A Vampire Life | Book 4

Blast From The Past

Uhtred: Is he coming?

Toby: Of course. These were his people once. Before...You just run your bar as usual.

Eric: Ready?

Taylor: I...I should call Jax before we go in. Just to check on the boys...*Eric nodded and kissed her cheek*

Uhtred: Eric!...*Eric smiled and they hugged*

Eric: I have missed you!

Uhtred: It has been too long brother. You are well? Toby tells me of a bar and you own the vampire drink...*Eric nodded*

Eric: Yes. Are uh...You married?...*Eric knew his answer would mean a bunch of things if Uhtred says no*

Uhtred: Yes...*Eric nodded*...Come sit. Have a drink...I guess we both ventured into the right business?...*They both smiled*

Eric: Humans love to drink...*Uhtred opens a New Blood for Eric*...Tell me how bad it is?...*Uhtred cleared his throat and looked away*...That bad?...*Toby sighed and so did Eric*

Uhtred: I wouldn't ask you or bother you...But...

Eric: You are never a bother...*Uhtred saw Taylor walk in and remembers seeing her in his dreams. Taylor looked around at all the old viking photos. She looked closely at the sword hanging up, remembering the one in Eric's office*...Who is she?

Uhtred: I...I haven't seen her in here before...*Eric turned around and smiled as he saw Taylor looking at the history*...You know her?

Eric: Come...*Taylor felt his command and walked over to Eric*...My child...This is my oldest and most stubborn friend...*Uhtred smiled*...Uhtred.

Taylor: Nice to meet you...*Uhtred held out his hand and when Taylor shook his hand...She felt this connection, like she had known him for years. Taylor felt her wolf bones speaking to her, telling her that he needed her help. Eric saw how they looked into each other's eyes*

Toby: Can I speak to you?...*Taylor slowly removed her hand from Uhtred's*

Eric: Fill her in...*Eric caressed her hand as they walked away and she sat at the bar*

Uhtred: How rude of me...Would you like a drink?

Taylor: Uh. No. No, thank you. What do you have to fill me in on?...*Uhtred sighed and started to explain*

Toby: You brought her and didn't fill her in?

Eric: She knows what I want her to know...*Toby sighed*...She knows that I need her help and that she is promised to be married.

Toby: The witches will bring them together if it must be.

Eric: Well, new deal. She comes and helps him. That's it. They both have to be single. He is married and so is she? Unless they plan on breaking it up...She comes, we help and we leave.

Toby: Eric...

Eric: She is my child. Mine and I will do as I see fit. For right now. Let's just worry about saving our people...*Toby sighed as they walked back over*...All caught up love?

Taylor: Think I'll have that drink now. You didn't tell me how sad it is...*Uhtred smiled*

Uhtred: Of course.

Toby: Fancy a game of pool mate?...*Taylor nodded and walked off with Toby*

Uhtred: Is she?

Eric: The one?...*Eric nodded*

Uhtred: She is beautiful...*Eric felt his teeth clench together*...She is married? You know they won't like that she belongs to someone else.

Eric: Yeah, well, they should have thought about that four to five years ago when she was fresh. She has kids. She will fight this. Speak for yourself. You are married. I thought the prophecy is for both of you to be single...To find each other...*Uhtred nodded*