So what is it that you do, exactly? I specialize in penetration testing. Pentesting for short. I’m incredibly good at it. I’ve never heard of that. That sounds made up.
Kicking frantically, my lungs on fire, I swam as hard I could.
I've never been so scared in my life. I thought that shark was going to eat you.TJ hugged me, resting his chin on the top of my head. It didn't though.We're going to eat him now, aren't we? I asked.Oh...
I wonder how many marriages are fractured and damaged beyond repair by complacency rather than any single traumatic event. One day you wake up and realize that the distance between you and your spouse...
I never wanted anyone else, T.J. I just wanted what was best for you.You are what's best for me, he said, cradling my head in his arms, his legs intertwined with mine. I'm not going anywhere, Anna. Th...
Get a couple of rooms and charge everything to them, my dad said.We only need one room, Dad.He paused for a second. Oh. Okay.
A life without someone to love is a life not fully lived. Don’t waste yours.
[Anna] In February, I woke up from a nap. A bouquet of flowers gathered from the various bushes and shrubs scattered around the island lay on the blanket beside me, a small length of rope wound around...
What did you wrap my hand with? he asked. My thong. I looked up at him. You were right ; it's totally uncomfortable. Awesome for first-aid though. The corners of T.J.'s mouth turned up slighty. He loo...
The selfish part of me, however, couldn't fathom not falling asleep in his arms or being with him every day. I needed TJ, and the thought of being away from him bothered me more than I wanted to admit...
Maybe it wasn’t about being alone. Maybe the answer wasn’t about hiding from those who wanted something, but about finding those who needed help but would never considering asking.
It's a hard pill to swallow when you have to admit, even to yourself, that you were wrong about the person you were certain was perfect for you.
Is your life better with him, Anna, or without him? I decided right then, standing on that sidewalk, to stop worrying about things that might never go wrong.
Ian took off his glasses and slid them into the pocket of his jacket.I like those, she said. Put them back on.They’ll only be in the way when I kiss you.Who said we were going to kiss?I did. Katie, yo...
I often think about the island. When the kids are older, we'll have quite a story to tell them.We'll edit, of course.
I made the mistake of looking down when I got ready to wash his legs. The water in the lagoon was clear enough to see that he had a hard-on sticking up in this shorts. TJ!Sorry. He looked at me sheepi...
I do think we have the capacity to love more than one person at a time, and that the love we feel for someone can be displaced, transferred, shifted. Even shared with another. But not lost. At least n...
I did tell you yesterday that I wasn’t feeling especially pretty. Even when you’re sick, you’re a solid eight point five. How very sweet in a completely sexist way. When you’re not sick you’re an elev...
Dying is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.
As they walked home hand in hand, Ian said, I feel like taking a nap. And by nap I mean move in and out of your naked body at whatever speed you prefer. And they say men don’t know how to communicate....