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up everyone you care about.”
    Ben looked at me with a touch of anger on his face.   “That’s a pretty big threat for such a young and inexperienced fae girl like you.   I’m not so sure you can back it up.”
    I put every ounce of outrage I felt over the idea of something happening to Tony and put it in my eyes, so Ben wouldn’t doubt my sincerity for a second.   “Trust me, Ben, I can.   Whatever it takes.   If something happens to Tony, I will bring you down and take you out, even if it means taking myself out in the process.”
    Ben moved closer – so close I could smell him.   Dammit , he even smelled good.  
    “And who protects the big, bad Jayne Blackthorn?”
    I cleared my suddenly constricted throat.   “That’s Jayne Sparks to you, asshole.   And I don’t need protection.”
    Ben leaned down a little, looking directly into my eyes.   “I think you do.”
    “Fuck you, Ben.” I said, pushing him away, hard.   When my hands touched his chest I felt the heat going into them and up my arms.   I wondered briefly how he went through this human world all the time not setting things or people on fire.
    Ben smiled, looking down at the spot on his chest where I had touched him.   “I’m letting you leave with your friends and Tony to show my good intentions.   I was serious when I said before that I’d like to have you with me too, Jayne.   Together, you and me, we could be unstoppable.”   He looked down at me, flames burning in his eyes.  
    I looked at him like he was nuts.   “Keep dreaming, fire boy.   I’m not interested.”
    “Something about you tells me otherwise.   I can sense a heat coming from you, even though you have a remarkably cool touch with those hands of yours.”
    “Yeah, well that giant head you have precariously balanced on your shoulders is plenty powerful enough to cool me down, believe me.”   I turned and walked away with my back straight and my head up, tossing my hair and yelling over my shoulder, “Stay out of my forest, asshole!”
    I caught the look on his face before I turned back.   He was smiling bitterly, his eyes narrowed at my retreating form.

Chapter 3
     
    I strode out of the diner and walked up to Chase, taking the box with Tim inside from his hands.  
    “Ready?” asked Jared, searching my face.   “Everything okay with Ben?”
    “Yep.   I told him to leave us the hell alone.   Let’s go.”
    Jared pulled out his phone to call for a taxi.  
    Spike sidled up and nudged me.   “Things got a little hot in there, eh?”
    “Shut up.”   I grinned, refusing to rise to his bait but unable to stay totally stern about it.
    Spike smiled.   “You know, incubi are really good at helping people ... work off their energy.”
    “Oh, yeah?” I asked, not bothered by the suggestive look on his face, even though his timing wasn’t exactly the best.   He never quit.   Sometimes it was annoying, but tonight, for some reason, it gave me sense of security.   After feeling the chemistry flying between Ben and me, the relaxed sexiness of Spike seemed like a much easier thing to manage.
    “Yeah.   You should let me show you what I’ve learned.”   He wiggled his eyebrows up and down at me.   “I’ve heard I’m pretty good.”
    I frowned at him with my eyes but my mouth stayed in a semi-grin.   “Ew, Spike.   No bragging about your sex life.   That’s just gross.”
    “I’m not talking about sex – although, I’ve had no complaints there either.   I’m talking about what I do as an incubus.   My ... special talents.   I think you could use them right now.”
    “Right now , right now?” I asked, curious about what he meant.   Was it something he could do while we were walking?   I was confused.
    He laughed.   “No, not right this second.   But when we get back to the hotel ... ”
    I slapped him lightly on the arm.   “Thanks, but I have roommates and too much on my mind.   Maybe when we get back to the forest you