Page 111 of Bite Marks

“There you are! You’ve been gone fooooorever,” she sing-songed, looping her arms around my neck.

“Dana slowed me down.”

Elsie leaned forward, inhaling deeply against my cheek.

“Mm, figures. Everybody is always trying to get in the way of our quality time.” She tossed a burning look over her shoulder at the dark-skinned vampire. “Especiallyyou.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Kaylee asked, taking a heavy drink from her glass the moment Dana finished refilling it.

“Dana watched Vi and medoing iton Valentine’s Day,” Elsie replied casually, leaning backwards to claim another slice of pizza.

“What?” Kaylee shrieked, nearly sloshing the drink down her front as she hopped off the sofa, swaying a little.

“When was this?” Cole asked, living for the gossip.

“Well, maybe you should consider using an empty office next time.” Dana laughed, sitting beside me on the floor to steal a bite of pizza from Elsie.

“At work?” Cole asked, rubbing his hands together greedily. “This is juicy.”

“You’re making it sound like a bigger deal than it was,” I said, rolling my eyes. “It was totally an accident that Dana was in the room.”

“Never have I ever had sex at my workplace in front of my boss, Vi! Co-workers, sure, we’ve all been there.”

“Have we?” Cole asked.

“But yourboss? Seems like a big deal to me!” She went on like Cole hadn’t spoken.

“Oooooooh are we playing?” Elsie asked around a mouthful of pizza, putting up five perfectly manicured fingers. “I guess that’s a finger down for me,” shesaid, tucking her thumb.

Dana put her hand up, her head tilting to the side. “Does it count if I was the bystander?”

“Yes!” Kaylee and Cole said in unison.

I groaned and put a hand up, my bracelet jingling softly as I tucked down a finger. “Is this game really fair with immortals, Kayl? Dana’s probably done it all at this point.”

“Never have I ever had pineapple on pizza,” Dana purred triumphantly, her eyebrow raised in challenge.

Elsie, Kaylee, Cole, and I all put down our fingers.

“You freak,” Kaylee chastised. “Pineapple on pizza is god's gift. It's all sweet with the salty…”

“It’s overrated,” Cole muttered.

“Oh! Oh! Me next!” Elsie said excitedly. “Never have I ever… uh…” She screwed up her face in thought. “Oh! Never have I ever stolen anything.”

Dana, Kaylee, and I put a finger down.

Elsie gasped, looking down at me in surprise. “What? What did you steal?”

“A car,” Kaylee and I said simultaneously.

A smirk tipped the corner of my mouth. “My sibling is very fond of their convertible, and they needed to be taught a lesson in manners.”

“I have so many questions about that,” Dana said, her free arm sliding to rest behind my back. “Somany. One, you stoleDanny’scar?”

Kaylee shook her head, giggling into her drink. “That is a long story and better saved for another day.”

“She’s right,” I snickered. “Preferably one where Danny is present; they really add to the ambience… I’m next, right? Never have I ever gotten a lap dance.”

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