Abby's Vampire by Anjela Renee Page A

she felt like he knew every dirty thing that was going on in her head.
    “You’re thinking that things went a little too quickly and you regret it.”
    Abby looked at Javon and her face softened. She took his hand from across the table. “Not for a second; and I hope to have a repeat performance soon.” Abby smiled. She tried distracting herself with the menu in front of her. It was a Polish restaurant and everything looked good. Her grandparents, who had been Polish, had holiday dinners when she was young. It had been a long time since she had anything like it.
    ***
    The waitress came by and they both placed their order. Abby ordered the cabbage rolls and Javon ordered the Kielbasa with sauerkraut.
    After the waitress left, Javon was making himself crazy by wondering how to tell her the truth. He couldn't go any further in this relationship until he knew she would accept him, fangs and all.
    “After dinner, I have something I want to discuss with you.”
    “Should I be worried?” Abby said. She was likely wondering if he was ready to end things already. “Look, if you want to end things just say so. I'm not an idiot!”
    “Abby, stop right now. It's nothing like that. I want to talk about moving forward. I want to discuss our future together.”
    Abby turned red. She felt like a total idiot for over reacting. “I'm sorry,” Abby said apologetically.
    “It's forgotten. Let’s finish our date and then we can talk.” Abby was relieved Javon wasn't too upset at her little outburst.
    “Oh this looks great; I’m starving.” As soon as it arrived, Abby began quickly eating her food. She looked up and saw Javon watching her eat, and immediately slowed down. “Sorry, I’m really hungry.”
    “Don’t apologize. I love a woman with a healthy appetite. Eat up. You will need your energy for later.”
    ***
    Abby walked into the restroom to freshen up. She ate way too much food but didn't really care. She walked into the stall to do her business. The door opened and someone entered the stall next to her. She finished and walked out of the stall. She grabbed her lipstick from her purse and began to reapply the lipstick and a little pressed powder. She was digging in her purse, looking for a comb to try and tame her crazy wavy hair, and wasn't paying much attention when a needle went into her neck, causing pain, and then darkness overtook her.
    ***
    Javon sat at the table. He was beginning to worry; it had been a long time since Abby left to use the restroom. Javon looked around and waved down the waitress. He asked the waitress to go check on Abby in the restroom.
    Javon waited outside the bathroom for the waitress to come out. “Sorry, Hun, nobody inside; she must have left.”
    Javon ran back to the table, paid the tab, and ran outside. His worst fear had come to fruition: Abby had been taken. He felt like his heart had been ripped from his chest. Abby was his life now and Maurice would pay for this. His phone rang suddenly.
    “Hello?”
    “Javon, it’s me, Sally. I sense you are in distress. What happened?”
    “He did it. He took her.” Javon was pacing around outside the restaurant, feeling helpless and not knowing what to do.
    “That bastard. I will call Connor at the VC Office. Perhaps this will be enough. In the meantime, I will get in touch with Enri. He may know some people who can help us get her back. Don’t worry, Javon; I will take care of everything.”
     

 
     
    Chapter 20
    Connor sat in his office. It was late for most of the human population, but for him, this was when things would just start to heat up. Whoever heard of a Vampire attack in broad daylight? It was turning out to be a relatively quiet night so far. A couple Vampires were reported to be feeding without permission, but nothing too serious. The intercom on his phone buzzed.
    “Mr. O’Connor, Miss Persian is here to see you, and she does not have an appointment,” the receptionist sneered.
    “That’s fine; send her