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dry. Did he make a pass and you had to swim for it? You must have been desperate to get away from him 'cause I know how you hate the water. Son of a bitch! I'm so gonna rip him a new one. And where's your sweater? The boss is gonna fire my ass for this."
    "Take a breath, then shut up, Valdez." I took Ray's hand and stepped carefully onto the dock. I'd left the wet lump of wool that used to be a sweater on the boat. "Ray didn't do anything. I'm okay. I'll tell you what happened on the lake later."
    "Later?" Valdez snarled as Ray brushed past him, but a stern look from me convinced him that I meant what I said. The house was still lit from top to bottom and loud music boomed from the upper level where the doors to the wooden deck obviously stood open. Several people were outside smoking what smelled like illegal substances. I knew Ray banned any kind of smoking inside his house. Bad for his voice. Or at least it had been for mortal Ray. Glass crunched under my boots and I remembered Ray was barefoot. "Careful, Ray. Watch where you step."
    "Too late." Ray held up his foot. It had been sliced open by a piece of broken bottle. Blood, a beautiful bright red, welled from what looked to be a pretty serious cut.
    "That looks bad." Really bad, though I couldn't deny it stirred my vampire senses. First a kiss, now blood. Was Ray trying to seduce me?
    "Well, shit. That's what I get for making a grand gesture." He hissed between his teeth. "Damn, that hurts like a son of a bitch."
    "I'm sorry, Ray." I reached down and picked up a piece of glass with the label still attached. His favorite brand.
    "Yep, it's the bottle you tossed over the edge." I was trying to distract myself. Because my fangs had descended with the first whiff.
    "Valdez, take a hike. Glory wants me." Ray grinned, reached down to smear blood on his finger and then waved his hand under my nose. "We need some privacy."
    "Well, we sure can't join your mortal friends upstairs until I get myself under control." Which wouldn't be anytime soon. I looked down at the widening pool of blood under Ray's foot.
    "Why hasn't it stopped bleeding, Glory? Where's my vamp power?" Ray limped around the deck.
    "Good question. Maybe Jack Daniel's has the answer. Come here and let me look at your foot." I squatted and waited for him to come close. As usual, he came too close, but I ignored his zipper practically pressed against my cheek as I used a corner of the blanket to wipe away blood. Yep, there was a piece of brown glass imbedded in his foot. Ray's hand tangled in my wet hair and he leaned against me. I tried to pull out the glass.
    "Hey, that hurts!" Ray jerked and almost pulled out a hank of hair.
    "Sorry. Don't snatch me bald, you big baby." I stood suddenly and almost knocked him over. "Obviously this isn't the place to deal with your foot."
    "Looks serious, Blondie. And, yeah, it must hurt like hell." Valdez looked up at Ray. "Is that why you're still bleeding?
    You drink all of that booze?"
    "Most of it. But that was hours ago." Ray gripped my shoulder this time. "Seriously, Glory, you think the alcohol screwed with my healing ability?"
    "Don't ask me. I avoid the stuff. Wait until tomorrow night. Then you'll know why." When he woke up with the mother of all hangovers. "Let's go inside. Where we've got better light and I can get that glass out." I looked at Ray's hand on me. "Can you walk on your own? Get in the elevator."
    "You'll have to help me. And you know that elevator opens right at the deck area." Ray looked around. "You shouldn't have to carry me. Valdez, where are my bodyguards? Seems like I have five of them around here. Two of them paranormals."
    "Your mortal bodyguards, Sam and Buster, caught two teenage girls trying to climb the rocks to get inside. Last I heard, they werehustling them toward town. One of the kids was crying 'cause she scraped her knee and threatened to sue." Valdez gave a doggy laugh. "Sam straightened her out about that. Then Brittany had to whammy a