Five Reasons, interrupted
"One," Franklin said, laying back with a satisfied smirk.
Tara used the seconds it took for her eyes to uncross to get her breathing under control.
"OK, all right. The fucking is a big one," she conceded, still gasping a little.
Tara found a comfortable spot on Franklin's shoulder for her head and considered her counter. He'd brought out the big gun for his "Five reasons you'd enjoy being a vampire", she'd need to lead with something strong for her "Five reasons I prefer to remain human".
"Sunlight," she finally said.
"That is a major loss," Franklin admitted. "However, two: if you're strong enough and clever enough, you can survive to see what happens next for several millennia."
"I would like to see what the world is like in a thousand years," Tara mused. "On the other hand - taco night."
Franklin snorted. "I thought you were taking this seriously."
"Shows how long you've been dead," Tara snorted in return. "You've never had tacos."
"We'll call it food generally and tacos specifically for number two on the human list."
"Thank you," Tara said, then decided to take the lead. "Three, children." She gave Franklin a slightly defiant look.
"Hmmm," he considered. "Yeah, OK."
Tara's look changed to surprised. "You're accepting that one?"
"Of course. Someone has to keep the food coming."
Tara hit him in the ribs, but not very hard, and Franklin grinned at her. "That's it?"
"Well, it's not like I'm a vegetarian," Tara shrugged. "I still object, but there are philosophical problems."
With a laugh, Franklin pulled her on top of him. "No birth control," he reminded her.
"Yeah, I'm not missing that one," she said dreamily, deciding to table the rest of the list for later.
