Vampires Among Us [Vampires Among Us 1] (Siren Publishing Classic)

girls were standing at the checkout counter, Erica made certain that she had picked up enough of the inserts for all of her heeled shoes.
    Kevin never said a word when his girls emerged from the shoe shop almost two hours later, toting bag after bag of shoes. When Jennifer informed him as to the amount they had purchased, he just smiled and asked if they had fun.
    Erica returned his smile and added a quick kiss as she replied, “Yes, we had a blast!”
     
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    Once everything had been loaded in the trunk of the car, Jennifer gave a quick wink over to Erica, stating she needed to be off, and then left in a sudden hurry.
    Kevin waited until he had Erica in the car, and was sitting in the driver’s seat himself. “What was that about?” he questioned her.
    “What?” she replied innocently.
    “Come now, love. Surely you didn’t think I would miss my little sister’s wink, did you? What has she got up her sleeve now?” Then, as he slid the key into the ignition, it suddenly hit him. “That little vixen didn’t give me my credit card back.” He reached into his pocket for his cell phone and was speaking to Jennifer a few seconds later.
    “Do you still have my credit card? Okay, just hold onto it until we get back. No, I won’t need it. I have another if that happens,” Erica heard him state.
    Kevin didn’t know what his little sister was up to, but he had a feeling that he was getting ready to pay up for that favor he still owed her for when she covered the bullet hole in Erica’s new car from her. She dismissed him quite easily when he phoned her, and although he asked her if she still had the credit card, he was actually letting her know he knew she still had it. Under the innocence of his words was a warning. She was up to something, and by the look on his fiancée’s face as she stared out the window avoiding making eye contact with him, Kevin was betting Erica knew what Jennifer was up to. Hmm, he thought with an inward grin, this could get interesting.
    The couple went out for dinner, which gave Erica time to relax. She had two more days at the beach before returning to life as normal. Although she’d had fun shopping today, she had plans of splitting her time with Kevin, and soaking up the rays over the next two days.
    The young couple arrived back home, and as they climbed the steps leading to the front porch, Kevin glanced over to her with concern. “You look like something is bothering you love. Is something wrong?” He was hoping she would open up and tell him know what his sister was up to.
    Erica smiled over to him as he unlocked the door. “No, everything is fine.” If he thought she was going to rat out his sister, he didn’t know her very well.
    As they stepped inside the house, they were greeted by a large white box with a huge red bow on top sitting in the middle of the floor. Erica’s name was written across the top of the box in big, bold letters. Erica took a quick second to glance up at Kevin with wide eyes, noticing the look of amusement on his face. As if on cue, both said the name at once, “Jennifer.” Then, as Erica walked over to the box, she quietly whispered, “Girl, what have you done now?”
    She knelt down on the floor to lift the box open. She couldn’t help but gasp out loud as she realized what the box was full of. On top of everything sat Kevin’s credit card. Erica held it up for him, refusing to look at him, still staring into the box that was so full of frilly things, she had no idea where to start.
    “This is yours,” she stated, still holding the credit card in her hand, knowing he was behind her.
    Kevin reached down and took the offered card, and then took a moment to glance into the box. His face broke out into a big grin. “Hmm, do I get to see?” Erica felt her face turn every shade of red possible. She was seriously regretting asking Jennifer for this favor. She only wanted one or two outfits. Not a box full of every type of lingerie known to mankind. The box was full of undergarments as well as nightwear. From the looks of it, Jennifer had bought out the local Victoria’s Secret.
    Kevin, of course, found the entire situation very amusing. So this is what his little sister had been up to! He knew the minute they walked in the door and had spotted the box, it was from her, no one else had a key to the house other than the cleaning crew, and his little sister was the best lockpick in town. If Charles ever found out Jennifer had