“Alec rolled beautiful brown eyes. "No fair playing the death card." "No fair having it to play.”

“I got swirling eyes and the capacity to shatter windows with my bare voice. Tod got teleportation and invisibility. The supernatural world is so far from fair.”

“Oh fine. I'll play nice with the pretty people.”

“Change your mind about playing doctor?""No, but I hear candy-striper uniforms are pretty cute.”

“You’re a bitch.""Yeah, I’m thinking of having that put on some business cards.”

“Screw this. He’d blown his shot at nice-and-easy, which only left quick-and-brutal—my favorite way to play.”

“So don't. Come hang out with me at work. We can play naughty dress up with the hospital gowns and rearrange the supply closets.”