"That's a vampire's life for you, sweetheart." He shrugged philosophically. "Looks all glamorous on the outside, but on the inside, it's a lonely sort of life."

Cooper just sort of flopped over so that his head was in her lap. His eyes closed and he sighed contentedly. He could fall straight to sleep with her playing around with his hair. "Good. I expect you to live t'be a hundred-and-two at the very least. Promise?" He pointed his pinkie upwards, looking quite solemn as he did so.