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Andrea Mercer and Daniel Harris aiting for lad to see them Not just because of the distraction I really liked the one, also like me She&039;d been killed on her twenty-first birthday, about six years ago, and was starting to get a handle on the thirst

Daniel was her boyfriend, a regular guy and an outrageous flirt, and I got a real kick out of spending time with them They were total opposites: she was serious and moody, and he was fun and irreverent But you could tell they really loved each other I thought that was pretty cool

"Your Majesty," Andrea said, standing the minute she saw me I waved her back down and sat down myself

Daniel yawned and sprawled on the settee He was a tall, blue-eyed, good-looking blond with the shoulders of a quarterback put hie of aHe didn&039;t stand when I entered, which was refreshing "Betsy, babe You guys can&039;t have ood-naturedly "What&039;s up, you guys?"

"Thanks for seeing us," Andrea said

"No, thank you" Iaardly at Sinclair and trying to figure out where to stuff the necklace

"We&039;ll get right to it, ma&039;am Daniel asked me to marry him"

"What? Seriously? That&039;s great! Congratulations!"

"Thanks" Andrea smiled and looked at the floor, then back up atis, we&039;d like you to do it"

"Do what?" Getto so to me As happy as I was for Andrea, I was suddenly so jealous I was ready to spit on her Payless-clad toes Why, hy couldn&039;t Sinclair have askeds right? If he lovedit And if he didn&039;t, why did he fix it so ere stuck together for the next thousand years?

"ToOops, better pay attention "To perform the ceremony"

"Oh" This was a new one As the queen, I could do all sorts of things other vampires couldn&039;t do Handle crosses, drink holy water, accessorize But perfor ceremonies? "Uh I&039;m flattered but can I do that?"

"Yes," Sinclair said frouy couldn&039;t make noise when he walked like anybody else, oh no Six foot four and as noisy as a cotton ball "As the sovereign, you can perfors"

"Oh Jeez, you guys, I don&039;t knohat to say"

"Say yes," Daniel said "Because we can&039;t get a priest And Andy&039;s got her heart set on you doing it, don&039;t ask et aith calling her that) nodded "That&039;s true"