“I’m here for sex, Dante,” Meg said plainly.
 
 Dante opened the door immediately.
 
 “Really?” he asked. He was slightly thinner than his vampire
 
 counterpart and was dressed like a nerd, but he was Dante all the
 
 same.
 
 “No, idiot,” Meg said with a tearful smile as she pushed her way
 
 in. She couldn’t help it. She threw her arms around him. “But I am so
 
 glad to see you.”
 
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 He hesitated only a second before letting his hands find her waist.
 
 “I’m glad to see you, too. How do we know each other? If I owe you
 
 money, I’m really sorry. I don’t have any. Did my sister send you?”
 
 “No, Susan didn’t send me,” Meg said. “You don’t owe me
 
 money, and get your hand off my ass, Dante. I’m a married lady. And
 
 you’re going to help me get home.”
 
 Dante stepped back. “You want me to call you a cab?”
 
 “If only it were that easy. I need a hell of a lot more from you, but
 
 I know you’re up to the task. It’s fate, Dante. Do you believe in fate?”
 
 “Not for a minute,” he said with a shrug. “Although, if it gets me
 
 something, I’ll believe in fate, sweetheart. I can believe in anything
 
 you like.”
 
 Meg grinned as she reached into her satchel and pulled out the
 
 unassuming computer Vampire Dante had given her. “How about
 
 vampires?”
 
 Human Dante made a couple of vomiting sounds. “Oh god, no.
 
 Not one of those. Please go away, Twihard. Do you know how many
 
 comments I’ve gotten since Twilight came out? I know I look a little like him, but seriously, not even for tits like yours will I put in plastic fangs and act like I can sparkle.”
 
 Meg snorted and rolled her eyes. “First, you do not look like him.
 
 Not even close. Second, I told you, I’m married. Third, please sparkle