She threw up her hands. "All right. Why not?" Why not?" Sure." His arms fell to his sides. "That's it? I pour my heart out. I love you so much I've got freakin' tears in my eyes. And all I get in return is 'Why not'?" What did you expect? Am I supposed to fall all over you just because you've finally come to your senses?" Would it be too much to ask?"...He'd begun to glare at her again, his eyes growing stormier by the minute."When do you think you might be ready? To fall all over me, that is.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsHe settled his hat back into position. She was a rookie in her first big game, and heโd never let her see how close sheโd come to unseating a champion
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsYou happened to me,You scare me to death, you know. When you stormed into my life, you turned everything inside out. You upset all the things I believed about myself and made me think in new ways. I know who I used to be, but Iโm finally ready to figure out who I am. Cynicism gets tiring, Isabel, and youโve . . . rested me.And donโt you dare tell me youโve stopped loving me back, because youโre still a better person than I am, and Iโm counting on you to take more care with my heart than I took with yours.
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 Phillips