"You don't need to keep apologizing. We can both stop." She closed her eyes and enjoyed the warmth of his arms around her slender frame. Blood or not, she felt safe when he was near her.

"It's okay because we're together. That's all that a date is, right?" That was her understanding of it.

"In a second. I just want to hold you for a second longer." Her grip loosened after a minute and she nodded. "But yes. I'd love some coffee. Do you have cream and sugar?" Coffee by itself was usually too bitter for her.