[Follows THIS]The sun hadn't quite set in the distance and it was just bordering on dusk in Paris. Likely unexpectedly, Blaise was standing out on the main balcony of his huge and sprawling mansion, looking out at the sun setting in the distance. He had on a midnight-blue suit with a black silk shirt and matching tie, and over the top was a full ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS and THIS]As soon as he was able, Blaise had given his orders that Rory be brought here to his manor, if he agreed, of course. There was still a chance the Scot would decline and Blaise wouldn't push the issue. He would just make sure there was a close Ventrue confidante in Scotland available to ensure Rory was well taken care of as he ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]The night was getting on by the time Blaise arrived back to his estate from the military facility. It had been a long day, and after being confronted by the lover of Rory's brother out of the blue, Blaise had finally managed to go into a closed-door meeting with Riley to discuss where the whole situation lay now. They spoke for hours ( Read more... )

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Blaise was holding himself up on the door jamb between his bedroom and his en suite bathroom. His eyes were closed and he rested his head against the cool iron frame of the door, trying to somehow draw on any lingering strength he had remaining in him. "Mon cherie... I'll summon Mademoiselle Rousseau for you," Jaquelynne, ( Read more... )

[With histhornedrose, lotterylucky, gr8muppetyodin & loganthebrave | Follows THIS]Buffy was becoming starkly aware that no one had said anything, but what was there to say. She just sat there with her jaw hanging open as she took in the fact that Logan Buchanan really did share his brother's genes, and then some. Their parents had to have been ridiculously good looking. And now, come to think of it, ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS and THIS]There were four people in Riley's office right but, but he could actually swear blindly that there were eight. He was sitting at his desk trying his best to look like he could actually focus on them without going cross-eyed, but it wasn't the easiest of tasks he had ever faced. He blinked slowly a couple of times, his hands ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]After Juliette's little impromptu de-robed art session, Blaise was now sitting back at his desk, but this time dressed in a pair of tight jeans and a silver casual button-up shirt. He wasn't out on business, and he had the luxury of dressing down around his home. He realised that Buffy hadn't seen him like this, and nor had Sergeant ( Read more... )

9.10. I can't fight this feeling any longer
And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow
What started out as friendship has grown stronger
I only wish I had the strength to let it show
Can’t Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon

Co-written with gr8muppetyodin
[Follows THIS]It had been a long day, and luckily one Blaise and Juliette had managed to stay stuck in the ( Read more... )

36.10. "Love cannot survive if you just give it scraps of yourself, scraps of your time, scraps of your thoughts."
- Mary O'Hara

Co-written with gr8muppetyodin
[Follows THIS]Buffy could only stand there in complete shock after Riley locked her in the interview room with Blaise. Then she frowned as she tried to work out if she could bust open the door, and ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]Riley was trying desperately not to vomit as he rode the elevator up to the fourteenth floor of the military headquarters. The thing was, despite dragging Buffy along there with him knowing she needed to be there, he couldn't actually reveal anything to her. Not yet. Blaise needed to be the first to know so he could advise on the next ( Read more... )