“Yes, I’d love to room together. If you’re ready…” I glanced over at Leigh, who was waiting to see how it all shook out.
Shay spun back to her friend with an apologetic expression.
“Go, make kissy-kissy with Fluffy. I’m going to lie in the middle of the bed like a starfish and stare at the ceiling for the next forty-five minutes before we have to start this.” She shook the paper and turned to leave, but I called after her.
“I’m human now. Don’t you think you should call me Dirge?”
“Nah, you’ll forever be my pet, wolf-man.” She flipped me the bird over her shoulder, then shut the bedroom door.
I just laughed.
“Sorry about her,” Shay murmured, a pink flush staining her cheeks. “She grows on you, I promise.”
I had an intense urge to throw my arm around her shoulder as we walked to the
