Rachel Caine, Midnight Alley

"But that quickly faded, and he frowned. "You're bleeding,"he said. "What happened?"Claire sighed and held up her wrist to show him the bandage. "Man, you would be so embarrassed if I said it was something else."Michael looked blank. "I'm a girl, Michael, it could have been all natural, you know. Tampons?"

"Perv."He pointed to himself. "Male and eighteen. What's your point?"