http://slow.writerscafe.org/Crensci The original writings of author C.I. Cofield en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776080174 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 "You're an Original aren't you?" Lisette asked, he nodded. "You've been moonlighting as a priest? Not a bad cover I suppose." It was actually pretty brilliant as he explained that he could use the excuse of helping a new church when the time came for him to move on. He was automatically accepted by .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Crensci/1335597/ Later that night, the two of them were wrapped around each other in bed, Aurelia snoring lightly as Lisette watched her sleep. She had planted happy dreams into the human girls' head, anything to help her forget what had happened, even if it was just for tonight. Aurelia was lost in a world where sh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Crensci/1335595/ Lisette went home with Aurelia that day and showed her how quickly her chores could be done with her help, leaving them with more time to spend together. This quickly became something they did every day, but they kept it a secret. The moment Aurelia's family was gone, Lisette would come by and help .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Crensci/1335593/ They spent the rest of the day sitting hand-in-hand on deck chairs on Lisette’s back porch while Aurelia fired off one question after another about being a vampire and teasing her about not eating her cinnamon roll.            “How.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Crensci/580670/ Lisette woke to the sound of knocking on the door. 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