![]() "Marc can give me a shot when he gets home," she said. "Maybe it's time to go to a hospital," I said nervously. She cleaned herself up as best she could, and then I picked her up and ran back into the bathroom so she could throw up the soda. I brought her a glass of 7-Up and a wet washcloth. Jessica was a few inches shorter than me, and about as pudgy as a stop sign, but she was gangly and hard to move around. Before I'd become a vampire, there was no way I could have done this. When she was finished scatter-puking, I picked her up like a big doll and carried her to the guest bed. I noticed that she hadn't had time to turn on the bathroom light in her headlong gallop, and had initially missed the toilet. "For crying out loud, Jess, how long you been in here?" ![]() "Use your super strength to pull my head off my shoulders, please." I observed she'd had chicken soup and toast for lunch. "No stupid questions from vampires," she groaned. "Still have the flu?" I asked sympathetically. I opened my front door and followed my nose to the bathroom, where my best friend was lurched over the toilet. I fidgeted on the front step for a minute, debating, and finally told myself, well, you defeated the most evil vampire on the planet just a couple of months ago, so you can do this, too. But the unbelievable stench assailed me on my front step, and I almost couldn't make myself go inside. ![]() ![]() I hurried home to Apple Valley to tell Jessica all about my new job. ![]()
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