Roarke had to force himself not to snatch her up as she swept through the hallowed Senate halls. Members of the media were already leaping toward her, but she cut through them as if they werenโt there. โI like your style, Lieutenant Dallas,โ he said when theyโd fought their way to the car. โI like it a lot. And by the way, I donโt think Iโm in love with you anymore. I know I am.
Nora RobertsYou bring the color and the life. It's a lucky man who is offered that color and life, and a wise one who values it.
Nora RobertsIt's an exceptional thing to have someone in your life who knows and understands you so well. Who loves who you are. A very exceptional thing.
Nora RobertsYou got used to running things on your own." "What could he do about it when he's in Iraq and the car breaks down in Kansas?" Beckett gave her a long, quiet look. "I'm not in Iraq." "No, and it has to be said, I'm not in Kansas anymore." She lifted her hands, then let them fall. "It's not that I've forgotten how to be a couple, but that my experience in being part of one is different from yours. Maybe from most people's. And I've been on my own a long time." "Now you're not. I'm not fighting a war, and I'm right here." Needed to be here, he realized, with her.
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