The guy behind the counter had been seriously adorable. Model-level cute. She had mentioned that, and Allan, her then boyfriend, hadn't taken it well. That's when she'd learned that male egos and fruit had a lot in common: Both bruised easily.
Jana OliverDo what ya have to do to pay off yer debt with Heaven,โ he said, his concern for proper speech abandoned. โBut ya do not die on me, ya understand? I canโt live without ya. Yer all I got, woman.โ Her breath caught in her lungs. โI donโt want to be here if youโre not.
Jana Oliver