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"No," I said pointedly "You don&039;t"

"What&039;s that supposed toIt&039;s not supposed toSinclair&039;s heart isn&039;t broken"

"He&039;s beenaround this place like he heard yelloas the new black," she added

"We worked that out We have a plan for hi his blood"

Marc snorted "Yeah, I&039;m sure it&039;s not awful"

I threwain? Hurt o too far?"

"What happened between Alonzo and Sophie won&039;t necessarily happen to you"

"I knooow," I said I was a little astonished One thing had nothing to do with the other I had started ht?

"Moderation," Marc was babbling "Everything in moderation Besides, aren&039;t you the only vampire who only has to drink once or twice a week? How are you going to kill so the only vampire who doesn&039;t have to drink at all"

"Well, it&039;syou nuts," Jessica snapped, "at the worst possible tiuure you&039;ve gone through twenty packs in the last teeks alone"

"You&039;re counting um wads?" I felt my eyes narrow I didn&039;t make them do it; they sort of went all squinty on their own "That doesn&039;t strike you as, oh, I dunno, anal-retentive?"

"Doesn&039;t your depositing thely unafraid, "strike you as incredibly selfish and slovenly?"

"For the lasht time, thish ish none of your bithneth"

What the-? Horrified, I felt s are out! You got so pissed your fangs caht they only came out when you smelled blood," Jessica said, still re Cripes, it felt like I had a mouthful of needles "But Sinclair can make his come out whenever he wanth Maybe thith ith part of a neer"

"Andit!"

"Cal to worry about?" Marc was as hysterical as a wo sales "You should see yourself!"

"Well, o take a walk" Oh, and run into that cute Mrs Lentz in her bouncy, thin-strapped jogging bra while she walks her border collie Noruys but her shoulders were so lovely and bare-

"You can&039;t go out looking like that"

I was hurt Well, pretending to be "Are you thaying I thould be athamed? Thith is who I ah "You should be very, very ashao to your room and hide your head until the shame passes And until you don&039;t look like you&039;re trying out for the next Dracula reone, one

Eric would understand, and so would Alonzo

too slippery to hold on to Probably just as well These days, none of uhtly, as if a wonderful idea had just occurred to her, "and hey, e can, if you want to avoid eviction" She slid a brand-new pack of strawberry Bubblicious toward me

"I&039;ll second that motion," Marc mumbled "Honestly, Betsy, do you knohat they put in that stuff? The artificial gunk that slides down your throat, leaving the hard, gray crud behind?"

"Thut up," I told hi for the pack "Thith ithn&039;t very conthructive"

"Yeah? Constructive is the last da on my mind This place drives me nuts soruer strike"

"You have to ad to put away the liquor bottles, "there&039;s never a dull moment What&039;s the polar opposite of a dull ot around here All the time"

"I don&039;t think you should call Garrett a zombie He&039;s a little slow, but-hey! Don&039;t take the vodka"

"You can have it back," she said in her annoying Moo away"

"I can have it back right now, honey"

Marc put his hands over his eyes "Don&039;t fight, you guys No more I&039;m sincere here"

She slapped lared "You know, hed atthe Pancake Dance in your granny underpants on New Year&039;s Eve"

"Hey! Your fangs are gone" Marc digested what she&039;d just said "Granny underpants? You?" Apparentlythe Pancake Dance wasn&039;t so hard to believe

"It was just that one ti as quickly as it had cos were in the wash" What had I even been so mad about, anyway? I couldn&039;t rereatest I was lucky to have friends like the the former head of the Blood Warriors "I don&039;t understand," Jon Delk said "You&039;re saying I published a book?"

-sunk We all were