You approve?" I asked, spinning around.<br /><br />He slipped an arm around my waist. "Unfortunately, yes. I was hoping you'd show up in something a lot sluttier. Something that would scandalize my parents."<br /><br /> "Sometimes it's like you don't even care about me as a person," I observed as we walked inside. "It's like you're just using me for shock value."<br /><br /> "It's both, little dhampir. I care about you, <i>and</i> I'm using you for shock value.