Emily snickered. "Well, well, well. Looks like I'm on the backseat, then."

She pulled the door open and got into the back.

Brendan quietly sidled up to Deirdre and wrapped his arm around her. She sniped a glance at him. "What? You think I'm being too forceful, don't you?"

"Oh, no. Not at all." He smiled. "On the contrary, I love how possessive you are. The angrier you are and the more you push, the more you must care."

Deirdre's cheeks burned despite herself, but she checked herself and got