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| 11deeb9 | He went into the hall bathroom that separated the two bedrooms and lifted the lid. He yawned. He scratched his head and felt foreign objects in his hair. While he continued to aim the stream into the commode, he leaned to the left to look in the small mirror over the sink and almost had heart failure. He actually might have jumped and briefly missed the pot. Sean had little-girl "things" in his short hair--clips, bows, ponytail bands, jewel.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| d944da0 | I was just about to tell you when she came bounding in the front door. Rosie doesn't walk anywhere." "You were just about to tell me? A few years after the fact?" "I told you I needed a commitment, that I wanted a child...children. You were adamant--you were not interested in the same things I was." "You might've left out a couple of things--like you were pregnant. That red hair and those green eyes--they've been in my family for generation.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 611a59b | He heard a low, faint growl and looked toward the end of the couch to see that little blond-and-white dog baring his teeth. The little bastard was wearing a tutu. "You bite me again, we're going to have cocker spaniel soup," he said by way of warning. Harry pranced away. "By the way, you look ridiculous," Sean called after him. "Who are you talking to?" Franci asked as she came into the room. "Harry. He hates me. Animals usually like me--wh.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 074d8dc | If you want to say good-night to Rosie before you go, now's the time. Her light is going off in..." She looked at her watch. "Fifteen minutes." "Fine," he said, standing. "Did I do all right today? I mean, she didn't run screaming from the room or anything." "You did very well, Sean. I'm impressed." He smiled a small smile, asking himself why that felt so good coming from her." | Robyn Carr | ||
| c2f19bf | Let me stay over," he said. "No. I have things to get ready for tomorrow. I teach a couple of classes on Monday and Thursday mornings and keep office hours for students in the afternoons. Then I work my twenty-four-hour shifts in Redding on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Tomorrow starts a real busy week and I--" "Okay," he said. "I'll watch TV while you get your stuff together." "No. You'll seduce me and I have a child in the house." "Gee, ho.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 3c9f092 | scars are much tougher than virgin skin. | Robyn Carr | ||
| a6a398a | When she heard him in the doorway, she looked up from her place on the floor and a coppery curl fell over her forehead. He couldn't help but smile at her--she looked cute as the dickens with her hair piled on top of her head and drowning in his shirt. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 5d80743 | I think you've just about exceeded your limit for small talk, Sean. And you're fidgeting. Either you have to go to the bathroom or you have something to tell me." She squinted at him. "Are you wearing makeup?" He frowned, then thought back to the day before. "Oh. Sort of. Some kind of cover thing for my...rash. I guess I'm allergic to...must be pizza..." "Pizza?" she asked, confused. "With your lifestyle? That would be tragic." "I" -- | Robyn Carr | ||
| 218ce49 | Good Lord," Maureen interrupted him. "What did your father and I do to turn you boys off marriage?" she asked, half pleading, half annoyed. "I thought we had a good marriage, your da and me. He was so wonderful to me. I tried to take good care of him and you boys! It makes me wonder where we failed that the lot of you are terrified of marriage." "It" | Robyn Carr | ||
| cab19cf | They'd only gone a few steps when she whacked him in the back of the head. "Ma!" he yelled, a hand going to his head as he whirled on her. "Holy Mother Mary, you ought to be ashamed of yourself! Were you raised by wolves?" | Robyn Carr | ||
| d167101 | Can't you wait for bed?" "I could, but the house is full of people. Why'd you insist my mother had to stay with us in the house? She was perfectly willing to take a cabin." "First of all, there's only one cabin empty and it's hunting season, and second, I'm not going to have your mother stay under a different roof when we have two perfectly good upstairs bedrooms. That would be rude. Besides, we're married--we're allowed to have sex in our .. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 26be35f | Sean briefly wondered if in an earlier life he had pissed off a bunch of tough old goddesses; he was surrounded by strong, opinionated women. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 0730ecb | Jo Ellen, honey, can we start over? We used to have something pretty special, you and me. I don't think it's too late for that." "Ah. I think I know what you want. Pretty sneaky." "Huh? What?" he asked. "Bedroom stuff," she said. "That's what this is all about." "Oh, phooey," he scoffed. "That's not what I'm after. I just want some good feelings to go with the great way we manage this marriage. Know what I mean?" He leaned toward her. "I wa.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 32ee725 | I told you," he said. "I gave you my word, my commitment, that I'd stand by you, wouldn't let you down. I'll love you forever, never let you down, stay with you from now on. I couldn't have made love to you under any other terms. It's not just some notion of mine, Ellie, but part of who I am. When I make promises like that, I don't back out. No matter what." She" | Robyn Carr | ||
| 04f8fd9 | We're home, shortcake. Let's find your jammies." She squirmed and murmured, not letting go of his neck. He laughed at her and said, "I can't help you change clothes if you don't let go." With her face buried in his neck, she asked, "Are you still my daddy?" Sean felt his heart catch. All at once he was filled up with so much emotion he was sure he wouldn't be able to swallow if he tried. And he suddenly couldn't focus his vision. He turned .. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 555e67c | He was wearing a very sharp dark suit, blinding-white shirt and royal-blue tie. It brought out the sheen in his black hair, which had finally been trimmed, and his magnificent blue eyes glittered. "Whoa," | Robyn Carr | ||
| ec71c8a | My new daughter-in-law is certainly pregnant and I'm not sure she even realizes it herself yet! She is moody, nauseous, cries at the drop of a hat, and they want a baby. Vivian, I have to get out of there so they can be alone together for this news. I remember when I was barely pregnant with Aiden and my mother-in-law just wouldn't leave. I thought about killing her in her sleep!" Viv laughed. "I have a spare room if you think your life's i.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 5b6eadd | Where is she? I thought she'd be down here to say hello by now. And she's helping with the music for the rehearsal." "How much help?" George asked dubiously. Noah laughed. "Poor girl, she really wanted to play for them. Once the piano arrived and was tuned, she got right on it. But I guess Ellie's been away from the piano a little longer than she thought--it was pretty rough. Not to mention the language this old church had to endure. We dec.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| bb07ac0 | Let's get this over with," Walt blustered to Noah. "They're setting up some mighty fine-looking food back at the house and those Riordans are circling like starving dogs. I'd like to get back there while they're still sober enough to make the toasts." Noah" | Robyn Carr | ||
| 406759e | Let's get this over with," Walt blustered to Noah. "They're setting up some mighty fine-looking food back at the house and those Riordans are circling like starving dogs. I'd like to get back there while they're still sober enough to make the toasts." Noah looked at his watch yet again. "Let's give Ellie another minute--she's helping with the music tonight. Tomorrow is a no-brainer, she can just start the CD and--" "You sure she's coming, N.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 9a00ff0 | Ellie! No!" He rushed to her. "God, no! You can't be leaving me! Don't!" He grabbed her face and covered her mouth in a hard, desperate kiss. Her eyes flew open in stunned disbelief; she stopped breathing. He released her mouth but not her face, which he held in his hands, his fingers threaded into her hair. "You can't go, Ellie, you can't. Don't you know how much I love you? God, I'd be nothing without you. I never thought I'd get to feel .. | Robyn Carr | ||
| bf25039 | Luke, I love you. I promise that each day I have you in my life, I will show you my love." Noah's eyes drifted to Ellie's and a smile played about his lips as the bride and groom spoke. "Shelby, I love you. In each day of our lives together, I will show my love. And where there is injury, I will pardon without hesitation." "Where there is doubt, Luke, I will have faith in you." "In times of despair, you will be my hope." "In times of darkne.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| ac01468 | I need some time for the rest. I just don't take something like marriage lightly. If I do it, I'll mean it, and I won't change my mind. But I think you'd do it right now for all the wrong reasons." "Does this have anything to do with the guy you didn't let stay last night?" he asked. "My boyfriend?" she asked, smiling. She knew it was naughty to taunt him like that; she wasn't thinking of T.J. as a boyfriend at the moment. "It would be nice.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 0309caa | 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, his tail wagging out of his tutu. Sean grabbed a throw pillow and held it over the bulge in his jeans, although there was no way Rosie would know what was going on with him. "Kissing Sean," Franci said very naturally. "Where are your pants?" "I .. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 498e5fd | Congratulations, man," his brother Aiden said. "How about that, huh?" "Uh, how about what, Aiden?" he asked cautiously. "A little girl, I hear. Three and a half? Almost four?" "Who told you?! How do you know that?" "Who do you think? Luke. He said you caught up with Franci. He told me about the reason she bolted a few years ago. Bet you were surprised, huh?" "I told that son of a bitch not to say anything yet!" "I" | Robyn Carr | ||
| 1e8c772 | The quick acceptance of George came not so much because of George's natural wit and charm, but because Maureen was so different when he was around. He gentled her; her smile was almost girlish, and the Enforcer had turned into a woman in love. After a couple of hours of general comradery, Colin shook George's hand and said, "My man, we should have hired you years ago to soften up the old girl." "I heard that," Maureen said from the kitchen... | Robyn Carr | ||
| a380ebe | Oh, there was another swearword, not even on the cusp, even though he is definitely a shitbag." She smiled at him. "I bet you've just about had it with me, huh?" He pulled her close. "I've had it with you, all right. And not enough of it, either." "Oh," | Robyn Carr | ||
| 686f781 | I love it when you stay, but I think you'd better go. I feel like I'm playing with fire every time I let you talk me into bed. I don't want to become too dependent on you. And I don't want the whole town to know we're sleeping together. I have children to think about." "Are you cutting me off?" he asked nervously. She smiled at him. "Did you just whine?" She chuckled at him. "Noah, much as I love cuddling up to you, I don't want your new to.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| b011de0 | Ew." "Exactly. You tell her I was less than perfect and I'm a eunuch." She couldn't help it, she laughed. "Gee, and Peyton seems so sweet." | Robyn Carr | ||
| 6d65932 | underage and everyone knew | Robyn Carr | ||
| e65ff55 | They stood on an incline in the middle of the cemetery and he stepped closer. He lifted her chin to look into her green eyes. "You lost all track of time because we were enjoying ourselves. That means the date was a success." He leaned toward her and gave her a peck on the lips. "Now relax and I'll take you home." And out of nowhere, completely unplanned and unprepared, Maureen threw her arms around George's neck and planted her lips on his.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| dbb549d | No reason to be afraid of Nick," Jack said. "I could take you down there and introduce you, threaten to sic my wife on him if he steps out of line." "I bet one knee in the nuts straightens him right out," Ellie said. There was a strange sound from Noah, something of a growl. "I don't like this idea at all. If this guy got fresh with you, I'd have to deal with him. That wouldn't be good." "Horsefeathers," Ellie said. "I can take care of myse.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| e10bcd7 | And Gina went | Robyn Carr | ||
| 538a451 | If we depart form tradition, it is out of knowledge, not innocence. | Adolph Gottlieb | ||
| 894aed6 | Look, Mel. Look at that sky. You can't find that anywhere else on earth. All those stars, that moon--the clear black sky. That belongs to us." She looked up at the most gorgeous sky imaginable, with more stars than she thought existed. He stepped behind her and with his hands on both of her upper arms, he gently squeezed. "You just can't see this in the city. In any city." "It is beautiful," she said softly. "I admit, this is beautiful coun.. | Robyn Carr | ||
| 18c6894 | It's so hard," Andy said. "When you don't have anyone." "Yeah, I know," Gerri agreed. "Yet it's harder when you have the wrong one." | Robyn Carr | ||
| 000080f | RV. His hands plunged into his pockets, heading toward | Robyn Carr | ||
| 434b7e9 | Mothers shouldn't be telling children over thirty how to live. | Robyn Carr | ||
| cfb455e | make a big deal | Robyn Carr | ||
| 9a97b1d | I guess I need a fresh start," she informed him. "I'd like to go back to eighth grade and redo everything." | Robyn Carr | ||
| 5e9092e | my mother--a young woman with a passel of kids and no | Robyn Carr | ||
| 51b386c | You don't have to sleep with someone, you can be unfaithful with your emotions. | love marriage | Marian Keyes | |
| d510fb4 | Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only change forms. The | Timothy Ferriss | ||
| 4baa2f1 | Why would we 'swing' when we had praying? | Marian Keyes |