'Even though not many people have moved into the neighborhood yet, kissing in the yard like this is still a bit inappropriate!'
She pushed him away, her face flushed red. "There's roll call tonight. I have to get back to school."
After she spoke, she went back inside to get her bag. Just as she was about to leave, Nathaniel Nathan blocked the doorway. "Are you sure you're not staying with me tonight?"
She could only repeat what she had just said. "The school has roll call tonight..."
Nathaniel gave her an icy look. "Vera Xavier, one day you will pay for today's choice in blood."
Vera shivered at his words. But he had already picked up a jacket and draped it over her shoulders. "Idiot. The temperature changes drastically between morning and night. Are you trying to catch a cold?"
Vera was thrown for a loop. He grabbed another jacket for himself, put it on, then took the brick phone from the table, stuffed it into her bag, and opened the door, striding out ahead of her.
