" Did you just call me sweetheart?” she asks again. “You look sweet to me, darlin’.” “Oh my god—gross.” She jabs at the up button, desperate to get away from me. Well too bad—I’m going up, too. “Calling someone sweetheart isn’t a crime.” “No, but you don’t know me, and I find it offensive and condescending. "
― Sara Ney , Hard Fall (Trophy Boyfriends, #2)