went to college in Parkville and came back after I graduated. What about you? Where do you herald from? Because I detect a slight accent, Scottish?”
“Welsh.”
“Prince of Wales?”
“Prince of Darkness,” he said and she laughed not realizing he was dead serious. Suave and debonair could only describe how he looked this night, the deep red dress shirt under and expensive hand tailored black suit coat. Thick dark hair slicked back to his nape. Triton the smoothness in her speech, words, and conversations, but he knew she was dangerous, dangerously beautiful. The danger drew them together.
As if they knew each other like old friends, the conversation flowed free and smooth all night. Talking mostly of art and art history, they conversed for nearly an hour with what seemed with out taking a breath. Triton got up to fill her glass at the bar.
As the barkeep filled the glasses, Triton looked over his shoulder at her. She smiled sweetly at him as he glanced back and he was for once in a century’s time, happy to forget he was vampire.
“Cheers.” Triton offered handing the full glass to her.
“To new friends and old art.” She said, touching the glasses together. Before they realized the night had passed, they shared a shocked expression between them, when the bartender yelled out the last call. They were so caught up in each other’s conversation, neither realized time passed. Triton went to the bar to take care of the tab as Annasara excused herself to the washroom. Holding her coat until she returned, he helped her into it and cursed to himself that the date ended. He wanted to talk for hours more; the night was relatively young for him. Annasara wanted to know more about him and his art collection; but mostly what exactly was under that expensive suit.
“Can I drive you home?” he asked holding the door for her.
“I’ll take a cab, if you don’t mind.” She said guardedly.
He backpedaled embarrassed. “Not at all, I was not implying…”
“I wasn’t saying you were.” She blushed. Triton led her out to the curb as an uncomfortable silence fell between them. Annasara looked at him with baited breath hoping for a good night kiss. Something she hoped for since the moment she saw him standing so suavely at the bar. Triton held up his hand to hail a cab. Annasara let out a deep sigh as the taxi pulled up. Holding the door open for as she stopped and turned to him, she hoped would take advantage of the opportunity.
“I had a lovely time tonight. Thank you.”
Triton smiled slightly. “I enjoyed your company very much and I would like to see you again.”
“I’d like that. Goodnight.” She said and paused before slipping in the cab.
Closing the door, Triton stood in the night air, watching until the taxi disappeared. I should have kissed her; she wanted me to kiss her, he thought, snapping his fingers once in the missed opportunity . Next time .
Chapter Six
Moonlight shined brightly off his sleek black Mercedes. Lights blinked twice as he pointed the keys at the car to unlock the door. Before he could reach for the handle, a vibration tickled his chest. Pulling the cellular phone from his jacket pocket, answered it quickly. “Yes.” Triton sighed, his few hours of feeling like a human sinking away as the vampire culture sucked him back in.
“It’s me brother, meet me at the docks, we have a real problem.” The thick Celtic accent spoke.
Cranking the steering wheel, Triton sent the sedan into a u-turn, hit the gas and zoomed through the city streets
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