“He's already proven he'll defy Heaven to keep her. If Hell wants a piece of him too, then bring it on.”

“I'd walked too close to heaven and gotten a glimpse. The hell I'd lived before her no longer appealed to me.”

“The few moments of heaven were not worth the hell he put me through when he was done.”

“You see somethin' ya want, baby?""Maybe. I'm checking things out. Seeing if I'm interested," I shot back with my own evil grin."I see something I want," he drawled as he came toward me."You do?""Hell yeah, I do," he murmured. "I love chocolate." What? My excitement turned to confusion. His arm reached out beside me and took the piece of chocolate cake I'd brought him.”

“Were you already here?" he asked."Yeah.""Didn't you just bring her home from work two hours ago?""Yeah."Tripp chuckled and shook his head. "Did you even leave?""No.”

“Oh hell. I might not trust him with my heart but I really wanted to trust him with my body. Even if it was just this once.”

“I was already headed for Hell, I might as well enjoy the ride.”