The Dragon's Witch Mate

CHAPTER: 7

Liam could see Vienna occasionally glancing at him. After taking a few bites of his sandwich he cleared his throat. "I am going to assume you work around here?"

"Yeah, I work in those offices over there." She pointed to the law office building. "Right about where I bumped into you," Vienna said.

Liam raised an eyebrow. "You seem both too nice and too young to be a lawyer."

"That is because I am the receptionist. As much as I love to argue, I don't think I could ever be a lawyer," Vienna said.

"You like to argue, huh?" When she blushed, Liam had a funny feeling she did not realize how attractive she was. Her clothes were fashionable and fit her well but were not meant to draw attention to her. 

"I am the oldest of five, all girls. I not only like to argue, but I am also rather good at it when needed.

Liam laughed at that. "I guess you would need to be. Does your father have any sons to help balance out all the girls, as well as to keep other boys at bay?"

Liam watched her face. He knew about the accident that had killed her parents but had to pretend that he didn't. Seeing pain flash in Vienna's eyes, he heard his dragon growl at him in response. "Nope, my poor dad just had us, girls. I used to think there were so many of us because he was trying for a boy, but finally one day he confessed that he loved having daughters. He said there was a special relationship between a father and his daughters and he would never trade that for a boy."

Liam grinned. "I could see that until the girls become teenagers. Then I think I would get a head full of gray hair worrying over them."

Vienna smiled and they finished their sandwiches. Looking at her watch, she stood. "I better get back to work."

Standing up, Liam walked with her back to her office. "Thank you for having lunch with me."

"You are welcome." Vienna smiled up at him, pausing for a second. "it was really nice meeting you, Liam," she said.

"Would it be too forward if I asked to see you again?" Liam asked her.

Biting her lower lip, Vienna looked up at him. "Um, I don't really know if that would be a good idea."

Frowning, Liam reached into his pocket. "Why don't I give you my number, and if you decide that you had a good time and would like to get together again, you can call me." Handing her his card, she took it and looked it over before putting it in her pocket.

"I promise to think about it," Vienna told him, before saying goodbye again and heading into the building. He watched her walk to the receptionist's desk.

Liam turned and felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up, and his dragon growled in his head. Looking across the street, his eyes locked onto a man who was leaning against the building. The man smiled, showing a pair of long fangs, just before his eyes flashed red. At six and a half feet tall, his eyes went from red to brown. His body was muscular. The only thing suggesting he might be older was his shoulder-length silver hair. He nodded to Liam before walking away, whistling softly. Despite the noise of the street, Liam's dragon could easily pick up the sound.

Grabbing his cell phone, he called Stuart. "Hey, do you guys have videos that face outside the building?" Liam asked.

He could hear Stuart chuckle on the other end of the phone. "Why, were you hoping to get a video of your lunch? I can tell you what happened, she said no."  

Liam growled. "Very funny. There is a guy across the street. He has shoulder-length silver hair. See if you can get him on the tape and print off a picture. I have never seen him before but..."

Liam could hear Stuart typing on the other end. "Got him, sending the pic to our phones. I get off in a few hours. Will you be at the house?"

"Yep. see you there." Liam hung up his cell. Putting it in his pocket, he glanced back at Vienna's office door before leaving reluctantly.                                                                                                                                                                                       ***********

Vienna smiled as Zara and Clover cleaned up the kitchen. Having finished popping the popcorn, she put it in three separate bowls. "Zara, you are sure you want to go to the party and not watch the new Barbie movie with me and the girls?"

Zara snorted. "I would Vienna, honestly, but I know you have been looking forward to this night all week, plus, you did not make me any popcorn," Zara replied.

Clover laughed and Vienna smiled in her direction. Her sister, Clover, did not laugh that often and when she did, her whole face lit up. "Please tell me you are joining us?" Vienna asked Clover.

Clover shook her head. "If you don't mind, I was thinking I could go to Tanya's place."

"Sure. Are you going to stay the night?" Vienna asked Clover.

"I don't think so, but I will call you and let you know," Clover said.

Sighing, Vienna grabbed two handfuls of popcorn and threw them at both of her sisters. "Fine, you two go out and have a great time. I am going to watch Harry Potter."

Both girls laughed as she headed back into the living room. Setting the bowls down on the coffee table, she smiled when she saw Tiara and Ziva already drinking Coke. Before she sat down, she reached into her back pocket and pulled out Liam Redwood's card. It was simple, with just his name, email, and cell phone number. It did not give her a clue about what he did for a living. Sighing, she put the card on the table. She had a hard time picturing a guy who was practically built for sin, wanting to hook up with a girl who was raising four girls.

"Vienna, let us start the movie," Ziva said, pulling her from her thoughts.

Picking up her own Coke she sat on the couch beside her sisters, tucking her feet under her. "All right, all right," Vienna replied, pushing play on the remote.

Liam paced back and forth in the living room, his dragon furious that he had left Vienna there, even though he knew Stuart would keep her safe. His dragon had never reacted so strongly to another person. When Elvis had told him about Vienna's sister, Clover, his natural protective instinct had kicked in, which was why he asked Elvis to watch her at school, but his reaction to Vienna was even more intense. Liam knew Stuart was capable of keeping Vienna safe, but his dragon acted like he had wanted to go out to protect her.

Hearing a beep on his computer, he turned back to look at what Deborah had sent him. Scanning through the email, he swore softly. From what she was able to find out, Mackenzie had not sent any of the dragon shifters. Instead, the information that Deborah gathered mentioned that he had been seen talking to a demon, and had sent him to get the girls. Demons always had a thirst for power.

The different races of supernaturals seemed to be split amongst themselves. Demons, however, as a group, thought that everything was beneath them, especially humans. Liam could not believe Mackenzie would be so stupid as to send a demon to fetch the Steven sisters. If it turned out they were wrong and these were the wrong girls, the demon would kill them all without batting an eyelash. Since the demon's eyes had flashed red, Deborah would have been able to narrow down who it possibly could be.

Liam ran his fingers through his hair. Picking up the file, he tried to figure out what he could do to get close to the Steven sisters. But Liam wondered, 'How do you get close to a girl who is determined to keep you at arm's length?'