“What? No,” he whispered. Brian was taken aback, though not for the reasons one might suspect. He launched a paranoid search of their surroundings to make sure no customers were eavesdropping. How did this stuff keep coming up? He was putting the moves on a vampire slayer and he had seen two of those in the last week. Now there were werewolves?
“I…”
He wrapped his hands around the back of his neck. What should he do, pretend he didn’t know what Holly was talking about, or pretend that he did? Because neither seemed like an honest response. He let his arms flop to his sides. “I’m as human as it gets,” he said. Well. Technically. “C’mon, let’s talk outside.” He pointed at the door that led into the store room.
Unless she was a vampire.
He looked beyond her at the end of the aisle, where a spherical mirror hung on the ceiling. No, she had a reflection.
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on 2013-09-15 05:22 am (UTC)“I…”
He wrapped his hands around the back of his neck. What should he do, pretend he didn’t know what Holly was talking about, or pretend that he did? Because neither seemed like an honest response. He let his arms flop to his sides. “I’m as human as it gets,” he said. Well. Technically. “C’mon, let’s talk outside.” He pointed at the door that led into the store room.
Unless she was a vampire.
He looked beyond her at the end of the aisle, where a spherical mirror hung on the ceiling. No, she had a reflection.