Nobody got to anyone. Dixon is one of the security directors for our division,” Matt replied.
“ Don’t be so naive. Trust me; Mr. Teal Eyes is up to no–good.” Brandon rubbed his temple. “Do you have any more Advil?”
Matt sighed. “It's in my office. Let’s go get it before we’re late to our next meeting.”
Raymond kept walking slowly down the hallway. He knew when the two humans had turned down a corridor towards their own office, and out of earshot. This Brandon guy was more alert than the humans gave him credit for. Of course, his IQ scored much higher than the average humans as well, not that any of the humans would ever admit the fact. Overall, Brandon looked like a quirky idiot most of the time – which was to the Colony’s advantage. The fact that Raymond had a nickname of “Mr. Teal Eyes,” wasn’t good. The nickname meant Brandon was remembering him more and more. He didn’t want to have to silence Brandon, but would if needed. He turned on his heels and made a beeline to Alex’s office.
“Where is she?” he asked Ben once he arrived.
Ben nodded over to the ladies room. “I picked up something in her aura when we left Dixon’s office. Her aura went from all sorts of colors to sheer white,” Ben said, pitching his voice to the higher octave that only Raymond as a vampire would hear.
He responded in the same pitched volume. “Her thought patterns would have knocked me over if I wasn’t already sitting. She’s panicking. I think she has her emotions under control, but she’s terrified.”
“She took the news of our existence well — better than others have in the past. Did you pick up what spooked her?” Ben asked.
“Not really. She’s scared and I think her fear is more than of us being vampires.” Raymond sighed. “It’s hard to read panicked thought patterns. Nothing is ever clear at that point.” Fear and rage. The only two thought patterns that felt like reading shredded documents. “I could have touched her arm to get a better reading, but I didn’t want to scare her anymore than she already was.”
“Yeah, that would have been bad.” A brief pause in the conversation hung in the air, and then Ben broke the silence. “You know what else isn’t clear? Your aura is lit up like a Christmas tree.”
Raymond shook his head and shrugged his shoulders in response.
Ben narrowed his eyes in disbelief. “You’ve known me this long and you don’t think I can see what’s going on with your aura, Raymond? You normally have a gray professional aura with mood lining streaks of other colors. Today you are every color in the spectrum.”
“A lot on my mind I guess.”
“I’m only saying …”
Raymond eyes narrowed as he cut him off. “Your job is to read her aura, not mine. So stop it.” Raymond turned towards the bathroom once again to see if Alex was returning.
Ben studied Raymond. “I think we shouldn’t team up on her. You know, it's probably for the best if only one of us takes her out for coffee.”
“She’ll be fine. She’s open–minded, intelligent, sophisticated … I think she’ll do fine if we both spend the afternoon with her.”
Again, Ben studied Raymond.
“Quit reading my aura!” Raymond demanded.
“I think it's best if you take her out, Raymond. Besides, I have other business to attend to.”
“What business? I cleared your schedule for the day. I know you’re free.”
“Look. I don’t think we should gang up on her. Two–to–one is not a level playing field. You take her out. She seemed to like you and your choirboy looks and charm.” As Raymond smiled at that, Ben asked for the car keys. “Let her drive and be in control of where you go. That will calm her down. I’ll catch you at home later. You two should go enjoy a coffee together.”
*****
Alex needed a moment alone without the excess testosterone at her side. The empty bathroom seemed ideal for her panic attack, which she felt coming any second now. She
“ Don’t be so naive. Trust me; Mr. Teal Eyes is up to no–good.” Brandon rubbed his temple. “Do you have any more Advil?”
Matt sighed. “It's in my office. Let’s go get it before we’re late to our next meeting.”
Raymond kept walking slowly down the hallway. He knew when the two humans had turned down a corridor towards their own office, and out of earshot. This Brandon guy was more alert than the humans gave him credit for. Of course, his IQ scored much higher than the average humans as well, not that any of the humans would ever admit the fact. Overall, Brandon looked like a quirky idiot most of the time – which was to the Colony’s advantage. The fact that Raymond had a nickname of “Mr. Teal Eyes,” wasn’t good. The nickname meant Brandon was remembering him more and more. He didn’t want to have to silence Brandon, but would if needed. He turned on his heels and made a beeline to Alex’s office.
“Where is she?” he asked Ben once he arrived.
Ben nodded over to the ladies room. “I picked up something in her aura when we left Dixon’s office. Her aura went from all sorts of colors to sheer white,” Ben said, pitching his voice to the higher octave that only Raymond as a vampire would hear.
He responded in the same pitched volume. “Her thought patterns would have knocked me over if I wasn’t already sitting. She’s panicking. I think she has her emotions under control, but she’s terrified.”
“She took the news of our existence well — better than others have in the past. Did you pick up what spooked her?” Ben asked.
“Not really. She’s scared and I think her fear is more than of us being vampires.” Raymond sighed. “It’s hard to read panicked thought patterns. Nothing is ever clear at that point.” Fear and rage. The only two thought patterns that felt like reading shredded documents. “I could have touched her arm to get a better reading, but I didn’t want to scare her anymore than she already was.”
“Yeah, that would have been bad.” A brief pause in the conversation hung in the air, and then Ben broke the silence. “You know what else isn’t clear? Your aura is lit up like a Christmas tree.”
Raymond shook his head and shrugged his shoulders in response.
Ben narrowed his eyes in disbelief. “You’ve known me this long and you don’t think I can see what’s going on with your aura, Raymond? You normally have a gray professional aura with mood lining streaks of other colors. Today you are every color in the spectrum.”
“A lot on my mind I guess.”
“I’m only saying …”
Raymond eyes narrowed as he cut him off. “Your job is to read her aura, not mine. So stop it.” Raymond turned towards the bathroom once again to see if Alex was returning.
Ben studied Raymond. “I think we shouldn’t team up on her. You know, it's probably for the best if only one of us takes her out for coffee.”
“She’ll be fine. She’s open–minded, intelligent, sophisticated … I think she’ll do fine if we both spend the afternoon with her.”
Again, Ben studied Raymond.
“Quit reading my aura!” Raymond demanded.
“I think it's best if you take her out, Raymond. Besides, I have other business to attend to.”
“What business? I cleared your schedule for the day. I know you’re free.”
“Look. I don’t think we should gang up on her. Two–to–one is not a level playing field. You take her out. She seemed to like you and your choirboy looks and charm.” As Raymond smiled at that, Ben asked for the car keys. “Let her drive and be in control of where you go. That will calm her down. I’ll catch you at home later. You two should go enjoy a coffee together.”
*****
Alex needed a moment alone without the excess testosterone at her side. The empty bathroom seemed ideal for her panic attack, which she felt coming any second now. She
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