Ray waved a hand, not wanting to tempt Asher's suppressed anger in any way. "That, I feel bad about. But this Del issue is another thing entirely."

Aside from the fact he didn't trust her, she wasn't the type of person he'd mix with given the choice. She rubbed him up the wrong way, pure and simple, and what was worse was that Ray believed she did it on purpose now. She knew what buttons to press and happily went ahead, then had the gall to lecture him on his behavior whenever he blew his top.

"You think she'd put up with it if you belittled Robb Stark in front of the kids?"