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hide. When I finish, I step out of the shower and grab my towel.
Yes, it is my towel; it even says Cheeseburger on it. Isn’t that
romantic? I dry off and throw my sweats on not bothering with
underwear. I wrap the towel around my long hair and leave my wig,
dress and shoes to retrieve later.
    I walk out of the bathroom into
Sebastian’s bedroom and find him lying on the bed. It doesn’t
really shock me these days. I am just happy to see he has remained
in the majority of his clothing. His shirt must have spontaneously
combusted on his way in, though.
    I settle in on what is considered
my side of the bed while I am here. “Better?” I ask.
    “You used the new shampoo that I
got for you. I like it and yes, you smell much better. So, do you
want to tell me why you are avoiding your ‘boyfriend’? I can only
hope he has offended you in some way that you are finally ready to
end the charade,” he says rolling over to face me.
    “I would love to end it. He has
gotten way too wrapped up in the acting and has started carrying it
over behind closed doors,” I tell him.
    “That sounds like we have an issue.
I am okay with sharing you to keep the idiots from making
derogatory comments about you because they seem to upset you, but I
will not allow him to have any other part of you,” he says
angrily.
    “I think you are getting a little
possessive of your dinner there, buddy. Plus, this day in age
anyone making fun of me is just a tad bit moronic, if they do it
within my hearing range. Your anger, though, is kind of sexy. You
don’t usually get worked up over such little things,” I say
brushing my hand across his cheek.
    “We both know, love, that you are
more than just a meal to me. You have been from almost the very
start,” he says leaning down to kiss my forehead. “If the boy makes
too much of a nuisance for you, just pack your things up and move
here with me. You can still pick up their little contracts, without
having to be under their watchful eye. I have even offered you the
head security position here, if you want to get out of the assassin
business altogether.”
    “I know and you are a sweetheart
for giving me options. I will talk with Ryan tonight and see if we
cannot get this worked out. It’s been the only home I have known my
whole life. Even with the way the others act around me, it would be
really hard to leave,” I tell him.
    “I just want to make sure you don’t
forget those options exist. So, aside from pea for brains, how have
things been going for you? We haven’t had a nice sit down, or lie
down, talk for a while. You have been so busy that I didn’t want to
bother you.”
    “I trust Hamburger and Milkshake
have kept you nourished without me,” I say with a laugh. “Things
have been good. Lots of paranorms acting out right now, so I have
been spending most of my time seeking the riffraff out. Got a short
trip to Paris out of the deal running one of them to
ground.”
    “I am guessing you didn’t actually
get a chance to enjoy the scenery. Maybe sometime we should take a
vacation there. Get away from the dreary underground of Night Owl
City and spread our wings.” This is a new tactic. He hasn’t ever
tried to get me to go on vacation with him before. It is somewhat
intriguing. “And just for the record, I am surprised you haven’t
figured it out, there is no Hamburger and Milkshake around when you
are off crime fighting. That would feel like cheating and I find
that very distasteful.”
    I stare it for a full minute after
that comment. What is it about the guys in my life revealing things
I am not sure I want to know? First Ryan acts like we are a real
couple and now this.
    “There is no way that is possible.
Vampires have to feed every day to even function. You wouldn’t be
here talking to me, if you hadn’t fed in the last
month.”
    “Well yes, most vampires would need
to feed that often, but I have two things going for me that make it
so daily feedings aren’t necessary.