Women are the worst. They zero in on some guy.Oh boy, he's the one, gotta get me that one. So they do. Then they spend the rest of their time trying to figure out how to change him. Then if they manage it, they're not all that interested anymore, because guess what? He's not the one anymore.
Nora RobertsHe trailed off as he saw the books. Piles and stacks of them beside the sofa, another stack on the coffee table, a sea of them on her dining table. Jesus Christ, Dane, you need treatment.
Nora RobertsIโve been happy alone and Iโve been unhappy without you. I never wanted to depend on anyone, or to let myself care so much I could be made unhappy. But I depend on you and I love you.
Nora RobertsโI'm not going anywhere.โ Gently, he stroked her back, cradled her head. Was there anything more astounding or more frightening to a man, he wondered, than a strong woman in tears? โI've been right here all along. I love you, Eve, almost more than I can stand.โ โI need you. I can't help it. I don't want to.โ โI know. He eased back, tucking a hand under her chin to lift her face to his. โWeโre going to have to deal with it.โ He kissed one wet cheek, then the other. โI really canโt do without you.โ
Nora RobertsYou 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]
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