Holding On To You

Chapter Eighteen

Davina could not believe her eyes as she walked down the stairs of the porch towards the carriage. This was not something she was expecting but loved every bit of it. She turned to Kol who was following close behind as she greeted the driver...They had a driver and her eyes fell on the beautiful sleek black horse that would be pulling them.

"Can I pet him?" She asked looking at the driver who nodded before bending down in his seat digging into a bag pulling out a couple apple wedges then reaching out to give the pieces to her.

"His favorite treats are apples," the driver said and Davina giggled as she walked to the front of the horse. The horse kicked his left front foot at the sight of her and nudge her face with his snout.

"You know what I have don't you?" She said the animal as she held out her hand with a single apple wedge and the horse snatched right up and then she gave them another bite. She ran her hand over the sleek hair of the horse face loving how soft he felt underneath her fingers.

"Do you like?" Kol asked grabbing her attention from the beast. "Or did I lose my date?"

"Hmm," Davina teased smirking. "That is a good possibility." She giggled before shaking her head. "But I'll be honest I kind of like my first choice." She added as she stepped away from the horse walking over to Kol. "So where to?"

"Follow me," Kol said walking over to the side of the carriage. "Ladies first," He said holding out his to help her into the carriage then climbing in after taking a seat next to her and soon the carriage started to move.

"At least you acknowledge that I am a lady unlike some people," Davina snickered thinking back what Diego had said to her.

"Who said you weren't a lady?" Kol asked curiously. "I'll rip their head off."

"It was Diego," She answered and laughed as Kol scowled at the name. "He always likes to give me a hard time because he doesn't like me. I think I traumatized him of witches."

"What did you do?"

"I tossed him out the window with my mind," Davina answered and Kol started laughing.

"What a naughty little witch," Kol chuckled. "What did you do that for?"

"He wouldn't let me open a window," Davina said and this caused Kol to laugh harder. "It was a few days after everything that happened and I was still getting used to being in the attic and I needed some air and Diego wouldn't let me and it made me really mad and the next thing I knew he went flying out the window."

"That's my girl," Kol laughed some more. "Boy, I wish I could have seen that."

"Yeah, after that incident Marcel picked Josh to be my bodyguard and he was a lifesaver," Davina added. "Diego was never comfortable being around me after."

"Did you have fun today?"

"So much fun," Davina nodded watching the scenery fly by and soon they were on the busy streets of the French Quarter nearing the river as she could see the glittering lights of the city on the water. Christmas decorations were out in full force being the first week of December. One house has lights up and down the stair rail and another had lights all around the windows, and some had little wreaths hanging from the door. Davina looked over to the other side and they were not fully next to the river and there were boats that were decorated as well.

"Look at that one," Kol said pointing to a boat with its entire mass covered in red, green and white lights and a few were blinking as well.

"New Orleans always had the Christmas spirit," Davina said as they passed a jazz band playing a jazzy version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.