All the way to her toes...and her soul. Her arms hung at her sides and she curled her fingers into her palms. She wanted to touch him, she wanted to hold him and be held, only it wasn’t that simple.
You were supposed to love me. You convinced me it was safe to love you back. Liz Sutton to Ethan Hendrix
You were right. I usually am. His mouth twitched. And modest. She shrugged. I live with the burden.
You think the raccoons could ever learn to tell time? she asked.He glanced at her. You’re kidding, right?Maybe I have a dry sense of humor, too.City girl.He was probably insulting her, but the way he...
You look good.You look like shit.That's how I feel.Good. What do you want?He gave her a faint smile. To tell you how much I love you, Izzy. I probably have from the first moment we met.
You don’t look like the librarians I remember, he told her. We’ve changed. There was a whole press release issued about it, but we didn’t get much media coverage.
Wilma’s favorite is the time you nailed his girlfriend’s doors and windows shut so she couldn’t get out for their date. That’s a good one, but my favorite is the time you laid down right in front of h...
Where's Lori? he asked when he saw the nurse wasn't there. She's not avoiding me, is she?His grandmother slipped off her glasses, put down her book and stared at him. Amazingly enough, the whole world...
What they teach in school isn’t enough, Reggie said. Birth control is important but what about the rest of it? The rest? Dellina asked before she could stop herself. You mean— Pleasure. Lark smiled at...
Too bad Justice refused to let him toss live grenades to the side of the course. That would add motivation. He knew from personal experience. His personal best time for a quarter-mile run had been in...
The women had one of their get-togethers last night. From what I heard, it was lots of margaritas and ice cream and calling you a bastard. They’re all hungover this morning, so
That's a lot. he whisperedIt is. I want you to be prepared. There's no preparing for that. He kissed her again.. I'm going to have to wing it.
That was the thing I hated, that I’d made such a lousy choice. But I didn’t. You set out to convince me you were exactly what I was looking for. I had no reason to mistrust you. You lied, I didn’t.
That was amazing, she told him.He kissed the top of her thigh. For me, too.She heard him sit up and prepared to pass over the condom. But before she could, she felt his finger enter her again. Just th...
Somehow he released her hand and pulled his free. He wrapped his arms around her and hauled her against him so her entire body pressed against his. The man was a rock. Big, unyielding and warmed by th...
So are you naked?The switch in topic caught her unaware. She shimmied a little deeper into the sleeping bag. I, ah, left on my panties.Zane swore softly. I guess I deserved that for asking.Deserved wh...
So are there lots of cows? she asked before she could stop herself. On the ranch, I mean.Zane didn’t spare her a glance. Some.Like twenty?He glanced at her then, before turning his attention back to t...
She waved, laughing, waiting for him to go zooming past her. Instead he slowed, then came to a stop right in front of her.What are you doing? she demanded, as he put his foot on the asphalt. She point...
She suddenly became aware of being pressed up against a really good-looking stranger, kissing in front of a goat pen. Apparently Zane got a similar wake-up call, because he stepped back at the same se...
She held out the box of fudge. I made this. I don’t know if you like chocolate. If not, you could take it into the office or…Instead of taking the candy, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her inside. Th...