Fantasies were safe. It was a break from reality. A chance to act on desires for a short period of time.

Seeing you happy is the best gift I could ever ask for.

Tell me, warrior, how soon can we do this again?

Girlfriends' code. What's discussed with girlfriends stays with girlfriends.

I’ll have your fathers make something special,” Holly said serenely. “If it turns out we don’t like him, I’ll cook the next meal for him.

My attitude is born out of necessity. I've made mistakes. I've made decisions I regretted. I know what it's like to live with regret. I live with it everyday. But if I let it take over, I'd never get out of bed in the morning.

One song bled into another and they remained locked together, neither willing to break the intimacy that surrounded them, concealing them in the small space the two occupied.