[Kenny] leaned back against the counter and studied the other man. โSo Dex, howโs come youโre still alive to tell the tale?โ Dexter wiped up a small coffee spill, the sat on the stool next to Torie. โAll Iโm prepared to say is that your sister and I slept together, and, since I compromised her, I intend to marry her.โ Torie dropped her forehead and banged it three times against the countertop. โYou are such a geek.โ โDoesnโt sound like sheโs too enthusiastic about it,โ Kenny said.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsI think this is the way love feels to people like you and me. Threatening and dangerous. We have to be in control, and love takes that away. People like usโฆ We can't tolerate vulnerability. But despite our best efforts, sooner or later love seems to catch up with us. And thenโฆAnd then we fall apart.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips