along behind carrying her purse and shoes. How sexy was
Jack? All muscles flexing and in charge. I mentally shook off the
thought. I had to get his sexiness off the brain. I had to take
care of Jennifer right now.
When Jack laid Jennifer down safely on
her bed, I slipped out with him into the hallway so we could talk
about her without her hearing the conversation.
“ If she doesn’t feel better
in the morning, maybe you should take her to the doctor,” Jack
whispered.
I nodded. “I will. I’ll keep a close
eye on her tonight.”
“ Where did that Neil guy
come from anyway?” Jack asked.
Ugh. I didn’t want to admit how bad I
had been at setting Jennifer up with that loser.
“ She wanted me to fix her up
with someone and he seemed like a nice guy. He fooled me. I swear,
Jack, I think I’m losing my matchmaking touch. Maybe I need to give
up the business.” I swallowed the lump of sadness in my
throat.
“ You’re just upset right
now. You’re bound to run into a bad apple now and then,” he
said.
“ Well, I just had my bad
apple with Lily. I thought I was good for a while.”
He touched my chin. “You’ll feel
better about things in the morning. You just need to get some sleep
right now.” He kissed me lightly on the lips and my knees went
weak. “I’ll miss you. I’ll see you in the morning,” he
whispered.
“ I’ll miss you too,” I said
softly.
I hoped he was right about Jennifer. I
prayed things would be better in the morning. I needed to think
positive. Jennifer would feel better and be back to
normal.
Loud music sounded from my apartment
and I hurried through the door. Jennifer was dancing in the middle
of the floor. I rushed over and turned off the volume.
“ Why did you do that?”
Jennifer yelled. “I was having fun.” She stopped dancing. Her face
glistened from sweat.
“ I don’t think you’re in any
condition to dance. We need to get you in bed.”
“ Why did we leave Neil? I
wanted to invite him into my bed.” She wiggled her hips
again.
I rolled my eyes. “That’s the last
thing you need right now. You’re sick. You need to go to bed. Go on
in your room and I’ll get you some juice.”
“ No. I’m staying right
here.” She folded her arms in front of her chest.
I blew out a breath.
“Fine.”
I went to the kitchen and poured a
glass of the juice. When I returned to the living room, Jennifer
wasn’t there. I sighed. Now what was she up to? I set the glass
down and listened to see if she was in the bathroom.
Just then she came through the front
door.
“ How did you get out there?
What are you doing?”
“ I was going to look for
Neil.” Her lips curved into a sly smile.
“ No, no, no,” I said,
grabbing her arm. “You have to go to bed. You’re sick, now come
on.” I handed her the glass of juice.
Jennifer huffed and stomped into her
room. Just as I reached the doorway, she slammed it shut in my
face.
Chapter Eight
How to Date a Demon, Rule
#8
Please learn the difference
between an incubus and a succubus.
I’d already settled down into bed,
pulling the thick comforter up under my chin, when a loud bang
sounded from the front of my apartment. I sat up in bed and
listened. Noises around my place weren’t uncommon, but with the
nefarious activity as of late, I had to be on guard. I sank back
against my pillow again, but before I’d gotten comfortable, a crash
sounded again.
That was it—something was definitely
amiss. I remembered Jennifer and I jumped from bed, running toward
the front of the apartment. My heart thumped in my chest. The
prickle of skin on my arms rose. I had had to shift so much lately
that it was getting completely out of hand.
When I reached the living room,
Jennifer burst through the front door. Her blonde curls looked as
if she’d been in a wind-storm and that rats had a made a permanent
subdivision in her tresses all at the same time.
“ What the hell is going on?”
I asked.
Jennifer tossed her purse on the
Jack? All muscles flexing and in charge. I mentally shook off the
thought. I had to get his sexiness off the brain. I had to take
care of Jennifer right now.
When Jack laid Jennifer down safely on
her bed, I slipped out with him into the hallway so we could talk
about her without her hearing the conversation.
“ If she doesn’t feel better
in the morning, maybe you should take her to the doctor,” Jack
whispered.
I nodded. “I will. I’ll keep a close
eye on her tonight.”
“ Where did that Neil guy
come from anyway?” Jack asked.
Ugh. I didn’t want to admit how bad I
had been at setting Jennifer up with that loser.
“ She wanted me to fix her up
with someone and he seemed like a nice guy. He fooled me. I swear,
Jack, I think I’m losing my matchmaking touch. Maybe I need to give
up the business.” I swallowed the lump of sadness in my
throat.
“ You’re just upset right
now. You’re bound to run into a bad apple now and then,” he
said.
“ Well, I just had my bad
apple with Lily. I thought I was good for a while.”
He touched my chin. “You’ll feel
better about things in the morning. You just need to get some sleep
right now.” He kissed me lightly on the lips and my knees went
weak. “I’ll miss you. I’ll see you in the morning,” he
whispered.
“ I’ll miss you too,” I said
softly.
I hoped he was right about Jennifer. I
prayed things would be better in the morning. I needed to think
positive. Jennifer would feel better and be back to
normal.
Loud music sounded from my apartment
and I hurried through the door. Jennifer was dancing in the middle
of the floor. I rushed over and turned off the volume.
“ Why did you do that?”
Jennifer yelled. “I was having fun.” She stopped dancing. Her face
glistened from sweat.
“ I don’t think you’re in any
condition to dance. We need to get you in bed.”
“ Why did we leave Neil? I
wanted to invite him into my bed.” She wiggled her hips
again.
I rolled my eyes. “That’s the last
thing you need right now. You’re sick. You need to go to bed. Go on
in your room and I’ll get you some juice.”
“ No. I’m staying right
here.” She folded her arms in front of her chest.
I blew out a breath.
“Fine.”
I went to the kitchen and poured a
glass of the juice. When I returned to the living room, Jennifer
wasn’t there. I sighed. Now what was she up to? I set the glass
down and listened to see if she was in the bathroom.
Just then she came through the front
door.
“ How did you get out there?
What are you doing?”
“ I was going to look for
Neil.” Her lips curved into a sly smile.
“ No, no, no,” I said,
grabbing her arm. “You have to go to bed. You’re sick, now come
on.” I handed her the glass of juice.
Jennifer huffed and stomped into her
room. Just as I reached the doorway, she slammed it shut in my
face.
Chapter Eight
How to Date a Demon, Rule
#8
Please learn the difference
between an incubus and a succubus.
I’d already settled down into bed,
pulling the thick comforter up under my chin, when a loud bang
sounded from the front of my apartment. I sat up in bed and
listened. Noises around my place weren’t uncommon, but with the
nefarious activity as of late, I had to be on guard. I sank back
against my pillow again, but before I’d gotten comfortable, a crash
sounded again.
That was it—something was definitely
amiss. I remembered Jennifer and I jumped from bed, running toward
the front of the apartment. My heart thumped in my chest. The
prickle of skin on my arms rose. I had had to shift so much lately
that it was getting completely out of hand.
When I reached the living room,
Jennifer burst through the front door. Her blonde curls looked as
if she’d been in a wind-storm and that rats had a made a permanent
subdivision in her tresses all at the same time.
“ What the hell is going on?”
I asked.
Jennifer tossed her purse on the
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