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at her in confusion. “What happened with you and Polly?”
“Let’s see, I was naked and she helped me down.” That was not a memory Memphis wanted to carry with her.
“And she barred my entrance into the room.” Richard didn’t look pleased.
“Polly’s a witch. She did some sort of spell or something.”
Regardless of that, Polly’s identity was not the most important thing.
Memphis’ need to kiss Richard was.
“I should have known that about Polly.”
“How?”
“I’m a vampire. We’ve been around. We know stuff,” Richard told her.
“You think you do.” Memphis sighed, her eyes on his lips.
“Anyway, there’s an ancestor of yours who haunts these walls. He wants you and Alaric to get married and play happy families because somehow this helps some grand plan he has. Polly in turn needs us to kiss so she can try to escape.” Why was Richard scowling? It all seemed perfectly logical to Memphis.
“Why?” He folded his arms over his chest.
“Well, she’s caught up in the plan but now she needs to be free. I believe she’s in love with Aran.”
“My ancestor?”
“Correct.” Memphis moved in close to him. “So pucker up.”
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Richard took a step back from her. “You want to kiss me because it will free Polly?”
“No, not just that.”
“What then?”
How did he go from demanding her kiss to pushing away from her? What gives ? “Why does anyone want to kiss another?”
“Because they love them.”
“Yes.” That was what Memphis wanted to hear from Richard.
Maybe it was madness to fall in love so quickly but she knew he was what she needed in her life.
Richard looked at Memphis pointedly. “Do you love me?”
“Yes.” She saw his mouth soften slightly.
“And you want to kiss me?”
This was not what Memphis expected. She had thought Richard would be as eager to kiss him as she was. “Do you have a problem with this?” Is my breath bad? Do I have a pimple on my nose? What am I missing here?
“I’m not sure,” was his response.
“Huh?” What have I done wrong?
Richard lifted one hand and raked his fingers through his hair. “I just feel like you’re being forced into this.”
“I am not!” Memphis wanted to stamp in feet in frustration. “Kiss me.”
“Hang on a minute.”
Oh yeah. That was romantic sounding—not . “Seriously?”
“Yeah. I want you to kiss me because there’s nothing more you crave in this world.”
Memphis shook her head. “You’re making this whole love thing difficult.”
“I want to be sure,” Richard said. “I don’t plan to fall in love with any else again. This is forever.”
That had a nice ring to it. Forever. “Wait a second.” A sudden thought occurred to Memphis. “You’re a vampire.”
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“Correct.”
“You have the immortality thing going on.” Houston, we have a problem .
“Yes.”
“So I’ll get older.” Maybe he didn’t want to kiss her knowing she would turn into an old crone. Maybe that was his problem.
“And I will too,” Richard confirmed. “Once a vampire marries and we join our life to a mortal’s we lose our immortality.”
Okay. That sounded better for me but what did Richard think about that ? “How do you feel about being mortal?” That had to be a huge leap from living an eternity.
“I still remain a vampire and I keep what powers I have.” Richard moved back toward her. “But I’m tired of living forever and I’m sick of being alone.”
Memphis had not considered that before. What sort of a life did an immortal being have when those around them they loved died? “Oh, Richard.” Memphis walked up to him and hugged him close to her.
They stood that way for a couple of minutes, each savoring the love between them. She looked up at him and smiled. “’Want to try the kissing thing? We need to find out if we’re compatible.” Memphis winked at him.
Richard laughed. “You know we are. Sex with you is
“Let’s see, I was naked and she helped me down.” That was not a memory Memphis wanted to carry with her.
“And she barred my entrance into the room.” Richard didn’t look pleased.
“Polly’s a witch. She did some sort of spell or something.”
Regardless of that, Polly’s identity was not the most important thing.
Memphis’ need to kiss Richard was.
“I should have known that about Polly.”
“How?”
“I’m a vampire. We’ve been around. We know stuff,” Richard told her.
“You think you do.” Memphis sighed, her eyes on his lips.
“Anyway, there’s an ancestor of yours who haunts these walls. He wants you and Alaric to get married and play happy families because somehow this helps some grand plan he has. Polly in turn needs us to kiss so she can try to escape.” Why was Richard scowling? It all seemed perfectly logical to Memphis.
“Why?” He folded his arms over his chest.
“Well, she’s caught up in the plan but now she needs to be free. I believe she’s in love with Aran.”
“My ancestor?”
“Correct.” Memphis moved in close to him. “So pucker up.”
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Richard took a step back from her. “You want to kiss me because it will free Polly?”
“No, not just that.”
“What then?”
How did he go from demanding her kiss to pushing away from her? What gives ? “Why does anyone want to kiss another?”
“Because they love them.”
“Yes.” That was what Memphis wanted to hear from Richard.
Maybe it was madness to fall in love so quickly but she knew he was what she needed in her life.
Richard looked at Memphis pointedly. “Do you love me?”
“Yes.” She saw his mouth soften slightly.
“And you want to kiss me?”
This was not what Memphis expected. She had thought Richard would be as eager to kiss him as she was. “Do you have a problem with this?” Is my breath bad? Do I have a pimple on my nose? What am I missing here?
“I’m not sure,” was his response.
“Huh?” What have I done wrong?
Richard lifted one hand and raked his fingers through his hair. “I just feel like you’re being forced into this.”
“I am not!” Memphis wanted to stamp in feet in frustration. “Kiss me.”
“Hang on a minute.”
Oh yeah. That was romantic sounding—not . “Seriously?”
“Yeah. I want you to kiss me because there’s nothing more you crave in this world.”
Memphis shook her head. “You’re making this whole love thing difficult.”
“I want to be sure,” Richard said. “I don’t plan to fall in love with any else again. This is forever.”
That had a nice ring to it. Forever. “Wait a second.” A sudden thought occurred to Memphis. “You’re a vampire.”
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“Correct.”
“You have the immortality thing going on.” Houston, we have a problem .
“Yes.”
“So I’ll get older.” Maybe he didn’t want to kiss her knowing she would turn into an old crone. Maybe that was his problem.
“And I will too,” Richard confirmed. “Once a vampire marries and we join our life to a mortal’s we lose our immortality.”
Okay. That sounded better for me but what did Richard think about that ? “How do you feel about being mortal?” That had to be a huge leap from living an eternity.
“I still remain a vampire and I keep what powers I have.” Richard moved back toward her. “But I’m tired of living forever and I’m sick of being alone.”
Memphis had not considered that before. What sort of a life did an immortal being have when those around them they loved died? “Oh, Richard.” Memphis walked up to him and hugged him close to her.
They stood that way for a couple of minutes, each savoring the love between them. She looked up at him and smiled. “’Want to try the kissing thing? We need to find out if we’re compatible.” Memphis winked at him.
Richard laughed. “You know we are. Sex with you is
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