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“Like Tobias bit you,” Fiona said.
“Yes. So I can’t kill him. And if he were here, he could try to have me do his bidding,” Bea said.
“I trust you to bite me,” Justin said to Bea. “I just want to have a fighting chance. I won’t otherwise. I would be easy pickings.”
“It’s for life, however long that is,” Nat said.
“Then one of you, any of you, do it.”
“I’ll do it,” Shelly said.
Fiona shook her head. “Turn me, Arman, and I’ll turn my brother.”
Justin laughed. “And then you would control me.”
Fiona smiled. “You don’t want to wait until a woman who could be your mate comes for you?”
“There’s no time for that. I trust you or Bea to do it. Or Nat. Really, any of your friends.”
“Like I said, I’ll offer,” Shelly said, smiling.
Fiona wanted to ask him if he was sure of doing this, one more time, but she knew he wanted to be close to the others and felt he would be if he made the change. And she knew he wanted to help her like he couldn’t as a human. She gave him a quick hug before he was no longer just her human brother. “Love you.”
“I love you too. I’m going to help you the best way that I can.” Then Justin gave her a hug back and said to Bea, “Will it change me so much that I can’t go shopping with the others for Fiona’s birthday party? We were going to go after breakfast.”
“No, but you can wait to do it after you return,” Bea said.
Fiona hoped Justin wasn’t making a mistake. Not that she thought being a vampire was all bad, but he might decide he really didn’t like being one after all and there was no changing his mind after her mother turned him.
“Yeah, I’ll wait until after I return,” Justin said, “just in case.”
“Okay.”
Then Caitlin, Jasmine, and Justin took their dishes into the kitchen. Arman gave Fiona a hug and kiss. “Be back in a little while to practice sword fighting. Just stay with the others. Don’t go anywhere by yourself.”
“I’ll be with the others at all times. I want to get to know my parents too.”
“I would go with you to shop,” her mother said, “but if Tobias got a hold of me…”
“No, we understand,” Fiona said. She wanted to eliminate Tobias for that reason alone. Her mother didn’t feel she was safe around her and Fiona wanted to do things with her to make up for lost time.
“Of course.” Arman hugged her again. “Be back soon.”
Fiona knew he was worried about leaving her for any length of time, but she also knew he wanted to have some input into her birthday celebration and she loved him for it. Then Arman and the others left the house.
* * *
Arman didn’t want to leave Fiona home alone for a second, but celebrating her eighteenth birthday was so important and he really wanted to take part in the planning of it. Besides, he knew his friends would be there for her and he wouldn’t take that long. They had to get back to sword practice.
“Are you sure about being turned, Justin?” Jasmine asked while they were driving to the shopping center.
“Yeah. I think Fiona’s mom would be a good choice, don’t you?” Justin asked.
“Yeah. She wants to be your mom too,” Caitlin said.
“That’s another reason I want her to do it. I think we’ll bond through the experience, and I really care for her. I mean, I thought she was my aunt and that she and my uncle were so cool. I always cared about them and wished Fiona and I could get in touch with them and thank them for everything.”
“Okay. I think she’s a good choice too,” Jasmine said.
