"I'm really sensitive to the sun too," Theresa said, her index finger lifting in the direction of the now-dark sky. She had, in fact, smelled the remnants of the suntan lotion, but it was just traces and she didn't want the human to become suspicious. The sound of her heart was like a really loud clock.

"And yeah, freckles only look right if you're a ginger," the vampire added. "I thought about dyeing my hair red a couple of years ago, but I decided against it because I couldn't pick a shade. Too dark and it wouldn't look any different from my real color, too bright and I'd end up looking like Ronald McDonald."