Hardy Cates," I said, coming into the room, "you behave, or I'll step on your tube." The nurse seemed taken aback by my unsympathetic bedside manner. But Hardy's gaze met mine in a moment of bright, hot voltage, and he relaxed, reassured in a way that cooing sympathy could never have done. "That only works if it's a breathing tube," he told me.
Lisa KleypasShe had always maintained a cynical facade, using it as a defence against embarrassment, fear, lonelinessโฆ but at the moment she felt unusually vulnerable.
Lisa KleypasJustine reached for a fresh tissue and clamped it to Lucyโs nose as if she was a child. โFriends are the support bras of life. We donโt let each other down. Right?
Lisa KleypasI'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating. -Ella Varner
Lisa KleypasThe baby woke up before you did. I took him to the other room to let you get a little more sleep. We've been watching a game." "Did he cry?" "Only when he realized the Astros were having another first-round play-off flame out. But I told him there's no shame in crying over the Astros. It's how we Houston guys bond.
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.
Lisa Kleypas