But even as she told herself that, she remembered the way Cal had looked today with his shirt off while heโd stood on the ladder and scraped the side of Annieโs house. Watching those muscles bunch and flex every time he moved had made her crazy and sheโd finally grabbed his shirt, thrown it at him, and delivered a stern lecture on the depletion of the ozone layer and skin cancer.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsDo you really expect me to fall apart every time another woman throws herself at you? Because, if that's so, I'll be a nervous wreck before the honeymoon's over. Although, if they do it in front of me..." He went still. "Did you just propose to me?" She bristled. "Do you have a problem with that?" The scoreboard lit up, and he gave the world a high five. "God, I love you.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsIronic, isn't it, what religion does to people?" "I guess it's more ironic what people do to religion.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsI finally figured out that not every crisis can be managed. As much as we want to keep ourselves safe, we can't protect ourselves from everything. If we want to embrace life, we also have to embrace chaos.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsSomething snapped inside her. โOf course Iโm afraid! Relationships do bad things to me.โ He started to respond, but the pain had gone on long enough, and she didnโt want to hear it. โYou know what I want? I want peace. I want a good job and a decent place to live. I want to read books and listen to music and have time to make some female friendships that are going to last. When I wake up in the morning, I want to know that I have a decent shot at being happy. And hereโs whatโs really sad. Until I met you, I was almost there.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsWe just lost our electricity. You want to tell me whatโs so funny about that?โ โItโs not exactly funny. Itโs more of a good news/bad news situation.โ โIn that case, hit me with the good news first.โ โTheyโre both sort of rolled up into one.โ โStop stalling.โ โAll right. Now donโt get mad, but . . .โ Smothered laughter drifted toward him. โCal . . . Iโm naked.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips