Michele Bardsley-Broken Heart Town 04 by Wait till Your Vampires Get Home

Author:Wait till Your Vampires Get Home [Home, Wait till Your Vampires Get]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-10-13T15:41:07+00:00

Her gaze was scathing. “You did it? I guess you have more dragon magic than I thought. Lucky it’s an easy fix. Gotta make a potion with dragon saliva, fairy sparkles, and a shot of bourbon.”

“What’s the bourbon for?” I asked.

“To get the taste of dragon spit out of your mouth.”

Brigid called Dr. Merrick, who arrived a few minutes later. Ash told her what was needed, and she gave Ash an assessing look.

“I’ve never heard of this cure.”

“You ever had a patient suffering from dragon poisoning?”

“Point taken.” Dr. Merrick led the way into the room. A nurse arrived with specimen cups and a fifth of bourbon.

“Is whiskey medicinal?” I asked, amazed that they’d found alcohol so quickly.

“I believe in being prepared,” said Dr. Merrick primly. She handed me a specimen cup. “Spit.”

“Ew. Why can’t Ralph spit?”

“Both of you spit,” said Ash. “Better chance of this working. Where are the sparkles?”

“Here.” Brigid lifted her hand over an empty cup and sparkling gold flakes fell into it.

Ralph spit first, which was not sexy at all, thank you. I added my saliva to his and handed the cup to Dr. Merrick. She mixed everything together.

“Is this enough?” asked Dr. Merrick, looking at the slimy gold concoction. She sounded doubtful.

“Shouldn’t take that much,” said Ash. “The fairy sparkles increase the potency. Throw in the bourbon and get some straws.”

“Patrick and Jessica are comatose, so we’ll have to forego the straws.” Dr. Merrick poured in the bourbon and stirred. She glanced at the nurse. “I need a 3 ml syringe.”

I couldn’t watch the doctor shoot that gnarly drink in the vampires’ mouths. I turned away and stared at the blank wall. Ralph didn’t have a problem watching, but he did take my hand and squeeze. Man, he was really good at that comfort thing.

“How long does it take to work?” asked Brigid. Her voice held hope and excitement.

“Should be quick,” answered Ash. “Like I said, the fairy sparkles amp up its power.” We waited. And waited. I got tired of staring at the wall and turned around. Patrick and Jessica didn’t look any better. Their outlines were both a fading blue. I didn’t want to say anything, but I knew the cure hadn’t worked.

Everyone turned their gazes to Dr. Merrick. She shook her head slightly. Brigid sank into a chair near the bed, her sad gaze on her grandson.

“Shit,” said Ash. “Looks like Libby was dragon enough to poison him, but not dragon enough to cure him.”

“How do you know it’s the spittle that’s not working?” asked Dr. Merrick.

“Seriously?” Ash rolled her eyes like that was the dumbest question she’d ever heard.

“Wait a minute. If our saliva isn’t strong enough to rid Patrick of the poison, then . . .” He trailed off, his gaze on mine.

“Yep,” said Ash. “We need a loogie from a real dragon.”

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