You had a package. It was torn, so I looked in.” She lifted one of a stack of firefighter calendars, with his own mug and half-naked body on the cover. “Nice,” she said, a ghost of a smile crossing her lips. “Mr. 2008.” He bit back a sigh. “It’s for charity.” “And you definitely contributed.

For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in full view.

She’s drunk dialing contractors ” Chloe said to Tara. “Someone should stop her.

Boys are like drugs,' her father said, 'just say no.

He was in uniform, gun at his hip, expression dialed to Dirty Harry, and just looking at him had something pinging low in Chloe’s belly.

...But the problem is, people tend to assign you the role of the person you are at your worst, you know?

Chloe?" "Yeah?" "I'd be worth the inhaler," he said, then forced himself to walk away.