Ties that Bind
Author's Note: This is the sequel to Family Ties. I suggest reading that fic first, before starting on this one. Ask me for the link, and I'll gladly go find it for you. Much love to all of you for reading!!
Chapter 1
The road stretched into the distance, fields running along either side. Not a single light, or other evidence of life, could be seen for as far as the eye could see. Delia stood next to her bright red Jeep Liberty, she was exhausted. She'd been driving for hours, she needed a good stretch. Her gaze slid down to her watch, it was nearly four in the morning. A sudden vibration from the direction of her hip sent her jumping. No she wasn't paranoid!! She reached into the pocket of her jeans and pulled out her phone. Sighing she flipped it open and put the phone to her ear, "Yeah."
A high pitched, demanding female voice responded, "Is this Delia?"
Delia had caught the French accent as the woman spoke. Who in the world could this be? She certainly didn't recognize the woman's voice. "Maybe, it depends on how you got this number."
The woman spoke again, her voice adopting a slightly amused tone, "Ah, of course, you are suspicious. You have no reason to trust me; you do not know me after all. Your dear friend Tony gave me the number, he said you might be able to help me."
Delia snorted with laughter, "I'd hardly call Tony a dear friend. A mentor maybe, but definitely now a friend. All right then, first, what's your name? Second, what kind of help do you need?"
"My name is Meredith. I have a slight problem with a man I am acquainted with. I need him, um, taken care of."
Delia's suspicions were immediately raised, it could be a setup, she had better toe the line here. "Well, unfortunately Merry, it seems that you've been misinformed. I don't engage in illegal activity, that includes assassinations."
The woman sounded a little defensive when she proceeded. "My name is Meredith, not Merry. And Tony anticipated this little complication. He said to inform you that Curtis had given authorization for this job. I was also to assure you that this man is not human, he is a vampire."
She pondered for a moment, if this was a setup she couldn't tell. This woman had the right information too. The code was Tony's idea, he was always a little too cautious. Because there was no Curtis, and no one gave her permission for a damn thing. "Ok then, I just finished another job, so I have some time. I assumer that I'll be getting paid." She made it a statement rather than a question.
Meredith giggled, "But of course. You will be paid most handsomely."
Satisfied, Delia leaned back into the car for a pen and paper. "Let me take down your information. I'll need to make an appointment to meet with you. I'll get the rest of the details then. The two women chatted for a few more minutes. When Delia hung up, she had an address and a meeting with Meredith for the following night. Sighing, she tousled her curly dark hair and slid back into the driver's seat. It was nearly dawn, she should be sleeping. But she had almost 600 miles to get to Arizona, and only until sundown to do it. Besides, no reason to give the Winchesters more time to catch her. What was it Tony always said? No rest for the weary or the undead. She grinned to herself and pulled the car back onto the road.