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kids dating the undead.’
    Sienna and Belle stared at him.
    ‘Is "undead" not the PC term?’ Adam asked. ‘I just meant . . . vampires. They don’t even usually have parents around. Angel – no parents. Dracula – no parents. Not that they didn’t have parents at some point, but their parents have usually all been dead for . . .’ Adam shoved his hands through his shaggy sand-colored hair. ‘I’m making it so much worse, right?’
    ‘Right,’ Jason told him.
    ‘I’ll shut up now,’ Adam volunteered.
    Belle laughed and patted his arm. ‘I get the verbal diarrhea sometimes too.’
    ‘Who I’m with might not even be the issue,’ Sienna said. ‘Maybe Dad got his credit-card bill. I did spend a teensy bit more on that Balenciaga bag than my approved clothing allowance for the month.’
    ‘Would he really be so pissed about the bill that he’d have the captain turn the boat around?’ Jason asked dubiously.
    ‘I don’t know. But I’m going to find out,’ Sienna seethed. ‘My father’s spoiled everything!’
    She hardly looked at Jason – or Belle or Adam – on the way back. As soon as the yacht pulled into the marina, she stormed down the gangplank onto the pier. Then she turned and blew Jason a kiss. ‘Sorry. I know I’ve been awful,’ she called. ‘I just need to get this straightened out.’
    Sienna turned and headed down the boardwalk, her dark hair whipping in the breeze.
    Belle rushed after her. ‘Bye, guys!’ she called over her shoulder.
    Jason and Adam stared after them for a moment. Then Adam turned to Jason. ‘Thanks for inviting me. I had a lovely time,’ he said solemnly. They both cracked up as they walked down the gangplank.
    ‘I hope Sienna’s dad is ticked about the shopping, and not about my, you know, being a human,’ Jason said as they walked past a couple of more ordinary-looking yachts.
    ‘I believe the word you’re searching for is "humanity",’ Adam said. ‘Or possibly "humanosity". Or is it "humanaliciousness"?’
    Jason just looked at him.
    ‘Oh. We’re being serious,’ Adam said. ‘OK, well, maybe he just found out Sienna was socializing with somebody from the wrong side of the DeVere Heights gates. You and Belle are acceptable company. But me?’
    ‘Yeah, the slums of Malibu, where you live, are known to produce some pretty dangerous characters,’ Jason said.
    Adam grinned. ‘But seriously. Really seriously – your parents would probably not be so happy if they knew you were going out with a V, am I right?’
    ‘You mean after their parental heads exploded?’ Jason answered. ‘It’s not so much the going out part as the vampires-existing part that would, uh, agitate them.’
    ‘Good point,’ Adam agreed. They climbed down the pier steps and started across the beach. ‘When I first put the whole vampire situation together, I was freaked. Now I spend part of every day researching vampire hunters like it’s totally normal adolescent behavior. I mean, I hardly ever get time to even look at MySpace these days. I’m just too busy doing searches on vampire killers.’
    ‘It’s a good thing you are, though,’ Jason said. ‘You’re right about us needing to stay watchful. I wanted to think Tamburo was an aberration, but we can’t be sure of that.’
    ‘So I’ll keep doing the research, and we’ll both keep our eyes peeled for any weirdness. Any weirdness that isn’t our regular DeVere Heights weirdness, that is,’ Adam clarified.
    ‘Right.’ Jason pulled out his cell. ‘How long before I can call Sienna and find out what the deal is?’
    ‘Ten minutes for her to drive home – unless the Spider gets temperamental. Then a parental fight – mine usually last from two minutes to an hour and a half, and girls are more verbal than boys,’ Adam hesitated, calculating. ‘I’d say you need to give her at least two hours. More if you want to factor in some recovery time, which I would.’
    ‘OK, so what are we going to do for the next