Drink Deeply and Dream.

Chapter 10

 Sorry it has been a long time. I have had a lot going on in life. My grandma passed last year and with her brother and a close family friend with stage 4 cancer and the other one stage 5 kidney failure. Life has been crazy but do not worry  this story is not over oh in no way ... So with no more prattling i give you  chapter 10.....

Callie Pov

My arm linked with Ric's as we walk through the door and into the well-lit room. Rows and rows of red and blue striped booths and long party sized tables with blue and red striped tablecloths filled the dining area. To the left, in the far corner, you could see that they had outside seating: It didn't look half as bad as I thought it would. Over in the right corner, I see our speaker and his wife. I can feel my nervousness still slightly percolating in my stomach. I can't read Mrs.Skarsgård's emotions. Now, come to think of it, I can't get a reading on her husband much either, which didn't scare me much since reading emotions is not an exact science.

Ric leads us over to the booth, and to our newly made acquaintances: Well my newly made acquaintances at any rate.

"Hey ,it's nice to see you again." I smile at the two sitting closest to the wall. Mrs.Skarsgård motioned for us to sit. We both reached for the menus at the same time and I giggled. I looked over the menu to see that most of it were BBQ wings.Deciding on the honey BBQ boneless wings, fries, and a diet Pepsi, I close the menu and can't help but smile.

The waiter comes up to our table and takes our orders. Ric orders his Royalty blend and so does Mr.Skarsgård. I can feel the shock hit me as I realize he's a vampire? As if reading my mind the person in question smiles, "Yes, I am a vampire." All I could do was nod, my mind going a mile a minute. I was sitting across from a real Viking! Ric starts to laugh.

"I think you have just stumped her Alex.Yes, dearest heart, Alex and I have been considered brothers for many long years now. I believe we met when you were in Sweden Alex?" The blond vampire nodded, smiling. I get a feeling they are hiding something and it is something I feel I should know by now. I shrug the feeling off. It doesn't really matter: Vampires are still kind of secretive.

"I bet you have so many stories about Ric! I would love to hear them sometime."

He smiled and nodded, "Yes, I may have a story or two that may interest you."

Ric interrupted, "Just remember Alexander, I am your elder and I have just as many, if not more, embarrassing stories of you." I couldn't help but look at the two old friends The electrically charged chemistry between them is a positive vibration against my skin, sending jovial waves of emotions at me. Rick looks like he is his physical age as he laughs at whatever Alex had said. I let myself bask in the flow of energy. Colors of red, blue and green dance between the two. I could tell their auras were nearly the same: Different shades and short or long tendrils that seem to dance around each other.

I wonder who is older? I will ask when Ric and I are on our way home.

"So tell us, Callie, how is it keeping this one out of trouble." Suzanna pointed to Ric.

I couldn't help but smile, "Oh, there has been no trouble, although he did drop me in a lake." They laugh and I join in the chorus of giggles and chuckles.

"I would think that you would not be the one to talk Suzanna. You, of all people, attract trouble." He turned his head to look at me, "There was this one time Alex had cautioned her not go off the hiking trail. She thought she knew the way so she went off on her own. When we found her she was covered in mud, and being chased by a bear!" I looked at Suzana who was wearing a scowl.