party.”
“Every of-age dragon without a mate will be there,” I said. “So, I think we should go. To investigate.”
“Sounds like a private party,” Lachlan said. “Can we just crash it?”
“It’s not as if they check invitations at the door or something,” I said. “There will be too many people there for them to care. Maybe we should attempt to blend in a little, I guess, but I don’t think getting in will be a problem.”
“What do you mean by blend in?”
“Just our clothes, I guess.”
“Let me guess. It’s a fancy party?”
“It’s formal.”
“That mean I have to wear a tuxedo? Because I don’t have one.”
“You can, but you can also just wear a dark suit and a tie,” I said. “Black tie means you have to wear a tuxedo.”
“Well, that doesn’t make any sense,” he said. “Why don’t they just call it dark suit instead of formal, then? And black tie should be called tuxedo.”
“Well, but you also wear tuxedos for white tie events.”
“I’m confused.”
“Look, just wear what you wear to work,” I said. “It will be fine.”
He sighed. “Okay, so there’s not much to this blending in bit, then.”
“ I have to get dressed up,” I said.
“Right.”
“Hey,” I said. “About those vampires at The Dungeon. If they all happened to, I don’t know, disappear somehow, would that make it really hard on our case against them?”
“Yes,” he said.
“Hmm,” I said.
“Why are you asking me that?” he said.
“What if they suddenly closed up shop and stopped drinking dragon blood?”
“Are you planning something, because if you are—”
“These are all hypotheticals,” I said.
“Leave it alone,” he said. “We’ll go back and we’ll watch them, and we’ll get this all figured out. If you interfere in any way, you will screw it up.”
“I’m not going to interfere,” I said. “So, this party is this weekend. You don’t have plans, do you?”
“Of course I don’t have plans,” he said. “Promise me that you’ll leave the vampires at The Dungeon alone.”
“I don’t even know what you’re talking about,” I said.
* * *
Felicity was in the living room of my apartment, pacing back and forth and grumbling. She was in a bad mood. “I can’t believe you wouldn’t let me drive myself over here.”
“I told you to stay out of that parking garage,” I told her. “You have, haven’t you?”
“I never have a second to myself,” she said. “It’s either you or Jensen in my face, following me around, driving me wherever I need to go. I can’t even go buy myself coffee in the morning.”
“You never know if those vampires are going to show up again,” I said.
“You scared them off,” she said. “You practically killed one of them. They’re not coming back. They aren’t going to mess with me.”
“I should have killed them all,” I said.
“And I don’t even know why I’m here right now,” she said.
“I should have blasted them all to pieces, blown them up with fire.”
“I’m not working today, so there’s no reason for you to insist that you drive me over to the hotel, or did you forget that?”
“I know you aren’t working,” I said.
“So, why am I here?”
“To help me look at dresses,” I said. “Come on.” I gestured and started back the hall to my bedroom.
“Dresses?” she said. “For what?”
“I’m going to a party with Lachlan, and we have to get dressed up.”
“Oh,” she said. “I didn’t realize things were picking up between the two of you.”
I made a face. “It’s technically for a case, actually.”
“Oh,” she said.
I opened the door to the bedroom. “Don’t be like that. It’s still going to be fun. It’s just that we won’t have to make awkward small talk. Instead, we can interrogate people.”
“Yeah, that sounds much better.” Felicity raised her eyebrows.
I had laid out three different dresses on the bed.
“Where did you get these?” said
“Every of-age dragon without a mate will be there,” I said. “So, I think we should go. To investigate.”
“Sounds like a private party,” Lachlan said. “Can we just crash it?”
“It’s not as if they check invitations at the door or something,” I said. “There will be too many people there for them to care. Maybe we should attempt to blend in a little, I guess, but I don’t think getting in will be a problem.”
“What do you mean by blend in?”
“Just our clothes, I guess.”
“Let me guess. It’s a fancy party?”
“It’s formal.”
“That mean I have to wear a tuxedo? Because I don’t have one.”
“You can, but you can also just wear a dark suit and a tie,” I said. “Black tie means you have to wear a tuxedo.”
“Well, that doesn’t make any sense,” he said. “Why don’t they just call it dark suit instead of formal, then? And black tie should be called tuxedo.”
“Well, but you also wear tuxedos for white tie events.”
“I’m confused.”
“Look, just wear what you wear to work,” I said. “It will be fine.”
He sighed. “Okay, so there’s not much to this blending in bit, then.”
“ I have to get dressed up,” I said.
“Right.”
“Hey,” I said. “About those vampires at The Dungeon. If they all happened to, I don’t know, disappear somehow, would that make it really hard on our case against them?”
“Yes,” he said.
“Hmm,” I said.
“Why are you asking me that?” he said.
“What if they suddenly closed up shop and stopped drinking dragon blood?”
“Are you planning something, because if you are—”
“These are all hypotheticals,” I said.
“Leave it alone,” he said. “We’ll go back and we’ll watch them, and we’ll get this all figured out. If you interfere in any way, you will screw it up.”
“I’m not going to interfere,” I said. “So, this party is this weekend. You don’t have plans, do you?”
“Of course I don’t have plans,” he said. “Promise me that you’ll leave the vampires at The Dungeon alone.”
“I don’t even know what you’re talking about,” I said.
* * *
Felicity was in the living room of my apartment, pacing back and forth and grumbling. She was in a bad mood. “I can’t believe you wouldn’t let me drive myself over here.”
“I told you to stay out of that parking garage,” I told her. “You have, haven’t you?”
“I never have a second to myself,” she said. “It’s either you or Jensen in my face, following me around, driving me wherever I need to go. I can’t even go buy myself coffee in the morning.”
“You never know if those vampires are going to show up again,” I said.
“You scared them off,” she said. “You practically killed one of them. They’re not coming back. They aren’t going to mess with me.”
“I should have killed them all,” I said.
“And I don’t even know why I’m here right now,” she said.
“I should have blasted them all to pieces, blown them up with fire.”
“I’m not working today, so there’s no reason for you to insist that you drive me over to the hotel, or did you forget that?”
“I know you aren’t working,” I said.
“So, why am I here?”
“To help me look at dresses,” I said. “Come on.” I gestured and started back the hall to my bedroom.
“Dresses?” she said. “For what?”
“I’m going to a party with Lachlan, and we have to get dressed up.”
“Oh,” she said. “I didn’t realize things were picking up between the two of you.”
I made a face. “It’s technically for a case, actually.”
“Oh,” she said.
I opened the door to the bedroom. “Don’t be like that. It’s still going to be fun. It’s just that we won’t have to make awkward small talk. Instead, we can interrogate people.”
“Yeah, that sounds much better.” Felicity raised her eyebrows.
I had laid out three different dresses on the bed.
“Where did you get these?” said
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