Brooke bit back a multitude of smart comments that came to mind. It took a great deal of effort on her part, it was true.

"I don't know. Maybe you can get all fiery on him and burn away whatever isn't working."

...that was the lesser of the evil comments, really. She pinched her nose. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean that. This is just stressful and at the rate this is going, I'm going to end up needing Botox before my twenty-eighth birthday."