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away.
    Viktor sighed.  Why did the witch have to make everything so hard?

Chapter Four
     
    Alma unlocked her apartment door, shielding the entrance with her body.  “Well, thanks for a lovely evening.”
    The alligator, whose name was Lyle, grinned at her.  “Do you mind if I come in for a minute to use your bathroom?”
    “ Ummmm, I usually don’t let men into my place after the first date.”  Or the second, or a third, or even a fourth if they got that far.
    Lyle leaned against the door frame.  “Please, I’ll be real quick.  That beer went straight through me.”
    Mmmm, sexy .  “Okay, but just for a minute.”
    She let him in and switched on the light.  “Down the hall, to the right.”
    “Thanks, babe.”  He sauntered through her apartment like he owned the place.
    Ugh ‘babe’ .  Alma groaned and slipped off her heels.  Her apartment sure was dark tonight.  She flipped on the kitchen lights.  She couldn’t remember shutting all the curtains…  That could only mean one thing.
    She found Viktor sitting on her couch, leafing through her Magical Monthly magazine.
    “What are you doing here?” Alma whispered furiously.
    Viktor eyed her with irritation.  “Making sure that reptile keeps his scaly hands to himself,” he replied silkily, not even bothering to lower his voice.
    She grunted in annoyance.  “He can’t see you here.”
    Viktor looked at her coldly.  “Why did you let him into your apartment?”
    The toilet flushed.  Alma really didn’t feel like dealing with Viktor’s jealousy right at that moment.  “Hide before he sees you.”
    “Did he touch you?  Has that animal tried to kiss you?  If he has, I will turn that fucker into a pair of boots and a purse!”
    Alma opened her mouth to respond, but stopped when she heard Lyle walking towards her.  She looked back to see her couch was now empty.  Slippery vampire .
    “All better?” she asked, plastering a fake smile on her face. 
    She was keen to get him out of her apartment, and not just because Viktor was there.  As dates went, it had been tedious.  The Tex Mex restaurant hadn’t been great, and Lyle had spent the entire evening alternately complaining about his ex-wives (all six of them), trying to grab her leg under the table, and generally just telling her how important and rich he was.  He’d need money to support all those disgruntled wives.
    Alma walked over to the door, trying to usher him out. 
    Lyle’s eyes dilated with desire.  “No reason the date has to end here, though…”
    The alligator swooped in for a kiss, and Alma adeptly dodged him.  He made contact with an unflattering photo of her late father instead.
    Alma could see Viktor standing about five feet behind the alligator with a murderous look on his face.  He was making throat slitting gestures.  She scowled at him.
    “I’m afraid there is, I have an early start tomorrow.  And to be clear, I’m not the kind of woman who does that on a first date.”
    Lyle sneered at her.  “No wonder you’re still single at your age.  I wondered why a hot woman like you was alone, it’s because you’re a stuck up bitch.”
    Dark fury blazed in Viktor’s eyes, and he moved toward the alligator.
    “You need to go.  Now!”  Alma grabbed Lyle and pushed him out the door slamming it behind him.  She rolled her eyes as she heard the alligator call her a bitch again and stomp away.
    Viktor snarled.  “I should kill him.  How dare he talk to you that way ?!”
    Alma placed her hands on his chest.  “Easy baby, that doesn’t even make my list of top ten bad dates.”
    Viktor stared at the door, muscles quivering.  “I don’t like you spending time with men like him.”
    Alma placed a soft kiss into the open V of his shirt.  “If I remember correctly, it was you who said I should date other men.”
    Viktor relaxed slightly under her ministrations.  “Doesn’t mean I have to like it.”  He took her arms and pulled her away from