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"Natalie?"

"I’retted beco a vampire"

"And you said ‘Occasionally’"

The feel of her skin soothed and excited him He let his aht in the bar don When Ithat too, huh?" she said, a smile in her voice

"I wish… I wish that had been our first ht, after you and your friend went to the movie, I wished that I was a normal man, and I had simply met you at the bar That I could have joined you for the , but he could hear her pulse begin to speed

"Because you were smart and funny I wish I could see your hair in the sun You said that the sht for a hundred years, I think, but I didn’t recognize it until you said it"

Then there was silence Until she finally whispered, "George?"

"Hed on his hand as he leaned closer "Lay doith "

"U hi his arms around her like a blanket He tensed for a moment, unsure of what she wanted His body roared to life as his senses filled with her scent and heat But when she put her head on his shoulder and sighed, he forced himself to relax

"Baojia?"

Did she have any idea how that breathy voice whispering his nas throb "Yes?"

"What are we doing?"

Not enough "What do you mean?"

"You and me" She looked up Sea-blue eyes, surrounded by black lashes Pale freckled skin, flush with life "Are you and I--"

He kissed her He had to It was the only answer to her question