A look of such exquisite pain flickered across her face that he instantly wished he'd kept his mouth shut.

"I didn't steal it," Maggie said, instantly wishing she could call back the words.

He wished instantly that he hadn't, but his brain cleared slowly.

And instantly wished I was still talking to the robots.

To get a better look, he turned his head slightly-and instantly wished he hadn't.

"Uh, thank you, sir," Dana muttered, instantly wishing she could take it back.

But Sophy could not see anyone in the grip of care without instantly wishing to discover the cause, and, if possible, to rectify it.

She knocked on the door, and then instantly wished she had not.

Maggie felt herself pull away from Jed's embrace, instantly wishing she hadn't.

Jamie turned at the sound of the voice behind him and instantly wished he hadn't as his stomach lurched uneasily.