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my mouth wider, inviting him to deepen the kiss and as he accepted this invitation my hand slid down over his chest. There was no heartbeat. It was this that made me withdraw. But that didn’t mean I hadn’t enjoyed myself. To this day I remain convinced that Marcus’ kiss should be listed among the seven deadly sins.
    By the way, Jamie told me later that there was nothing wrong with the bathrooms.
    I relived all of this in a flash so intense that it made me blush with the memory. Jamie was leading me into the living room now and didn’t seem to notice my short trip to La La Land.
    “All right, let’s have it,” she said, flopping down on the couch. “What’s it like to be with a vampire? I’ve always wanted to ask you, but since the subject didn’t appear to be up for discussion—” She sighed. “Anyway, I’ve had to get my information from gossip magazines.”
    I laughed. “I can’t tell you what it’s like to be with a vampire, but I can tell you what it’s like to be with Marcus.” When she looked confused I added, “Well, I’ve only been with one and he didn’t vamp out on me or anything.”
    She looked shocked. “So it was normal?”
    I waved off her comment and sat down beside her, sinking into the pillows on the couch.
    “It was anything but normal.”
    “So, what is it about him that you can’t get over?”
    I closed my eyes and his image came so easily to mind. I could still remember everything about him. I tried to think of a way to sum it up but couldn’t.
    “There isn’t a word for what he made me feel … it was in the way he wanted me, the way he held me. I’ve never given myself so completely before and not since. I wanted to spend forever looking into those eyes.”
    Her speech was a little slurred when she asked, “So, why didn’t you?”
    “Because he was going to live forever and I wasn’t. Jamie, I didn’t just give him my heart that night, I gave him a piece of my soul. Can you imagine the pain of growing old while he still looked perfect and thirty-something?”
    “Couldn’t he turn you?”
    I could feel my brows knit and knew I was giving her a really confused and probably stupid look. “Didn’t you hear what I said to Terry?”
    Now she looked confused. “No. I knew he asked you about it. Wait a minute, you told Terry all this before me ?”
    I laughed softly. “Yes. And no, he couldn’t turn me. It’s part of his contract. Marcus isn’t allowed to make others like him. So, goodbye eternity. Hello wrinkles.”
    “So what? He could just find someone else to turn you then. He has to know other vampires who would be willing.”
    “Marcus was afraid his master would find out.” My mood sobered when I remembered his master and our brief discussion about him.
    “So, you did talk about it then?”
    “Just once and not like we were seriously planning or anything. Actually the subject came up because I asked about his master. His name is Nybras. He is the one who started the company under the direction of another vampire whose name I never knew. It sounded like the mob.” I shivered. “These are not the kind of people you fuck. They’re the kind that fucks you. Besides that, forever is a long time. It was actually a little bit scary to me at the time. Sure, I loved Marcus … but forever?”
    Jamie shook her head. “Wait a minute, back up a little. You said that night . You only spent one night with him?”
    “Yes.”
    “But you dated for like three months! And he was so hot!”
    I couldn’t help laughing at the look on her face. “We took the time to get to know each other. You’d be surprised how interesting he is.”
    “So, you dated him, finally slept with him, it blew your mind, and you dumped him?”
    She made it sound so terrible. “I told him the truth. I thought it would be best if we stopped seeing each other. It hurt. But it would only hurt worse when I was old and wrinkly and he wasn’t.”
    We sat there quietly, both of us lost in our