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belly introspectively, wondering
if she had been pregnant and lost the baby after Apostle's attack.
"Oh."
    "And then I added my venom into the equation to save
you, and now…your body is so new that I don't think it's capable of taking a
fertilized egg. Yet."
    Sam's mind jumped back to that night. Had it really only
been a week since Apostle had tried to kill her? But Micah had saved her. He
had broken all kinds of vampire laws to transform her into an immortal, but at
least he had saved her life, binding her to him forever in the process of
combining his venom with her blood.
    "Do you think I'll ever…?"
    Micah took her hand and hushed her, obviously knowing what
she was thinking. "It's only temporary, Sam. Once your body adjusts,
you'll be able to bear children."
    The two sat silently for a minute, and Sam wondered what
Micah was thinking. He could see inside her thoughts, but she couldn't see
inside his.
    "Do you want to have children with me?" His voice
was soft, almost hopeful.
    "Yes," she said without hesitation.
    Micah pulled over and put the car in park. He unfastened his
seatbelt and in an instant had her in his arms, swooping her up and kissing her
hard.
    Wow, she needed to remember: handcuffs and children. Those
were his hot buttons.
    He pulled back and chuckled self-consciously. "I'm
sorry," he said. "The calling makes us males a bit
emotional."
    "I can see that." Sam palmed his cheek as they
stared into each other's eyes. "I like it."
    "I'm not so sure I do, but I'll live." He grinned.
    "Tell me more about this calling." She felt
like they had only scratched the surface.
    "Well, for one thing, it makes us really want to
have children." Micah made a face and nodded before pointing to himself as
if he were Exhibit A. "As in, it's all we can think about besides sex,
which is why hearing you say you want to bear my children pleases me so
much." He caressed her face with the backs of his fingers. "My goal
while I'm in my calling phase is to get you pregnant. It's why I
physically can't not have sex with you. And it's why the phase lasts for
so long. Because by lasting two weeks or more, the calling ensures I
will hit the chosen female while she ovulates."
    "So female vampires? They have monthly periods,
too?"
    Micah nodded. "More or less."
    "And does this mean that when you aren't in a calling, you can't get me pregnant?"
    "Well, yes and no." He shrugged. "It's a lot
harder to get you pregnant when I'm not in my calling, but it can
happen." He grinned. "Think of it this way: Outside my calling, my sperm count is meager, to say the least. In my calling, I become
Super Sperm Man." He absently made a little squiggly gesture over his
chest as if he was drawing a sperm on himself.
    Sam laughed at the visual. "Do I need to make you a
little red and blue leotard suit, Mr. Super Sperm Man?"
    Micah flushed with embarrassment. "That would be a
no."
    She pressed her finger against the center of his chest and
drew a slow squiggle. "Awe, I think it would look cute."
    With a dramatic sigh, he leaned back in his seat and buckled
up. "Do. Not. Even. Think about it."
    She broke out in laughter again. Micah was so adorable when
he was miffed.
    "Well, if I do think about it, I'm sure you'll be the
first to know." She was in the midst of a fit of giggles now, unable to
hold back as he scowled playfully at her.
    "Funny, Miss Garrett."
    She held up her hands, still giggling. "Whoa! Wait a
minute. I thought I was Mrs. Black."
    "As you so eloquently pointed out, Miss Garrett …"
He pointed to her left ring finger. "I don't see a ring on that
finger."
    She stuck her tongue out at him. "Well, you can fix
that, you know."
    "Maybe." He coyly fixed his gaze on the road.
    A moment later, after she had finally gotten her giggling
under control again, she asked, "So, how often do you have these calling phases? I assume it happens more than once if it's the main form of propagating
the vampire race."
    "Mated males experience a calling once