She reached into the pocket of her dress and threw the small stack of bills at him. They fluttered to the ground like broken dreams. "I hope you choke on every penny." "Pick that up." She drew back her arm and slapped him as hard as she could.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsColin : โPerhaps now is the time to tell you that I have a weakness for agreeable women.โ Sugar Beth : โWell, that sure does leave me out.โ Colin : โExactly. With agreeable women, Iโm unendingly considerate. Gallant even.โ Sugar Beth : โBut with tarts like me, the gloves are off, is that it?โ Colin : โI wouldnโt exactly call you a tart. But then, I tend to be broad-minded.โ She suppressed the urge to dump her porridge in his lap.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsMaybe I'm missing something, but I don't rightly see how somebody who claims to have had -What'd you say? One partner?-can be welled trained." He had a point. Her brain clicked away. "I was referring to the instructional videotapes my agency has all its new employees watch." "They train you by watching videos?" His eyes narrowed reminding her of a hunter looking down a gun sight,"Now, ain't that interesting." She felt a little surge of pleasure as her child lost another few points on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Even a computer couldn't have picked a more perfect match.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsI guess we're oil and water. (Phoebe) I'd say we're more like gasoline and a blowtorch. (Dan)
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsThe engine roared to life. He ran toward her. She shot our of her parking space. He rushed to the side of her car. "Stop it, Kristy! You're overreacting! Let's talk about this." That was when she did the unthinkable. She rolled down the window, thrust out her hand, and gave Reverend Ethan Bonner the bird.
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