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"This is antiseptic, to kill all the little ger in your ho your wound" Alex inclined her head toward a discarded bandage "You’ve been keeping it wrapped up and damp Wounds like these need to dry out and fores and absolutely no htly," the old man explained "I do not wish to offend thevampire; he can deal with it Or would you prefer to answer the phone and sort the mail with a hook?"
Jaus moved to the table "I do not think a hook would be very becohed "You said this would be done before our masters were finished"
"Your master My boyfriend I didn’t kno bad it was until we got the bandage off" Alex finished and collected the used gauze "Don’t get it wet and don’t wrap it up I’ll have another look at it in the " She turned to Jaus and duarbage can is; I don’t" She walked past him to stand before Cyprien "You ready to hit the street with the hunters?"
Cyprien looked over her shoulder at Jaus "Alexandra, we need to talk"
Chapter 10
John heard water running overhead Fro the showers on the third floor He looked around the coathered around for his first encounter discussion group answered the sarunts and sounds, all negative
"Keep talking, and pass this around," John told the the bowl of microwave popcorn he’d ht back"
Hurley had left John in charge of the Haven so that he couldto share so with hiet back," the shelter oes for the kids, too"
John had forgotten about Beanie, whom he was sure he would find in the midst of another artistic session It had taken two hours to clean up after the last time, and that had been with Hurley’s help I’ll tell her to stop and take a shohile I ame of some sort See how fast she can wash herself
The sound turned out to be coirls’ showers, but the door was locked fro, which unlocked every door under the roof He didn’t --Hurley had also told him that when startled, Beanie would often throw her fecal matter in defense--but released the dead bolt and walked in
The warhtly scented, but with floral soap instead of feces The girl standing under the center shower had her back to him, but she wasn’t thick-bodied or entirely naked Not until she reached down and stripped off the wet, transparent pair of pink bikini underwear covering her hips Water had turned her bleached hair a dark yellow, and there was an eighteen-inch-wide, wing-shaped black tattoo above the cleft of her bottom A fist-size bruise marred the peach curve of one buttock
It was the dark roots beneath the bottle-blond hair that identified her for John, who turned around and faced the door "You’re not supposed to be in here, Pure"
"Oh, John" She laughed "You scaredwater dwindled to a leaky trickle "You can turn around I don’t care if you seethe day; you know the rules"
"Rules" She blew a raspberry
"I can’t take one, either," he assured her
"Dougall said you weren’t a priest anyainst the tile, and wet feet made small splashes as she came closer "That means you can be like everyone else is Everyone else would look at me naked, John"
"I’ll wait outside for you" He went to open the door and found her wet hand on top of his Warm water from her body soaked into his shirt and trousers as Pure pressed herself against him She’d washed her hair with a shao It was so strong in that moment he could almost taste it "This isn’t appropriate Please step back"
"Have you ever had sex with a girl?" Pure asked as she pressed her cheek to the center of his back
I raped a woman once John closed his eyes "That’s none of your business"
She chuckled "I’ll be your first, if you want I’ve never been with a guy virgin I think it would be kind of neat I bet it doesn’t hurt you"
"Pure" John reached down to remove her hand froet what you want"
"If you’re a priest, I guess not" She brought her other hand around to stroke his hip "But outside church, Holy Daddy, everyone fucks each other"
"I’ hiet hard "I’m here to help you ht" Her voice went low and soft "I thought he was going to take me home to live with hi tricks He tookmotel Said he’d alanted to do ive him a family discount"
"I’m sorry" He turned around and took her by the shoulders "He had no right to do that to you I knoas a terrible experience, but not every man who cares for you will behave that way"