No one should make you cry like this. Tell me who he is. I’ll kill him for you. I wasted so much time on him, she said with a hiccup of emotion. He kissed her eyes. He’s a dick, he said. Worse. He’s a...
Nikki, I’m sorry. That was bad, what he did. He should’ve been honest. Yeah. And then there was you. In five minutes I knew you were more honest and straightforward than he was, but I doubted the sign...
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...
Mel came into the bar, the baby on her hip. She passed the baby right across the bar to Jack. Jack hefted the baby and said, Mr. Hadley, meet David, your future student. David laughed, put a finger in...
Mel arrived, carrying Emma and holding David’s pudgy little hand as he toddled in the door. He spied Jack and said, Da! When Jack saw her, his eyes grew warm. It hadn’t changed for him since the first...
Maybe you can’t see the potential here, he said. I’m going to impress you, in that case. I’m already impressed, she said. It looks like a monumental job. Where I grew up, there were a bunch of old cab...
Love someone else? Joe repeated. I’m such a screwup… You love someone? It’s wrong, that’s all. I had no business… Paul. You love someone? Yeah. I was a real horseshit best friend for years. Vanni. I j...
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. —LAO TZU
Just because you’re poor doesn’t mean you have to be poor in spirit. Just because you’ve lost faith doesn’t mean you can’t learn to trust again. Just because you’re afraid doesn’t mean you’re doomed....
John? came a small voice. There, standing in the doorway from the kitchen, was Chris with his favorite snuggly toy, the one with the blue-and-gray plaid flannel leg. What’cha doing, John? Preacher’s f...
Joe, I think I might be clueless when it comes to love. Afraid I wouldn’t know real love if it bit me in the ass. He chuckled in spite of himself. Been there, he said. Pretty recently, in fact. I
Jack was back to his old self. It was either the Scotch or the fact that he woke up to a pretty blonde in his bed. He bet on the blonde. He never did ask Preacher precisely what he had told Mel. And h...
I’ve been trying to think of the best way to get in touch with you. I found your address, but no phone number, and I— You know where I live? He looked around a little nervously; she made it sound as i...
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...
I’m hoping for a girl, he said. Are you? I have an idea you might cut me off at two. I’m not wild about throwing up or waddling, but I sure love carrying around a little piece of you. You’re right—you...
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...
It’s almost Thanksgiving, she said. You’re sure you want to stay here? He shrugged. Mel and Jack can’t leave—she has babies coming. Preacher and Paige are here—that’s family. If you want to go to Sam’...
Isn’t this kind of sudden? Oh—I’ve known for a while this was coming. This was the best I could do. But I wanted to tell you a couple of things. It just matters to me that you know…. I don’t have any...
I'm not wild about throwing up or waddling, but I sure love carrying around a little piece of you. You're right--you make excellent babies. We all have our special talents, he said.Mel and Jack
I think you should go take a shower. Clean up. I’ve been in labor all day, but the contractions are getting serious now and I’m going to call Mel to touch base. Are you fucking kidding me? We’re gonna...