It was right. What had I started to become – and all for a vampire? I shouldn’t have wanted to change a thing about myself, especially for somebody other than myself, but I couldn’t help it. The nagging thought that he could do so much better was always in my mind, glued for all eternity.
“What are you thinking about?” Xian asked.
I snapped out of my mind, and back into reality. “Nothing,”
“Of course not,” he said sarcastically with a grin. “You want some desert?”
“Not for me,” I replied. “I’m full up.”
Xian paid the bills and left a tip, and then we were making our way out of the restaurant. His hand was in mine, and we lingered near the docks for a little while.
“So… why do you hate open water?” I asked curiously, pulling him closer to me.
He groaned. “I just do. What’s your excus
