He was smiling and seemed terribly at ease, more so than I'd seen him in a long time, maybe ever. I laid my mouth against the inside of his thigh, but stopped before I could decide whether I was going to kiss him, lick him, or bite him. I had a moment to wonder what all this might be doing to our reluctant Richard, but the thought didn't last. People act like they love you, but how do you ever know it's real.
You are the only one who can say shit like this to me, and not have me pissed at them for days, or longer. Be sociable later, Buzz said. A choke hold won't work on a vampire. I wasn't sure how to explain it, but I tried.
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