Ben's eyes shifted upward toward the impending sunrise. "In all these years, I never let that happen before. I can't believe I lost track of time."
"It's understandable with everything you've been through," Colleen pointed out.
"But surviving the rest of it will be pointless if I whither away in the sun."
"We've just got to move fast, that's all. We need to get you inside somewhere."
"Preferably sunlight-tight!" the vampire added.
"Even if we could make it back to my apartment in time, it's probably crawling with VSS agents. They've at least got it under surveillance. What about your place? Do you live in an apartment?"
"Were you picturing a cave with bats?"
"Very funny. I just meant I don't even know what part of the city you live in...apartment, condo, house in the suburbs?
