[ but that's not the case, now, is it? She's a vampire, and she has a lot of problems, and he knows he'd just make things worse for the both of them in the long run. So, as always, he does his best to ignore her suggestion, just smiling wryly and focusing on the books, instead. ]

Well, if you say things like that, then I'll fall for you. Hmmm... Ah, here! [ and he pulls out a pretty thick hardcover book - The Herring Jr. Heist, apparently. There's a picture of a horse on it. And an explosion... ?? ] There we go... Well, let's go find a place to sit down.