As she lifted the glittering strand of diamonds from the box, a small slip of paper fell out. She caught it as it wafted toward the floor. Four words in ancient script, an arrogantly slanted scrawl. Accept these, accept me. Well, she thought, blinking, that was certainly direct and to the point. -Adam's note to Gabrielle

I wake up wating you. I fall asleep wanting you. I watch a magnificent sunrise and can think only of sharing it with you. I glimpse a piece of amver and see your eyes. Jillian, I've caught a disease, and the fever abates only when I'm near you.

Woman, you are a thousand kinds of fool.

Jericho Barrons just told me he loves me.

He made a lousy passenger, barking instructions I ignored

A fecking flamethrower! Why didn't I think of that? Best I came up with was a measly hair dryer.

He was on me before my brain processed the fact that he was coming for me.