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leave you, there's no such thing for him. You're in his system like a virus."

    "Thanks. That's so romantic, I may cry."

    "Well, don't cry. Nick was in here a while ago all teary and junk."

    "Big bad Detective Nick Berry, catcher of serial killers?"

    "To be fair, you and Laura and Cathie caught the killer."

    "Right, but he helped. I mean, he came to the house and warned us."

    "He made me promise not to die," she said, folding her arms behind her head and looking
    supremely satisfied. "And I made him promise. So that's all settled."

    "Can I borrow that emesis basin?" I asked politely.

    "Cram it, O vampire queen. Nobody barfs but me, it's the new rule."

    Create PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer ( http://www.novapdf.com ) I grinned, but couldn't help feeling the smallest twinge of jealousy. Which was completely
    stupid. But . . . Nick had originally been interested in yours truly. And I'd thought he'd
    asked Jessica out as a way to get closer to me. In fact, that had been utter wishful thinking
    on my part.

    I was wildly happy for Jessica, but couldn't help feel a little miffed that Nick had recovered
    from his unholy lust for me so quickly. Which was also stupid: the whole reason Sinclair
    had made him forget our blood sharing was tomake him forget. Not to mention, I had the
    sexiest, smartest vampire in the world on my hook.

    When he was talking to me, that is.

    "What's with the kid?"

    "You won't even believe it."

    Jessica covered her eyes. "Don't even tell me. You're his legal guardian."

    "Got it in one."

    She looked up. "Why so glum? You've wanted a baby since you came back from the
    dead."

    "But not like this! I mean, gross. Garbage trucks uh\ incinerated birth parents? Yech."

    "Well, there's plenty of room in the mansion for a baby. And you're crazy about him. And
    he pretty much only tolerates you. So it all worked out." She paused. "I'm sorry. That

    Create PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer ( http://www.novapdf.com ) came out wrong."

    "S'okay. It's always nice when someone else puts their foot in their mouth. I get tired of it
    sometimes."

    "Really?" she asked sweetly. "It's hard to tell."

    "Shut up and die."

    "See? You just did it!"

    I didn't answer. Instead, I jiggled BabyJon to wake him up. Since I was conked out during
    the day, andalone , if he cried during the day he was shit out of luck. This was going to be
    a nocturnal baby, by God.

    "Better start interviewing day nannies," Jessica observed.

    "There's usually a hundred people hanging around the house," I complained. "We need
    one more? And how can we hide all our weird goings on from her? Or him?"

    "How about a vampire nanny?"

    I was silent. The thought hadn't occurred to me.

    Then: "No good. Any vampire would need to sleep during the day."

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    "But Marc, me, Cathie, and Antonia are usually around during the day."

    I was silent. She had enough problems without knowing that everyone had disappeared on
    me.

    "Maybe a really old vampire? You know Sinclair can stay awake most of the day. Find
    some seventy-year-old bloodsucker for the job."

    "Oh, sure, what a great honor. 'Hey, ancient vampire, mind changing the shitty diapers of
    my half brother? And don't forget to burp him before his nappy-nap. Also, don't suck his
    sweet, new, baby blood.'"

    "Blabbb," Babyjon agreed. He turned his head and smiled sweetly at Jessica. He really was
    getting cute. When he was born, he looked like a pissed-off plucked chicken. Now he'd
    filled out with sweetly plump arms and legs, a rounded belly, and a sunny grin. His hair
    was a dark thatch that stood up in all directions. Jessica grinned back; she couldn't help it.

    "He's definitely growing on me," she said.

    "Like a foot fungus."

    Jessica's door whooshed open, and the night nurse stood there. Luckily for me, it was a
    man. "I'm sorry, miss, but