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him to agree.
    “We don’t think- we know- they are watching you, to find him.”
    “How could you know that?”
    “They led us to Austin, and then eventually to you, but I couldn’t tell you that before now.”
    One of the men walked up and put his hand on Grady’s back, they nodded to one another then the man walked away.
    “We have a generator running, and you have everything you need in the way of food and drinks. I know you’re having a hard time finding all this to be true, but there’s not enough time to let things sink in. I need to show you how to use a few things for your own protection, just in case you should have any problems when you’re here alone.”
    “All these men and you still have to leave me alone? That’s not something you do to someone you say you care about,” she said, turning her back to him. He slid her back around in the chair, putting both of his hands on her knees. Tears were streaming down her face. She tried to turn her head at an angle where he couldn’t see, but his hand was already reaching up. “No, Grady. Please don’t touch me right now or I’ll fall apart.” He ignored her, taking her in his arms and standing her to her feet. She leaned into his chest, holding her face tight in her hands and cried as the room cleared, leaving the two alone.
    Once she had calmed enough, he spoke while lying his head lightly down on top of hers. “I’m doing this because I care for you more than even I care to admit, D`nae. I know your heart belongs to someone else, but is it really so bad to know that you have stolen mine as well?”
    “Grady, it would be so easy for me to fall in love with you, and maybe a piece of my heart already has, but it’s just not that simple.”
    He pushed her shoulders back and looked her deep in the eyes. “If Danny is dead, then who’s standing in our way?”
    She couldn’t think of anything to say so she did the only thing that came to her mind, something she hoped would take Danny off of his: she kissed him. His response was timid at first, but before she could pull away, his arms locked around her back, pulling their bodies as close as humanly possible. His mind raced at a pace to match his heart, his mouth exploring every part of hers as his hand worked its way up to the back of her neck.
    His mouth finally broke it’s embrace from hers, but his arms tightened in disbelief that the woman he had so longed to taste was now in his arms. “You have no idea how long I’ve wanted to do that,” he whispered next to her ear.
    “I still feel the way I did before, Grady. I’m not ready for a relationship.”
    He kissed her on the forehead and started laughing.
    “One step forward, two steps back… I’ll take whatever you choose to give me,” he said, kissing her on the cheek. “Now, let’s show you a few tricks of my trade.”
    D`nae watched Grady remove bottles of holy water, crosses, blades and numerous other items she had no idea what to call, the whole time burning with a guilt for kissing Grady, knowing part of it was for the sake of Danny, and part was because she wanted to. The mixture of fear and death was overwhelming her to the very core. Strong arms to protect her in this most vulnerable time of insecurity was all she had wanted. Not knowing if she would be brutally victimized like the rest was more than any one woman could take. Grady offered the momentary connection of comfort that she so desperately needed, but now all she could think about was how disappointed Danny would be, regardless the reason.
    As the men checked their ‘gear’ as they called it, Grady showed D`nae what to do if someone broke through the back door. He gave her a long silver pipe, told her to twist the top and throw it, but to get back quickly because it would make one hell of a blast. He then told her she could spray the holy water on the skin of a vampire and it would burn right down to the bone. He also gave her a silver cross to wear around her neck and