“You"re not happy to see me, doll?”
“Stop calling me "doll" and would you be happy to find an intruder inside your home?” I leaned into the kitchen counter and noticed Button beyond his shoulder. Lying on the couch, a chewy bone near her head and some rubber toy crammed under both paws, she appeared to be in seventh heaven. “Traitor.”
you“ "Intruder" is harsh. So is "traitor". Button"s a good girl. …Let me pour some wine. It will help you unwind.”
“I can call you a thoughtful uninvited non-guest if it makes you feel better, but you"re still a trespasser,” I said dryly, slipping a hand into the drawer and slowly extracting the Taser as he moved toward the coffee table. I slid it into the waistband of my skirt, under a lightweight cotton sweater.
thoughtful uninvited non-guest“I brought
