I wish to be naked before you," she commanded. "Make it so, Manuel.

i am... absolutely destroyed at the loss. (--manny)

It's not big," Veck said, "but it's flawless. That was important to me. I wanted to give you something...flawless

Indeed, Xcor stayed away for the wrong reason, the bad reason, an unacceptable reason—in spite of all his training, he found himself choosing Throe’s life over ambition: His anger had taken him in one direction, but his regret had led him in another. And the latter one was what won out.

You are so beautiful, he mouthed. But of course she couldn’t see his lips. Guess he was going to have to show her.

Dedicated to: You. There will never be another like you. For me...you are the one. Yeah, I don't have enough words for this.

I don't do farm animals. Can't stand hay in your leathers? Or wool in my teeth.