" Then you don't kill... ?" By biting you? No. The amount of blood I need for sustenance is quite small, a cupful, no more. And I need to take blood o...ly about twice a month. Actually, to dispel a myth about vampires, I eat food the same as you. The blood is only to supplement my diet. Vampires are born with a metabolic defect. We cannot absorb iron from any other aspect of our diet except human blood. If we do not periodically supplement our diet with blood we become severely anemic and will. And we’d given it to him on a plate. I saw Tiff watching him and waiting.Charlie took over. “Ms Duncan, please, we’re now about to move beyond our school project and discuss other matters. We wish you to remain, but you do understand this is strictly confidential from here on in? Now, we’re going to talk with Mr Graves about things that aren’t part of our schoolwork.”Ms Duncan snapped her head to look at Charlie, whose interruption was suddenly sounding very business-like and in charge. Then. ..I just meant that I couldn't wait to get him in shop and dress himup. I've been picturing him as the girl next door with skirts, blouses withsome Capri pants, jeans and shorts as staples. Of course he will need a fewdresses for everyday when he wants to wear a dress. They go out to eat infancy restaurants a lot I bet.....I guess she will need a couple of dressyoutfits. Shoes......she will need some flats for everyday, maybe a couple pairsof cork wedgies since its summer. I think the court. "Catherine offered Alex to me to hold; I accepted her gingerly butcomfortably held her in the crook of my arm. I suddenly felt strangelymaternal; it felt natural for me to be holding a child. I started torock her gently, humming a gentle tune. Catherine gently took her backand laid her in the Moses Basket. She smiled. "You're a naturalMichelle. It's amazing. Alex is very particular in who holds her."We all eventually moved to the family room. Mum and Aunt Jessica wentto prepare lunch. As they.