There is something about you that makes me feel terribly wicked. You make me want to do shocking things. Maybe it's because you're so proper. Your necktie is never crooked, and your shoes are always shiny. And your shirts are so starchy. Sometimes when I look at you, I want to tear off all your buttons. Or set your trousers on fire. I've so often wondered-are you ticklish, my lord?
Lisa KleypasWomen beg me for it, and not the other way around." "Then you should go to one of them." "Oh, I will. When we return to London, I'm going to embark on a spree of orgiastic debauchery that won't end until someone is arrested for it. But in the meanwhile...do you truly expect that the two of us are going to share a bed tonight-and tomorrow night-as chastely as a pair of nuns on holiday?
Lisa KleypasWhere are we going?โ Annabelle asked, resisting his hold on her wrist. โTo the house. If theyโre not willing to be witnesses, then it seems Iโll have to debauch you in front of someone else.
Lisa KleypasOnce he had taken hold, he did not let go. It was not a handshake, it was a possession.
Lisa KleypasDid you fall in love with her?" "I care about her. A lot." "You're not supposed to marry someone if you don't fall in love with her." "Well, love is a choice, too." Holly shook her head. "I think it's something that happens to you." Mark smiled into her small, earnest face. "Maybe it's both," he said, and tucked her in.
Lisa KleypasShock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.
Lisa KleypasItโs a risk Iโm willing to take. This happens once in a lifetime. You meet someone and have this crazy reaction โฆ you touch her skin and itโs the best skin youโve ever felt, and no perfume on earth could be better than her smell, and you know you could never be bored with her because sheโs interesting even when sheโs doing nothing. Even without knowing everything about her, you get her. You know who she is, and it works for you on every level.
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