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felt like she was back in Herbert’s store. She stared at Suzanna, trying to gauge her reaction, but her best friend’s face was carefully blank.
                  “So what did he say when you showed up?” Suzanna asked finally. “How did he react?”
                  “Not positively at first,” Kim admitted. “He told me he’d been avoiding me because of the bond. He didn’t want to get involved in case it was purely lust-based. But eventually we both agreed to stop ignoring our impulses.” She paused. “Well, I guess I decided and then convinced him to.”
                  The remark earned her another pointed look from Suzanna. “Hmm.”
                  Kim waited for Suzanna to start speaking, but she looked reluctant to begin. “Are you going to expand on your “hmm”?”
                  Suzanna laughed nervously. “I don’t know. I don’t want it to seem like I’m overly suspicious or trying to poke holes in this.”
                  Kim turned her body toward Suzanna and stared at the side of her head. “Now you have to tell me.”
                  Suzanna’s broad shoulders slumped as she sighed. “It’s just...normally, from what I understand, vampires are eager to get involved with humans. I don’t know if it’s a fetish, or if sex with us is really that different, but my cousin’s husband – Jeanette, the one who married that half-vampire-- has confirmed that it’s rare for vampires to not jump at the chance.”
                  Kim frowned. “What are you saying?”
                  “I’m just being overly cautious,” Suzanna said. “It seems like there’s more to Luke than he’s letting on.”
                  Kim stared at her. “Do you think this is some kind of manipulation tactic? Like, he’s playing hard to get?”
                  “Maybe,” Suzanna said. “Maybe he’s just gun-shy. Maybe there’s a whole other reason. I don’t know. I just know you should be careful.”
                  Kim could feel a spark of anger in the pit of her stomach. “Maybe some vampires are just cautious, and they’re not all the same. Maybe they’re just people like us, with hidden complexities just like us.”
                  Suzanna looked pained as Kim spoke. “I didn’t mean it like that, Kim. You know I’m not like Daisy, judgmental and bitchy. I just want you to be careful, because with a baby in the picture, things could get weird. Weird er, ” she amended. “I’m sorry. I’ll shut up now.”
                  Kim felt guilt smother the spark of anger inside her. “It’s okay. I think I’m just tired and annoyed. That guy at the auto shop didn’t seem to like Luke much, and I think his disdain rubbed me a little raw.”
                  Suzanna relaxed in her seat. “That’s understandable.”
                  Kim fell silent as they crossed the city line and headed for her apartment. She really didn’t think Suzanna was trying to be bossy or judgmental; even so, it felt strange for her best friend to be telling her to be cautious. When was she ever not cautious? Kim was known for always having backups, and backups for the backups, and a variation of one of the backups. She’d been that way since high school, after her prom date got forgot to get gas in his car and got them stranded in the desert and they had to camp out overnight. She’d been so angry that she refused to touch him again, even though his body would have warmed her. She hated unpreparedness, and she hated lack of foresight even more.
                  “Want me to come in?” Suzanna asked she parked in front of Kim’s apartment. “I have a few minutes before I’m supposed to pick up my brother.”
                  Kim shook her head. “I’m just going to go upstairs and take a nap. Thanks