From Inside the Grey House:
Charlie nodded. “That’s a really good idea. Do you need someone to take over for you?”
Ben shook his head. “Not yet. I’ll get someone if I have to.”
Charlie nodded again and rose from the chair.
Ben gave him a reassuring look. “From what I’ve heard, she’s a fighter. She’ll be fine.”
Charlie made a noncommittal noise and left the room without his dinner. Ben took a seat in the recliner. The vampire sat in quiet contemplation, watching the sleeping human toss and turn fitfully. She was dreaming. He wondered what flitted through her feverish mind.