"That's true, you're completely incapable of being gentle," he said, smirking at her. It was half teasing, half a challenge but he liked joking with Rachel. Out of all his relationships over the centuries, this one was the most healthy and the most fun. That's not to say it wasn't passionate and heated and wild at times too, because it was. But it was the fun and had the sense of being healthy for both of them that he loved the most.

"An utter bruiser."