the winters are cold and windy , the summers hot and loud , the springs perfect . spike smiled in response , effectively taking some of the fight out of me . `` i was n't aware that you 'd be back today , '' i said . in her book , the only thing worse than taking orders was taking them from me . he would triumph only at the cost of his career . '' `` the dress , '' he says at my questioning look . i work very long hours and i 'm not home often . 