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In for Pound
Lawrence Watt-Evans

The moment she was absolutely sure they were out of earshot of anyone else, she hissed at him, "Are
you nuts?"



He smiled at her as he held open the car door. "I don't think so," he replied.



"But running for mayor?" She stood beside the car, not willing to interrupt the discussion even long
enough to take her seat.



"Why not?" he asked, still smiling that toothy smile of his. "Seriously, Jen, do you see anyone better suited
to the job? I'm an upstanding member of the community, I've had a good education, I have a career in
public service . . ."



"Dave, you know why not!" She pointed at the sky. "You're going to have a demonstration of 'why not'
in another hour or so!"



His politician's smile vanished, and he looked at her with an expression that just reeked of sincere
concernтАФan expression she was quite sure he had practiced for hours in front of the mirror.



"And why should that disqualify me from serving as mayor? Surely you realize it's just an occasional
inconvenience. So I'll be unavailable a couple of nights each month . . ."



"Inconvenience?" She stared at him, astonished. "Dave, you're a werewolf, remember? You inherited a
genuine gypsy curse. That's a bit more than an inconvenience!"



"Why?" he asked mildly.



Her jaw dropped.