As soon as the words left her mouth, I found myself turning to stare at her. I was certain of the fact that my disbelief was visible on my features, and then of course, there was the fact that there was color flooding into her features, telling me that she was just as shocked as I was by what she had said - or perhaps it was embarressment that I was witnessing? I had no way of knowing which one it was, and I didn't know if I wanted to know, just yet. But I did want to make sure that she had meant it. After all, as far as I was concerned, humans did not use those lightly.
Not that she was a human anymore.
"What did you say?"
I knew that I had heard her correctly, that I hadn't imagined it, but I still felt the need to ask her again, to question her and make sure. After all, just becau
