With both of our drinks gone and the café nearing its close, Eileen and I wander out into the night, slowly strolling down the city streets as the cool air blows against our faces.

Maybe it’s the fact that she’s a vampire or that her skin is so pale, but Eileen really shines in the night. She radiates this sort of luminescent glow around her that draws me in more and more every time I catch her glancing in my direction. I smile warmly at her, and she returns it; a small ...