He settled his hat back into position. She was a rookie in her first big game, and he’d never let her see how close she’d come to unseating a champion

[Bobby Tom] finally understood Gracie's function in his life. She was God's joke on him.

Bobby Tom: You're supposed to be my assistant, not a baby-sitter! Gracie: One and the same.

Okay, so I'll admit I'm curious. Big deal. We both know what that leads to. Dead cat.

Good news!" she chirped. "The doctor says this time it's triplets!

You 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 I’m finally ready to figure out who I am. Cynicism gets tiring, Isabel, and you’ve . . . rested me.And don’t you dare tell me you’ve stopped loving me back, because you’re still a better person than I am, and I’m counting on you to take more care with my heart than I took with yours.

...I have to tell you that I'm not all that comfortable with the idea of spending the rest of my life sleeping next to somebody who's got the power to fire me if my underwear doesn't make it all the way to the hamper." She repressed a smile. "I'm sympathetic to your problem, but I'm not selling the team just so you can be a slob." "Somehow I didn't expect you would.