Women are the bloodthirsty sex," said Ric sadly. "We get the reputation, but it is only because the women stand behind us, and say, Kill it. Squish it.
Patricia BriggsShe sees ghosts,โ said Samuel, impatient with my whining. I see dead people,โ I deadpanned back. Oddly, it was Uncle Mike who laughed. I hadnโt thought heโd be a moviegoer.
Patricia BriggsYes,โ I told him. โI think the guy playing the Pirate King was awesome.โ He stopped where he was. โWhat?โ I asked, frowning at the big smile on his face. โI didnโt say I liked the Pirate King,โ he told me. โOh.โ I closed my eyesโand there he was. A warm, edgy presence right on the edge of my perception. When I opened my eyes, he was standing right in front of me. โCool,โ I told him. โYouโre back.โ He kissed me leisurely. When he was finished, I was more than ready to head home. Fast. โYou make me laugh,โ he told me seriously.
Patricia BriggsSamuel laughed out loud. "You still haven't figured it out, have you, Mercy? He never was mad about the car. He was the first one at the scene of the accident. He thought you'd killed yourself. We all did. That was a pretty spectacular wreck.
Patricia BriggsWhen is the last time you were a tourist?โ she asked archly. He just looked at her. Charles, she had to agree, was not tourist material. โRight,โ Anna told him. โBuck up. You might even enjoy it.โ โYou might as well have โhapless victimโ tattooed across your forehead,โ he muttered.
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