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small milk crate are all I need to sit, eat, and sleep.”
    Amber sighed. “Well, at least you won’t have much to carry when you move out .”
    “I’m not movin’. And from the looks of it, you’ll be the one sleepin’ on the floor. Unless…”
    “Unless what?”
    “Unless you want to share me futon.” He waggled his eyebrows.
    She slammed the bedroom door, and a click said she’d locked it.
    Sly and Morgaine faced each other and began another staring contest. Rory stepped a few feet away, cleared his throat, and waited to get their attention…and waited some more while they continued to stare at each other.
    At last he cleared his throat loudly, and they finally looked at him. He waved them over.
    They glanced at each other, then followed him.
    “Are you two telepathic?” he whispered.
    Sly smiled. “You picked up on that, huh?”
    “I didn’t know if you had some weird nonverbal way to settle an argument. Maybe if you let me in on your concerns, I can shed some light on me and mine.”
    Morgaine’s posture relaxed. “I suppose we should hear you out. Both of you. An informed decision usually results in a better outcome, and right now I’m not happy with the outcome we’re getting.”
    Sly put his arm around her waist. “That makes two of us. We never fight.”
    She smiled at him, and eventually they kissed. Just a peck.
    “So, what are your concerns, Morgaine?”
    She lowered her voice. “I know you’re dragons, and we want to help our fellow paranormals, but we had a bad experience with a dragon living here before.”
    Rory nodded. “Sly mentioned that. We don’t sneeze fire. We have no allergies that I know of, and we have complete control over our powers.”
    “Are you sure? I was told that if a dragon didn’t ‘blow off steam’ sexually from time to time, he or she could shift inadvertently.”
    Rory laughed. “Sounds like a pickup line. No. Me sisters and I have powerful dragon magic. It allows us to shift quickly, but only when necessary. We prefer our human forms anyway.”
    “Why do you want to live here?” Sly asked.
    “Drake and Bliss seemed to think it was perfect for us. I believe they’re right. It’s para-friendly, and the neighborhood is safe for me sisters.”
    “Can you afford it?” Morgaine asked point-blank.
    Rory laughed. “For as long as we live, and that’s a long, long time.”
    “How do you get along with others?”
    “Quite well, ordinarily. We Irish tend to be charmin’ and friendly.”
    She nodded. “Good.”
    “Then you’re satisfied? I can stay here?”
    She held up her palm to halt his assumption. “Not yet. We need to talk to the other party. Remember?”
    His hope faded. “Of course.” He gestured toward the bedroom with a sweep of his hand.
    Both of the managers approached the door and knocked.
    “Who is it?” Amber called out.
    “The managers,” Sly answered.
    She opened the door a crack. “Have you come to a decision?”
    Ah! She can’t hear through doors. That means she’s probably not supernatural, which is a point in me favor.
    “We have not. May we come in and talk to you?” Morgaine said.
    “Does a certain stubborn Irishman have to come in with you?”
    “Not yet,” Morgaine said. “We’d like to talk to you both individually first.”
    Amber stepped back and opened the door wider.
    As soon as the managers were inside, she gave Rory an arrogant smile and closed the door in his face.
    He was tempted to shift. His hearing was even better in his dragon form. He chuckled to himself as he pictured her expression when she came nose to snout with a full-sized dragon in her living room. She’d probably run, screaming.
    Sly was speaking, but Rory could tell the vampire was trying to keep his voice low. Still, Rory was able to pick up the gist of the conversation. Why did she want to live here? Would her references check out? Had she ever been late with her rent? And, if she wound up with the apartment, could she get along with