I Would've Asked Him To

You Were So Sweet When You Didn't Know Who You Were.

He Gave Me A Look Sure To Put Frost On Anyone's Pumpkin.

My Favorite Fantasy? You Come Down Into My Daytime Resting Place Stark Naked," He Said, And I Could See The Gleam Of His Teeth As He Smiled. "oh, Wait," Bill Said. "that's Already Happened.

As I Watched Bill, Waiting With Apparent Calm For Death To Come To Him, I Had A Flash Of Him As I'd Known Him: The First Vampire I'd Ever Met, The First Man I'd Ever Gone To Bed With, The First Suitor I'd Ever Loved. Everything That Followed Had Tainted Those Memories, But For One Moment I Saw Him Clearly, And I Loved Him Again.

Oh. No Wonder I'd Been Sick. I Hadn't Eaten Anything Since Then. I'm A Girl Who Likes Her Meals, So It Hadn't Been A Weight-loss Tactic. I'd Just Been Too Busy Bumping From Crisis To Crisis. Go On The Sookie Stackhouse Narrow Avoidance Of Death Diet! Run For Your Life, And Miss Meals, Too! Exercise Plus Starvation.