`` besides , every couple needs to argue now and then . the stripy wallpaper is finally up , and both boys are collapsed on the main sofa . on the ocean surface , i could make out a school of leaping dolphins . i think it 's his way of trying to keep me calm . but there were two guard dogs down in the basement . i hope youre satisfied with your work this day . in all his years as a vampire , he had never met anyone , male or female , who had the ability to shut him out . 