" The most delicious thing it’s going to see today is Preacher’s lunch,” she said, but she smiled when she said it. “Thank God,” he said, teasing. “I admit, I was pretty worried. I wondered—if I gave you wine and music and you began to seduce me, how would I—” “Get out of it?” she asked, amused. “Not exactly, mija.” He grinned. “How would I keep Jack from killing me.” “Don’t take this the wrong way, Mike, it’s not personal, but Jack isn’t in charge of what I do. He thinks he is. But he’s not.” “Big brothers,” Mike said. “Very annoying people... "

― Robyn Carr , Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2)