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Felipe was crouching next to
me, a smile on his battered face. He had a gash across his
forehead, but it was healing quickly. His clothes were torn and
every time he moved, I could tell he was in pain, but he was alive
and that was more than I had dared to hope for. I flung my arms
around him, knocking us both to the ground and causing us both
unneeded pain, but I couldn't help it. He laughed and wrapped his
arms around me, holding me close.
After a few moments, he kissed
my head and pulled back, brushing hair from my cheek. "How are you
feeling?"
"Like I got run over by a herd
of elephants and not a one of them missed me."
"At least you don't feel like
you got crushed by a Hummer." His trademark smirk crept across his
face and I couldn't help but smile.
"Donna?" The smile faded from
my face as I asked the question. I feared the answer, even though I
was sure what it would be.
"She's alright. Dirty, tired,
still angry, but she's alright."
I sat up straight. "What?
She's ok? But she..."
He smiled at me again. "She
saved my life. I thought she was going to kill me, but she didn't.
When that guy hit you, you passed out. After Benton killed him, I
looked back at her, thinking I was going to watch her kill me. But
she leapt over me. Sitting on top of the Humvee was Conrad. He was
getting ready to stake me himself, but thought she was going to do
it. He never expected her to turn on him, and he wasn't prepared
for her. She buried the stake deep in his heart, then grabbed a
sword from the vehicle and sliced his head clean off. When he was
dead, the battle turned quickly and some of the remaining vampires
surrendered. The rest were burned."
"Wow... That's just...
Wow..."
"I know. She's going to have a
lot to answer to, but I think she'll eventually be ok. I hope."
Felipe stood and held out a
hand. I took it and he hefted me up. I was still in pain, but my
wounds had been bandaged and I was already starting to heal. Three
of the soldiers had been killed, and the one Donna attacked lost
his arm. Rossi suffered a broken leg when I threw her, but she
claims to have enjoyed every minute of the battle. Jax was hurt
badly and would be out of commission for several months, but he
would heal. Nathan had been staked, but the vampire doing the
staking failed epically and thought the heart was on the other
side. Of the civilians in the town, eighteen of them had been
killed, including three children who were caught in a blast by a
grenade. The mayor was found murdered in his house and it looked
like he had been there for awhile gathering flies.
A clean-up crew made up of
dozens of vampires and humans and quite a few psychologists arrived
to take care of the damage and assist those who were left behind in
the carnage. More than half the town was left, and they were going
to need a lot of assistance to overcome the wounds, both mental and
physical, left behind by Conrad's idiocy. The rest of us headed
back to the sanctuary to get cleaned up and debriefed. It was a job
well done, and I was happy knowing I'd lost not a one of my team in
such a violent battle.
TEN
The moon shone brightly in the
clear, starlit sky. I lay on the beach, basking in its cool light
as waves crashed in the ocean. Sprinkles of salt water across my
bare belly told me that Felipe had finally dragged himself from the
surf to join me on the blanket. I rolled over and propped myself up
on my elbow, watching him dry off his perfectly sculpted body.
"Yum."
He attempted to glare at me,
but couldn't suppress a smile and settled for tossing his towel at
me. I caught it in mid-air and folded it up, using it as a pillow.
He plopped down beside me, his wet swimming trunks brushing against
my leg as he pulled me into an embrace.
"I'm so glad you talked me
into this."
"Me, too," I said as I
snuggled close to him.
After the mess with Donna was
settled, I mentioned to Father Bellini that Felipe had never taken
a vacation. Though there were still several
Felipe was crouching next to
me, a smile on his battered face. He had a gash across his
forehead, but it was healing quickly. His clothes were torn and
every time he moved, I could tell he was in pain, but he was alive
and that was more than I had dared to hope for. I flung my arms
around him, knocking us both to the ground and causing us both
unneeded pain, but I couldn't help it. He laughed and wrapped his
arms around me, holding me close.
After a few moments, he kissed
my head and pulled back, brushing hair from my cheek. "How are you
feeling?"
"Like I got run over by a herd
of elephants and not a one of them missed me."
"At least you don't feel like
you got crushed by a Hummer." His trademark smirk crept across his
face and I couldn't help but smile.
"Donna?" The smile faded from
my face as I asked the question. I feared the answer, even though I
was sure what it would be.
"She's alright. Dirty, tired,
still angry, but she's alright."
I sat up straight. "What?
She's ok? But she..."
He smiled at me again. "She
saved my life. I thought she was going to kill me, but she didn't.
When that guy hit you, you passed out. After Benton killed him, I
looked back at her, thinking I was going to watch her kill me. But
she leapt over me. Sitting on top of the Humvee was Conrad. He was
getting ready to stake me himself, but thought she was going to do
it. He never expected her to turn on him, and he wasn't prepared
for her. She buried the stake deep in his heart, then grabbed a
sword from the vehicle and sliced his head clean off. When he was
dead, the battle turned quickly and some of the remaining vampires
surrendered. The rest were burned."
"Wow... That's just...
Wow..."
"I know. She's going to have a
lot to answer to, but I think she'll eventually be ok. I hope."
Felipe stood and held out a
hand. I took it and he hefted me up. I was still in pain, but my
wounds had been bandaged and I was already starting to heal. Three
of the soldiers had been killed, and the one Donna attacked lost
his arm. Rossi suffered a broken leg when I threw her, but she
claims to have enjoyed every minute of the battle. Jax was hurt
badly and would be out of commission for several months, but he
would heal. Nathan had been staked, but the vampire doing the
staking failed epically and thought the heart was on the other
side. Of the civilians in the town, eighteen of them had been
killed, including three children who were caught in a blast by a
grenade. The mayor was found murdered in his house and it looked
like he had been there for awhile gathering flies.
A clean-up crew made up of
dozens of vampires and humans and quite a few psychologists arrived
to take care of the damage and assist those who were left behind in
the carnage. More than half the town was left, and they were going
to need a lot of assistance to overcome the wounds, both mental and
physical, left behind by Conrad's idiocy. The rest of us headed
back to the sanctuary to get cleaned up and debriefed. It was a job
well done, and I was happy knowing I'd lost not a one of my team in
such a violent battle.
TEN
The moon shone brightly in the
clear, starlit sky. I lay on the beach, basking in its cool light
as waves crashed in the ocean. Sprinkles of salt water across my
bare belly told me that Felipe had finally dragged himself from the
surf to join me on the blanket. I rolled over and propped myself up
on my elbow, watching him dry off his perfectly sculpted body.
"Yum."
He attempted to glare at me,
but couldn't suppress a smile and settled for tossing his towel at
me. I caught it in mid-air and folded it up, using it as a pillow.
He plopped down beside me, his wet swimming trunks brushing against
my leg as he pulled me into an embrace.
"I'm so glad you talked me
into this."
"Me, too," I said as I
snuggled close to him.
After the mess with Donna was
settled, I mentioned to Father Bellini that Felipe had never taken
a vacation. Though there were still several
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