““Michael turned from the counter with a cup of coffee in hand. "Don't start," he said to Gabriel."I didn't say anything. I'm just glad you weren't jerking her around." Gabriel paused. "So I guess you don't have too much baggage after all?" Michael gave him a look. "Trust me I do." He sat down at the table. "She just has enough to mach." "What does that mean?" "It means she has a five-year-old son." Gabriel went still. "Holy crap." "So we're taking things really slowly." "Looks like it." This was quite possibly the first time Gabriel had ever seen his older brother blush. "It was late. She slept here. We did not-" Michael broke off. "I don't really think I need to explain myself to you." Gabriel smiled and took a sip of coffee. "No, no, I'm enjoying this.””
![“You love her, don't you?' [Rob] said to Gabriel. Gabriel finall seemed able to break their locked stare. He looked away, at the carpet. His face was bleak. Yes' he said More than anything,' Rob persisted. 'You'd crawl on your belly over broken glass for her. Easy.' Yes, damn you,' Gabriel said…” quote by L.J. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cdd/l-j-smith-962_broken-glass_you-love-her-don-t-you-rob-said-to-gabri_2524002.jpg)
![“You're probably thinking I owe you my life."[Chris] "No." she [Becca] snapped. "Just sixty bucks." "You charge for the hero act?" [Chris]” quote by Brigid Kemmerer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/541/brigid-kemmerer-2470_life_you-re-probably-thinking-i-owe-you-my-li_113265.jpg)
