When Laurance goes into Sinful Sundaes for a specialty banana split, he didn't expect to get a double helping of trouble from Dina Diablo.

Chapter One

"Working on a Sunday morning just isn't right," Dina Diablo grumbled to Penny Royal, her co-worker at Sinful Sundaes Ice Cream Shoppe.

"I know," Penny agreed as she filled the orders of two elderly wizards for Mandrake Root Beer Floats. "It was the only shift available, and you're lucky you applied before that awful goblin Evilyn Grum. I could never work with her."

"No one else in town had an opening. But it sucks that I have to have an internship with a high-level magical practitioner to pass the course in Non-Toxic Mixology and get my degree in Malefic Magic." Using more force than necessary, Dina slapped a handful of Naptime Napkins to wake them up so they'd stack properly and fit in the dispenser. She resented having to attend Alchemy Academy to obtain a degree in something she'd spent her life learning from her maleficus demon father, but she didn't have to take out her frustration on the poor napkins. "I need the degree to qualify for a license to legally practice malefic magic in Spellfire. I tell ya, it's a shame poor working class demons can't cause trouble without a license to prove they know how to do proper mischief and mayhem."

"It's all Mayor Perry Normil's fault," Penny said. "He's thinking about all the money he can skim off all the licenses and permits the town sells. Did you hear--"

The sounds of the front door opening and the accompanying chime drowned out Penny's voice. Business was even slower than usual for a Sunday morning, and Dina looked up from the snoozing napkins to see the new customer.

Her breath caught in her chest as the sexiest hunk she'd ever seen strode through the door. He stopped and blinked, probably waiting for his eyes to adjust from the bright sunlight outside to the dim interior. That gave Dina time to look him over head to toe.

His hair, the color of darkened sand along the Texas coast, swept back in thick waves. Dina used her demon ability to telescope in on details to determine the color of his eyes from across the room--a deep gray-green like the water of the Gulf of Mexico.

He wiped beads of perspiration from his forehead with the back of his hand as he surveyed the layout of the shop. When his gaze landed on her, his full, sensual lips curved into a smile.

"This one's mine," Dina told Penny.

"Yes." Penny patted Dina's shoulder as she walked past. "I believe he is."

A slight tremor passed through Dina's arm then her entire body at Penny's touch. Penny was strange, even for Spellfire, and no one knew what kind of magic she practiced. Then Dina forgot the incident as quickly as it had happened.

Dina moved down the counter and around Gak, a gremlin perched on a stool with his laptop in front of him. Tiny stars and sparkles circled his head as he tapped the keyboard so fast his fingers blurred. At the next dispenser, Dina shook the package of napkins awake, but kept her eye on the sexy stranger.

Originally, Spellfire wasn't her home, and even though she liked the town and most of its people, it was a little boring compared to the places she'd been. She missed traveling all over the world, enjoying all kinds of men, and causing all kinds of mayhem with her cousin and best friend Shai.

Now, Shai had decided to settle down. The mischievous fairy had fallen in love with two men at the same time, and both men loved her. The arrangement seemed to be working for all three. Dina often wondered what it would be like to have two men simultaneously touch her, lick her, suck her, and fuck her. Two sets of cock and balls, one for each hand, to play with.

Whoa! A Sunday morning at an ice cream shop was not the time or place to be thinking such thoughts.

She glanced at the hunk again. He was crossing the room in slow, long-legged strides, the crotch of his skin-tight jeans molded to his bulging package, and she creamed her panties. Oh, a Sunday morning was the perfect time for thoughts of a handsome lover and a lazy day in bed.

When he slid into a booth, she took a deep breath and went to him. "Welcome to Sinful Sundaes. How can I help you today?"

"Hey, dere ... Dina, is it?" he asked after a glance at her nametag.

"Yes, Dina Diablo." Her voice came out more breathy than usual. She was totally turned on by this man and found it difficult to control her reaction to him.

"Unusual name, but it suits you. I'm Laurance Boudreaux."

Dina cleared her throat. "Nice to meet you, Laurance. I don't think I've ever seen you in here or around Spellfire before."

He shook his head. "I jus' got into town. From Louisiana on my way to League City, but I t'ink I took a wrong turn off I-45. Good t'ing because my car stalled as soon as I pulled up outside. Can you recommend a good mechanic in town?"

Oh, she nearly climaxed right then. His smooth Cajun accent made her hotter than the depths of Hellfire Lake, a favorite swimming hole for demons, and a nocturnal Plutonian gale couldn't have cooled her off. If Gak the gremlin hadn't started cussing at his computer, jarring her to her senses, she might have grabbed Laurance, threw him on the table, and fucked him right there.

Dina was half-demon and half-fairy, and while she mostly took after her demon side, self-control wasn't a common characteristic of either species. At the moment, she couldn't afford to lose her internship with Electra over a quick lay on a table during work hours--no matter how sinfully sexy the guy. She needed to keep a tight rein on her impetuous urges or risk losing everything she had worked for, forcing her to start all over again.

"Sure." She glanced at Gak the gremlin seated at the counter. Notorious for causing chaos with mechanical mechanisms, gremlins became the most efficient mechanics when they decided to use their talents for good instead of evil. "Gak's Garage is one of the best in town. I'll call their towing service for you and let them know it's an emergency. They should be able to get to you first thing in the morning."

"Oui, today is Sunday, so I guess not everyone is open. I'll need a place to stay, too."

"Spellfire House or Havoc House have large, comfortable rooms and are reasonably priced."

"T'anks, Dina, I'll check dem out," Laurance said.

"Great. What would you like?" She almost added, Coffee, tea, or me? "We have ice tea with fresh-squeezed lemon that's refreshing on a hot and humid day like today. And we offer every kind of ice cream dish you can imagine and more."

"Ice tea sounds good." Laurance's eyes skimmed the menu above the counter. "And I'll have a banana split."

"Coming right up."

Dina could barely walk away from him. His accent made her knees weaken, her toes curl, and her womb clench. Hellfire and brimstone, but she still had too many hours on her shift to expect him to wait for her to show him around Spellfire and help him get a room at either House. While pouring Laurance's ice tea, Dina made the call to Gak's Garage and explained the situation to Gok, the gremlin who answered the phone. She made it clear that even though Laurance Boudreaux was an outsider and a human that if they didn't treat him fair, they'd answer to her. Not many gremlins had the balls to intentionally get on the bad side of a maleficus demon.

She quickly prepared the banana split, heaping generous dollops of chocolate, pineapple, strawberry toppings, and whipped cream. She set a cherry on each cloud-like peak, which was two more than required, but she wanted to give him a little extra. At the last minute, she mixed a spoonful of Double Delight Sprinkles in with the nuts and dashed them all over the split.

The multi-colored candy treats would be a special surprise for Laurance.