Denise sent me this email during the week. The story itself is lengthy but I’ll post it in it’s entirety just as I received it, though I might stagger it over a couple of days or so. In Denise’s own words:

As you may be aware Emma suggested writing a short story with a starring role for Richard. She then posted an opening. At the time discussions were centring on vampire stories. I continued the story based on this genre plus the ground-rules:

1. Leading man will be played by Richard. (i.e. it is based on Richard’s skills as an actor and is not a personal reflection on Richard’s personality).
2. No nudity.
3. No sex.

As Emma started the story with a man waiting about at dawn he was unlikely to be a vampire. Either, he was the vampire’s last meal on his way back to his crypt, or he was related to vampires in a different way. I decided on the latter option. However the consensus was that the group wanted a more romantic story to work on – a project still in hand. With the rest of my family ill (consecutively) last month, I picked up the vampire story and completed it. I amended Emma’s opening because it did not fit the pace of the rest of the story, although I hope I retained the atmosphere she sought to create. Emma has read the story and lavished praise on me (I’m still blushing) I hope others enjoy it and wondered if you could possible post it on the fan site. (One day I’ll master the attach on the message board!)
Thank you.
Adieu, Denise.
PS It is over 7,000 words.

Part one to Denise’s story can be found here.