After a universal silence, Leo was the first to speak. โDid anyone else noticeโโ โYes,โ Catherine said. โWhat do you make of it?โ โI havenโt decided yet.โ Leo frowned and took a sip of port. โHeโs not someone I would pair Bea with.โ โWhom would you pair her with?โ โHanged if I know,โ Leo said. โSomeone with similar interests. The local veterinarian, perhaps?โ โHeโs eighty-three years old and deaf,โ Catherine said. โThey would never argue,โ Leo pointed out.
Lisa KleypasI am running after you, and life, in desperate pursuit. My dream is that someday you will both turn and let me catch you. That dream carries me through every night... I have enclosed a hundred kisses in this letter. You must count them out carefully and not lose any.
Lisa KleypasTo be honest," I halfwhispered, "I don't feel as safe with him as I do with you." "I know." A ghost of a smile touched my lips. "How do you know?" "Think about what safety is, Ella." "Trust?" "Yes, partly. But also an absence of risk." He unstuck a strand of hair from my damp cheek and tucked it back. "Maybe you need to take a risk. Maybe you need to be with someone who rattles you a little.
Lisa KleypasI know I'm a bad bargain. But I'm begging you to have me anyway. Because I want a chance to make you as happy as you make me. I want to build a life with you." He fought to steady his voice. "Please come to me, Cat, because there's no surviving you. You don't have to love me back. You don't have to be mine. Just let me be yours.
Lisa KleypasMany times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken.
Lisa KleypasI've always started every day by going to the window for a glimpse of the sky. But now I won't have to." "Why not?" She asked softly. "Because I'll see the blue of your eyes instead." "How romantic you are," she murmured with a grin, kissing him gently. "But don't worry. I won't tell anyone.
Lisa Kleypas