Leila“Good!” she replied, a smile in her voice. “The children are eager to see you.”“We can’t wait to see them, either.” I smiled into the phone. “Raven, you’re welcome to join us for dinner, if you like.”“It’s okay. I’ll let you have some family time.”“Well, Lance and I also wanted to speak with you about the weekends.” I let out a deep breath. “We discussed it, and we’re going to buy a house here. Then we can come up on the weekends, and the kids can stay with us, like their home away from home.”“That would be wonderful,” she replied, “but they may want to stay for a football or a soccer game or something of the like.”“Well, Lance and I can take them if they have a game or a function.” I smiled. “I’d like that.”“Good!” she replied. “Let’s talk about it when you get here.”“We’ll see you then.” After saying our goodbyes, I cut off the call.“Ready?”When I turned around, Lance was adjusting his cufflinks, dressed in a dark gray suit and a medium blue shirt that matched my dres

LeilaJase returned to the table smiling, so Lance’s talk with him couldn’t have been all that bad. He sat beside Addie and smiled at her.“So, I was thinking of ordering The Chef’s Tasting, but I wasn’t sure if the children would like it.” I continued looking at the menu, thinking. While the children were still young, it would be good to take them to a pizza or hamburger place every now and then. But this was the first time we had all gone out to eat together in a long while.Lance shrugged. “We could get it, and then they can have what they want. I’m sure it’ll work out.” Then he smiled at Sirena. “And we’ll see if the chef can make you a pizza, if you like.”“Yeah!” she said a bit too loudly.“Shush....” I placed my finger to my lips. “We don’t want to be too loud in nice restaurants.”Sirena nodded.“Jase, what would you like?” Lance asked, his eyebrows raised.He shrugged. “Addie, what are you going to get?”She was looking at the menu, appearing to be oblivious to the special at

LanceWe spent the next day with the kids, looking at houses and having fun. Then we went to Central Park and let Sirena play. Even Jase and Addie played a game of tag with her. Then we stopped at a pizza place for lunch, and Sirena was in heaven. Since Sirena and Jase liked Central Park so much, we found a four-bedroom condo in Central Park East. Luckily, the owners will let us take possession right away as soon as the sale goes through. Before I knew it, it was Monday morning and time to take the children back to the coven, our wonderful weekend over too soon.“I love you,” Leila said, hugging Sirena close. Then she reached for Jase. “I love you, too.”“Love you, Mom.” Sirena sniffed, but Leila gingerly placed her fingers under her chin and smiled. “Sirena, I’m going to be here this week.”Sirena threw her arms around Leila’s neck, hugging her tightly. Then she released her and looked over at me, tears in her eyes as a lump formed in my throat. For two cents, I would take her and Ja

Lance“Wait here,” I said to Charles when we pulled into the parking lot of Maggiano’s Little Italy and walked in the door at exactly six o’clock. I looked around, and Raif and Selestra were already there, waiting at a table.“Hello, Mr. Steel!” the hostess said as I approached. “One for dinner today?”I shook my head, nodding toward Raif and Selestra, draped all over him. “I have a business meeting.” There was no way I was going to tell her that I was meeting old friends. They ceased to be friends long ago.She nodded. “Very well, then. Right this way.” She led me to their table and laid the menu down. “What can I get you to drink?”“Bourbon, neat.” Even though vampires couldn’t get drunk because of our regenerative powers, I needed something strong to get through this conversation.“Make it three,” Raif added. “And put his on my tab.”“Yes, sir.” She smiled, looking between us. “I’ll be right back.” Then she headed off to do our bidding.Selestra’s arm was around Raif, but she smile

Leila“Lance!” I yelled, and a broad smile spread across his face as he walked down the airstairs. I met him at the bottom and jumped into his arms, wrapping my legs around his waist. He held me as his lips descended upon mine in a passionate kiss. My heart pounded against my ribcage as he carried me to the limo, never breaking the kiss. “I missed you.”He set me on my feet, and I slid into the limo. “I missed you, too.” He smiled as he slid in beside me. “And I like the greeting I received.” He pulled me onto his lap as he looked into my eyes, and his lips crushed down onto mine. “Are the children still at the coven?” he asked when he came up for air.I nodded. “We’ll pick them up at six,” I breathed. “Raise the partition.”“You read my mind.” He pressed the button and raised the screen and the partition. “I won’t be able to wait until we get to the hotel.”“Umm....” I smiled against his lips. “Sounds good to me.” I reached down and undid his trousers, and his cock sprang free, and h