"I understand," Dan admitted quietly. "It's okay." Not that he expected HIS words to matter here but hey, two cents worth. Staying with a vampire, not exactly his favorite activity, but he'd manage!

The cabbie was VERY FIRMLY sitting in the cab and waiting yes. YUP. Just waiting!

Beryl was a warm weight against Nat's ankles, and the wind outside the van shifted, bringing with it the scent of ripening grain.