Natasha couldn't fault Evie for her tact. She flashes a smile, accepting the other woman's reaction for what it is. And accepting the opportunity to build their relationship, such as it was. Natasha didn't have a lot of friends, and fewer still who she had much in common with. Evie and her might be very different in some ways, but similar enough in others that meeting her was intriguing.

And getting to know her better, tempting.

"It does. Apparently I still find a little time to work on the side," she says with a little bit of a smile. "Though at the moment, I'm spending a lot of time indoors."

Vampire problems in summer.