Go 'head." Those freaky-ass black eyes had stared at Butch with the intensity of a shark. "Crack open that door. Run your little heart out. Run fast, run smart, call for help. Just know that I'll come after you. Like a hearse." - Zsadist

Butch put his hand on his roommate's nape and murmured, "I'll do the saving until you get your head back, how about that? I'll keep you safe.

Butch clapped V on the thigh, then stood up, as if he knew exactly what V was thinking. "Listen, I don't want you to feel bad. It's my animal magnetism. I'm irresistible.""Smart-ass.

Vishous, could you stop grinning like that? You're beginning to freak me out.

V's smile didn't last long. "Don't get your romantic side fired up about me and Jane, buddy.She's human."Butch's jaw dropped and he pulled a bobble. "No, really? That's such a shocker! And here I thought shewas a sheep."V shot Butch a fuck-ya stare.

Those icy bright eyes left her and shifted to his buddy. The frown didn't leave his face. "You look likehell.""And you're Miss America.

The guy stroked his goatee. “What do you call twenty guys watching the World Series?” “The New York Yankees,” Butch replied. The vampire laughed in a loud burst, whipped the baseball cap off his head, and slapped it on his thigh.

Marissa laughed, utterly delighted with her mate. "Later. Food first."Butch settled back immediately, like she'd called his lust to a heel and it behaved because it wanted to be a good boy. As she left, the cop's eyes followed her with rank hunger and adoration.V shook his head. "You are a total sap.

The guy in the Red Sox hat came in with an astonishingly beautiful blond woman at his side. He stoodclose to her, and though they weren't touching, it was clear that they were a couple. They just belongedtogether.