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smiled in response.
    “What do you mean?” he asked.
    “For a warlock of your apparent breeding, you don’t seem to know a whole lot about the supernatural world. What happened? Didn’t you pay attention in that little magic school you went to?”
    “It’s a long story,” Zander sighed.
    “I want to hear it,” Tau said, pulling Zander close enough for him to smell the Ciroc and catnip on his breath.
    “My parents were from two magical families that had been feuding for years,” Zander began. “When they met and fell in love, it was all they could do to keep their parents and grandparents from killing each other. My parents ended up leaving the magical community altogether. They moved to a small town in Georgia and raised me in the mortal ways. They trained me in magic on the evenings and weekends but just the basics.”
    “It’s really unfortunate that you didn’t get a chance to learn everything about your heritage and history growing up,” Tau said.
    “It wasn’t very well received by my extended family,” Zander admitted. “How about you? How did you grow up?”
    “Like most shifters, I grew up in the country,” Tau explained. “My family owns a ranch in upstate New York. I was home-schooled.”
    “I am glad that we met tonight,” Zander said, considering for the first time that Tau might be one of those players that the bitter, broken-hearted divas always wailed about in song.
    “I am too,” Tau said, sounding sincere.
    Just then the vampiress from the door passed by. “You two make a lovely couple,” she said. Zander blushed, grinned and thanked her. Seconds later, a waiter brought over two drinks.
    “These are from the boss, Muslee,” he said, and handed them two cocktails. Tau tried to offer him a tip, but he wouldn’t accept it.
    “That was nice,” Zander said.
    “See, I told you everybody in here was looking at you,” Tau said. Zander smiled.
    “So, you were telling me about the relationships among the three major supernatural groups...” Zander was extremely curious.
    “You really don’t know this stuff, do you?” Tau said.
    “Not really,” Zander admitted.
    “Aw, baby, come here, and I’ll tell you everything you need to know.” Tau wrapped Zander is his muscular arms.
    “The three major supernatural groups are witches, vampires, and shifters, and at some point in our long and sordid pasts, we have all loved and hated each other. I can explain all of the background and history to you later, but for now you need to focus on the highlights,” Tau said, matter-of-factly. Zander was glad to hear that there would be a later.
    “We can start with your little ratchet-ass friend, Ginger Snap,” Tau continued.
    “Giovanni,” Zander corrected.
    “Yes, her. Anyway, everyone knows that a witch or warlock’s blood will intoxicate a vampire and make him very horny, which is pretty dangerous because vampires are known to be very sexual creatures anyway.”
    “Oh!” Zander said.
    “Vamps and shifters have had a long standing feud over who rules the night and how best to harvest humans for food. Over time, the vamps moved into the cities, and the shifters moved out to the rural areas, so there’s been less of an issue.”
    “This is fascinating,” Zander said, taking a sip of his drink.
    “I’m surprised you don’t know this,” Tau remarked. “It was a famous warlock -- Banning Cabiness -- who popularized the study of supernatural relationships.”
    “I’m starting to realize that there’s a quite a bit that I don’t know,” Zander admitted.
    “Not to worry, little warlock,” Tau said. Zander instinctively moved in and put his head on Tau’s chest. Tau responded by giving him a huge hug.
    “Is it all right if I give you something?”
    “What do you mean?” Zander asked, pulling back from Tau’s warm embrace.
    “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you, and I don’t want you to forget me.” Tau removed the cowrie shell from the small lock of hair at his temple