Do you think you're walking out on me, on your life, because you defended yourself against a monster?I killed my father.You killed a fucking monster. You were a child. Are you going to stand there, lo...
Assaulting an officer will earn you one to five, Roarke. That's in a cage, not cushy home detention.You're not wearing your badge. Or anything else, for that matter. He gave her a friendly nip on the...
He stepped to her again, laid his lips on her brow. But I want children with you, my lovely Eve. One day.One day being far, far in the future. Like, I don't know, say a decade when...Hold on. Children...
You know, lieutenant, you wear your weapon the way other women wear pearls.It's not a fashion accessory.
Hold on a minute. She leaned out the window, shouted at the messenger who'd nearly sideswiped her vehicle with his jet-board. Police property, asshole. If I had time I'd hunt you down and use that boa...
And that, she thought as he left her, summed up the miracle of her life. She had a home with him, and he'd be there.
I got you a present.Did you?It's a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thought, 'How schmaltzy is that,' so it seemed like the thing. Then I screwed up and left it in my desk at work
Damn it all to hell and back again, you know very well that was a setup. You bloody well know I couldn't put my hands on her.Yeah, yeah, sure, sure. Eve shrugged off her coat, tossed it aside. I know...
You tell Roarke you were tagging me for this? Or is he going to get riled up so I have to kick his ass again?Oh, is that what you were doing when you had to be carried out of the room unconscious?I li...
I want a homing beacon on your vehicle.There will be.No, I want one on before we leave the grounds in the morning. I'll see to it.Give and take, she reminded herself. Even when--maybe especially when-...
You're almost as good as Peabody.He stopped at the door, grabbed her up in a steaming kiss. You can't get that from Peabody.I could if I wanted. But it made her grin as he uncoded the locks. But I lik...
Officer down. Officer down.I'm an officer now, am I? That's insult to injury.
And don't climb on your golden horse with me, Roarke. Don't you even start.That would be 'high horse,' Lieutenant.
Maybe they're out doing the tango and drinking tequila shots. He sent Eve a grin. As we will be when we reach their age. After which we'll come home and have mad sex.For God's sake. This is on the rec...
Marriage is a freaking minefield.
You’re all right, Blue Eyes. She lifted her head to look into them. You’re all right, down the line. You ever want a free bang, you got one coming.It would, no doubt be a memorable bang. But my wife i...
I'm not afraid of you, Roarke. Aren't you? He moved closer, curling his hands on the lapels of her shirt. What do you think will happen if you step over the line? Too much, she murmured.
Did she know, could she know what it meant to him when she turned to him, when she opened herself to him like this? In absolute trust. Her strength, her valor remained a constant wonder to him, as did...
When I came in and you were sleeping, I thought: There’s my soldier, exhausted from her wars. He lifted her hand, kissed her fingers. Now, I look, and I think: There’s my woman, soft and lovely. Her l...
I had that hole in me, that empty space. I could have lived my life with it, content enough. I wasn’t an unhappy man. He kept his eyes on hers as his thumb brushed lightly over the back of her hand. T...