had not occurred to her that
she was arousing something
more than fraternal affection
in Aureliano until she pricked
her finger trying to open a
can of peaches and he dashed
over to suck the blood out
with an avidity and a
devotion that sent a chill up
her spine.
Aureliano! She laughed,
disturbed. Youre too
suspicious to be a good bat.