It was a good hald minute before I looked over at Todd. his eyes were slightly foggy, like he was waking up- reluctantly- from a lascivious dream. "I didn't know they still made them like that," he said.... "Cool, tough, retro-manly. The kind who only cries if someone just ran over their dog. The big chested guy we can indulge our pathetic Daddy complexes with.
Lisa KleypasPoor people have few choices in life, and most of the time you don't think too much about it. You get the best you can and do without when necessary, and hope to God you won't be wiped out by something you can't control. But there are moments it hurts, where there is something you want in the very marrow of your bones and you know there is no way you can have it.
Lisa KleypasAt first I wasnโt all that tempted by him, but then he killed the spider. Which was a huge point in his favor.โ โAbsolutely. I love men who kill bugs.โ โAnd then when I was freaking out and couldnโt breathe, he was soโฆgentle.โ Zoe sighed and colored, remembering. โHe was holding me, and talking to me in that voiceโฆyou know, sort of low and rough around the edgesโฆโ โAll the Nolans sound like that,โ Justine said reflectively. โLike theyโve got a mild case of bronchitis. Totally hot.
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