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anything. It surprised me a little because Milo had never been the possessive type, but I
suppose that had
nothing to do with he was as a person. It was all part of being a vampire, but I had never
gone through it
because nobody else had ever bitten Jack since we d been together. Or at least that I know
of. I had no idea
what he was doing now. For all I know, someone could be biting him. Lots of someones
could, or he could
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be biting lots of people. He could be doing anything, and I had no idea when or if he would
ever be back.
After Milo finished getting Bobby cleaned up, they went back up to his room so they could
change
out of their costumes, and Milo needed to wash off all his make up still. Ezra and Mae were
still up in Peter s
room with Jane, so I sat on the steps and waited for someone to tell me what was going on.
The night seemed
to drag on forever, but finally, Ezra descended the stairs towards me.
How is she? I got to my quickly but held onto the wall, bracing myself for bad news.
I don t know, Ezra shook his head, and sometimes, I wished he was the kind of guy that
didn t
always have to give it me straight. Sometimes, it would be nice to get things sugar coated.
She s been doing
this for too long. Part of the reason her bite looked so terrible was because she had scar
tissue building up. He
had to gnaw through it to get to her veins.
Oh my gosh! I gasped, feeling disgusted.
But the good news is that she hadn t actually lost as much blood as I d originally thought,
Ezra gave
me a weak smile. I didn t give her any blood, although we did give her IV fluids.
You have IV fluids just laying about? I wrinkled my nose at him.
In a houseful of vampires and the occasional human, someone is going to lose too much
blood
eventually, and its best to be prepared, Ezra explained. Your friend is resting now, but
only time will tell
how well she will do. Mae is giving her vitamins and plenty of water, and that s the best we
can do.
Why didn t you give her a transfusion? Wouldn t that have fixed her right up? I asked.
No. Like I said, she s been doing this too long, Ezra said gravely. Her blood wouldn t
mix or
coagulate right with fresh blood. She has too much vampire saliva in her, messing with how
her body, and
that s thanks in part to how much the vampire had to tear into her. Fortunately, that might
actually be to her
benefit. Our saliva can be very helpful in the healing process, and I have a feeling that the
only thing that has
been keeping her alive the past few days is how much she has in her system.
So the fact that she s getting bit too often is killing her and saving her life? I looked at him
dubiously.
So it would seem, Ezra sighed. You can go up and see her if you like, but she s
unconscious.
Unconscious like sleeping or unconscious like coma?
Only time will tell, Ezra answered sadly.
Really? I had been asking more as a lark, but if there was a possibility that she could really
be
comatose, it didn t seem right that we were just keeping her in an upstairs bedroom.
Shouldn t we get her to
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the hospital or something? They have equipment and machines and all kinds of things!
If I thought there was anything they could do for her that we couldn t, I would ve already
taken her
there. She just needs to rest and rebuild her blood. Every time Ezra said anything, he
sounded like he was an
expert on the subject. His voice was deep and firm, and his accent made him endearing. But
right now, I had
to question his judgment.
No offense, but you re not a doctor! How can you possibly know? They have so much stuff
there,
and if she s dying, they can put her on life support! I shouted.
She s not dying, not yet, but if you think she would be better suited at a hospital, or she
would be
happier living out the rest of her existence on life support, I will take her there, Ezra said,
not unkindly. But
I have spent most of the past 300 years trying to keep the human victims of vampires alive. I
doubt highly
that anybody at the hospital can make that same claim, but yes, they do have more advanced
medical
equipment than I do.
I understand, I looked down at the steps, feeling somewhat embarrassed about
questioning him.
He wasn t upset about it, and I was perfectly justified, so I swallowed it down. As long as
she s stable now, I
say we leave her here. But I reserve the right to take to her the hospital if her condition
worsens.
You ve always had that right, whether it worsened or not. Ezra gently touched my
shoulder, trying
to comfort me and alleviate my inappropriate shame. Why don t you go see her?
Truthfully, I was probably arguing with him just to avoid seeing her. Ezra would always do
what was
best for everyone, and I knew that. If he couldn t take care of Jane her, he wouldn t have
brought her back.
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