“Do I get a badge?"Her lips twitched into a smirk. "No. But you get to have sex with a cop.”
“The explosion came through Peabody’s communicator – loud and clear. There was a long, timeless period of blind terror. Getting there, then getting through the chaos. Blood and glass and smoke. Then I heard you, sniping at the MT, and life snapped back into place for me.” “No one ever loved me before you. I didn’t think I’d ever get used to it, and maybe I won’t. But I’ve gotten to depend on it.”
“An eye for an eye." "That's a revenge thing, right? From some play." "The Bible, darling. The Lord of all plays.”
“You put that red number back on, baby, I won't be responsible for my actions." "Simmer down. I'm not strolling around naked. You never know where Summerset is skulking.”
“I was just wishing for you, and here you are." "Must be your lucky day, Ace.”
“This is foolish." "It's not. I've got my magic coat." "It doesn't cover your hard head.”
“"You go in, I go in.""Listen--"He took her face in his hands. "You go, I go. That's non-negotiable. If we're to get blasted to hell or poisoned into lunatics, we do it together.""Crap. Crap. You have to look less rich and gorgeous."God help him, she made him grin. "I'll do what I can."”
“"I don't know, not really who he was before he saved me, took me in.""You never looked. You never looked at my past either, until I asked you to.""No. Love without trust? It's not love at all."”
“He came out with a pair of dark gray trousers with silver rivets, a simple mock turtleneck in pale apricot, and a jacket caught somewhere between red and orange.“The color makes a statement. You’re not afraid to be noticed, and the cut says profession.Combined it’s ‘Don’t fuck with me, as I’m in charge.’ It’s rich fabric, but doesn’t flaunt it.”“Why don’t clothes ever talk to me?”“They do. You don’t always listen.”
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