Did your mother tell the authorities? she asked. No. He laughed again. She told my brothers. She said, ‘If he comes home with one bruise, I will beat you and then your father will beat you.’ Well, tha...
You would have been impressed, Luke. She never flinched. She knew all the right things to do and remained perfectly calm. Efficient, skilled, confident. Mel smiled. She’s going to be an incredible nur...
I’m remembering how it was when I first got here—there was a bird’s nest in the oven. She looked up at him. You rebuilt this whole cabin for me—trying to get me to stay. The second I saw you, I was do...
Think she’ll stay on awhile? Preacher quietly asked Jack. Jack was frowning. I think what she does to a pair of jeans ought to be against the law. He looked at Preacher. You okay here? I’m thinking of...
That woman is my woman
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Just me tonight. Vanni’s gone up to Oregon with Paul for a few days, and I don’t rate much time with Tom while he’s on Brenda’s dance card. Oregon? Jack said with a lift of his brow. You don’t say? Wh...
Somewhere in the night, sounds came from Jack’s bed. He was fitful, rolling around, muttering in his sleep. Mel went to the bed, sat on the edge and touched his brow. He grumbled something unintelligi...
Out here, you’re all muscle, a hide like leather, she said, running her hands over his upper arms, shoulders and chest. You have a soft underbelly. You’re a soft touch. I know. Mush. Nothing but mush....
I’m going to go see if I can get you some medicine. There’s an old doc in Virgin River—he might have some stuff on hand for cold and flu. It’ll take me almost a half hour to get there, the same coming...
You know, you could ask Preacher to come up with some meals that don’t stir up that heartburn so much…. Why would I do that? He’s a dream in the kitchen. Well, I’ve asked him for some low-fat meals. H...
You know. I can call my husband an idiot and asshole but no one else can. It’s a rule. It’s almost a law.
Here’s another thing—I can’t get any cell phone reception here. I should let my family know I’m here safely. More or less. The pines are too tall, the mountains too steep. Use the land line—and don’t...
She lay on her back, her belly sticking up like a mountain on top of her little frame, and Jack couldn’t keep his hands off of it. While there was a time he couldn’t keep his hands off the rest of her...
Hey, Jack, Rick said. And Jack looked up. Holy God! Rick said, jumping back. Man! Yeah. Kind of ugly, huh? Who hit you? I ran into a door, he said. Nah, Rick said, shaking his head. That door has a na...
They were all going to know. Her face was branded with his love. Her cheeks were aglow, chafed from his beard. Her lips were bruised bright pink from hours of kissing and the look in her eyes reflecte...
What’s going to happen to Wes? She lifted her eyes steadily to her brother’s, but she didn’t answer at once. I don’t know. He’s admitted himself into a drug treatment program. Why? Bud asked. Again sh...
I admit I was stupid. Oh, mija, you don’t know what I’d give to start over. He leaned toward her and said, If I had a woman like you in my life, I think I would know what I had. She laughed at him. Go...
Tell you what I’ll do for you, she said, looking up at him. When Mattie’s a little older, I’ll have this IUD removed. We’ll get you started on your own small herd. That made him smile. That would be n...
The best thing you can give a child you love is happy memories and a foundation they can be proud of. Something
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