The Vampire's Witch Mate

Chapter 3: Him Again

Laura

Ever since I saw that guy at the gas station, I haven’t been able to forget him. It’s been a week now but I still see his weirdly beautiful eyes even when I close my eyes. I have just been like a zombie, I think too much, staring into space. I am always wondering if I will meet him again. I cannot even bring myself to focus without, the thoughts crossing my mind. There is something that seems to be pushing me towards him.

I have never been with a man before, well, not just being with a man. I mean being with a man sexually.

I have only went on two dates my entire life, and they turned out to be horrible. I never even got to finish them. I never wanted them in the first place, but my nosy friend, Max forced me to do that. He always claims that life will pass me by. I love him though so much.

“Hey wonder girl.” Max’s high pitched voice brings me out of my thoughts. I just stare at him expressionless.

“Are you thinking about hot guy?” He asks sliding on the couch next to me and bumps his shoulders against mine.

“No.” I say defensively.

“Mmmh. It is written all over that glowing face of yours. Girl, you got a glow I have never seen.”He says grinning. “But all those thoughts will not help my rumbling stomach.” Oh no I forgot that I had to buy groceries, now what will we have for breakfast. I am also hungry as well.

“Oh, sorry Max. Let’s just go out for breakfast.” I say hugging him and pinching his cheek a little.

“No way, it’s your turn to get groceries girl, and as you always know Max’s breakfast has to be cooked in this house.” He stresses the last words and cat walks away.

“Twenty minutes.” He shouts as he closes his bedroom door.

I sigh before standing up and picking my car keys from the cabinet. I didn’t even have my bath, this Max is too much. I head to the parking garage and I drive my Bugatti Chiron, one of my luxurious cars. I get to our favorite grocery store, pack my car, pick up my purse and I head inside.

I pick the groceries and everything we need in the house as fast as I can. I decide to pick up some wine because we will be staying in today since it is weekend.

Within some twenty minutes I am completely done, and I head outside. My purse in one hand and the luggage on the other hand. As I walk to the garage a guy comes running out of nowhere and snatches my purse away from me. OMG it has everything in it including my phone even my car keys.

“Thief.” I scream. “Somebody help me.” No one pays attention to my pleas. “Thief.” I scream again but by this time he is far away and I am sure I wouldn’t be able to catch him even if I tried. What makes me mad is that all my cards are in there, my social security number. My whole life is practically in that damn purse.

“How dare you thief, and how dare this people.” I mutter under my breathe. There were a lot of people along the way, but they all pretended not to have heard my screams. The world has really turned out to be bad. Now I will have to find a cab home. I head to the parking garage to make sure that I had locked my car properly, I cannot take any chances. I will have to come back for my car and also start my cards paper work so that I can block the stolen ones, before he runs me dry of my hard earned money.

Despite my parents being filthy rich, they never give me money. They just buy me stuff, so I have had to toil for my own money. So I cannot let a thief just use my money just like that.

I confirm that my car is locked, as I am about to get out of the garage , the bag I used to carry groceries with breaks open and everything I bought is scattered all over the floor. The eggs I had bought break and roll over the place. It’s so disgusting to look at it , even my wine. I feel like crying. What a bad way to start a day, what’s all this? A feeling of sadness rushes over my whole body, I suddenly miss my parents. I lean on my car and slide down to the garage floor. I burry my head in my knees, I feel so weak all of a sudden. I stay that way for a while thinking of how my life would have been with my parents by my side. I sometimes think that maybe I am adopted, because they don’t give a s**t about me. I have been living with Max for months now but they don’t even know. Or maybe they know but they don’t even care. Speaking of Max, he must be starving right now. I have no money with me so there is no way I am going to replace the groceries which are lying on the floor.

Something soft touches my leg, I look up from where I am sitting. A gasp escapes my lips at the sight I see. The most beautiful eyes are staring down at me, my mind screams in joy. It is the mysterious hot guy in front of me holding his hand out for me to stand.

“Hello.” He says as he offers his hand to me. His voice is just amazing, melodious, I close my eyes as I take it in. it’s just enchanting. What is wrong with me, I have never been captivated by a guy before.

“Hey, are you okay?” He asks. I shoot my eyes open, and stand up as fast as I can. I am just confused on what to do or say. His presence, his eyes, his body is just perfect. There is something about his eyes that makes me want to stare at them.

“What? Yes, yes I am.” I say in a confused tone. I know I am being so weird right now.

“Here.” He says handing me something, I look at it and it’s my purse. I gasp again and smile, he brought me my purse?

“Why, I mean how did you get it?” I am just all over the place. He makes me act weird. It is at this time that I remember I got out of the house without even taking a shower, I didn’t brush my teeth either. I feel so embarrassed, so I take steps backwards away from him. I don’t want him to smell my morning breathe.

“I ran after the guy who snatched it.” He says coming towards me.

“Thank you.” I say in panic. As I walk backwards more and more.

"Are you afraid of me?" He asks and I swear I see hurt in his eyes. Or maybe it's just my imagination.

"No sir, I am eer , I want to go home." I don't even seem to comprehend a complete sentence. If Max was here he could be laughing his heart out right now. I turn around to open my car door, I want to get away as first as I can. But he pulls me by my arm and I land right on his chest. My purse falls down.

"Liam." He says so close to me. My head is right near his chest, I am just inches away from feeling his chest. I wish to just lay my head on it but I cannot. I just look up to him, I open my mouth to say something but words don't seem to come out. His presence really affects me. He holds me by my waist and pulls me even closer to him. I have never been this close to a man before except my Max.

He smiles down at me, revealing his brilliant white teeth. I really need to get myself out of this before I end up doing something I didn't even plan. I try to pull myself away from him but he is too strong for me. Then he let's go all of a sudden and I stumble backwards, I had no idea I was holding onto him that tightly, I was practically leaning on him. I close my eyes waiting to feel the pain, but he catches me before I hit the ground.

"Be careful miss." He says helping me to get steady before he lets go of me.

"Thank you sir." I say to him.

"Liam." He says.

"What?" I ask.

"My name." He answers.

"Oh." That is all I manage to say. He looks at me for what seems like a while and without a word he leaves me there standing all by myself.

I stand there wondering what to do next, whether to go back to the store or going back home. I feel like the later will be a good idea since I am all shaken up. I still cannot believe what has just happen. It was just perfect, I even know his name. But he didn't ask for mine.

" I am Laura." I shout running towards the direction he went, but to my disappointment he is out of sight. I feel so down, I only wish that I could see him again in different circumstances. I head back to my car, pick up my purse from the floor, pick up my keys from my purse and I ignite my car heading home. I know Max is going to be furious with me, my only saviour will be narrating my encounter with the hot guy.

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"b***h, where have you been?" Max asks immediately I walk in the house. "And where the heck is the groceries, I am starving for goodness sake." He adds in an angry tone. I just walk and throw myself on the couch sighing in the process.

"Are you okay Laura." Max asks in a concerned voice as he sits beside me and taking my hand.

"You will not believe what happened to me today." I start narrating the story from the beginning. I leave no part behind. He is my best friend, I don't hide anything from him. Majorly because of two reasons. One, he is like a brother I never had, and second he knows me so well like the back of his hand, there is no way I am going to be able to hide a thing from him. It is like he smells my secrets. So to be on the safe side, I always tell him. And that is how I have been with him.

"Thank you universe." He says smiling widely after I finish my story.

"Why universe you weirdo." I ask.

"Can't you see, the universe placed the thief there so that you can be able to meet the hot guy." He says. He actually believes all the words he is saying. I have never been a believer.

"If you say so." I snort.

"Being hungry was worth it my friend." He says rolling his eyes. " now let's go out for breakfast before I die." He adds dramatically.

"No one dies after skipping a meal, I have to shower first." I say standing up from the seat.

"Uh, uh, uh." He says pulling me towards the door.

"Max is hungry and Max wants to eat now." He says pouting.

"Well, alright. If you are referring to yourself in third person, then you must really be hungry." I say conceding defeat as we head for breakfast. I can never actually win against him, I love him though, always.