"Just checking to make sure that was your plan," Kathy said, already missing his weight on her. Even when they were just being dorks, she liked the feel of his body against hers. "Don't worry, I'm not insulting your truest love."

The hierarchy of Dante's heart went something like: his guns, pizza, strawberries, strawberry-flavored alcohol, regular alcohol, and only then did she and Anders rate a mention.