graham could n't believe how many people there were ; they were everywhere , milling around with hot dogs and hamburgers and lobster rolls , drinking beers and dancing to the band and setting up firecrackers that leaped from the grass and twirled in the air before dying with a whistle . still holding each other 's eyes they went out the door and started up the stairs . her eyes flashed , not in anger , but in recognition . his lips drifted downward and to the side , until he ran a fang over her ribs . 