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           faint,"Iaccusedhimdizzily.

           "WhatamIgoingtodowithyou?"hegroanedinexasperation."YesterdayIkissyou,andyouattackme!Todayyoupassoutonme!"

           Ilaughedweakly,lettinghisarmssupportmewhilemyheadspun.

           "Somuchforbeinggoodateverything,"hesighed.

           "That’stheproblem."Iwasstilldizzy."You’retoogood.Far,fartoo

           good."

           "Doyoufeelsick?"heasked;he’dseenmelikethisbefore.

           "No-thatwasn’tthesamekindoffaintingatall.Idon’tknowwhathappened."Ishookmyheadapologeticallv,"IthinkIforgottobreathe."

           "Ican’ttakeyouanywherelikethis."

           "I’mfine,"Iinsisted."YourfamilyisgoingtothinkI’minsaneanyway,what’sthedifference?"

           Hemeasuredmyexpressionforamoment."I’mverypartialtothatcolorwithyourskin,"heofferedunexpectedly.Iflushedwithpleasure,andlookedaway.

           "Look,I’mtryingreallyhardnottothinkaboutwhatI’mabouttodo,socanwegoalready?"Iasked.

           "Andyou’reworried,notbecauseyou’reheadedtomeetahousefulofvampires,butbecauseyouthinkthosevampireswon’tapproveofyou,correct?"

           "That’sright,"Iansweredimmediately,hidingmysurpriseathiscasualuseoftheword.

           Heshookhishead."You’reincredible."

           Irealized,ashedrovemytruckoutofthemainpartoftown,thatIhadnoideawherehelived.WepassedoverthebridgeattheCalawahRiver,theroadwindingnorthward,thehousesflashingpastusgrowingfartherapart,gettingbigger.Andthenwewerepasttheotherhousesaltogether,drivingthroughmistyforest.