Shane, in case we donโt โฆ donโt come out of this, I wanted to sayโฆโ He glanced over at her, and she felt her whole body warm from it. She remembered that look. It made her feel naked inside and out, but not in a creepy kind of way. In a way that feltโฆ. Free. โIf what you say is true, and I guess it has to be, I think I know why weโre โฆ together,โ he said. โI think Iโd fall for you no matter what, Claire. Youโre kind of awesome.
Rachel CaineYou humans, always eating. I'll make you soup. You can eat it while you keep working." Myrnin set aside his book and walked into the back of the lab. "Don't use the same beaker you used for poisons!" Claire yelled after him. He waved a pale hand. "I mean it!
Rachel CainePromise me youโll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know.โ Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak. โYes,โ she whispered back. โI promise.โ And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one last, shining day.
Rachel CaineMe neither,โ Shane put in. โHomie donโt play that.โ โI wonder, sometimes, if your generation speaks English at all,โ Amelie said.
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