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I smile. “A dinner party with Law would be great.”
“Then it’s done. I’ll inform him to expect us tomorrow evening. But I want to do something for you today.” He smiles. “If you could do anything, what would it be?”
I think of all the possibilities. Without a doubt, it would be getting off this estate just for a little while. I would love to do something for Stacey too.
“Stacey was really a great sport about our dinner in New Orleans, but I felt horrible leaving her behind. She’s had it far worse than I have, Julian. I’d love to do something and include her, if that’s all right with you?”
“Anything you want. It’s yours.”
“If we have a dinner party tomorrow night, could we go into New Orleans and shop?” I scrunch my nose, not knowing what the answer will be. The last time we went into town, we were accosted by vampires.
“I don’t think New Orleans is safe right now, but I do know another place that we could go. Maybe have lunch at a small café and do a little bit of shopping.”
My mood brightens immediately. “Yes,” I say, popping up on my knees and throwing my arms around him. “Can we tell Stacey now?”
He chuckles. “It’s three o’clock in the morning. I think we should probably let her sleep.” I roll my eyes. “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.”
“Once you’re changed, you won’t be dying, so let’s enjoy sleep now.”
It looks like we’ll be havingthatconversation sooner than I planned.
* * *
“Okay, why are you are flushed and glowing?” Stacey narrows her eyes at me, trying to work out the puzzle.
“No reason,” I lie.
“Oh my God!” she exclaims, bringing her hands up to her mouth. “You slept with him.” She points her finger at me, squealing. “Dish, girl, dish.”
Part of me is thrilled at having someone to spill all the details to, while another part of me has this strange need to keep Julian all to myself, almost smothering. Watching her eagerness, I decide to cave.
“While you were curled up in your bed, I was almost killed by a new bite.”
She gasps. “Oh shit.” Her eyes are wide, and her skin has turned a sallow shade.
“Yep. She got loose from the basement, which by the way—don’t ever go down there.”
Stacey raises her hands up. “No worries. I’m staying far from the basement. Keep going,” she urges, eating up every word.
“She was in my room and she was going to kill me. Julian came to my rescue.”
I continue telling her the events of the night as she sits with her hands on both sides of her cheeks, thoroughly engrossed in every word I say.
“Wow, some people have all the fun,” she muses.
I frown. Nothing about almost dying at the hands of a new bite hedge witch is any fun.
The parts that came after? That’s a different story.
“Did he tell you he loved you?”
I have to think back. He said a lot of things that alluded to it, but the actual words, no. Is that something a vampire that’s lived for centuries would even say to a human? The truth of the matter is, I still know very little about his way of life.
“No, but it doesn’t matter. I know how I feel about him, and that’s all I need to know.” She smiles, looking gleeful at my declaration. “I’m glad that you fessed up, and I’m glad that the V-card is no longer.” She laughs. “If what the witch said was true and war is going to come down on the vampires, then by all means, I am glad to know that we’re going out with a bang. Well... at least you are.”
I smack her shoulder.
“Stop. It was more than that. It doesn’t feel like meaningless sex with Julian. It’s special.”
