I do not own Morganville Vampires, Rachel Caine does.
Claire's POV
I was surprised that my phone hadn't gone off. Usually as soon as I had started to have a good day, as if sensing this, Myrnin would call me into work, saying that it was urgent. I honestly felt bad for him. He was lonely and confused, most of the time.
I took another bite of the bacon that Shane, unsurprisingly, had ordered me to make. Now we were sitting on the couch, my feet in his lap, eating bacon and watching some action movie. I sank further into the couch, smiling.
"Doormouse," Shane murmured, before turning to me, grinning.
"Excuse me?"
"Your nickname," he said, proud of himself. "Doormouse."
I tilted my head, confused. "And why is that?"
"You're always curled up somewhere," Shane chuckled. "My favorite place is in my arms." He held out his arms towards me, smiling.
"Mine too," I purred, crawling into them. Shane pressed his mouth against mine and I shivered as he lightly trailed his fingers up my back.
And just when I had started to get a little light headed, my phone rang. I groaned.
"Leave it," Shane mumbled, pressing his mouth to mine to keep me from arguing. The ringer shut off and I sighed, happily. Then it started to ring again. I pulled away.
"Sorry," I murmured, looking at the caller ID. "It's Micheal," I said, answer it. "Micheal what's wr-"
"Bishop's back and he's got Eve!" Micheal screamed into the phone.
"Bishop is back?!" I screamed. Shane took my phone out of my hands and stood up after placing me gently on the seat beside him.
"Mike, this better not be a joke," he growled. I sat frozen in my seat, watching Shane shout into the phone and pace the floor. This couldn't be good. Bishop was back and he had Eve. That's all I could think about. I stood up and ran to the wall, placing my palm on the cool plaster and summoning a portal. I looked through at the darkness ahead.
"Myrnin?!" I called. No answer. "Myrnin?!" Again, no answer.
"What do you think you're doing?" I heard Shane say from behind me. I spun around to face him. He looked flustered and angry and, I hated to admit it, a little scared.
"Getting Myrnin," I said, putting my hands on my hips. "He killed Bishop last time, he can kill him again."
"Claire," Shane sighed. "He's not one of the good guys."
"How would you know about being one of the good guys?" I shot back. He looked surprised for a moment then sad. I took a step back, tears in my eyes. Why was I being so emotional, so protective? "Shane, I'm-"
He looked at me with wide eyes and then started to run towards me. "Claire! Move!" he screamed. Just before I reacted, strong cold hands grabbed my waist and mouth. I tried to scream as I was yanked backwards and I felt the portal snap shut.
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I know, I know. Another cliffhanger. You guys know I love you, right? I've got big plans though. Stay beautiful.