off the couch and backed away, glancing down at me as I crawled to him. 

        "Don't leave…" I said, my voice shaky as hell.

         "Get the hell away from me!" He shouted. 

         I reached out to him, grabbing him by the ankle. He panicked and as he turned to break my grip on him, he slammed into the wall, knocking him out in the process. I gasped and crawled to him without breaking any of my fragile bones. Once I reached him, I placed my head on his chest and sighed with relief when I heard his beating hard, thumping in his chest.

         "Now… To re...regain…. My strength…" I stuttered to myself.

         I placed both my hands on his shoulder and tried to pull myself up, only to hear a cracking noise from my back. I stopped pulling and cursed myself. If I kept going on I was not going to be able to move ever again. But, if I did not do this, I was going to be old. Without a second thought, I pulled myself up to his lips once more and I heard another cracking noise. However, I did not stop. Once his lips was in my view I slammed my lips down, without checking my position, only to land on his chin. I rolled my eyes before I slid my mouth to his lips, leaving a trail of saliva in the path. I finally felt his lips against mines and I was able to do things right. I kissed his lips for what felt like eternity until I felt a sudden burst of energy slowly rise within me. I felt my body return to its former self and I was could not be any happier. Once my body returned to itself, I removed my lips from Gabriel and glanced around the area.

        "Now to stage everything." I said. "He can't remember everything that happened a while ago."

         Without a second to lose, I staged the perfect set up that would confuse the hell out of him. Once I was finished, I sat back down next to him and began to cry out loud. Gabriel's eyes snapped open and he sat up. He glanced around the area, rubbing his forehead before he directed his attention to me.

        "Lia?" He called my name. 

        I glanced up at him, sniffling and letting the fake tears fall from my eyes down my cheeks.

        "Ow, my head!" He exclaimed. "What the hell happened?"

        "You came over and we were drinking." I lied. "All of a sudden you started acting different and… and…"

       Gabriel got up and he pulled me up as well. 

      "You were really rude, Gabriel." I sniffed again. "If you didn't want to spend the night with me, you should've said so."

      "Wait, what?" Gabriel asked, confused. "What if Carter came home?"

        I shook my head.

        "Carter and I are divorcing each other." I told him. 

        "What?" 

        "He said I was draining him. That I wanted sex too much."

       I sobbed uncontrollably and Gabriel held me close to him.

       "This was supposed to be our anniversary. I hate him!"

       "I'm so sorry, Lia. I didn't know. If you need anything, I'm here."

       I wiped the tears from my eyes and glanced up at him.

      "Will you sleep with me?" I asked him.

      "Of course I will."

     He grabbed my hand and led me up the stairs. As we walked, I could not help, but to smile the whole time we were walking to my room. What a sucker, I thought to myself. Now, I could grab a little more energy for work tomorrow. Those damn kids were stressful, but at least I'll be prepared. Perfect timing, Gabriel. Perfect timing, indeed.