I thought you said this guy's married to the Duchess?"
"He is! But Ellicent is her best friend, and..."
"And she kills people." Marcia nodded. "I got that part."
"Good." I stared at her and licked my lips.
"Okay."
"Yeah, um ... Maybe we shouldn't go in."
"You wanna go to your place?"
"This is my place," I said. "Okay, um ... be nice."
"I'm always nice!" Marcia rolled her eyes. "Jeeze! You're acting so weird."
"Sorry." I just didn't want Marcia to ruin it for me, that's all. I'd finally found someplace where I felt like I almost belonged and I felt afraid that something would happen and I'd lose it.
"I'm staying with you anyway, right?" she asked and I hadn't really thought about it.
"Ummm..."
"What's that mean?" She narrowed her eyes and then widened them. "You got a boyfriend?
