I’m gonna tell you something, and you’re going to act like you never heard it. You get me? Sure, Preacher said, throwing back the shot for courage. I caught your girl crying today. Shock settled over...
I’m going to be scared to death all day. Do I have to stay here with you, so you won’t be scared? he asked her. Or can you believe in me one more time? She bit her lip, but nodded. He slipped an arm a...
It's very simple -- I got smacked up the side of the head and all your bullshit fell out and some sense seeped in.
It's different for guys. They don't feel the same way about proms that girls do. Girls see it as a chance to feel like a princess. Guys see it as a chance to have sex.
It was so wonderful for Paul to be with you when this one was born. He talks about it. She laughed. Does he tell you about how hard he tried to get out of it? she asked just as Paul came back onto the...
It was less than thirty minutes before her cell phone chimed. She glanced at the phone and saw it was Luke. She let him go to voice mail. Next was Sean, then Patrick and finally Colin. She smiled to h...
It was a long time before Mike was able to sleep, even though he hadn’t slept much the previous two nights. He kept wishing Jack and Mel had stayed away a little longer. He’d lain beside her for two w...
It might’ve been nice if he’d awakened her to say, I’m getting naked to wash now, so if you don’t want to be embarrassed, close your eyes. But then, no—Ian wouldn’t do that. It was his cabin. And he w...
It isn’t that funny. Are you kidding? It’s hilarious! She laughed a little more and finally said, Paul, he’s a trained interrogator. You walked right into it! I don’t see the humor… Well, if you don’t...
In the early morning as dawn was just beginning to streak through the cabin windows, Jack was stirred awake by the soft sound of slightly off-key humming. He found Mel nestled into the crook of his ar...
In the early hours of the morning she turned her swollen face toward Mike and opened her eyes—or tried to. One was partially shut because of the swelling. He scooted closer. Brie, he whispered. It’s m...
In a sudden and desperate move, she grabbed at the handle on the door and furiously tried to open it. She looked around for a lock, pushing on the door at the same time, but it wouldn’t give. She popp...
If you want a place to sit for a while, while you think things over, you can have that room that smells like bacon in the morning for as long as you want. Then very quietly, almost to himself, he said...
If he was going to be a father he would be an involved father. He was more than committed to taking on little Matt and he hoped…no, he prayed, Vanni could accept his child as part of the package. But...
If Luke was quieter than usual, it could be explained by the fact that Sean never shut up. That, and the fear he was losing a major chance with Shelby to this upstart who would be gone in a few days....
I wouldn’t let myself think ahead! I remember when my sister said, ‘I know widows who have remarried, and are happy.’ I almost took her head off. I was appalled. I wasn’t at all hopeful life could go...
I wasn’t ready to get married, Sean said. I didn’t like getting pushed up against a wall and we both walked away mad. Six months later I was thinking, I might not be ready to get married, but I’m not...
I was just about to tell you when she came bounding in the front door. Rosie doesn’t walk anywhere. You were just about to tell me? A few years after the fact? I told you I needed a commitment, that I...
I think I might drum up the hardest end-of-term exams in the history of the world. I want to be remembered for something. George, you’ll be remembered. Who could forget you? Hopefully not you! He kiss...
I might never be really free of him, and I brought this into your life. Insanity and trouble. Maybe even danger. Oh, John... What a bad deal you got with me. He smiled at her, touched her lips with hi...