She smiled again, but they really weren't paying too much attention to her. They looked over their shoulders every few minutes to make sure that monster wasn't sneaking up on them. She finally got tired of their antics.
"Come on, Dagomarus, let's go into the living room and let these guys work."
She put her arm over his shoulders, and they walked out of the room together. She could hear their whispers as soon as they were out of the room.
"Did you see the size of that thing?"
"Christ! Never mind the size of his body, did you see those fangs?"
"Yeah, I ain't messing with this lady. Let's get this done and get the hell out of here before that thing gets hungry!"
She snickered and walked into the living room. She knew why she wanted them to see Dagomarus; if the town was going to find out anyway, she might as well do it on her terms, not theirs.
