Serum

-Seventy-

“Hey, are you two alright?” We were interrupted by a very quick secretary of some sort, who adjusted his glasses and sped back to his office to return with tissues. Conner was already wiping his face on his shirt (men), but I gratefully accepted. I had so many questions.. A vampire with glasses? Were they necessary or just an aesthetics thing? Conner was pulling me to my feet before I had time to answer the man or question him.

“Come on, we have to find Frankie, and Tara, and..” Conner was babbling as I muttered a quick thank you over my shoulder.

“Conner, slow down.” I tried to tug my hand free, but he was having nothing of it. There was an almost lost and desperate quality to his mental state and movements. I could hardly keep up with him as he rushed us out of the underground passage