Snippet 1:

Noelle blurted the first thing that came to her mind. “So, Pierce, who’s your hot date this weekend?”
One side of his mouth quirked at her blatant attempt to forestall her boyfriend. “What makes you think I have one?”

Snippet 2:

“I’ve asked Melody to marry me.”
“What?” Noelle exploded. She didn’t care that she was yelling now. “Melody, you’re barely home from your mission. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard!”

Snippet 3:

“Hey,” he said softly. “How are you holding up?”
She turned to him with her brows creased and her jaws clenched. “I’m so tired of everyone asking me that, Pierce.”
She bit out the words. “So let me just make it clear once and for all. I’m–just–fine!”
Pierce couldn’t help the chuckle that escaped his lips. She was kind of cute when she was mad. “Yeah, I can see that.”