L A T E N I G H T S E C R E T A R Y

5 - Craving You

After the Christmas event New Year's celebrations began. And when it was time to go back to work everything was the same as before... busy.

"Director Polverini! There are a few more unattended problems that you need to look in to." said Tyler with his hands fully occupied with said problems. "This document needs to be faxed first thing tomorrow morning, so if you would please sign it." He said while handing the papers to a very aloof Jared and depositing them.

"Tyler, isn't it time for you to go home?" Jared asked while smoking nonchalantly.

"If you cooperate Director, I will." Tyler replied with a sweet smile on his face.

"I see..." Jared said with a mischievous gleam in his eyes. "So if I don't cooperate you'll stay here with me the entire night?" He stood up slowly and moved closer to Tyler. He put both hands on his desk and leaned close enough to be able to feel Tyler's breath on his face.

"If you don't cooperate, I won't burden the company with paying me overtime, and I'll go home." Tyler raised an eyebrow up at his boss.

"You're really sneaky." Said a no longer amused Jared and flopped down in his chair. "Composed as usual. Ever since 'then' I can't even disrupt your mask of a perfect secretary." Jared exhales. "It's no fun if I can't tease you anymore." Jared turned his back on Tyler and continued to smoke slowly.

'By 'then' he means that kiss.' Thought Tyler and recalled what had happened during that time.

-FLASHBACK -

Tyler's eyes were already beginning to become half-lid. Jared's irises on the other hand began become red slits. He ran his thumb over Tyler's bottom lip while he looked down on him. Jared cupped Tyler's face with one hand and closed his eyes to kiss him. Tyler just brought his arms circling them around Jared's neck. Their lips met and the lights of the city silhouetted their figures to look like a meld of shadows as one.

- END OF FLASHBACK -

"You can go." said Jared when he finally sat back down in his chair leaving a confused Tyler looking at him. "I've taken enough."

After hearing Jared's statement Tyler was brought back to reality and quickly sat up trying to fix his shirt that somehow became unbuttoned.

"Understood. Excuse me." Tyler answered incoherently while grabbing his files and running like a bat out of hell. Tyler's mind was full of thoughts that just jumbled together and caused him to blush so hard he made a tomato look pale in comparison.

He snapped himself out of his daze and told himself that it was just a... misunderstanding. 'We have a relationship of mutual trust in our work, but undoubtedly I've developed some sort of affection for the Director.' Thought Tyler as he was busily organizing file with Jared just sat there watching him while continuing to smoke. 'It isn't a bad thing to feel a bit of affection for your superior... right? Anyway that wasn't about s*x, it was just a kiss. It only happened 'cause he was touching me like that and it's been a long time since I've been with anyone. The Christmas atmosphere was the one that made me think my feelings were something else. And the Director was only being... himself. He mistook me for one of his 'meals' and we had a misunderstanding. That was all. It didn't count for anything.' While Tyler was deep in thought he was distracted by what he was doing and never realized Jared was looking at him and began to walk over to him.

"Why don't you just take off the gel in your hair, just a little." Jared told Tyler and touched the other man's hair.

Tyler jumped and released a small scream. At Tyler's reaction Jared grinned. "You had turned into a fine young man during the party, you know. Even without your glasses you didn't look childish at all." said Jared while he began to take off Tyler's glasses and stroke his hair to the disrupt the gel. Tyler on the other hand was helpless to stop the larger man.

"Director..." said Tyler with a sigh feeling a bit too aware of how close Jared was to him. When Jared finished Tyler opened his eyes and had an adorable tinge of pink coloring his cheeks that also made his freckles stand out. Jared was mesmerized by the scene. Tyler couldn't look at his boss's face so he looked down. Jared realized what he was doing and just made a sour face. He walked away from his secretary to compose himself.

"Tyler..."

"Yes?" Tyler replied while putting his glasses back on and leaving his hair alone since it was too late to do anything about it.

"Is there anyone you can call for a 'meal' right now?"

Tyler paused a bit at that and only reacted when Jared called for him again. "Ah... Yes sir! Miss Ruby, Mr. Chad, and Miss Sophia have had sufficient amount of time to rest since your last meeting... but... I think two of them are out of town right now, so..."

"That's fine I got it." Jared replied while taking his coat and began to walk towards the door.

"Are you going out?"

"Make some reservations for some restaurant and call me when it's done. I won't be back for the day."

"Understood..." Replied Tyler dejectedly not understanding why he was hurting.

On his way out Jared was practically running out of the office. His iris' began to turn red and his pupils like slits, taking his sunglasses quickly he was fast enough to make sure anyone he passed by wouldn't notice.

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Later that night Jared came back, and he was standing by his ceiling to floor window looking out at the city when Tyler called his attention.

"Director! About these documents..."

Jared was staring at Tyler and wasn't even paying any attention to what he was saying. He was looking at Tyler as if he were a piece of art. From his ivory skin to his freckles and more.

"Director..." Tyler finally turned to his boss worried that something was wrong because he didn't say a thing.

That was when Jared finally realized what he was doing and turned away continuing to smoke. "I'll take care of them later. Leave."

"But..."

"I SAID LEAVE!" yelled Jared leaving Tyler confused and hurt.

Ever since then Jared has been practically ignoring Tyler or trying not to even look in his direction. Tyler on the other hand began to feel sad. All he could see of his boss lately was just his back not even his face.

Jared kept avoiding Tyler as much as he could. Any time he had he would fill it with a meeting or a 'meal'. One night after Jared finished his meal he realized that it wasn't enough. Instead he just began to crave for Tyler which made him feel bewildered and discombobulated.

'What is f*****g wrong with me?!'

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The next day... Tyler was just arranging some papers for Jared. When all of a sudden the phone rang and he was called over immediately. Jared was walking down the hallway with another employee discussing about the upcoming meeting in a few minutes. Tyler was running and looking for Jared while carrying the important documents he needed to give to his boss. When he spotted him he paused to admire how good Jared looked, and walked over quickly with his face a bit flushed.

"Good morning, Director." Tyler greeted while beginning to hand over the documents. "Here are the documents you asked for."

"Thank you." Jared replied with his sunglasses covering over his eyes. " I have to go out again after the meeting."

"Huh?" asked Tyler.

"Bring the reports to my car." Said Jared while turning his back on Tyler, yet again, and walking away.

"...Understood..." Replied Tyler. 'Not even once did he turn to my direction or even meet my eyes, Director... Please look my way.... Please look at me Director!' Tyler pleaded in his mind silently hoping for him to just turn his way just once, and when nothing happened he walked back to his desk.

Jared walked into the elevator and took his sunglasses off his face. The other man with him was talking to him, but he was completely unaware of what he was saying. All his thoughts and attention was to his secretary, and the more he thought of Tyler the more he clenched his hands. One of them was holding his sunglasses and it looked like he just about broke them.

Tyler was at his desk and while he was getting the reports ready he noticed wet drops had appeared on the envelope. It was his own tears flowing freely from his eyes. "What's going on with me?" He said as he took off his glasses and tried to erase any evidence of his tears. He suddenly heard loud stomping coming from behind and turned to see that it was Jared. "Director?" Tyler was even more confused and realized that he was still crying. "Umm, but the meeting has already start-" Tyler was trying to say, but was stopped by Jared when he suddenly crowded his face, grabbed the back of his head, and kissed him.

"I need your blood." Was all Jared said while lifting Tyler and depositing him on top of the desk.

"Are you not feeling well? You... just had a...meal...yesterday." Tyler asked while Jared moved from his mouth to his ear and began to kiss away. He involuntarily whimpered when that happened and began to feel aroused.

"No!" Jared said insistently." No one else will do... unless it's your blood." Jared declared while laying Tyler flat on the desk and crowding any space left between them. My hunger cannot be sated!" He said as his fangs began to elongate and he sank them into Tyler's jugular.

Tyler closed his eyes as all his senses were practically being invaded by the warmth, pain, and ecstasy of the bite. He whimpered and moaned as the sensations filled him, and one last thought entered his mind before he was completely taken into oblivion. 'Director... I do not understand you.'

After Jared was finished drinking he continued to lick the wound and any other blood that escaped. He unbuttoned Tyler's shirt because some of the blood began to pool around his clavicle. Tyler was thinking about his feelings for the Director after what he said to him. Jared was finished and had a bit of blood smeared on his chin. He let out a long sigh and looked down at a disheveled Tyler with his arms by his head who was breathing as if he just ran a marathon. "What is it about your blood that makes me lust for it? It's like no other blood can sate me, but yours. No matter how many times I drink from another. I crave yours."

Tyler flushed at what the other man was saying and realized how exposed he was. He began to hold together the openings of his shirt to his chest and clutched them tightly. When Jared had a smile on his face that was so wide his dimples even appeared Tyler began to feel confused and a bit worried.

"Seems like your blood is a rare delicacy." At that declaration Tyler just furrowed his brows in confusion. "Your dedication to your work is so great that it makes you produce such delicious tasting blood. We'll have to do something about your working hours. The best secretary I can imagine is not only capable, but is also very... delicious."

"Del...Forget about it! I'm not going to continue on with this!" Tyler said loudly practically screaming it out.

"Why?" Jared questioned disinterested at his secretary's refusal. "I told you that only your blood can satisfy me. So is it okay with you if I become weak and hungry just because you can't do it? I mean isn't it a secretary's job to make his/her boss's work easy and smooth?" Jared questioned to Tyler who was completely defeated and became silent. "And you are my perfect secretary." Jared said with an evil grin.

'I'm suddenly getting the feeling that I'm trapped in quick sand and slowly

sinking deeper and deeper.'

"Wait a minute... Director what about your meeting?"

"Oh, that? Those blockheads can deal with it." Replied Jared arrogantly.

And said blockheads were crying silently waiting for Jared to show up.