Jemma almost felt like laughing. “And you’ve developed a sense of irony.” Manners? She wanted him to know she knew.

There’s a moment of pity. Imagine what he remembers happening to himself as a child to turn him to this.

That moment of pity makes her angrier. She’s supposed to be getting married. She’s supposed to be spending the rest of her life with a man far braver than this one.

“No, it was to be the start of a wedding celebration. Whatever’s happening, you’ve interrupted it.”