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What the hell were you doing? Jack turned back me, his voice suddenly full of venom.
I didn t do anything! I protested. He came into my room while I was sleeping!
You should ve yelled for me or Mae! Jack crossed his arms over his chest, but he wasn t really
angry with me. He was jus worried that Milo had been about to finish the job that Peter had
started. And you ve got to stop thinking about Peter! Do you want get yourself killed?
It s so impossible! I groaned and flopped back onto the bed. You know, in the real world, it s
okay to just think about people! There s not little mind police checking to make sure that your
pulse hasn t quickened or whatever stupid thing it is that I do!
I know, Jack sighed apologetically. We re just a little more sensitive then everyone else.
What was that, by the way? I looked back over at him.
What?
That look you had with Milo. You were like& I don t know. Really intense and& connected.
There was a weird pang of envy stabbing at me that I tried to ignore. You guys aren t like&
lovers or something?
No, no, of course not! Jack laughed, and the clear sound of it made everything about me lighten
and relax. But we are more connected, I guess. Because I turned him. It makes us a little
closer.
Oh. I wasn t sure exactly how I felt about that, but I knew that I d better hurry up and get used to
it because there d be nothing I could do about. The one thing I knew for sure about vampirism is
that it was permanent.
Are you okay? Jack asked earnestly and walked closer to the bed to check on me.
If I said no, would you stay here with me longer? I looked up at him hopefully.
Seeing Milo, and then having him want to kill me, had shaken me, but I was mostly okay. But
knowing that Milo was okay had taken this giant weight off my shoulders, and it made aware of
how little time I d really spent with Jack lately. Suddenly, I missed him terribly.
I shouldn t& Jack trailed off, but I already knew that I d won.
Lifting up the covers, Jack crawled into bed with me. Regrettably, he was wearing a tee shirt and
pajama pants, but at least he was here with me, so I decided not to look a gift in horse in the
mouth. I snuggled up next to him and relished the feel of his strong arms around me. Despite
Milo s earlier proclamation, I knew there was no where in the world I was safer than in Jack s
arms.
Everything s gonna be okay, Jack assured me, but that was his mantra anymore. He stroked my
hair gently, and I rested my head on his chest, letting his heart thud slowly in my ear. Milo s
going to be just fine.
He just has to adjust to everything.
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I don t want to talk about adjusting or how everything is going be fine or okay or great in the
future, I grumbled tiredly. I just want to lay here with you. And that be it.
That s a really good idea.
Jack finally settled into bed and I felt him relax with me. I fell asleep around him constantly. He
made me feel safe and calm and I think I tired more easily than he did. But Jack and I very rarely
got to fall asleep together, let alone curled up together in bed. The moments were few and far
between, and I wanted to hang onto this one as long as I could.
Unfortunately, it didn t last as long as I would ve liked. I fell asleep in the middle of enjoying it, and
we were woken up much too soon. I had been in the middle of a dream, and then I heard
someone clearing their throat loudly in the hallway. As I started coming to, I felt Jack s arms start
to pull away from me, and I clung onto them to tightly. He laughed quietly into my hair, but that
only annoyed the interloper in the hall.
Ahem! Mae coughed loudly.
What? Jack groaned.
It s time to get up, Mae announced firmly.
But I m still sleeping, Jack yawned.
Too bad. To enunciate her point, she clapped her hands loudly. Get up!
I m up! Jack insisted, and finally managed to free himself from me so he could sit up.
What do you think your doing? Mae asked wearily.
When Jack sat up, he cleared my view so I could see her standing in the hallway. She was
wearing a rather fancy housecoat and she had her hands on her hips. She was tired and irritated,
and just the way she looked at Jack made me feel guilty.
Getting up, like you asked. Jack leaned back and stretched, and I watched the wonderful
muscles of his back ripple underneath his tee shirt.
I meant, what do you do you think you re doing in that bed, with her? Mae nodded at me, but
she never took her eyes of him. Did you think that since you left the bedside lamp on it would
make it okay?
Kinda. He smiled wickedly at her, but she was in no mood for it.
Get up. We all need to talk to downstairs. Mae took a step away, but Jack stopped her.
Hey, hey. Did Milo tell you about his little exertion last night? Jack asked, then his voice took a
more accusing tone. When he was on your watch?
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