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Then she round floor, and turned on the answering machine The Vamps wouldn’t like it, but she was not about to screw up her last exam because of Ian’s love life As she descended into the baseuys in the cellar were fine, so she called Howard for the ten o’clock report She explained about the answering reed

While she ate her lunch in the kitchen, the phone rang twelvewhen she went upstairs to her bedroom She disconnected the phone there so she could study in peace She checked on the guys again at one and four PM for her afternoon reports

She also called the hospital back and talked to a nurse on the floor where Sabrina had stayed The nurse admitted Sabrina had left with family, but wouldn’t say more than that It had to be Sabrina’s aunt and uncle, since they were the only family Sabrina had Toni couldn’t recall their last name The information would be at the apartment Meanwhile, Sabrina never called back, so Toni continued to worry about her

At four-fifteen, Toni changed out of her uniform and descended to the kitchen to uys woke up, which was any minute now Fortunately, the sun set early in Deceal sauntered into the kitchen, followed by Phineas They headed straight for the refrigerator for souys" She finished her salad "Sleep well?"

The door slalowered at Toni and slapped a hand against his black-marked T-shirt "What the hell is this?"

Chapter Four

Ian had forgotten how pretty she was--pretty enough to scrahts for a second But it didn’t olden her hair was, or how pink and sweetly curved her reen of her eyes Any guard rote graffiti on a sleeping Vauard who could be trusted

Phineas took one look at him and spewed his breakfast all over the kitchen counter Then he started snickering Dougal, at least, was atterimaced at the bloody mess

"Don’t worry, sweetness I’ll clean it up" Phineas grabbed a sponge froood"

"I wouldna call this good" Ian glowered at Toni She hadn’t answered his question She just sat at the table, fiddling with a paper napkin, while a pink blush swept up to her cheeks The scent of her rushing blood ignited his hunger His guerator, grabbed a bottle of synthetic blood, and guzzled it down cold

She wrinkled her pretty little nose "You’re drinking it cold?"

"Are ye offering hter red "No, of course not"

"Why so pissed, bro?" Phineas wiped up the counter "I’d be happy if Toni wrote on "

"You don’t wear a shirt to bed," Toni rinned at her "You’ve been ad my awesome bod while I sleep I knew it The ladies can’t resist Dr Phang" He rinsed out his sponge, then went back to work "You should be writing your love notes on me"

"They’re not love notes," Toni protested

"That’s for certain," Ian grumbled "I’m definitely no’ interested in Travis"

Phineas snorted, then took aie into the sink "Two points! Look, I’ve been telling you guys to stop wearing those skirts It gives out al frowned "The kilt is a fine and st the Scots"

"I kinda like ’em," Toni conceded

Did she really like his kilt? Ian had always considered the MacPhie tartan one of the best Or perhaps she had liked as underneath He slapped hiirl distracted him far too easily "Ye dinna answer my question" He tapped his chest "Why the hell did ye do this?" She lifted her chin "I will adry with you"

"Angry?" Ian gave her an incredulous look "What could I possibly do to ry? I was dead all day"

"You were live on the Internet People were looking at you on Single in the City, and the phone was ringing off the hook I have proble me?" Ian interrupted her He couldn’t believe it Vanda’s plan orking

Toni shot hies I left for you upstairs? On the nightstand?"

"Nay, I was distracted by this" He pressed a hand against his chest He wanted to stay angry, but the thought of wo roaned, then took her plate to the sink "Yes, Mr Super Ego Forty-three women and two men, to be precise And that was before ten AM"

"Two men?" Phineas snickered

Ian h His initial excite off, for he now realized that all the wo the day were , and Phineas reached for it

"Don’t bother" Toni returned to the table where she’d left soreen scarf around her neck "It’s probably another desperate wo theht be hot!" Phineas lifted the receiver "Hello there," he said in a deep, sexy voice "You have reached the luxurious abode of Dr Phang, the love doctor Tell al spoke quietly "Ye’re supposed to answer the phone during the day We doona want people thinking the house is vacant"

"I know" She stuffed her arms into a jacket "But--"

"No, Travis, I’m not interested!" Phineas slammed the phone down "Shit"

Toni snorted "See what Iover her shoulder "See you guys later"

"Where are ye going?" Ian asked

She ignored hi in her wake

"Bloody hell," Ian growled He gulped down the rest of his cold breakfast, then set the bottle in the sink on his way to the kitchen door

"Ian" Dougal stopped him "Doona chase her away We’re in desperate need of uards we can trust"

He pointed at his T-shirt "What hter, and she has good reason to hate the Malcontents," Dougal replied

"And she hasn’t killed us in our sleep," Phineas added "Yet"

"That’s reassuring" Ian strode into the foyer and found Toni by the front door, punching buttons on the security panel "Ye canna leave"

"I don’t see why not I’m off duty" She finished the code to release the alarm, then reached for the doorknob

"I need to talk to you"

"I don’t want to" Shemachine "But there are hundreds of wo"

She marched across the foyer to the sideboard where the phone and answering machine were located She punched a button, and a robotic male voice spoke

"You have three hundred and fourteen ave hi set busy It’ll take you hours to return all those calls"