Rose, will you come with me to the feeders?” asked Christian. He spoke in a flat tone, and his expression was unreadable. “I’m not guarding you today.” “Yeah, well, I miss your charming company.
It turned out to be worth the effort, though, and when we fell asleep in each other’s arms much later, naked except for our wedding rings, I knew it had been worth all the effort.
When it came to the strong-willed women in my life, I found it was sometimes easiest to nod and agree with whatever they dictated was best.
The guy was so freaking old, he should have retired. Or died.
You can’t fight evil with meditation.
What search?” I asked. He smiled. “The search for some place more romantic than Pies and Stuff.
I turned back to Adrian, wanting to melt away with happiness as I looked up into his eyes.
The one thing you learn from constantly having your life in danger is that you’d better not waste it. Even Marcus had admitted that in the arcade.
The venerable cypress clings doggedly to its rocky perch, its branches spreading wide and high into the sky. ‘See how it stands proudly, even in such inhospitable conditions?’ our father used to say. ‘This is how we must always be – strong and resilient, no matter what’s around us.
No good deed goes unpunished, I guess.
Nothing’s ever as harmless as it seems.
I would hope your beliefs would be your beliefs.
She clung to me and stammered out, “I don’t want to sleep with the lights out.” “You don’t ever have to sleep in the dark again,” I swore to her.
People put their dreams off, either because they think it’s impossible, or because they’ll do it ‘someday.’” He.
Early evening. Can you come over? I’ll try. We need to celebrate. Should I get champagne and cake ready? Get your bed ready. Wear the black bra. I didn’t plan on wearing one.
What happened with us has nothing to do with you,” retorted Marcus. “Everything about her has to do with me.
Ever had that happen? Once you can’t have something, you want it that much more.” “Yes,” he said bitterly. “It happens all the time.
Everyone thought Sydney had passion only for intellectual pursuits. That was their loss.
I was down on myself so much for what I saw as not pushing back sometimes that it had never occurred to me that took its own strength.
Along with not knowing what it felt like to be in love, I also didn’t know how long it took to recover from love.