Me. If you come down here one more time I’m going to call Allison and suggest she have you committed. Seriously,
Make a big deal
Didn’t plan this, Jack said. But since it’s you and me—tell me about Brie. Tell you what, Jack? When she was leaving… It looked like there was something…. Spit it out. You and Brie? What? Jack took a...
You should probably go now. He lifted his head and saw Brie standing in the open patio doors, wearing the same clothes she had worn home from the hospital. Brie, he said, rising. I’ve talked to the de...
This doesn’t have anything to do with any of our, ah, mutual friends, does it? No, Mel. This has nothing to do with Vanessa. Shelby’s eyes grew very round and Cameron looked at her. Before Paul got sm...
The hardest part of training a painter is showing him how to introduce emotion into his work,
She stayed there for a moment longer, then he was beside her again. Nick. I waited, he said. Oh, Nick. Sorry—but I have to mingle. I’m new in town you know. And off the stool she leaped, beer in her h...
Paul lay awake for a long time, just listening to her breathe, drinking in her scent. Holding her like this, naked against him, it was like a miracle. You don’t just go to sleep on miracles. You savor...
Now that he’d seen her, he knew what he’d long suspected. He was far from over her. *
No one deserves cruelty of any kind. Not on their worst day. Just
Mooommmm-eeeee! What are you dooooo-ing? Sean broke away abruptly and turned scarlet. There, at the end of the couch, stood Rosie, her pajama bottoms and panties missing, Harry standing beside her, hi...
It took a lot to straighten your back like that, hold your head up, be the strength and not the victim.
I should stay to be sure she doesn't have a concussion. And that she doesn't need sex for it. Or just to be there in case she did . . .
I had a good job, made good money, was taking good care of my kids. That club is totally legal. Maybe it’s not tasteful, but it’s legal. Most of the women dancing in there are single moms. That judge—...
I didn’t want to face it. I knew you’d be angry…she’d be confused—things could get real complicated. And I was afraid you might not acknowledge…her… He frowned. Not acknowledge her? he asked in confus...
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...
Here’s to me winning the game I didn’t even know I was playing. To you, Paul said grudgingly. After having a sip, Walt said, I know you pretty well, Paul. Before today, I never had a doubt about you....
He handed her one of his blue work shirts, already decorated with a little old paint. He was very happy to see her put it over her sweats and tank. Then he observed with some consternation that she lo...
He frowned and reached out, lifting a lock of her hair off her shoulder. Do you have mud in your hair? Probably, she said. I was standing on the porch, appreciating the beauty of this nice spring morn...
He chuckled and, leaning over to pull off his boots, said, You’ll get a good night’s sleep now. I’m staying the night. Oh, she said nervously. I don’t think that’s such a good idea…. Relax, mija. Don’...