“You got a great body too!” I complimented her. She started to blush a little. Guess she wasn’t use to being complimented.“So you guys were ne...er together?” Hayden asked.“Nope!” I replied. There was some truth to it. Although we had sex quite a lot last season, we were never ‘together.’“You know the first day of shooting last season?” Hayden started.“Yeah.” I said not really knowing where she was going with this.“You know Ali had that closed set, shoot? The one where she was doing the web cam. He was oneof the Old Guard, with brides of his own, and he wouldact accordingly. The Ancient One could live off theblood of any mortal, but it was sweeter tastes of theinnocent that was sought above all else by his kind.That afternoon a grey BMW came into the driveway, andGunther prepared the papers needed for the sale of theproperty. The bank had sent over a pretty young thing.Her name was Cassandra, and she was appalled at havingto come over to the dingy property, she had heard. The adult trade had taught her skills she willingly shared with us about how to please each other; plus, she had shared a few stories that turned us on – stories of sex and seduction, stories of love and lust and power.Claire had become Ellen's partner in many ways. They'd been sapphic lovers the entire time we were away in Europe together with Nadia, but they each admitted that they pined away for Crystal and me to come home. Claire told me the first night we were home, "I am bisexual, but. “I know you want to. I know she wants to. It’s just so obvious.”“I don’t know, Mel. I don’t think Kate is anywhere near ready to make that kind of commitment. Maybe that’s where the two years age difference changes things. Someday, maybe. But you marrying Lissa isn’t contingent on me marrying Kate. The things that are right are right.” I began to soften at the mention of Kate. Melody noticed and moved off me to lie beside me and cuddle.“You don’t know until you ask,” Melody said. “Don’t sell.