"You are no longer welcome in this house," she said pleasantly. His smile didn't waver, but he took off his disreputable old hat. "Is that any way to treat a law-abiding citizen of Whitneyville, Miss Emma?" "If I should encounter one," Emma said stiffly, "I'll be sure and deal with him kindly." Steven chuckled. "You're a saucy little hellcat," he said, strolling toward her. "And I've got half a mind to kiss you again." Emma"