Bedding My Vampire Mate

"Little rice ball, I am sure you must be famished so let me heat the food in the refrigerator for you," Joanna ruffled Anthony\'s hair and turned to leave but she grabbed her hand.

"Why don\'t we cook the food by ourselves instead of eating the one in the refrigerator?" He asked meekly.

"I would have loved to do that but unfortunately there are no groceries and this is all his fault. He forbids me from entering the kitchen to cook," Joanna said as she frowned at Amos.

The guy sitting on the couch beside Anthony with his long legs crossed acted as if he wasn\'t the one they were talking to.

Anthony tilted his head and gazed at him, "Brother Amos, are you bullying my big sis?" He asked, his suspicious glances focused on Amos\' face.

He paused what he was doing and dropped the cell phone beside him. He brought his attention back to Anthony\'s face afterwards.

"Do I look like someone who can bully her?" Amos questioned.

"I am not sure," Anthony was honest with his reply. Watching him squint his eyebrows but only for his expression to return to normal made Joanna chuckle.

"Tony, don\'t let your sister deceive you into thinking that I bullied her because I have never done such a thing but instead she is the one who always bullied me," Amos faked a pitiful expression to win Anthony to his side but…

"My Big Sis is very kind and sweet. She can never harm anyone," Anthony said confidently. He held Joanna\'s hand and placed it on his cheek.

Amos stared at the two siblings with his mouth still hanging open.

"Have you heard what he said huh?" Joanna asked beaming. Her radiant smile made Amos feel happy and full for some reason.

"His Big is the sweetest and the kindest person in the world. She can\'t hurt a fly not to mention bullying a grown-up man like you," She said with pride.

Almost immediately she pulled Anthony off the chair and together they made their way to the kitchen.

"Hey, what did you do to him to say such sweet words about you?" He demanded. He stood up and chased after them.

"Try raising him from infancy and you will see whether he will not take your side no matter what," Joanna, now standing in front of the tall cupboard, said, still maintaining her sweet smile.

"Why do I need to raise him from infancy when that is something we should be doing to our child?" He asked. From where he stood he appeared beside her in seconds.

Turning around to look at where he stood she was stunned to see him standing in front of her.

Her body stiffened at that instant. The utensil she held almost fell out of hand due to the shock.

They stood there staring into each other\'s eyes.

Her eyes moved from his well-trimmed eyebrows to his fluttering long eyelashes. Her heart skipped a bit when it got a glimpse of his sexy lips.

Her heart pounded against her chest as she found herself unable to look away from his devilishly tempting lips.

She was so carried away by her fantasy and didn\'t see the time he raised his hand and touched her cheek.

Slowly, he bent and whispered, "Or don\'t tell me you don\'t like the idea?".

The warmth of his breath that grazed her sensitive lips snapped her out of her daze.

"C-cut out of it already," she said and pushed him away to create a space between them.

"What do you think you are doing in front of a child?" She demanded. She was so flustered that she couldn\'t look him in the face.

"Brother Amos, are you flirting with my big sis?" Anthony asked innocently.

"F-flirting!" Joanna stammered. Seeing how she overreacted made Amos chuckle. He walked closer to where Anthony stood and squatted in front of him.

"What is flirting and who taught you that word hmm!" He asked. His tone was very gentle just so he wouldn\'t scare the little boy.

"I heard flirting is when a man teases the woman he loves. I always heard Sister Laura and other people say it," He replied honestly.

Listening to Anthony\'s definition made Amos chuckle. He stopped smiling when his eyes met Joanna\'s fierce glares.

"Tony, listen to me, you are too young to say such words…,"

"But I overheard Mum telling Sister Laura that she will flirt with her husband however she wants when she gets married. Is the word bad?" He asked.

"Very bad so don\'t ever say that again except you want to get spanked by me," Joanna interrupted sternly.

Amos gazed at the face of the lady which had turned beet red.

[She should really thank her little man because he just saved her from getting teased by me for the remaining time of the day]

He smiled and patted Anthony\'s hair.

He watched as she turned and walked to the kitchen sink.

"Tony, be good and do like your sister says except you want to make your Big Sis suffer from a heart attack," A sly smile masked his face as he stare at the lady who just turned and shot him a murderous glare.

"Wait here while I help your sister out," He said and stood up. He strolled to where Joanna stood without making a sound.

Reaching there he stood behind her without saying a word.

Joanna, who was busy rinsing the pot, turned around only to get the shock of her life.

She moved backwards and the pot in her hand fell off. Thank goodness for Amos\' good reflexes.

He caught the pot in midst air before it could touch the floor.

"Why are you acting as if you have just seen a ghost?" He stared at the woman whose widened eyes hadn\'t turned normal.

"Have you seen a ghost as handsome…,"

"Hey, how could you sneak up on me like that?" She complained as she hit his chest. "What would have happened to you if I was holding sharp objects huh?" She hit him again.