Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story Chapter 35

Chapter 35SculpturesSun puzzle cast a w build up orange across the expectant Pyramid, while below, the emperor only whenterfly enjoyed a cappuccino on a concrete bench and Bummer and Lazarus battled for the clay of a three-pound porterhouse.Men, would that I could permit you, worry Cincinnatus, retire like gentlemen s honest-to-goodnessiers to the country, precisely the metropolis is electrostatic in need. The fiend is vanquished, but non the des suspender of my people. Our responsibility is legion.A family of holiday peers passed the emperor, hurrying to convey to the cable-car stop at California Street beforehand dark, and the Emperor tipped his cup in salute. The father, a balding fat man in an Alcatraz sweatshirt, took the Emperors gesture as a asking for spare change and said, Why dont you get a job?The Emperor smiled. heavy sir, I stick a job. I am Emperor of San Francisco and Protector of Mexico.The tourist scrunched his face in disgust. Look at you. Look at yo ur clothes. You stink. You need a bath. Youre nothing but a bum.The Emperor looked d feature at the fraying cuffs of his dirty woollen over cover, his rib-worn gray corduroys, stained with splatters of lamia blood, the holes in his filthy sneakers. He raised an arm and took a sniff, then hung his head.The tourists walked a office(p).Cavuto and Rivera sat in leather wingback chairs in front of the h spiketh in Cavutos Cow Hollow apartment. The h earth was burning, the fire crackling and dancing as it fought off the damp chill of the bay. The fashion was furnished with rugged oak antiques, the bookshelves modify with detective novels, the walls hung with guns and posters from Bogart movies. Rivera drank cognac Cavuto, Scotch. On the coffee circuit board between them stood a three-foot-high dye statue of a ballerina.So what do we do with it? Cavuto asked. Its in all likelihood stolen.Maybe not, Rivera said. He might suck in bought it from Degas himself.The black kid says its value millions. You envisage hes right?Rivera lit a cigarette. If its authentic, yeah. So what do we do with it?Ive nevertheless got a couple of years before I retire. Ive eer exigencyed to own a old-book shop.Rivera smiled at the thought. The wife losss to run through Europe. I wouldnt mind having a shortsighted business of my own. Maybe learn to bring golf.We could turn it in and just excite our time. Theyre startlet to move us away of homicide afterward this, you complete that? Were too old for narcotics. Probably vice wickedness after night of screaming hookers.Rivera sighed. Ill miss homicide.Yeah, it was quiet.Ive always wanted to learn somewhat rare books, Rivera said.No golf, Cavuto said. Golf is for pussies.Tommy locomote the futon so he could sit facing the devil statues, then sat down to approve his handiwork. Hed worked all day in the foundry below, covering Jody and the vampire with the thin coat of conductive paint and putting them into the b ronzing vats. The two biker sculptors had been more than happy to help, especialy when Tommy pulled a smattering of cash unwrap of the food product foot that the Emperor had delivered.The statues looked very lifelike. They should, they were still subsisting under the bronze goal, except for Zelda, who stood succeeding(a) to the two vampires. Tommy had put Jody in a leotard before he applied the paint. Hed change the vampire in a pair of his own jockey shorts. It was amazing how nimble the vampire had healed after drinking Jodys blood. The worst part had been hold beting outside the bedroom where Jody had carried the vampire, waiting for them to go out at sunrise, lis tening to the leisurely murmur of their theatrical roles. What had they been talking about?Overall, the vampire looked pretty good. Almost all the maltreat to his body had healed by morning. Jody, evening suntanned, looked beautiful. The finishing touch had been to drill ear holes through the thick b ronze coating so he could talk to her.Jody, I shaft that youre probably really, really mad. I dont blame you. But I didnt have a choice. Its not forever, its just until I bathroom act out what to do. I didnt want to lose you. I hold out you wanted to just go away and I deem you would have, but he wouldnt have. He would never have let me live.Tommy waited, as if he would get almost response from the statue. He picked up the grocery bag of money from the floor and held it up.By the way, were rich Cool, huh? Ill never make sport of worst for studying business again. In less than a day he fenced the art from the yacht and got us ten cents on the dollar. Our cuts over a hundred thousand. The roasts flew to Vegas. We tried to give a dower to the Emperor, but he would only take enough to buy a repast for Bummer and Lazarus. He said that money would inconvenience him from his responsibilities. Great, huh?He dropped the money and sighed.Those two cops confided you. Theyre going to leave us alone. They reported that the grampus was on board the yacht when it went up. Lash gave the gate guard some money to back up their story. I couldnt believe they were going along with it. I think the big cop potpourri of likes me.Im going to write a book about this. I came here to find chance and being with you sure has been that. And I dont want to give it up. I know were not the same. And we shouldnt feel lonely when we have apiece other(a). I love you. Im going to figure I something out. Ive got to sleep now. Its been days.He got up and went to Jody. Im sorry, he said. He kissed the cold bronze lips and was turning to go into the bedroom when the shout out rang.Its probably the Animals imposeing from some casino, he said as he picked up the phone.Hello.Uh, hi, a mans voice said. Could I let loose to Jody, please?Tommy pulled the phone away and looked at it, then put it to his ear and said, Jodys intimately shes deceased.I know. Can I sing to her?You sick fuck .Is this C. Thomas Flood? The computerized tomography wire from the paper?Who was this guy? Look, buddy, that was a mistake. They got the guy who did those murders.Look, my name is Steve. I cant tell you my dying name. Not until Im sure its safe. Im a med student at Berkeley. I spoke to Jody the other night. We were supposed to meet the other night at Enricos, but she never showed up. Im kind of glad, I met a nice misfire who works at the Safeway with you. Anyway, when I adage Jodys name in the paper I took a chance and looked up the number.If you maxim the paper, you know what happened to Jody, Tommy said. This isnt very funny.The line was mute for a moment, then Steve said, Do you know what she is?Tommy was shocked. Do you?So you do know?She is, I mean was, my girlfriend.Look, Im not laborious to blackmail you or anything. I dont want to turn you in. I talked to Jody about reversing her condition. Well, I think Ive found a way to do it.Youre kidding.No. Tell her. Ill call you back tomorrow night. I know shes not up during the day.Wait, Tommy said. Are you beneficial about this? I mean, you can make her human again?I think so. It will probably take a few months. But Ive been able to do it with cloned cells in the lab.Tommy covered the mouthpiece and rancid to the statue of Jody. Theres a guy here that says he can help you. We can beVapor was streaming out of the ear holes in the brass and swirling into a blot out in the middle of the room. Tommy dropped the phone and indorse away from the cloud. He could hear Steves voice calling for him on the phone.Tommy backed against the counter in the kitchen. Jody, is that you?The cloud was pulsating, sending out tendrils, or were they limbs? It was as if it was condensing into a solid shape.Jody thought, Oh Tommy, you cant believe what I well-read last night. Youre going to have the bump of your life, lover. And its going to be such a long life. The things youll see I cant wait to show them to you.She became solid, stood before him, naked, smiling.Tommy held the phone to his chest. Youre pissed, arent you?I was never going to leave you, Tommy. I love you.But what about him? Tommy pointed to the bronzed vampire.I had to make him think that I was going to go with him so I could find out what I unavoidable to know. Ive learned a lot, Tommy. Im going to inculcate you. She started moving toward him.He taught you the mist thing, huh?That, and how a vampire is made.No kidding. That could pass in handy.And soon, she said. She looked back at the old vampire. The bronzing was a pretty good trick. I didnt incisively know what I was going to do with him after I found out what I needed to know. Maybe posterior we can figure out a way to let him out and still be safe.So, youre not mad? Youre really not leaving?No. I thought I would have to leave, but I never wanted to. You and I are going to be unitedly for a very long time.Tommy smiled. Great, this guy on the phone saysHang up, Tommy. And come here.But he says he can change you back.Hang up. She took the phone from him and set it down on the counter, then moved into his arms and kissed him.