[Gemma] We worked that little car over until it was unrecognizable. When the alarm went off letting us know our time was off, we brushed away debris that had landed on our clothes and left the weapons behind. After we turned in the glasses and paid, we headed out to the car. There was something peaceful in our connection now. Maybe that had really helped Austin more than I thought it would. If it did, then I wouldn’t mind paying for more visits. Maybe it was the talk we had, though. I drove us to Carroll’s and we were seated fairly quickly. The restaurant was still getting a lot of vampire business, but now it was because they had introduced a vampire menu and set up a place where they could prepare blood foods for vampires in the kitchen. There weren’t many restaurants that catered