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him now and he doesn’t want to be disturbed. He seems to be quite enamored with Carter, which I find rather…odd,” he spaced off for a brief moment, his eyes getting a distant look in them. Then he was back and with a sweet grin he said, “Let’s go get you something to eat.”
     
    I stretched once more and a sharp pain shot through my neck. “Ow!” I pressed my palm against it and rolled into a ball. Oliver was over me. “What happened?” There was alarm in his tone. I didn’t answer until the pain faded. Thankfully it didn’t last long and I hesitantly pulled my hand away and looked up into his concerned eyes once it was over. I explained what happened and he then told me that, although he had healed the bite from that crazy vamp on the outside, it was still healing on its own on the inside. That it would probably heal very quickly and I didn’t need to worry about it. After a shot of pain like that though, I was terrified of it happening again. So I moved very slowly as I got out of bed and pulled on my black velour jacket. Nothing happened and my neck seemed to feel fine. I relaxed some and then I followed Oliver into the kitchen.
     
    It was dark throughout the house, and outside too. And it was quiet. It felt weird that the house’s regular inhabitants weren’t home. But also really nice not having to deal with anyone else. Especially Julz. I was surprised to see that the clock on the stove read just past eleven. I’d slept the day away.
     
    The fridge was full of mostly fruits and veggies, along with some weird looking sprouted bread. I didn’t even know what that meant. It definitely didn’t look like regular bread, and I wasn’t hungry enough to try it. We found some tortillas that looked mostly normal and located some beans (beans that I hoped wouldn’t give me gas. How embarrassing would that be?) and some left over brown rice. I scoped out the pantry that was to the left of the refrigerator and raised a skeptical eyebrow at the items inside. I was pretty sure I was going to starve.
     
    I sighed as I closed the cabinet door and Oliver shot me a sideways grin as he assembled my burrito and heated it on the stove top. “I’ll take you to the store in the morning for some of your staple foods.” I smiled back, somewhat relieved.
     
    “Wouldn’t the microwave be faster and easier?” I nodded towards the burrito now sizzling in a pan.
     
    He covered the skillet with a lid and leaned back against the counter next to the stove. His arms folded over his chest, one ankle casually crossed over the other, no shoes, just white socks, blue jeans and an inside out dark blue T-shirt. He was the epitome of gorgeous. “I imagine it would be,” he began, “but Julz won’t have one in the house.” I cocked an eyebrow at him. “She’s a freak about a lot of things,” he said with a quiet laugh. He was right about that.
     
    There was a computer desk and chair set up against the wall that separated the living room and the kitchen. It was like a small little office area hidden around the corner from the entrance and set up right there beside the kitchen. I sat in the computer chair and stared at the dining room table. It reminded me how lucky we’d been to get out of town safely. It was amazing to me that Oliver and I had survived all that we’d encountered and it freaked me out that Carter was attacked while just walking to the car. He was in really bad shape and I feared for him. I felt terrible for Kiera. I couldn’t even imagine how I would feel in her place. She was sure to be blowing up my phone soon, if she wasn’t already. Huh, I should probably check my phone, it’s been a while. I shrugged mentally and decided to take care of it in the morning. I’d need to call Lilly soon, too.
     
    I was thinking more about Carter and zoning out on the table when suddenly Oliver was standing beside me with a plate in one hand and a bowl in the other. “You’re worried about him.” It was an