As what-the-fuck moments went, this one was one of the bigger ones.

I'm getting the impression that women, in any form, scare you."
He shrugged. "They're the more violent species. And unpredictable. I'd rather take on a wild boar. You can't shoot women.

Taking the leap felt appropriate. Only it wasn’t just a short hop. It was a full plunge off a cliff.

They won’t really shoot us, will they?” Faith whispered as they started forward.
“I’ll pretend I’m in labor if they do any funny stuff,” Angelina said in a low voice. “Pregnant women always scare the shit out of men.

When would he learn that women never stayed where you put them?

Some crushes just never went away. They built, instead, into something permanent, obsessive and all consuming.