“Who or what are you? Besides insufferably rude?”

“You could be a gambler. A thief, for all I know. Besides—” He captured her hand and stoppedher from walking on, holding her in place.“Besides what, you insufferable prude?”“Prude, eh? Do you need another kiss to remind you what a prude I am?”“Don’t you dare.”“Then don’t call me names.”“You started it.”

“Ty Grady was a rude, insufferable, egotistical, stinking son of a bitch, and Zane was going to figure out how to tune him out. Otherwise, he just might give in to the pressure and kill the bastard, for the good of humanity.”

“No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.”

“Rumpty!" he muttered, which was very rude if you were one of the few people in the universe who understood what it meant.”

“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.”