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intel that Shawn will be at Ol’ Moe’s tonight about nine.” Ol’ Moe’s was a bar on the outside fringes of town. It was a seedy joint, owned by a human, but the manager was a vamp. For this reason, it tended to be a popular hot spot for the unsavory characters of his kind.
    “Okay, I’ll meet you there at 9:15. Let’s give him a chance to get inside and then we will ambush him,” Kevin responded. As he hung up the phone, he regretted his decision to return the motorcycle back to the office the day before and exchange it for his truck. A fast-paced motorcycle ride would have done wonders for clearing his head. At the time, his only concern was getting his truck back home in case he needed it for Erica. With broken ribs, riding on the back of a motorcycle would not have been very comfortable. Now, he would need to see if Jennifer could cover for him tonight. He slipped out his front door, and went down the hall to her suite.
    When Erica awoke some time later, she guessed it to be late afternoon. She could hear noise coming from the living room that sounded like a television was on. Soon curiosity won out and she carefully slipped out of bed and donned the robe she found at the foot of the bed. It smelled like Kevin, and she found herself wrapping it around her as she brought the lapel up to her nose for a good sniff. Just having it around her made her feel safe and secure. She silently walked out into the living room on bare feet. Kevin was lounging on the couch, a book in one hand, and the television remote in the other.
    Although she had been silent in coming into the room, Kevin turned to face her the second she stepped in. “Hey, did the television wake you?” He asked solicitously as he sat up and closed his book.
    “No, I really need to get up anyway. Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep tonight.” She rounded the edge of the couch and cautiously sat next to him.
    “Are you feeling better?” he inquired.
    “I am feeling better,” she replied with a smile, thankful she didn’t have to fib.
    Kevin kept watching her, but didn’t say any more. After about a minute of this, Erica started to feel nervous. Did she have something on her face? Or, did she have food stuck between her front teeth from her lunch earlier? Geez, did he really need to sit there and stare at her like some kind of a freak show? She glanced over to the television and tried to focus on CNN Headlines as she grew more nervous with each passing second. She could feel herself ticking the seconds by, and knew his eyes were still on her. After what seemed like two eternities passed by, even though it was only a minute, he spoke, causing Erica to jump in alarm.
    “So, I have some other family members that would like to meet you when you are feeling up to it.” This was stated cautiously and slowly as he reached over to place his hand on top of hers. Butterflies hit Erica’s stomach immediately. A few seconds later, Kevin gave a short chuckle, and she glanced his way to see him shake his head as he let another chuckle escape.
    “Erica, I’m not placing you in front of a firing squad. I just want you to meet the rest of my family. And by the way, you have nothing on your face or in your teeth,” he stated nonchalantly, but with a smirk and a twinkle in his eye. Maybe he didn’t think he was placing her in front of a firing squad, but Erica felt sure he indeed was! Wait a minute, how did he know what she had been thinking? She hadn’t voiced her feelings of being placed in front of a firing squad, nor had she voiced her concerns over him starring at her for so long.
    She jumped back and pulled her hand out from under his. As she did, she noticed the warm, cozy feeling she had been enjoying was suddenly gone, and a cold emptiness took its place. Why was that? “Oh my God, are you….are you able to read my mind?” Okay, yesterday she had been in too bad of shape to figure out how she could hear him whisper in her head. She had truly