“Joy,” she whispered, not wanting to wake him. “I had to call to let you know…”
“What?” Joy breathed, her voice low as well. “Tell me, tell me.”
“I’ve met someone.”
Squeals erupted from the other end of the phone. “And … and you’ve done it? I mean you’ve had sex and it was okay? Nobody got hurt?”
“No one got hurt,” she echoed. “And you were so right. He’s strong, very strong, and he can handle all my weird power and abilities.”
Joy squealed again. Ryan’s muffled voice sounded in the background. “Everything okay?”
“Lissy met a man.”
“That’s good but oh, thank God. I thought the pipe broke in the bathroom again.”
“Hush. Go back to sleep.” Returning to the phone, Joy once more spoke in a quiet voice. “So is he a bodybuilder or what?”
Or what, was the answer.
“Not exactly a bodybuilder.”
Now … now to explain about vampires, wings, and the dimensional world of ascension.