โI'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 RobertsRetirement wasn't a reward at the end of a well-run career ... it was a void surrounded by endless dull hours, haunted by memories of work.
Nora Robertslove wasn't the soft, silky words the poets spoke of. Love,with it's twin edges, was the one factor that weakened so many women, that pushed them to compromised their own wants, their own needs for the needs and wants of another.
Nora RobertsItโs good to be with someone when you know you matter. Not assume,โ she qualified, โbut know. To be with someone, who even when you donโt think you want or need it, will stand up for you. Someone who sends you flowers and buys you magic wands. Iโm not going to look around the corner for whatโs next.
Nora Roberts