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"Take it easy on him, love" Curry kisses Chansey’s forehead and then looks at me "Can I see you in your office for a o See you in et you alone He’s wants to knohy I was talking out ofAvery

Chansey looks up at her husband so adoringly Their love for one another is so apparent And I envy it "That’s fine but don’t be too long You knohat’s co and I need help"

I’m happy for Curry and Chansey but I’m jealous because it’s what I want for myself with Avery I’ve accepted that it can never be but it doesn’t keepwith Chansey and the babies for a fewtime so she’ll probably need so while she nurses the other" He always ensures that Chansey is taken care of even in his absence

"Sure" Avery brings James Grady up so his cheek brushes hers "I have no objections to holding one of these precious little angels"

"We shouldn’t be long" That at least sounds reassuring

"I’el" Avery strokes her index finger down his forehead and slope of his nose He closes his eyes when she repeats the ain It’s like soic sleep trick

I can’t help but overhear the conversation between Chansey and Avery as we leave "Anna Grace usually throws a fit to eat about fifteen uess she thinks ladies should go first but he always decides he’s starving about halfway through her feeding I haven’tthem at the same time"

Too much information I didn’t want to think about one– on Chansey at the same time I’m a vampire That kind oftowardconversation aside as I try to decide how I’ll handle Curry’s questions I should have already considered this conversation and decided on so to say but I chose to not think about it because I don’t want to answer the tough questions he has for ood for Chansey to have another woman in the house"

He doesn’t say it but Curry doesn’t mean just any woman He means another human woman "I know Chansey loves Gia and Lairah but I’m sure it means a lot to her to have a human in her life so she isn’t surrounded by vampires all the tie papers I try to appear carefree as I shuffle one paper with another but I knoe’ve come to my office He wants to ask me about what I said in the hospital "I want to protect Avery fora moment of weakness And it was a screw up on my part Now I have to fix this problem I created for myself

I open"When did you get hoo"

Maybe I should try to keep hi about his family "It’s a relief to have theht that has been lifted froain"

I’m happy Chansey and the twins are safe but I’er because it threatens to blohat I’ine"

"That’s sort of why I’ht So about Avery"

This is the part where I play dumb and pretend I don’t knohat he means "What about Avery?"

Curry narrows his eyes at me while he wrinkles his brow I think he’s suspects I’m about to try to deceive him "You told me you loved her and I’ht shooter on this so a new action plan is required–play dohat I said "It er relaxed in the chair He’s sitting on the edge and staring straight intoto you that night and it da to you now either"

He knowsmy emotions from him "It’s true I have become protective of Avery but only because of the time she’s spent here I’ve coirls Iby what I said"

"That’s not the way it sounded toGia or Lairah"

"And I won’t," I laugh "I’d never hear the end of it from that pair of smartass extraordinaires if they ever heard me say I loved the side effects fro Avery’s blood?" It’s a question–not a state–but not this time No one can ever kno I feel about Avery "Yeah, I know"