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to help you through. That’s what we do as paranormal crisis counselors.”
Nina shook her head, the dark curtain of her silky hair brushing her pale cheek. “That wasn’t what the flip I meant to say at all, Wanda. What I meant to say, and I’m always happy to make crap clear—”
Wanda smooshed Nina’s lips together with two pink-tipped fingers. “But it is what you meant to say, Vampire. In fact, that’s all you’re going to say until I tell you to say something. Remember how you were working on not swearing because it’s unhealthy for little Charlie? Work harder.”
Quinn was baffled. “Who’s Charlie?”
Wanda’s face broke into a beaming smile as she continued to hold Nina’s lips together. “Nina’s little girl.”
“ You have children?” Okay, so to be fair, it shot out of her mouth before she had the chance to stop it, but she prayed for some slack from Nina—or at least only a light punch to the throat.
Ingrid clamped a hand over Quinn’s mouth, too. “I’d stop now if you value your guts staying on the inside.”
Quinn instantly backed off, brushing Ingrid’s hand away. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know vampires could have children. It caught me off guard.”
Wanda nodded with a curt bounce of her elegantly coiffed head. “And Nina accepts your apology, don’t you?”
Nina swatted Wanda’s hands away and growled, flashing her fangs.
Oh, cheese and rice. Her. Fangs.
And then Wanda leaned in close and growled back an order. “Nod your head or I’ll rip it clean off. Understood?”
Nina obediently nodded her head, but she didn’t like it, if the flare of her nostrils and her clenched fists were any indication.
Setting Spike back on Nina’s lap with a scratch under his chin, Wanda smiled. “See? Nice vampire is nice. Now, onto what Khristos was saying about being Aphrodite. Please. Finish. I’ll keep Nina in line while you do.”
He sat on the edge of her coffee table and looked directly into her eyes, taking one of her hands in his. “As I said, I’ll move in here with you, and we’ll begin immediately.”
But she snatched her fingers from the warmth of his palm. How was she going to breathe with this man in her apartment? “Why does the way it works have to include you staying here? You can see how tiny my apartment is. I only have one bedroom the size of a broom closet. Where would you sleep? Can’t we do like a nine-to-five thing? You know, like school hours?”
“Oooo, I hope they cut your carrot sticks into shapes and make happy freakin’ faces out of your fruit for snack time at Goddess School, Lite-Brite,” Nina crowed sarcastically.
“Nina!” Marty hissed, coming around the corner of the kitchen and back into the living room. “Don’t make me snatch that tongue of yours from your head.”
“Fuuu…” Nina’s lips thinned in exasperation. “ Fluff you, Blondie. Fluff you so hard.”
Marty winked and snickered. “Fluff this. Now be quiet and let Khristos explain.”
“I can’t leave you alone, Quinn. Especially not with the way you’re feeling about love and relationships at this point.”
“Ah. Does my utter disdain trouble you?” Because it should. Which just might be her permission slip out of this crazy gym class.
“In a startling way.”
All of this was becoming too much. Her senses were preparing for a crash—just like Nina predicted. “I don’t understand what being Aphrodite even means. Doesn’t she just make people fall in love with her beauty? What does it have to do with other relationships? She’s not a matchmaker. I thought Cupid handled that?”
Khristos grinned. “Here’s a little inside dirt on gods and goddesses—something you won’t find in your books. They have minions. Cupid might shoot the arrow, but Aphrodite’s the one who tells him when and where. She’s an expert matchmaker and when her true matches fall in love, it’s forever. It’s her contribution to procreation.”
Quinn took another long, deep
Nina shook her head, the dark curtain of her silky hair brushing her pale cheek. “That wasn’t what the flip I meant to say at all, Wanda. What I meant to say, and I’m always happy to make crap clear—”
Wanda smooshed Nina’s lips together with two pink-tipped fingers. “But it is what you meant to say, Vampire. In fact, that’s all you’re going to say until I tell you to say something. Remember how you were working on not swearing because it’s unhealthy for little Charlie? Work harder.”
Quinn was baffled. “Who’s Charlie?”
Wanda’s face broke into a beaming smile as she continued to hold Nina’s lips together. “Nina’s little girl.”
“ You have children?” Okay, so to be fair, it shot out of her mouth before she had the chance to stop it, but she prayed for some slack from Nina—or at least only a light punch to the throat.
Ingrid clamped a hand over Quinn’s mouth, too. “I’d stop now if you value your guts staying on the inside.”
Quinn instantly backed off, brushing Ingrid’s hand away. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know vampires could have children. It caught me off guard.”
Wanda nodded with a curt bounce of her elegantly coiffed head. “And Nina accepts your apology, don’t you?”
Nina swatted Wanda’s hands away and growled, flashing her fangs.
Oh, cheese and rice. Her. Fangs.
And then Wanda leaned in close and growled back an order. “Nod your head or I’ll rip it clean off. Understood?”
Nina obediently nodded her head, but she didn’t like it, if the flare of her nostrils and her clenched fists were any indication.
Setting Spike back on Nina’s lap with a scratch under his chin, Wanda smiled. “See? Nice vampire is nice. Now, onto what Khristos was saying about being Aphrodite. Please. Finish. I’ll keep Nina in line while you do.”
He sat on the edge of her coffee table and looked directly into her eyes, taking one of her hands in his. “As I said, I’ll move in here with you, and we’ll begin immediately.”
But she snatched her fingers from the warmth of his palm. How was she going to breathe with this man in her apartment? “Why does the way it works have to include you staying here? You can see how tiny my apartment is. I only have one bedroom the size of a broom closet. Where would you sleep? Can’t we do like a nine-to-five thing? You know, like school hours?”
“Oooo, I hope they cut your carrot sticks into shapes and make happy freakin’ faces out of your fruit for snack time at Goddess School, Lite-Brite,” Nina crowed sarcastically.
“Nina!” Marty hissed, coming around the corner of the kitchen and back into the living room. “Don’t make me snatch that tongue of yours from your head.”
“Fuuu…” Nina’s lips thinned in exasperation. “ Fluff you, Blondie. Fluff you so hard.”
Marty winked and snickered. “Fluff this. Now be quiet and let Khristos explain.”
“I can’t leave you alone, Quinn. Especially not with the way you’re feeling about love and relationships at this point.”
“Ah. Does my utter disdain trouble you?” Because it should. Which just might be her permission slip out of this crazy gym class.
“In a startling way.”
All of this was becoming too much. Her senses were preparing for a crash—just like Nina predicted. “I don’t understand what being Aphrodite even means. Doesn’t she just make people fall in love with her beauty? What does it have to do with other relationships? She’s not a matchmaker. I thought Cupid handled that?”
Khristos grinned. “Here’s a little inside dirt on gods and goddesses—something you won’t find in your books. They have minions. Cupid might shoot the arrow, but Aphrodite’s the one who tells him when and where. She’s an expert matchmaker and when her true matches fall in love, it’s forever. It’s her contribution to procreation.”
Quinn took another long, deep
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