Then, he went back over it with me a couple of more times. He then talked to Brad whose hand I hadn't let go of since we'd reached the hospital. He wa... sitting in the chair next to mine. Our parents were sitting across the room with Joyie's Mom and Dad.Detective Lands finally reached over and took my left hand in his. His blue eyes reflecting the pain that I felt, he said, "You did your best. That's all you could do."Everyone had been saying that to me for the past hour. I wanted to believe. Both boats turned into each other and kept approaching, but at a slower speed.It was obvious Steve was matching me as we were picking off men standing in the boats one by one. They were soon crouching down, trying to use the sides as protection, but we were sighting down and not in any light, so they couldn't tell where we were shooting from.When the boats were about thirty feet from us, the men stood up with grappling hooks and rope. Carl, Ben, and Dewey emptied their shotguns at the men.. ...pregnant"It's entirely unconventional and Chris....I really didn't want to gothrough the act of labor or have my body change...I figured that you wouldhave to be the surrogate for this procedure and don't worry...Dr. Ramirezhas promised me that in the later stages your penis will convert into avagina and your testicles will re-enter to create a working pair ofovaries. You'll have a female reproductive system and be a genuinewoman...that's what you always wanted right?"Chris began to cry and. In his experience, mortals were extremely reluctant to acknowledge the existence of vampires in their midst.Arthur recalled that he had one more errand to run before his rapidly approaching dormancy, an errand that he'd had to postpone while he had the ferals in tow and Alicia over his shoulder. Moving to the front door, he extended his senses to make certain there were no witnesses and slipped outside.Arthur gazed along the row of neat, well maintained homes. Any of the occupants would do for.