You know what, the jacketโs like the car.โ "โIs this a riddle?โ " , "โNo,โ Peabody said as Eve swiped the master.","โItโs an", "ordinary thingโwell, special, but a jacket, right? And the car, itโs ordinary, it even looks it. But both of them have the special inside. Cop special especially, you know? He so gets you. Thatโs even better than a just-because present.โ", "โYouโre right. He does. And it is.โ Inside, Eve paused another moment. โHeโs worried about me.โ", [J.D. Robb, Celebrity In Death]
Nora RobertsNobody's that naive," she muttered. "Nobody's that guileless." "He's from Nebraska." Peabody scanned her pocket unit. "From where?" "Nebraska." Peabody waived a hand, vaguely west.... "They still grow them pretty guileless in Nebraska. I think it's all that soy and corn.
Nora RobertsBecause youโre the one. Because Iโve never felt for anyone what I feel for you. I want a lifetime with you, Abigail. I want a home with you, family with you. I want to make children with you, raise them with you. If you truly donโt want any of that with me, Iโll give you the best Iโve got, and hope you change your mind. I just need you to tell me you donโt want it.
Nora Roberts