Cooper had heard word of the nightclub massacre. Frankly, he disapproved of any vampires that were that out of control. He'd been unaware that Nancy had been involved with it at all, but that had been the time when he'd been isolating himself. He told himself that this guy couldn't be all bad if he had been watching over Nancy when Cooper himself couldn't. It still didn't dispel the knot of jealousy sitting inside Cooper's stomach or the frown that was currently on his face.

"So's he human then?" Pity he already sounded like a living, breathing person. Cooper wouldn't have nearly felt as threatened as he did if the boy turned out to be a ghost. As far as he was concerned, this Kyle could stay on vacation a good while longer. Hell, a permanent one wouldn't make Cooper shed any tears.