But no one can predict of a certainty what will happen. And none of it will change how I intend to spend the rest of my life. I will live it on my terms. And you... you can have all of me or nothing. I won't be an invalid any longer. Not even if it means losing you.
Lisa KleypasWomen. You'll interpret anything as love. You see a man wearing an idiotic expression, and you assume he's been struck by Cupid's arrow when in reality, he's digesting a bad turnip.
Lisa KleypasLove me?โ Madeline asked with a faint smile. โIt used to be love.โ He brushed his lips over her closed eyelids. โNow there's no word for it.โ โYou once told me that you thought love was a weakness.โ โI was wrong,โ he whispered, kissing the corners of her mouth. โI've discovered it's my only strength.
Lisa KleypasAlone-sex didn't count. It's like the difference between thinking to yourself or having a good conversation with someone--the pleasure is in the exchange.
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