Page 44 of Love Bites
“Yeah, tell us,” another friend piped up.
Pretty soon they were all catcalling and bantering, but instead of feeling embarrassed, Katheryn felt annoyed and gave them an icy look. Ignacio laughed at her reaction then pulled her closer to his side until she practically sat on his lap.
“You are all just jealous,” he told his friends. “Because I have the most amazing Soul Mate, and you do not.”
At the words 'Soul Mate' the others hushed, except Antonio, who rolled his eyes. He’d been the only one in the group to know Katheryn was Ignacio’s Soul Mate.
“Soul Mate?” his friend, Jorge, asked, in an awed voice. He sent a respecting glance at Katheryn. “Wow. That is incredible.”
Katheryn felt self-conscious with all the eyes on her. She didn’t like them staring at her and Ignacio, didn’t like all the attention.
“You can stop staring now,” she demanded. “It’s not that big of a deal.”
“Yes it is,” Antonio insisted, his gaze narrowing. “It is themostimportantthing.”
Katheryn rolled her eyes. She wasn’t a vampire, so she supposed she didn’t understand just how important the whole concept was. Of course, Ignacio was important to her. She loved him despite only knowing him for a short while. But it was so weird how he and his friends acted about Soul Mates. She wondered if all supernaturals did that.
“Are you ready to order, love?” Ignacio whispered in her ear. She smiled, appreciating the distraction.
“Can you just get me a beer and a cheeseburger first?” He nodded and left the table to place her order at the bar.
“Get me a Blood Beer!” Jorge called after him.
“I want a Blood Whiskey!” another friend shouted.
“O Negative!” Antonio added his order.
Ignacio shot his friends the finger. “You have legs. Get your own damn drinks.”
They hooted and followed him to the bar. “If we were Katheryn, you would have gotten us our drinks!”
“Yes, but you’re not Katheryn, so get them yourselves.”
They laughed and disappeared into the crowd of people surrounding the bar. Only Antonio remained at the table with her.
“So, how’s your mom doing?” Katheryn asked, making an attempt at small talk. She recalled his mother was pregnant.
He shrugged. “She’s getting weaker. The baby is taking a toll on her.”
“Is it difficult to carry a vampire baby?”
Antonio shrugged his shoulders. The chains on his black, leather jingling as he moved.
“It can be. It depends. Either the baby gives strength or it drains you.” His eyes looked a little distant and sad. “This baby is draining her. My brothers and I never did. I bet she’s having a girl. They’re real soul suckers.”
She rolled her eyes when he laughed. Suddenly his expression warped into one of panic as he stared over Katheryn’s shoulder. Giving him a puzzled look, she turned to see what he was staring at.
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. The bar was packed, probably due to the soccer game on the big screen TV. Groups of people huddled together at tables or sat at the bar, ordering drinks, cheering, chatting. There was nothing unusual happening
But then, Katheryn’s gaze found the front door and saw Rosa standing there. She wore a tight soccer jersey tied beneath the swell of her breasts to show off her flat stomach. Tiny black shorts highlighted her long legs and tall frame. Light sugar-brown hair was tied in a simple ponytail, showing off her perfect heart-shaped face.
Rosa caught sight of her and sauntered over. Katheryn rose to greet the woman with a hug, like a long-lost friend.
“Bella,look at you!” Rosa exclaimed in her sweet and sexy voice. “You grow more beautiful by the hour, Katheryn!”
Katheryn laughed and swatted playfully at Rosa’s arm. Of course, there was no real comparison. Katheryn’s jeans and plain T-shirt made it obvious who was the sexier of them.
“What’s up? I haven’t seen you around town for weeks, Rosa. Where have you been?” Not that she’d really been looking, but it seemed polite to say.
