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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| e8f0c58 | Now that he'd seen her, he knew what he'd long suspected. He was far from over her. * | Robyn Carr | ||
| bbca58b | Can I foster her until my wife and I have had a chance to make a final decision?" The lawyer shrugged. "I don't see why not. Terri had you in mind anyway." Paul held little Hannah close. "Vanessa is going to string me up by the balls and take strips of flesh off me with a dull blade...." Scott laughed in spite of himself. "That would be Mrs. Haggerty?" "Today she is," Paul answered. "Should" | Robyn Carr | ||
| bccbab2 | Let me ask you something--does Mrs. Haggerty like children?" "She wants a houseful. I was really looking forward to starting on that." "Did you ever discuss a possible adoption?" "No. And we sure never talked about adopting an ex-girlfriend's offspring." Paul sighed heavily. "She's going to kill me," he muttered." | Robyn Carr | ||
| c834d7b | I should've called her," he told Hannah. "That was stupid, not calling. It would have given her a good four hours to think. But see, when I thought about taking you home, it was obviously a bad idea. Just didn't fit into our family plan. All that made sense, until I saw you. Until you blew raspberries on my neck." Hannah took the bottle out of her mouth and belched loudly. "Good one!" Paul said, praising her. "Drink the rest of that bottle .. | Robyn Carr | ||
| f37bc08 | I saw your daddy tonight," Franci whispered. "There's a reason you're so beautiful." | Robyn Carr | ||
| af165ee | So you had a little hissy and said, 'Fine, just go, then.' Is that it? Kind of like, 'My way or the highway,' huh?" "Aw, come on, Shelby," Sean said pleadingly. "You know I'm not a guy with a temper! I'm a sweetheart. I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover. And I don't have any problem seeing myself with one woman. You know? It's just the whole marriage thing--it was not for me. Marriage scared the hell out of me. A couple of my brothers tried it a.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 45dcd53 | You don't understand," he said. "But your real problem is, I do," Shelby said. "You didn't realize how much she meant to you until she was gone." Luke drained his coffee cup. He put it on the table. "When you have time, Sean, you should take a little course from Shelby. She's seen every chick flick ever filmed. She knows things about this you and I have never thought of." Sean swallowed. Looking down he said, "Real quick, from a girl's poin.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| aa082c5 | Dear God. I'll pedal if You'll steer. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 1b64ae1 | She took one look at me and fireworks shot out of her ears. I think she hates me. At least, she's still mad. But it could mean she still cares," he added hopefully. "If I knew where to run into her again, I could try my persuasive charm on her without crowding her. I might've tried something like that the first time around. Like being at the officers' club every time I thought she'd be there, till she got so sick of me shadowing her, she ga.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 692b26c | Did you keep looking for her?" Luke asked. "No. I figured it would pass eventually. The second I saw her I realized it wasn't going to pass. I think, in a way, this is my fault. Well, I thought for a few years it was her fault--that she was bossy and impatient and that no woman was going to tell me how the hog eats the cabbage. Now, I think there's a good chance I was an idiot." "Ya think?" Luke asked. When Sean glowered, he chuckled and sa.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| d4c6d8d | Sure. Of course. And, Mel? This is awkward, but there being no drugstore in Virgin River... Would you happen to have condoms on hand?" She frowned and tilted her head. "Condoms?" His face took on a red stain. "You pulled Vanni's IUD, right? She told me if I get her pregnant on top of all this, she can't be responsible for her actions." "Oh!" Mel laughed. "Sure, I'll fix you up. But for future reference, Connie keeps some under the counter a.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 6cc0ba3 | He grumbled something. And grumbled and grumbled. "What's that, sweetheart?" she asked. "I said, you've gone from the nun wannabe prude who wouldn't have a date in twelve years to a crazy woman who plans to take off in a Winnebago with an old man none of us knows and live in sin, and all he has to recommend him is that he's the friend of some Presbyterian minister! And you expect me to sell this idea to my brothers?" She couldn't help it, s.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| dc0ee41 | Let me give you just a half glass more since we're in for the night." "Good idea," Maureen said, extending the glass. "Because I have a few questions. And some of my good friends from way back call me Mo." "Really? You don't look like a Mo at all. I can't wait to hear the questions." "Why don't we start with, how can a man of any age be attracted to a woman whose naked breasts hang down to her lap? Good God, that's a reasonable question!" ".. | Robyn Carr | ||
| c5e2b93 | Ellie, I've been wanting to ask a question. It's not a real big issue with me, but I still should ask. You can say no and it won't make a difference, but just in case--" "For God's sake, Noah! Spit it out." He took a breath. "How do you feel about more children?" "Why?" she asked. He struggled for a moment. "Well...because if you wanted more...I could be talked into it..." She punched him in the stomach. "Never lie to me like that. Do you w.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 288cea5 | Are you good to go? Because I should get that nap or I'll be useless tonight." "Go," he said. "We're going to do stuff." "Now remember, always--" "Wear seat belts, make frequent bathroom stops, never let her out of my sight," he finished for her. "And never--" "Send her into the ladies' room. I will take her into the men's room with me, if necessary, make sure it's clean and private and, when possible, use the handicapped facility for priva.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 536a33b | Daddy? Daddy, I know the baby is in the mommy's tummy and the baby comes out of the mommy's tummy, but, Daddy? How do that baby get in the mommy's tummy?" He stopped dead in his tracks in the parking lot, his daughter in the rider seat of the shopping cart, his bagged groceries in the cart, and stared at her dumbly. Time stopped. He tried to channel Franci, who seemed to do all this parent stuff with such ease, but nothing came. "Daddy?" sh.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 7223c68 | Death. I thought it would be gardens, perhaps. Beautiful countryside with cool streams. It's only blackness. Nervous and dark. There is no rest there. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 124d8e1 | Sean told her about the question Rosie had posed while they were in the parking lot of the grocery. Franci had to lean against the counter, laughing so hard she was doubled over, yet trying to keep quiet lest Rosie come running soaking wet to the kitchen to see who would dare have fun without her. "Yeah, funny," Sean said. "What would you have said?" She wiped her eyes. "Well, I have a special book about all that. It's right about time to l.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| caedc1b | You should go. You have a lot to do in the morning." "I'm staying tonight. Put on my T-shirt and I'll sleep in my jeans in case someone's wandering in the night. But I'm staying." "Your mother will know you spent the night with me..." "I dare her to say one word to me," he said. "I want to be with you." Franci wanted to argue, but not really. She pulled on his shirt as he told her to and enjoyed the scent of him. She was vaguely aware of Se.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 9ea6b91 | When Franci walked in the house a few hours later, she encountered one of the biggest messes she'd ever seen. Newspapers were spread over the island in the kitchen, covered with pumpkin guts. She could see the spills on the floor--seeds that had gotten away--and three pumpkins were in the middle of the carving process on the dining room table. One huge, one large and one small. The pumpkin family. "Nuts," Sean said. "You're home early. We w.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| e1a981e | There appears to be a large duffel bag in my bedroom." "I'm moving in for a while, unless you throw me out. My mom is at Luke's for the evening. She and I will spend tomorrow afternoon with Rosie while you're in Redding at work. I thought I'd take babysitting duty while you do your twenty-four-hour shift. If that's okay with you. Wednesday morning, while Rosie's at preschool and day care, I'm driving my mom to the airport. She's going home .. | Robyn Carr | ||
| e8abdcf | You're going to give up everything you've established here--the stability of your job, your friends, the option of a normal relationship with a man you can count on who will make sure your happiness comes first. And you're going to do that for some flyboy kid who wouldn't commit to you in the first place. You'll end up sorry. Unhappy and full of regrets. He let you down before and he'll let you down again." Ah." | Robyn Carr | ||
| 3a44e3b | Our relationship was stable. This thing you're trading it for, it'll be a disaster because he isn't moving to Humboldt County. Even if he could, you and I both know he isn't the kind of man who will give up anything for you. Or for his daughter. You'll have to give up everything you value and go chasing him around the world if you want to be with him. Trust me, you'll be right back where you started. Abandoned." "Whoa," | Robyn Carr | ||
| b22b63f | I know that any man who cared about you would have made it his business to find you a long time ago. I would have. If I thought you had any feelings for me whatsoever, I'd tear up the country looking for you. And he never even tried." Well, she thought, she had told him the whole, sad story. "There are things to resolve about that, but--" "Before you pull up stakes, you'd better try to think clearly, Franci. There's still time for you to be.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| fe878b2 | I hope I live to see you at sixty-two. I'd like to hear firsthand just how you handle people pushing you around as though you're some doddering old--" "I didn't do that! I'm just being cautious. It's not your age, it's your...your... You're a woman out on the road alone, Mom! And if I remember my geography, from Las Vegas to Reno is a pretty lonely stretch of road." "I'll lock my car doors so the wild mules don't get me." "What" | Robyn Carr | ||
| 470d0cc | Cocktail weenies?" he asked, holding up a little can. "Who gives cocktail weenies to a needy family?" "I mighta done that," said Hope McCrea, pushing her big black glasses up on her nose. "The can is bulging," Jack said. "Been a while since I had a yen for cocktail weenies," Hope replied, unrepentant. Jack pitched the can in the trash. "Sorry, Hope. Can't take a chance on killing anyone our first try at this." | Robyn Carr | ||
| db12955 | Will you wear this?" The diamond wasn't large as diamonds go, but from Ellie's perspective it was enormous. She never in her wildest dreams expected jewelry. "Is it real?" she asked in a breath. When he nodded, she asked, "Can we afford this?" "Ellie, we can't afford anything!" He laughed. "Noah, have you lost your mind? I don't need something like this! I'd rather have a washing machine!" He took her chin in his big hand, tilted her face u.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| e20731d | George, please sit down," Luke said. "Visit a while." "Thanks, don't mind if I do." George pulled a chair over from an empty table and sat right beside Maureen so that she was sandwiched between himself and Art. "What brings you back to town so soon?" he asked her. "I'm, ah, visiting." "Fantastic," he said. "A long visit, I hope." Luke took his seat, chuckling as he did so. "I have a brother here right now--Sean. You might remember him as m.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 7a5efa0 | Do you think it's a bad omen to meet in a cemetery?" she asked him. "I have a special fondness for this place," he said. "This is exactly where you completely lost control, threw yourself at me and passionately kissed me. I like it here." "I think I surprised myself more than you," she said. "Impossible. I thought I'd have to chase you for years before I got a kiss." | Robyn Carr | ||
| aba037a | I don't know who's more upset with me--T.J. or Sean. T.J., because there's another man in his territory, a man he didn't know existed. Or Sean, because he thought he got his girl back, and he got a lot more than he bargained for." "Well, I'm sure you had your reasons..." Viv said. "That's just it--I had no sense of reason at all! I swear, all that man has to do is..." "I'm okay with not knowing those details," Vivian said. Then she fanned h.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 80482ae | Gee, Sean, you've had an interesting few days." "Tell me about it. Then I spent the night with her." He boldly connected eyes with Noah, waiting to be told how many Hail Marys that would cost him, but Noah didn't even flinch. "It was like coming home, I swear. I was never so happy in my life--I found my girl again. I told her how much I'd missed her, how much I loved her, and when the morning coffee was perking, her daughter came bouncing i.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| f0740a1 | She was wearing an old sweatshirt and pair of jeans, big fluffy slippers and had some kind of feathery dusting thing on a long handle in her hand. And she looked delicious. He wanted to tackle her on the spot. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 19f121d | You about ready for some input?" Noah asked. "It's free advice, and you're under no obligation." "Go for it," Sean said. "Forget all that--it's in the past. You'll work through it, hopefully without hurting each other. Right now? Get to know your daughter. It's the most important part of this whole drama. Get to know Rosie. Whether you want to be a father or not, you are one, so press on--start a relationship with her right away. Both of yo.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 83e017a | The god of war has gone over to the other side. | Adolf Hitler | ||
| e6884f5 | The broad mass is feminine." | Adolf Hitler | ||
| 1deaeba | You about ready for some input?" Noah asked. "It's free advice, and you're under no obligation." "Go for it," Sean said. "Forget all that--it's in the past. You'll work through it, hopefully without hurting each other. Right now? Get to know your daughter. It's the most important part of this whole drama. Get to know Rosie. Whether you want to be a father or not, you are one, so press on--start a relationship with her right away. Both of yo.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 229b388 | 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 confusion. She took a deep breath and stiffened her spine. "I knew you didn't want a child--you were very clear. And really, I didn't want anything from you. So I thought you might say she wasn't yours and you didn't want--" He grabbed her .. | Robyn Carr | ||
| f894fc0 | I'm positive he's still scared of me. I know he's been slapped, but I hold the sole distinction of taking him down." "And she put a boot on his chest to hold him down while she threatened his life," Jack said. "I'm telling you, I almost exploded with lust. I had to marry her." Ellie" | Robyn Carr | ||
| 6452852 | 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--he had it out for me. Maybe I should've let him buy me dinner." Noah's eyes narrowed and he glowered. "He didn't want dinner." "Yeah, that's why I said no," she said. "You" | Robyn Carr | ||
| fea516c | Listen, I was wanting to ask you a couple of things. Like about your daddy. What do you know about your daddy?" She turned back to the stove again, very busy, very intent on her imaginary project. "He has a big plane," she said without looking at him. "He's bery important with a big plane." "Is that so?" She nodded. "I have news for you, Rose. It turns out I'm your daddy. How about that?" She looked over her shoulder at him. She didn't look.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 2e57d50 | She hadn't had quite this much attention from T.J. since they'd started dating. He must feel completely threatened. She wasn't sure if that amused her or worried her. But she turned off her phone just in case T.J. decided he had something more to say. | Robyn Carr | ||
| a427eb0 | Were you ever lonely, Franci?" he asked in a whisper against her neck. "Without me?" Her eyes popped open, but she kept her breathing even, pretending to be sleeping. "I never thought about it, about being lonely without you," he whispered. "But I kept wondering why I was so empty." He kissed her neck. "I looked for you in so many women and never understood why it didn't work. Never understood it was because I loved you." She pinched her ey.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| e38820e | He could tell by the expression on her face, there was going to be some drama about last night. He mentally prepared himself; she was going to warn him it didn't mean they were getting back together. She could say that all day; he wouldn't argue with her. But he wasn't leaving; he wasn't letting her walk away from him again. Franci | Robyn Carr | ||
| c2fabb7 | I think loving someone and losing them can leave a hole in your heart. | Robyn Carr |