It’s up to you.” He reached across the front seat and grabbed her hand. “It’s always up to you.” He drew her hand to his lips and pressed a soft kiss into her palm.

“Muriel, you're not a convenience. I'd walk across a mile of cut glass in my bar…”

“Are you sure?”“I’ve never been more sure about anything. I want this. If you ca…”

“We’re adults. I might be a little more of an adult if you’re counting years but…”

“I crashed," she said."It was a helluva crash. If you're going to go down, go do…”