“Stop right there, Mr. Ashby,” she says. “We can talk about the semantics later. But if you think for one second I went into this casually, not realizing that you and Mabel are a package deal? You’re dead wrong. I love everything about that little girl. And besides, we’re a team. Remember?” She grins. “You don’t have to ask me. I volunteer. I know exactly what it means to love you, Cole. I think on some level I’ve always loved you. And I want it all. Every last piece. Especially Mabel.”
