My Vampire Plus-One

by Jenna Levine

“It probably would be smart for us to get to know each other better before we have to pretend to be dating at the wedding,” I mused. “Would that help you?” I stared at him, confused. “Would what help me?” “Would it help you leave this office before midnight if you tell yourself there’s a purpose to it?”

“The problem with young people is not that they’re lazy. It’s that they think they have unlimited time. So they postpone the fun parts of life thinking they can get to those later. Only at the end do they realize how badly they squandered…well. Everything.”