Aw, Noah. That’s nice. I’ve been trying to tell you, I am nice. She dried her hands on a towel. Yeah. Watch out for Gloria, toots. I think she’s looking for more than nice. *
Am I enough? she asked. Way more, you always were, he said. I want you so bad, I never wanted you to go. I don’t know if this is fair to you— Here’s the deal—I decide what’s fair to me, you decide wha...
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. —Anatole France
After Mel and Jack return, if you’re not in a hurry to get back to Sacramento, how about if we take a day and go over to the coast. I don’t know if we’ll catch the whales, but there’s a lot of stuff o...
A piercing cry came from the playroom. Preacher was on his feet at the same moment Chris came flying into the kitchen, holding his forearm with his other hand. He ran to his mother, with a look of pai...
You know no one wanted to see the old boy go. I bet where ever he is, the fishing's good Given his surely behavior, the fish might be fried where he is,
You’re going to want to meet Paul’s father-in-law, Walt, Jack said. He’s retired army. Yeah? Luke asked. I think Shelby mentioned that. Three-star. Nice guy. Luke groaned in spite of himself. He actua...
You making that move, Walt? He kissed her in a way that should have sufficiently answered the question. Muriel, I’m sixty-two years old. I didn’t see this coming. Aren’t you afraid of us becoming an i...
You don’t look as tough as that. I don’t know how tough I am—look at me, sick as a pup. But I bet I can match you for stubborn. A sound came out of him. Holy shit, Ian—was that a laugh? A cough, he li...
Wow. And it’s true? She’s a stripper? Noah stopped walking and looked at Paul. No. She’s a pastor’s assistant. Right, Paul said, losing that boyish grin the second he saw the angry tic in Noah’s jaw....
He put his hands on her waist. Kiss me, he said. No, she said. Come on. Haven’t I been perfect? Haven’t I followed all your rules? How can you be so selfish? There’s no one around—they’re busy drinkin...
Do you have any idea how much I love you? I do, she said, smiling. Well, I’d give my life for you, that’s how much. I’ve never been happier than these past few weeks. But I was just telling Matt—I’d g...