It would be like a cleansing diet. The problem was, the only diet I'd ever been on backfired. Once I tried to go an entire month without chocolate. Not one bite. At the end of two weeks, I broke down and binged on more chocolate that I would have eaten in three months. I hoped my chocolate-free diet didn't foreshadow what would happen if I tried to avoid Patch.
Becca FitzpatrickWell yoy did it,"I congratulated Patch. "Iยดm as trained as Iยดll ever be-a lean, mean sword-fighting machine. I should have made you my personal trainer from day one." A rogue smile surfaced, slow and wicked. " No match for Patch." Patch&Nora (p.379)
Becca FitzpatrickYou didnโt tell me she was so soft on the eyes,โ he said to Patch, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. He spoke with a heavy Irish accent. โI didnโt tell her how hard you are on them either,โ Patch returned, his mouth at the relaxed stage just before a grin.
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