Adjustment? She called that an adjustment? How about I adjust her right out of existence?
A tear slipped from under my eyelid at Ivy’s loneliness, her need for emotional reassurance, and her frustrations that though I could understand what she wanted, I was afraid to find out if I had the...
Everyone had to eat, but eating people wasn't polite.
If I’d been hit with the same thing as Glenn, I probably had his doctor. The thought seemed about right when Glenn shrank back in his chair with a guilty expression. The tomato, too, was in hiding som...
Her coat to
Ate a chip, then went to the fridge for the dip. Everything was better with sour cream and chives.
[Jenks]I think you're all screwy in the head, he said when Bis nodded his encouragement. But go ahead. I've got Quen's number in my phone. I'll call him if you both explode in a flash of black underwe...
You! she said, stepping forward with a vehement expression and her finger pointed. Heart pounding, I pressed into Al. Funny how he seemed so much safer now. (Newt, Rachel and Al)
You want to play the winner? I called out to Ivy, lounging on a chair with her back to the wall as she pretended to read a magazine and watch us without being obvious about it. She’d put herself right...
You think? I snapped, jumping when Newt slammed a side kick into the barrier, her robes swirling dramatically. Great, she knew martial arts on top of everything else. Why not? She’d obviously been aro...
You are such fun, Ms. Morgan. Watching you is like watching a five-year-old.
With a little cry, I slid my hand behind his neck and pulled him to me for a real kiss. The assembled people cheered, and I closed my eyes as the sound of pixy wings wreathed us. Give up? Leave? echoe...
Why? I said, taking the paper from him as Al smiled. If it's not what I agreed to, I will burn Al's gonads off the first chance I get. Turn around. I need to use your back for a second.Ah, hold on a t...
Who’s going to keep them from wiping us out species by species? Not me. We aren’t prepared for a new demographic of magic-using humans who are sadistic, power hungry, don’t like Inderlanders, and see...
Who in hell bought a mug with blue butterflies on it! I shouted, slamming it on the counter beside the stove. We are serious people doing serious things! I don’t have time for butterflies!
What was in the trunk? I asked, and my eyes widened when he opened his coat and let me glimpse a big-ass rifle.I know these people, he said, his expression going hard. We handle their insurance.
What do you want me to do?Marry you?People grow up! Move away! I’m going to college, not the moon!
What did I care what some guy in brown shorts thought? Even if he wore the uniform very well. Damn, where did they go to hire these guys? The gym?
What are you doing now? Al questioned, listing heavily as he tucked another one of those bottles under his arm and staggered for the cot half hidden behind a curtain. Seeing if your circumcision is go...
We’ve been out of the closet for about 40 years.’ His lips parted. ‘Out of the closet?’ A grin came over my face. ‘Sorry, we came clean, uh, we told them we existed after a virus hiding in tomatoes, a...