" And he knew that just that smile alone, let alone that face that could stop traffic, must have been driving Rick crazy. He had to be one messed-up dude to let her go. To her back as she was leaving, Rick said, “Can’t you even say hello?” She slowly turned, regarded him coldly and said, “To you? Not till you grow up.” And then she left. Dead "

― Robyn Carr , Paradise Valley (Virgin River, #7)