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If Myrnin pokes his crazy head up before then, call me and try to keep him, you know, stable.''Is he UNstable?''I don't know, how can I tell? You're the crazy whisperer!'She had a point. Claire couldn't help but smile about that.

Yeah, I get it; you're a vampire," she said. "Creepy. And okay, a little hot, I admit." "You don't mean that." "Come on. I still like you, you know, even if you... crave plasma." Michael blinked and looked at her as if he had never seen her before."You what?""Like. You." Eve enunciated slowly, as if Michael might not know the words. "Idiot. I always have. What, you didn't know?" Eve sounded cool and grown-up about it, but Claire saw the hectic color in her cheeks, under the makeup. "How clueless are you? Does it come with the fangs?" "I guess I... I just thought... Hell. I just didn't think... You're kind of intimidating, you know." "I'm intimidating? Me? I run like a rabbit from trouble, mostly," Eve said."It's all show and makeup. You're the one who's intimidating. I mean, come on. All that talent, and you look... Well, you know how you look." " How do I look?" He sounded fascinated now, and he'd actually moved a little closer to Eve on the couch. She laughed. "Oh come on. You're a total model-babe." "You're kidding.""You don't think you are?"He shook his head. "Then you're kind of an idiot, Glass. Smart, but and idiot." Eve crossed her arms.__o? What exactly do you think about me, except that I__ intimidating?___ think you__e_you__e_ah, interesting?_ Michael was amazingly bad at this, Claire thought, but then he saved it by looking away and continuing. __ think you__e beautiful. And really, really strange.__ve smiled and looked down, and that looked like a real blush, under the rice powder. __hanks for that, _ she said, __ never thought you knew I existed, or if you did, that you thought I was anything but Shane__ bratty freak friend.___ell, to be fair, you are Shane__ bratty freak friend.___ey!___ou can be bratty and beautiful,_ Michael said. __ think it__ interesting.

Shane, in case we don__ _ don__ come out of this, I wanted to say__e glanced over at her, and she felt her whole body warm from it. She remembered that look. It made her feel naked inside and out, but not in a creepy kind of way. In a way that felt_. Free. __f what you say is true, and I guess it has to be, I think I know why we__e _ together,_ he said. __ think I__ fall for you no matter what, Claire. You__e kind of awesome.

Bite me, Goth princess,_ Shane called from the back. __ot literally or anything.___aybe you should say that to Michael.___ot funny, Eve,_ Michael said.Eve raised her eyebrows and held her fingers up, measuring off about an inch. __ittle bit,_ she said.

Promise me, Amelie, that you__l crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love.___ hardly think there__ any chance of that,_ Amelie said. "I doubt you have the capacity.

See?" she heard Shane yell at the kitchen. "She doesn't stomp around like a cattle stampede!""Bite me, Collins! No bacon for you, either!

You okay?""Fine.""Your heart's beating really fast.""Gee, thanks. That's very comforting that you can hear it."He smiled, and it was the old Michael, the one she'd first met before all the vamp stuff."Yeah, I know it is. Sorry. Just stay behind me if there's trouble.""You sound like Shane.""Well, he did say he'd kill me if I got you hurt. I'm just looking after my own neck.""Liar.

Amelie said, __ won__ be your servant in Morganville. Nor should you be mine. Equals._ She offered her hand to him, and he looked down at it, clearly taken aback. But he took it. __ow defend what is ours, my partner.__e grinned _ grinned! _ and whirled to meet Myrnin in midleap as Myrnin attacked.

Well, friend, I don__ know about your tastes, but I tend to like it very bloody,_ Myrnin said. He shifted position, dragging Claire along like a rag doll without any effort at all. __ave we been introduced?___robably not. Why, are you asking me out, sweetheart?___ou__e not my type, darling. Is this one yours?___o,_ Frank said, and looked at Shane, just in a quick flicker. __et__ say she__ a friend of the family.

Claire said. __ might be able to get him to stop._ __ho, crazy dude? Maybe. Or he might pull your head off,_ Shane said. __ kind of worry.__he couldn__ help but smile. __eah?___ little bit.___hat__ _nice.__e studied her, and returned the smile. __eah,_ he said. __ind of is, actually.

I__ faster than the rest of you, if .. Because I__ a vampire,_ Michael said, and it was some kind of breakthrough for him to say that. __f you get in trouble, I__l be there.___ice,_ Shane said. ____ warming up to this bloodsucking thing, Mikey.___o, you__e not.___kay, no, I__ not, but right now let__ pretend I am.

I think so,_ she [Claire] said. __ust watch your back, okay?_ __ah, Michael__ got mine._ He [Shane] looked straight into her eyes.____e got yours.

Both girls jumped at a hard blow on the door. Eve hastily unlocked the door and stepped back as it flew open, and Shane charged through.__ow_?__ He was breathing hard, and he had a crowbar in his hand. He__ have broken through the locks, Claire realized, if he__ had to. She came toward him slowly, trying to figure out what he was feeling, and he dropped the crowbar and wrapped his arms around her, lifting her up off the ground. His face was buried in the crook of her neck, and the warm, fast pump of his breath on her skin made her shiver in raw delight. __h Christ, Claire. I__ sorry. I__ so sorry.____ot your fault,__ Eve said. She held out the field hockey stick. __ook! I hit him. Um, twice.____ood.__ Shane kissed Claire__ cheek and let her slide back down to the floor, but he kept hold of her arms. His eyes, bright under the bruises and swelling, surveyed her carefully. __e didn__ hurt you? Either of you?____ hit him!__ Eve repeated brightly, and brandished the stick again for emphasis

I'll do it!" "No, you won't," Shane and Michael said, at virtually the same time. Shane continued. "You're barely on your feet, Claire. You don't go anywhere, not without me." "And me," Michael said. "Hell," Eve sighed. "I guess that means I have to go, too. Which I may not ever forgive you for, even if I don't die horri

And about Shane, I swear, if he doesn't snap out of it, I'm going to punch him in the face. Well, punch him in the face and then run like hell." - Eve Rosser

Shane stood up when he saw her, which made her heart turn cartwheels, and he pulled out her chair. Eve and Michael shared an amused look."So cute," Eve said. When Shane glared, she smiled. "No, really. It is. Dude, chill.

Did you talk to him about it?""Oh, sure. Nothing happened, yadda yadda. The usual. But my maydar went off like crazy.""Maydar?""As in, he may be thinking about super hot sex with her. Like radar, only not as sure.

I can handle Glory." "Can you?" Eve asked. "Because I notice you never call her Gloriana. Just Glory." He shut up. Which is probably about the only smart thing he can do, Claire thought.