When dinner is over, Kati and Eva volunteer to clean up. Sari and Angyalka run to their rooms to finish up the last of their homework.
Helping clear the table, Violca walks with Chase into the living room. “You were great with them.”
Chase smiles. “Your sisters are sweet.” He walks over to one of the family pictures. Picking up the frame, he studies it before looking at her. “You have a lot of your mom in you, but if you look carefully you can find just hints of your dad in your features too.”
“Yeah.” She pauses to look at the picture. “I think Angyalka looks the most like our father with her coloring, but there are traces of both of them if you look close enough.”
Carefully putting the picture down, he looks around for a moment. “Are your parents on vacation?”
Shaking her head, she looks away for a second before looking back at him. “No, they passed away a few years back. I am raising my sisters.”
There is a quick flash of sympathy on his face before he steps closer to her, tracing the line of her cheek down her jaw with the back of his hand. “I am sorry to hear that.”
Violca nods, wanting to say thank you, but finds herself swallowing a small lump in her throat. This is usually when most guys take off running, and she finds herself a little sad thinking he might leave and not come back.
Their eyes lock and he slowly bends down, brushing his lips against hers. Her eyes close and she thinks she hears a growl coming from him. His hand slides around her neck, gently cupping the back of her head, pulling her up. When his lips brush hers again, she sighs, parting them just a little and moans when she feels his tongue come out and slide against hers. She jumps when she hears footsteps running down the hall. Blushing, she quickly takes a step back as Angyalka runs into the living room.
“Violca, can you help me?” Angyalka ask, her math book in her hand.
“Sure, give me one moment, I’ll be right there,” Violca says and watches her walk back to her room.
“I should get going.” Chase heads to the door.
Violca follows him, wondering if her cheeks are as red as they feel. When he gets to the door he opens it and turns to look at her.
“Thank you for the ride home.”
He reaches out and gently strokes her cheek, and her eyes close enjoying his feather light touch. “It was my pleasure . Are you sure I can’t pick you up on my way downtown tomorrow?”
Violca starts to tell him no, she will take her sister’s car, when Eva suddenly pops in the living room. “Hey V, I forgot to tell you, tomorrow I’m going to have to leave early with the girls. I have a study group for a test.”
She realizes that her sister was listening. “I, umm, guess I could use a ride.”
Chase smiles and she sees him wink at Eva. “Great, I will be here by eight, if that is okay with you.”
Nodding, she tells him goodbye and locks the door behind him. Shaking her head at Eva, she heads down the hall to Angel’s room to help her with her homework, her lips still tingling still tasting Chase’s kiss. She tries to get her pulse to slow down as she concentrates on helping her sister.
Chapter 13
Chase finds himself smiling as he gets into his SUV. He didn’t plan on kissing her. There was something so vulnerable when she told him that her parents had passed away. He wanted to pull her into his arms and hold her. If they hadn’t heard her sister coming down the hallway, he didn’t think he would have been able to end the kiss.
Driving around the block, he parks his vehicle and lets his dragon come to the surface. Closing his eyes, he listens for anything out of place. He inhales deeply, trying to detect any unnatural scents. Not sensing anything unusual, he starts the SUV back up and heads toward Scott’s place.
Pulling up to the house, he gets out and heads up the few stairs of the porch to the door. Walking in, he is surprised to see Scott and Eryk sitting in front of the TV playing the
Helping clear the table, Violca walks with Chase into the living room. “You were great with them.”
Chase smiles. “Your sisters are sweet.” He walks over to one of the family pictures. Picking up the frame, he studies it before looking at her. “You have a lot of your mom in you, but if you look carefully you can find just hints of your dad in your features too.”
“Yeah.” She pauses to look at the picture. “I think Angyalka looks the most like our father with her coloring, but there are traces of both of them if you look close enough.”
Carefully putting the picture down, he looks around for a moment. “Are your parents on vacation?”
Shaking her head, she looks away for a second before looking back at him. “No, they passed away a few years back. I am raising my sisters.”
There is a quick flash of sympathy on his face before he steps closer to her, tracing the line of her cheek down her jaw with the back of his hand. “I am sorry to hear that.”
Violca nods, wanting to say thank you, but finds herself swallowing a small lump in her throat. This is usually when most guys take off running, and she finds herself a little sad thinking he might leave and not come back.
Their eyes lock and he slowly bends down, brushing his lips against hers. Her eyes close and she thinks she hears a growl coming from him. His hand slides around her neck, gently cupping the back of her head, pulling her up. When his lips brush hers again, she sighs, parting them just a little and moans when she feels his tongue come out and slide against hers. She jumps when she hears footsteps running down the hall. Blushing, she quickly takes a step back as Angyalka runs into the living room.
“Violca, can you help me?” Angyalka ask, her math book in her hand.
“Sure, give me one moment, I’ll be right there,” Violca says and watches her walk back to her room.
“I should get going.” Chase heads to the door.
Violca follows him, wondering if her cheeks are as red as they feel. When he gets to the door he opens it and turns to look at her.
“Thank you for the ride home.”
He reaches out and gently strokes her cheek, and her eyes close enjoying his feather light touch. “It was my pleasure . Are you sure I can’t pick you up on my way downtown tomorrow?”
Violca starts to tell him no, she will take her sister’s car, when Eva suddenly pops in the living room. “Hey V, I forgot to tell you, tomorrow I’m going to have to leave early with the girls. I have a study group for a test.”
She realizes that her sister was listening. “I, umm, guess I could use a ride.”
Chase smiles and she sees him wink at Eva. “Great, I will be here by eight, if that is okay with you.”
Nodding, she tells him goodbye and locks the door behind him. Shaking her head at Eva, she heads down the hall to Angel’s room to help her with her homework, her lips still tingling still tasting Chase’s kiss. She tries to get her pulse to slow down as she concentrates on helping her sister.
Chapter 13
Chase finds himself smiling as he gets into his SUV. He didn’t plan on kissing her. There was something so vulnerable when she told him that her parents had passed away. He wanted to pull her into his arms and hold her. If they hadn’t heard her sister coming down the hallway, he didn’t think he would have been able to end the kiss.
Driving around the block, he parks his vehicle and lets his dragon come to the surface. Closing his eyes, he listens for anything out of place. He inhales deeply, trying to detect any unnatural scents. Not sensing anything unusual, he starts the SUV back up and heads toward Scott’s place.
Pulling up to the house, he gets out and heads up the few stairs of the porch to the door. Walking in, he is surprised to see Scott and Eryk sitting in front of the TV playing the
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