Kate was never a bird to be tamed. He never tried, but he did try to get rid of her more than once. Most men tried to wrangle her into a nice girl, but Kate wasn't a nice girl.

He shot his head forward, rubbing his lip where that mustache rested at one time. He had many old habits that weren't going anywhere. "Nice 'a you to remember after involvin' her. You don't strike just once, sugar. Keep yer eyes off Nicole." This was still about her lighting a fire up his ass for an old grudge.