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vampire years and 112 in human years. Blake is 25 in vampire years and 100 in human years.”
“Hmmm...so in a few years, I’ll be looking old and you’ll still be looking like a god?”
Blake laughed, “A god. Phffft. Him?” Devon glared at him.
“Give me a break...but as for your question, not necessarily. We can age faster if we choose.”
“But wouldn’t that cut your life shorter?”
“No. Not really.”
“In the movies vampires have to sleep in their coffins, they have no reflection in a mirror, they can’t be around garlic and stakes can kill them. Is all of that true?” Darby asked.
“Well, obviously through your experience, a stake through the chest, but not in the heart, paralyzes a vampire and wounds him pretty badly, but not fatally. A stake in the heart, however, would kill a vampire. Crucifixes, holy water, garlic, sunlight or mirrors don’t have any effect. A stake anywhere else is painful but can be healed, as you’ve seen. Beheading, that can’t be fixed and fire is another thing that can kill us. Born vampires have nothing to do with coffins or dirt, but for some reason some of the made-vampires can become attached to a coffin.”
There was a lull in the questioning, so Devon assumed maybe she was satisfied. “Are we good then?”
“I, well, I just, well, it’s a lot of information.”
That’s when Rowan stepped in.
“Blake, could you and Devon go back to the car and grab the cooler? I’m thirsty and I think a little sister time may be called for here.”
“Yeah, sure. Umm, Devon?” Blake said. Devon stood up looking hurt. He and Blake turned and headed back to the car.
As soon as the guys were out of earshot, even for vampires, Rowan said, “Darby...I know this is overwhelming. I was shocked too when Blake told me.”
“Aren’t you scared or worried?”
“No. Not in the least. I was a little freaked, but I thought it was really cool. I’m dating a vampire. Not that I could go around saying that, but well, you know. I mean come on, Darby. You just risked your life for this guy, so you must feel pretty strongly for him and it’s obvious he’s stuck hard on you. That’s obvious to everyone.”
“You think? It’s not obvious to me. I mean, I adore him, but what kind of future can a vampire and a human have?”
“Look, Darby. There are complications, yes, I will agree to that, but all relationships are complicated. You told me yourself once that’s what makes them exciting. I haven’t seen you so happy since, well, before…well, just in a long time and it’s because of Devon.”
“Yeah, I know, he’s wonderful, but he’s a vampire, for crying out loud. Have they ever killed anyone?”
“Oh, come on. Aren’t you always telling me that you wish you could be more spontaneous?”
“Yes, but this isn’t like taking an unplanned road trip here; our lives could be at stake.”
“Why? They’ve never killed anyone.”
“How do you know that?”
“I asked Blake.”
“Really? You just asked him?”
“Yeah. How else would I find out?”
“But I want children, Rowan. You know that. I’ve always wanted children. I don’t want to get involved with anyone I might not be able to do that with.”
“You can have children with him. I asked that too. Humans and born vampires can have children, usually with a very good success rate. A made-vampire and a born vampire tend to have a pretty good success rate too, but two made-vampires cannot have children. Oh, and just a note, two born vampires can have children, obviously, but for some reason they have a lot of difficulty conceiving. Having two children, as in Blake and Devon’s family, is very, very rare.”
“But what about the child? Would it be a vampire or a human?”
“Obviously, two born vampires would have a born vampire. A born vampire and a human would have a child that may or may not crave blood, and may or may not have vampire strength. A
“Hmmm...so in a few years, I’ll be looking old and you’ll still be looking like a god?”
Blake laughed, “A god. Phffft. Him?” Devon glared at him.
“Give me a break...but as for your question, not necessarily. We can age faster if we choose.”
“But wouldn’t that cut your life shorter?”
“No. Not really.”
“In the movies vampires have to sleep in their coffins, they have no reflection in a mirror, they can’t be around garlic and stakes can kill them. Is all of that true?” Darby asked.
“Well, obviously through your experience, a stake through the chest, but not in the heart, paralyzes a vampire and wounds him pretty badly, but not fatally. A stake in the heart, however, would kill a vampire. Crucifixes, holy water, garlic, sunlight or mirrors don’t have any effect. A stake anywhere else is painful but can be healed, as you’ve seen. Beheading, that can’t be fixed and fire is another thing that can kill us. Born vampires have nothing to do with coffins or dirt, but for some reason some of the made-vampires can become attached to a coffin.”
There was a lull in the questioning, so Devon assumed maybe she was satisfied. “Are we good then?”
“I, well, I just, well, it’s a lot of information.”
That’s when Rowan stepped in.
“Blake, could you and Devon go back to the car and grab the cooler? I’m thirsty and I think a little sister time may be called for here.”
“Yeah, sure. Umm, Devon?” Blake said. Devon stood up looking hurt. He and Blake turned and headed back to the car.
As soon as the guys were out of earshot, even for vampires, Rowan said, “Darby...I know this is overwhelming. I was shocked too when Blake told me.”
“Aren’t you scared or worried?”
“No. Not in the least. I was a little freaked, but I thought it was really cool. I’m dating a vampire. Not that I could go around saying that, but well, you know. I mean come on, Darby. You just risked your life for this guy, so you must feel pretty strongly for him and it’s obvious he’s stuck hard on you. That’s obvious to everyone.”
“You think? It’s not obvious to me. I mean, I adore him, but what kind of future can a vampire and a human have?”
“Look, Darby. There are complications, yes, I will agree to that, but all relationships are complicated. You told me yourself once that’s what makes them exciting. I haven’t seen you so happy since, well, before…well, just in a long time and it’s because of Devon.”
“Yeah, I know, he’s wonderful, but he’s a vampire, for crying out loud. Have they ever killed anyone?”
“Oh, come on. Aren’t you always telling me that you wish you could be more spontaneous?”
“Yes, but this isn’t like taking an unplanned road trip here; our lives could be at stake.”
“Why? They’ve never killed anyone.”
“How do you know that?”
“I asked Blake.”
“Really? You just asked him?”
“Yeah. How else would I find out?”
“But I want children, Rowan. You know that. I’ve always wanted children. I don’t want to get involved with anyone I might not be able to do that with.”
“You can have children with him. I asked that too. Humans and born vampires can have children, usually with a very good success rate. A made-vampire and a born vampire tend to have a pretty good success rate too, but two made-vampires cannot have children. Oh, and just a note, two born vampires can have children, obviously, but for some reason they have a lot of difficulty conceiving. Having two children, as in Blake and Devon’s family, is very, very rare.”
“But what about the child? Would it be a vampire or a human?”
“Obviously, two born vampires would have a born vampire. A born vampire and a human would have a child that may or may not crave blood, and may or may not have vampire strength. A
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