One band was leaving the stage while another waited for them to vacate the stage. and Theresa diminutive form worked its way through the sparse crowd and to the bar. Teddy was pulling beers at the tap, his tattooed arms bare to the shoulders because he'd rolled the sleeves of his t shirt up. The vampire yelled his name over the music coming through the speakers, and he drew two drafts and passed them over.

Back outside, she handed one cup to Maddy and said, "So what's your life like in the daytime? I haven't seen the sun in five years. How does the living half...live?"