"Mary Janice Davidson - Betsy 05 - Undead and Unpopular" - читать интересную книгу автора (Davidson Mary Janice)

it seemed like forever, and sometimes it seemed like the date was rushing up on
me. And I was virtually planning the entire thing by myself (well, with Jessica's

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occasional help). He had no opinion on flowers, food, drinks, tuxes, gowns,
ceremony, or the wedding song. If I didn't know for sure he loved me, I'd think
he didn'tтАФ
"Your Majesties," Sophie was saying, bowing to us both. Tina had opened our
enormous cherry front doors, and there were Sophie (Dr. TrudeauтАФshe was a
vet) and Liam, uh, whatever his last name was.
Sophie was dressed in a sharp navy suit with a cute short skirt, matching
turtleneck, black tights, and black (ugh!) running shoes. I know it's practical for
career women, but sneakers with suits? Jesus couldn't possibly weep harder than
I did. Like all vampires, Sophie was ridiculously beautiful, with black hair (done
up in an unfashionable bun) and pale, velvety skin. Her dark eyes didn't miss a
flea. Which, in her line of work, was probably really good.
Liam was in jeans, leather jacket, and beat-up loafers. Which reminded me again
that I was ready for spring, and sandals. It was always startling to see his
youngish face (Late thirties? With the farmer's tan, it was hard to tell.)
juxtapositioned against his prematurely gray hair.
Tina led us all into a parlor (there were at least four; don't get me started) and the
first thing Sophie did when we were all seated was hand me a copy of that day's
Star Tribune. "Would you please sign your article?" she asked pleasantly in the
charming French accent she had never lost, not even after all these years here in
Minnesota.
Eric muttered something under his breath that, luckily for him, I didn't catch. I
had a weekly "Dear Betsy" column for vampires. It was supposed to be
published in an undead-only newsletter, but someone had leaked it to the Trib.
The editor had thought it was hilarious and published it. Most people who read it
thought it was a tongue-in-cheek thing. This was the only thing that spared me
from Eric and Tina's wrath.
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"I'd be glad to," I said. "UhтАж" Tina handed me a pen. I never had a pen, a leash,
or a stopwatch when I needed one. "Thanks." I scribbled my signature on the
latest ("Dear Betsy, my friends keep insisting on having their book club meeting
during daylight hours. Should I tell them what my problem is, or lie?") and
handed it back.
"Heh," Liam said. "Bet the librarian didn't like that much."
He was talking about Marjorie, who ran the vampire library down in the
warehouse district, and the column, which was in a paper anybody could read,
anytime. And he was right. She had been furious. She was still trying to track
down who'd given my columns to the Trib editor. I didn't think it was a deep
dark plot or anything; accidents happened. I was alone in this theory. Which was