A smack against her cheek with the back of his hand was his initial response. She would have to be careful with how much she provoked her brother-in-law. He'd grown up pampered and given the impression that there was nothing he could do wrong. Thanks to his worthless Fawley grandparents he was a self-absorbed, entitled, overgrown brat. The wrong word would send him over the edge. Concerned at first that she'd said it too soon, she relaxed slightly when he smiled.