" Are you sure? Because it looks bad. And you’re pale. You’re never pale.”

“I’ve seen him look much worse,” Dell said. “Like last year, when I signed him up for this online dating thing. He got all scared. He was pretty pale then.”

“Because I was stalked,” Adam said. “By a crazy person.”

“Aw, she wasn’t that bad. And she bought you that teddy bear, remember? Because you were her cuddle umpkins. How scary can a woman who says ‘cuddle umpkins’ be? "

― Jill Shalvis , Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, #3)