`` do you want to come in alison ? '' she would n't even make a good meal for animals this size , and they certainly could have snapped her in two long before now if they 'd meant her harm . `` that 's what happens when you love someone . get your headlight on the van ! '' he asked , ready to solve or kill whatever was bothering her . like gabby , he 'd been rolled into the emergency room ; like gabby , he 'd spent the night unconscious . 