““Three hard, loud bangs, followed by a bellow of “Open this door!” had her jumping in the next second, startled. “What the hell?” Spade muttered, letting her go to fling the door open with a scowl. Ian stood on the other side. “What is wrong with you, banging on like that?” Spade demanded. Ian cast a wicked look at Spade, who wore only his shirt, and then one at Denise as she hastily closed her robe. “Paybacks,” Ian said succinctly. Then he walked away, whistling.””
![“The two of them froze and stared at each [sic] from across the silent, woolly garden. And Ian, as he always did when he saw Falconbridge, felt a certain amount of shame. They had both shamed each other, on that fateful night, and really, it was hardly conversation kindling. 'Good morning,' Ian…” quote by Julie Anne Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/01f/julie-anne-long-3275_communication_the-two-of-them-froze-and-stared-at-each_2504077.jpg)
