the two rooms connected like a hall with the vanity room , as my mother put it , opening to the upstairs hall . she walked with small steps up to the counter . he thought in sudden agony , closing his eyes for an instant . `` he said - they both said - you let them ... well , you let them drink your blood . '' `` tack told me he used to be in a band . his tongue swept out and stroked her top lip , his heart thundering as she opened easily for him . 