An hour and half until dawn and I do not know what to make of this past evening. David did, in fact, arrive shortly after I put down my pen. I had gone to the living room to watch Marius complete a painting he is working on when instantly we both realized that our guests had arrived. The silent power of approaching preternatural blood was impossible to miss. Marius put down his brushes and moved the easel and canvas off to the side to make room.

Through the open French doors stepped three strikingly handsome devils, two familiar, one unfamiliar. David. Having seen it through Lestat's mind on more than one occasion, his body was just what imagined, only more so. To have fallen into possession of such a body! I took him in, noticing that beneath a layer of outward clam, he appeared a bit nervous. Was he afraid of me?

"Well, here we are!" Lestat burst out. Putting his hands on David's broad shoulders and applying slight forward pressure, he began his introductions. "Formosus, this is David. David," he said, stepping away to wrap his arms around my shoulders instead, "this is Formosus."

"Pleased to meet you," David replied, stepping forward and offering his hand. How very polite.

I reached out and clasped his hand in greeting. "I am delighted to meet you," I said in my very best English. "I am sorry we could not meet earlier but I suppose it is for the best. Traveling is vital to a young vampire."

David nodded. "Yes, I feel much better now. Much more in tune with myself, the world. I have answered some of my questions, fulfilled some of my longings."

"Oh? And what longings might those be?" Lestat cut in, stepping out from behind me to point his finger mischievously at his fledgling. "Would that include any longings that Formosus here could help you out with?"

"Lestat!" Louis shouted. "Stop that. Not everyone is as libidinous as you are."

"Oh really? Even you? Judging from how many nights a week you come over here, I would think you would have me beat. And certainly Marius gets more satisfaction than either of us."

There were no words from Marius at this remark, not even a raised eyebrow. Only a gloating grin. He was not about to complain on that account.

David appeared somewhat mystified. "Forgive me, perhaps there is something I was not told but… are you saying that you have all been conducting some sort of relations…"

"Yes, David, you are such a clever investigator!" Lestat teased, grinning at his joke. "Almost psychic, you are!" He laughed and went on. "David, Formosus has introduced new element of pleasure into our lives. Well, mostly to Marius' life, but I can't say I haven't received some benefit as well."

"And what about the others?" David asked suddenly.

Lestat laughed. "That depends on what you mean by 'others.'"

David paused for a moment, thinking, "Well, for example, Armand?"

Lestat looked to Louis, who in turn looked to Marius, who in turn looked to me. I nodded coyly.

Now it was Lestat's turn to be surprised, although how he could have been unaware of this I do not know. "Really?" he asked. "Armand? You and he, you two adolescent…" He paused as his face sprouted one of its notorious grins. "Marius, I believe you are growing positively charitable these days. How could you let that go on? Your two best -"

Marius cut him off with a wave of his hand. "I trust him, Lestat. End of discussion."

There was an awkward pause. "So…." David sighed. "Where we? Introductions are complete I believe. Now we will…"

"Chat!" Lestat cried, motioning to the comfortable couches and chairs of the living room. "We are all friends here. Let's catch up! And, David, just maybe you will catch even more!"

As I write this, I am recording word for word what was said but I still do not understand the exact meaning behind "catch up" and "catch even more" but I suppose given the context and Lestat's nature, I can guess.