[Her grip tightened on Cade's shoulder. Her eyes almost drilled holes into Anderson as she waited for one of them to gain some damn sense.]

Both of you need to stand down, now. This is a party and you're both ruining it for others. Now break it up and go back to what you were doing. And Cade, keep your mouth shut this time.

[Why was it that she always ended up with the brash morons filled with bravado? She was getting too damn old for this.]