“Tell me something.” “Okay.” “Do you ever think this isn’t good for you?” “On the contrary,” Alice said a little too loudly. “I think it’s very good for me.” Ezra laughed softly. “You’re a funny girl, Mary-Alice.” “I’m sure there are funnier.” “You’re probably right.” “Anyway,” she said. “You make me happy.” “Oh, sweetheart. You make me happy, too.”

