Page 31 of The Vampire and the Barista

“We can always ask the witches if they know a way to prolong life.”

“Yeah, let’s go with that option,” Jamie checked the time. “I need to leave for work in a bit.”

“Let me take you to Ivan’s office, and he can drive you, then I can check on Gavin.”

Ivan looked at Jamie as he drove him to work. His talk with Dave had obviously not been great, if the sad slump of his shoulders was anything to go by. “Did you like the library?”

Jamie flashed him a real grin. “Oh yeah. Dave offered me a job, so I'm handing my notice in as soon as I get to work.”

“That’s fantastic. So what's upset you?” Ivan asked him gently.

Jamie sighed. “Dave and I were talking about the whole living for thousands of years thing. He’d miss his parents, and I’d miss Karl and Kitty.”

“That is hard,” Ivan said. “I’ve lost a lot of people who I wished had lived longer,” Ivan replied, scowling at the rear view mirror.

“Dave is gonna ask the witches if they have a spell that can help.”

“It’s worth checking,” Ivan said, looking in the mirror again and frowning.

“What’s up?” Jamie asked, noticing.

“I think we’re being followed.”

Jamie turned round to look.

“Don’t look,” Ivan said, turning down a random road.

Jamie faced forward again and wrapped both hands around his seatbelt. “Is the car still behind us?”

Ivan nodded. “Yeah. I’m going to make more random turns and see what happens.” Ivan quickly made a few more turns. “It looks like they’ve gone now.” He said, breathing a sigh of relief.

“Do you think it might be someone from that underground network that you and Dave told me about?”

“It’s possible, but I’ll keep you safe,” Ivan assured him, as he drove back towards the library.

“I’m not worried about me, but you, I’ll be safe in the library.”

“You will be. I’ll pick you up when you finish tonight.”

“Thanks, honey. Can we stop at my place on the way home so I can grab some of my things?”

Ivan grinned at him before pulling into a parking space. “We can definitely do that. We can bring all your things.”

Jamie leant over and kissed Ivan. “Thanks, honey,” he says, pulling back.

Ivan chased his lips and kissed Jamie before pulling back. “Have a good afternoon.”

“You too, stay safe,” Jamie said, picking up his bag from the foot well and getting out of the car. He leant in and blew a kiss at Ivan before closing the door, and with a final wave, Jamie walked into the library.

Ivan watched Jamie, making sure he got into the library safely. He stayed there watching his surroundings for a while. Watching to see if he saw the car that had been following them. Chances are, it was connected to that organisation; he would have to tell Seth and make sure no one leaves the coven house alone.