Hap shakes his head, trying not to chuckle. It isn't funny. Just absurd. She'll take his amusement poorly, regardless, because what woman wouldn't. It's such a reasonable concern, in such an unreasonable situation. Stealing women's underwear, you'd think, would be the red flag that suggests a man might kidnap you, not the other way around.

"One last thing," he says, looking back at her. "Don't lose any sleep over the possibility of pregnancy, okay? I've had surgery. The odds are a thousand to one."