Arrow Lake so only one life can't be enough

"Be careful, I might not return you," Sarah told Mahler in a moment of cheekiness. Though serious and down-to-earth by nature, she had inherited some of her mother's good sense of humour. It was hard to believe, but before her life had spiralled downwards, she had been able to crack a joke or give sharp and witty remarks. 

"Flowers - really? That's, how you woo the opposite sex?" she rolled her eyes, but smile nevertheless. "Never cared about them, if know you must. What about you?"