She must have wanted to kill you for bringing an old girlfriend’s baby home. Pretty much, Paul said. Mom, I liked Terri, but it wasn’t out of affection for her that I took Hannah home. Have you held t...
You gonna wake up? She lazily opened her eyes and jolted awake, scooting up on her elbows. What? What? Easy. It’s okay. Sort of. She blinked a few times and then her eyes were wide. Where am I? I brou...
She looked over at him as he drove; he was grinning. Why are you smiling? she asked him. He turned to look at her. I’ve never been shopping with a woman before, he said. I didn’t hate it.
I guess I need a fresh start, she informed him. I’d like to go back to eighth grade and redo everything.
Shame on you, she said to Jack. I’m sorry, Melinda. But someone had to knock the shit out of this asshole at least once, and if Preacher had done that, this idiot would never walk again. Well, if you...
Daddy? Daddy, I know the baby is in the mommy’s tummy and the baby comes out of the mommy’s tummy, but, Daddy? How do that baby get in the mommy’s tummy? He stopped dead in his tracks in the parking l...
You know, Pastor, how we always say God won’t give us more than we can handle? Yes, Lydie. She sighed. I wish God didn’t have such a high opinion of me. *
By the time they got there, Matt was fussing and demanding dinner. Before she could get to him, Cam had him out of the car seat and was jiggling him against his chest. Cameron had the diaper bag slung...
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You’re welcome to come back in a little while and break my heart, mija, he said. But right now, let’s go back to town. Let’s grab a cup of coffee and give the lovers another hour together. Breaking a...
Mac, my dear friend, here is something you should probably know about women without being told. We don’t want to have to tell a man we need to be wanted. We’d really like that to come naturally. We’d...
Thinking about Noah made it difficult to remember that there would never again be a man in her life. Ever, ever, ever. She’d been hurt by men too often. Okay, there hadn’t been many, but the three maj...
Vanessa, you have the worst goddamn temper. I… And you’re the bossiest woman I’ve ever known. I want you to listen to me—I can’t change what I feel, what I’ve felt for years. I tried, because I never...
Listen, I was wanting to ask you a couple of things. Like about your daddy. What do you know about your daddy? She turned back to the stove again, very busy, very intent on her imaginary project. He h...
When they got to the house, he lifted her out of the truck into his arms and smacked her head on the door frame in the process. Ow! Sorry, he said. You’ve done this to me before! she accused. I know....
Let me stay over, he said. No. I have things to get ready for tomorrow. I teach a couple of classes on Monday and Thursday mornings and keep office hours for students in the afternoons. Then I work my...
Mel was fascinated by the way they talked about their women with lusty smiles and glittering eyes. No jokes about the old ball and chain here. Rather, they sounded as though they couldn’t wait to get...
What have you got in the truck? What’s that awful smell? A bear. Wanna see? he asked, smiling. A bear? Why on earth…? He was really pissed, Jack said. Come and see—he’s huge. Who shot him? she asked....
You don’t have to be in first place to feel like a winner, you just have to beat the thing, whatever it is, that makes you feel failure is inevitable. So
Watcha doin’? Making stuff… Do you like to cook? She nodded and turned toward him. I like to cook on the real stobe, but only wif Mommy or Grandma. Sounds like a good policy, he agreed. She walked tow...
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