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his words. Life would
never be normal for him again, just as it had never been normal for
me. Guess that was why they called us paranormal.
    “Are you sure you’re okay to work?” I asked.
“You look, um, pale.”
    “I’m fine. I’ve worked through much worse.
It’s just a little bug, I’m sure it’ll be gone by tomorrow.”
    Had I really expected to climb into a giant
white carriage and ride off into the sunset with Jack? I was the
last person who should be offering dating advice—much less running
a matchmaking service. One step closer to the curse, I reminded
myself.
    Maybe he truly was feeling better, though.
He’d mentioned eating a beignet instead of sucking on blood. That
was a good sign, right? I bet the little bite was just a temporary
thing. Whew. Yes, he’d be fine.
    “If you’re sure. I can be ready soon.” Poor
Jack. I could barely look him in the eyes. Being bitten by a
vampire had probably freaked him out; it had freaked me out.
Speaking of which, his eyes had returned to their normal azure
hue.
    “Great.” He hopped up from the sofa.
    Jennifer sat quietly taking in the mess of
our relationship. I saw her shake her head a few times. She’d let
me have it as soon as Jack was out the door. Should I allow Jack go
alone to his apartment? What was I saying? Again, I couldn’t be his
babysitter. Maybe the vampires would leave him alone now.
Obviously, they’d changed their minds about taking him away. Never
mind why. I was just grateful. Thank goodness, that bite hadn’t
done any more damage.
    “I’ll see you in a few.” He kissed me
lightly on the mouth and smiled. The cold of his lips made a tingle
run through my body. I wanted and needed more than one
kiss.
    “Tsk. Tsk. Tsk,” Jennifer said when Jack
walked out the door.
    “What does that mean?” I asked, avoiding her
stare.
    “You can’t let him roam around like this. He
can’t go out into the sunlight. He’ll spontaneously com—”
    “Stop right there.” I warned with a point of
my finger. “Don’t say those two words. You know that has always
freaked me out.”
    “Okay. How about if I say smontaneously
combust?”
    I stuck my fingers in my ears. “La, la, la.
I’m not listening.”
    “Okay, okay. I won’t say it, but do you
think it’s safe to go out there after what happened this morning?
Not to mention you don’t know what’s going on with Jack.”
    “Don’t worry. I won’t let him turn into a
charbroiled slab of beef.”
    She shrugged. “If you say so. Did you see
the look in his eyes? And why did the vampires take off? It’s like
as soon as they saw Jack they freaked out.”
    “Well, I wish I had answers to your
questions. I heard about this thing…” I shook my head. “Never
mind.”
    “What thing?” Jennifer frowned.

Chapter Five
    How to Date a Vampire, Rule #5:
    Don’t use the pickup line, “Your coffin or
mine?”
     
    I blew out a breath. “About humans being
turned only halfway. It’s like they’re stuck between the worlds.
Not fully a vampire and not fully human anymore.”
    “God, that’s awful. Do you think that’s what
happened to Jack?”
    I shrugged. “It’s possible, although I’m not
sure how it works. I don’t remember all the details.”
    “What are you going to do?” she asked.
    “I know I have to do something. And I can’t
do it from my apartment, either. It’s obvious Jack is going to try
and go on with life as if nothing has happened. He can go to work
as usual, then I’ll start my work at finding Ernie and getting this
whole thing behind us.” See, I had a plan. Well, sort of… a loosely
formed plan.
    “If you say so. Just please be careful. What
I saw today was crazy and terrifying and…” She shook her head. “I
don’t ever want to see it again. I was afraid for your life.”
    I stepped over and wrapped my arms around
her. “I’m so sorry for putting you through this. I promise I’ll
take care of it.”
    She nodded and squeezed me back for