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"A pleasure" Ian held his hand out to Ray

Ray just nodded "Glory’s also hthis aruys enjoy playing"

"True enough" Ian laughed and glanced down at Valdez, who continued to snarl and looked like he wanted to rumble "Glory, would you ask your shifter to stand down? I assuuard"

"Of course Valdez, chill You’ll have to excuse him, but it’s the wet suits We had a bad experience recently in an Austin lake and neither of us is crazy about the water" I put rowled and nipped at one of the surfer dude’s knees when the guy moved in too close

"I like to live by the ocean, but I proet wet as part of my miracle cure" Ian waved his hand toward the open French door "Please come inside Let me tell you about my products Show you what they can do"

"Cure?" Ray squeezed uy selling?"

"Didn’t your fiancée tell you why she brought you out here, Caine? I’ people Gloriana’s not sick unless you consider that she’s sick of the body she’s been stuck with for four hundred plus years Aave me a sympathetic look and I bit back an "Amen!"

"Well, yes" I looked everywhere but at Ray This was absolutely hu, but I was bound and determined to at least hear what Ian had to say "You have no idea what it’s like, Ray, to never be able to change one thing about your size" I finally faced hiripped his arm "Seriously I know you used to work out Nathan spends hours in the gyet the bodies you wanted, then went for it"

"Sure And it wasn’t easy" Ray covered htWhat a trip Of course this would drive you crazy" He pulled reat the way you are, but to never be able to change" He hugged th and break a rib "Darlin’, that’s just wrong"

I leaned against hie to cry passed Then I heard Ian clear his throat Oh, yes, ere keeping the greatI really do want to finally lose a few pounds and keep the vampires have never been able to do, until now" Ian rubbed his hands together "I’ve developed a revolutionary system that can melt the pounds away, even on an ancient va Valdez’s chuff of disbelief

I wanted to grab Ian and give hiht between the eyes and e the way I looked This had to be too good to be true

"Are you kidding ave me the once-over He started at the top of my head

Swell I was sure e forjeans in a size twelve (oh, hoished for a six!) Hered on my double Ds which I’d love to slip into a C cup I could only i to shop for new bras and to actually buy pretty, colorful ones I grabbed Ray and squeezed his ar involves a stake, I should be able to handle it And I want this, Ray I’ve wanted it for over four hundred years" Here ca deal The iet that And what’s iirl, is i about her body Even superain and kissed me on the lips, a sweet kiss "If this is what you want, babe, and this guy has soo for it Just be careful I don’t want to lose you That’s the botto a blank check and celebrity endorse down my cheek If there was one main difference between Blade, an ancient vampire, and Ray, a et women and actually paid attention to ant I love Jerry, but he’s still stuck back in the day when he had to be in protective ures he knoe should want and that our basic needs and wants never change You know: food, shelter, like that

Sorry, but I’ve survived ure I’ve moved way beyond the basics I may be foolish, but nohat Jerry would consider the superficial--a flattering wardrobe, a car that starts when I need it and the occasional designer handbag The best? To look cute in skinny jeans Suewas iain