Real Vampires Have More to Love by Bartlett Gerry

Author:Bartlett, Gerry [Bartlett, Gerry]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Saint Clair, Vampires, Fantasy, Glory (Fictitious Character), Fiction, Humorous, Love Stories, Humorous Fiction, General, Occult & Supernatural, Contemporary Women
ISBN: 9780425236970
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-12-07T08:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

“Ray?” I mopped at my eyes with that bandanna.

“Tell me, what’s wrong?” He pulled me up to face him.

“The Nutts are gone.” I sniffed and tried to make myself presentable. I hadn’t seen Israel Caine in ages, and now I had to face him with a red nose and swollen eyes.

“You can’t eat nuts anyway. Why’re you crying about that?” He smiled and pushed my hair back from my face. “Get a grip.”

“No, I mean Harvey and Emmie Lou Nutt, my resident ghosts. They made up after fighting for decades, and now they’re finally on their way to Heaven. They’ll never haunt my shop again.” I choked back a sob, still sad but realizing that was pretty selfish of me.

“That’s a good thing. Can’t have creepy stuff like that scaring the customers.” Ray looked down at the ruined dresses on the table. “Whoa, what happened here? Looks like motor oil.”

“Long story.” I wasn’t about to share my run-in with a demon. He and Rafe already had issues. If he knew Rafe had brought a demon into my life . . . “My ghosts left my customers alone as long as they were good people. The Nutts hated vamp hunters and were a big help when Westwood was after me.” Now maybe this was something Ray would like to hear about.

“Okay, fine. Good ghosts.” He looked around the back room. “So where’s your knight in shining armor?”

“Which one?” I smiled, wondering if Ray was jealous. I have and always will be a fangirl for this hot rock star.

“I was thinking Blade, but maybe you have the dog panting after you now too.” Ray tried to put his arm around me, but I slipped out of reach.

“Rafe’s a shape-shifter, not a dog. I love dogs, by the way, but now he’s staying in human form and he’s my roommate. When you sing at his club, you’ll have to treat him with respect, Ray.” I kept some distance between us. “Where’s your new girlfriend, the vampire who, as you so delicately put it, popped your cherry?”

“That was a temporary thing. We’ve moved on. Sienna came with me to check out the music festival.”

“Oh? You and Sienna—” Sienna Star was another singer, and they’d had a hit together but nothing more as far as I knew.

“Not together, though the tabloids think so, especially since our duet went platinum.” Ray came close and ran a finger down the vee of my blouse. “I’m still available if that’s what you’re asking.”

“No, I’m not asking. Guess who’s still alive and kicking. No. Guess who’s undead and annoying as hell.” I moved out of reach again.

“I’ll bite.” Ray grinned and showed fang. “Who?”

“Brent Westwood.” This time I grinned as I waited to see his reaction.

“No way. I saw you take him out with his own crossbow.” Ray sat on the stool.

“The ever-helpful Greg Kaplan, drug pusher and EV, turned him, and he’s now one of those evil vampires he hated so much. Don’t you love it?” I sat in the chair on the other side of the room.

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