After such a prosperous night, the impending doom of another business day did not seem so bad. As usual, he took the normal precautions. He wore a long sleeved business jacket and driving gloves, popping the collar on the coat to protect his neck, then donned the cap and sunglasses to protect his face. When the sun began to rise, he braced himself for another torturous drive into the city.<br/><br/>For his kind, sunlight was lethal. He slid into the driver's seat of his sedan, grateful for the heavily tinted windows. Only after he was sure all of the windows were up, did he press the button to raise the garage door. Even through the glass, and despite the fact that the sun was only barely starting to rise, he immediately felt the heavy sense of lethargy begin to press upon him. Sleep... the compulsion was so incredibly heavy... he yearned to obey. But the compulsion given by his mistress was heavier, and so he put the car into drive and backed out onto the street.<br/><br/>With heavy, drooping eyelids he maneuvered his way to the freeway, then merged his way to the express lane. This day was cloudless, as the week's blizzard had finally abated. The sky was clear, blue, and terrifying. The sun finally crested over the horizon, and hit him like a ton of bricks. He just wanted to sleep... to close his eyes... just for a moment. He wouldn't take long. He would keep going after just... just a... a minute...<br/><br/>A blaring horn startled him awake and he realized he'd dozed off... on the freeway. Congratulating himself sardonically for a job well done, he realized his exit was in a quarter mile. He had four lanes of traffic to navigate before then. He barely managed it, causing many to honk their horns at him, and pulled off the freeway. He could see his building off to the east, and smiled. He'd made it. When he pulled into the shadows of the parking garage, he felt the compulsion to sleep abate only slightly. Where before he'd felt impossibly sleepy, now he only felt extremely sleepy. A marked improvement.<br/><br/>He'd fed recently, so his mood should have been brighter as he strolled into the office. He was sure that after he'd been in doors for a while, he would be able to behave more appropriately. When he entered the elevator to ascend into the building, he removed the gloves, put them in his jacket pocket, then removed the jacket as well. Tossing the jacket over his arm, he dropped the glasses into his breast pocket and looked up just in time for the elevator door to open.<br/><br/>He smiled flirtatiously at the secretary as he always did. She greeted him oh so enthusiastically and he took his messages from her before kissing the back of her hand.<br/><br/>"Enchanting as ever, Miss Wright..." he gave a pained sigh, "If only you were unmarried.... How shall I ever go on?"<br/><br/>Winking, he went into his office and shut the door, leaving her to giggle in private. He pulled the drapes over his blinds to shut out as much of the sun as possible, flipped on the lights, and set to work.