Oh. She wanted me like that. I stared at her wide-eyed.

"Um." Athena was a dangerous woman. I didn't want to hurt her feelings in fear of being backhanded into eternity. "Um."

She tilted her head. "Don't you find me attractive? Most do."

"Uh, yeah … but Athena, I'm not gay."

Athena shrugged. "I have had male lovers just as I have had female lovers. But I'm not gay either. I'm just, as you would call it, a Vampire. A physical release for me has no ...