"Aww, hell no," Hardison said with a quick shake of his head. "Nobody touches Parker's diamonds. I like not gettin' stabbed with forks. Or tased."

Was he being serious? Was he just messing with Dante? Who knew?

(Serious, he was being totally serious).

"Parker just likes collectin' diamonds. She uses 'em to decorate the tree for Christmas?" There was an audible shrug in his voice. Hardison had loved Parker for years, but that didn't mean he always understood her.