Vampires were always either trying to kill me, or own me. God I hated being popular.

I will bathe in your warmth ma petite. Roll you around me until my heart beats only for you. My breath will grow warm from your kiss.

That disapproving look was back in her eyes. Her teacher face. The one that could make you squirm from ten paces, even if you were innocent. And I hadn't been innocent for years.

Edward smiled, I smiled, even Bernardo smiled. Olaf just looked sinister.

I kissed him on the cheek and left to find Bobby Lee. Him, I trusted to be in the line of fire. But it was more than that: I wasn't sleeping with bobby Lee. I didn't love him. Sometimes love makes you selfish. Sometimes it makes you stupid. Sometimes it reminds you why you love your gun.

Sex was never as neat as the movies made it. Real sex was messy. Good sex was messier.

You awful hard to kill, Anita.' 'There's a first time, Luther, and that's all it takes.