Carver nodded. "My point. She's a pain in the backside, but Carmilla's always going to be on the outside. She'll never get close enough to cause any real trouble with you three. Hell below, I don't think [i]I[/i] could get that close. But if you're really bothered about Lock using her to get at you... Convince him it's not worth it?"

She chortled. "Pretty sure there isn't anybody in our age group who [i]hasn't[/i] checked him out at least once."

Carver gave a dramatic bow and gesture toward her friend. "Barring the Bitch Queen of Halloween, of course."