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vampires. So if they have sex with you
when you're ovulating, you're more likely to become pregnant."
    I was
speechless, bowled over by the matter-of-fact way that she said it.
But that was nothing compared to what she told me next.
    "It was
Atticus' turn this time, but if you are not pregnant this month,
then it will be Julius' turn next month. They have a system,
see."
    "And when
will we know if I'm pregnant?" I asked slowly, considering the
implications of their system for me. Fear flooded my gut at the idea of having to go
through that again.
    "Well, there's
the usual testing, but Andronicus reckons vampires can smell it
very early on, maybe within a few days. I don't think Atticus and
Julius have ever smelled a woman in the early stages of pregnancy,
but Andronicus has, and he swears he could recognise it anywhere,
anytime."
    "They've never
succeeded in making anyone pregnant?" I could hear my voice
becoming higher and higher.
    "Nope,"
Stephanie continued blithely. "Usually it either doesn't take , or they simply hurt them too
much. Not on purpose, of course, but just because they're so,
well, big . And then there are
the spikes. One woman was so desperate to get away she ripped
herself open on the spikes and ended up needing a hysterectomy.
Atticus really likes you though, so he was probably
super-careful."
    Jesus, she even
knew about the spikes. I sat stunned for a few minutes, trying to
process all the information in a rational manner. No chance of
that. There was no way any of this stuff could be processed
rationally. I was far more likely to end up blubbering in a corner
and wailing about spikes. Actually, under the circumstances, that
would probably be a very logical thing to do.
    I decided that
I really didn't want to hear any more, so I suggested that I might
want to sleep, and she took the hint and left. I watched TV for
hours, alternately trying to pretend that this predicament I was in
didn't exist, and then trying to desperately think my way out of
it. I fell asleep eventually from sheer exhaustion, nowhere near
closer to a solution.
     
X
     
    I woke up
Sunday morning feeling halfway back to normal, physically at least.
The swelling had mostly gone down and my legs felt as if they'd
reattached themselves to my pelvis. Steph must have left the
bedroom door unlocked when she left last night, so I decided to
have a shower first thing and try to get an idea of the layout of
the apartment they were keeping me in. Bedroom, shower and
bathroom, and that was about it. Then a short passage led to some
stairs and a very solid looking metal door beyond that. It looked
like it had an electronic security system involving thumb prints.
Great. So unless I used somebody else's thumb, I was screwed.
Excuse the pun.
    I sighed
heavily and went to run the shower. Annie had so far refused to
give me any actual clothes, so I spent all my time in a terrycloth
robe. She had a stash of them in one of the cupboards, and I
grabbed a fresh one every morning. I was starting to feel like a
real slob, though. Who wears a terrycloth robe all day? I showered
and brushed my teeth, making a mental note to ask Annie for some
floss. Freshly robed up, I walked the few steps back to the
bedroom, and received an unpleasant surprise. Julius and Atticus
were waiting for me.
    I froze in the
doorway, suddenly afraid. I had never seen anyone lounging with
intent, but these guys pulled it off nicely, expensive clothes and
all.
    "Come inside,
we won't bite," said Julius.
    "It's not your
teeth I'm scared of," I said dryly, trying to control my
frantically beating heart, and to pretend that they didn't scare
ten kinds of crap out of me. Julius appeared to find my comment
hilarious. Atticus just sat on the edge of the bed and watched me,
leaning his elbows on his knees and smiling in amusement.
    I stepped into
the room, albeit reluctantly. Sometimes you just have to face your
demons, even if they came in the guise of a couple of rapacious
vampires. Besides,