I want to love every piece of you. I want to be inside you. I want our bodies together, to make the two of us into one. I want it all, and I want it...

I want to undress you, touch you, kiss you, taste you. And then I want you to taste yourself on my mouth.” He kissed her again, hot and strong and long. One hand crept to...

You should get a better boyfriend. One with an IQ higher than a turnip.

From the beginning.

Do women usually thank you for saying things like that?

Yet it’s harder when you have the wrong one.

That’s… kinda sweet.

Oh Gina…I didn’t even court you! God, I should date you first before I beg you to take off your clothes!

Your big scary husband is crying.

You’ve been treading water,” she said. “You’re marking the years, not living them.

Big surprise, I put you to sleep. Don’t feel bad. It happens all the time.

It didn’t take much to turn a man solitary-being the new guy too often, being controversial now and then, a couple of unsuccessful attempts at a lasting relationship with a woman…

Taxidermy?” he responded with just a touch of his own sarcasm.

Oh, Mel, don’t worry. I’ve been hunting with your husband—the deer are completely safe.

I want you to cry only in front of me.

Marry me. You’ll learn to love me, I promise.

Help.

I think you missed me more than a little.

Don’t leave yet,” he said, his voice hoarse. “Let me do something. Let me feed you. Hold you. Rub your shoulders. Change your oil. Anything, please.

He’d never been shy, but he’d always been a little uncertain around girls. He just couldn’t believe they liked him.

She has to agree to have me. It could take some time, but I’m confident I can trick her into it.

But you were concerned about making sure things, you know, didn’t get serious.””Yeah, because I’m an idiot.

Think fast

Sarah, I’m going to take care of you whether you like it or not.

We’re adults. I might be a little more of an adult if you’re counting years but I bet I have a lower IQ, so that puts us pretty much even.

I like the way you kiss-a couple of test kisses, then a huge kiss.

Until meeting you, I wasn’t looking for anything at all. Since meeting you, I’m kind of looking for a girlfriend.

Isn’t he cute? That he thinks he has a sense of humour?

And I think I’m underappreciated.

I am not sleeping with you.””We could probably manage it, though. Without getting too involved.””No,” she said.”But why? I mean, if we’re trusted friends? And it doesn’t interfere with our responsibilities?””Did that line ever actually...

We’ll make out for a while and you’ll feel better.

I do something. I’ll try not to hurt you.

Well, I don’t, I’m making this up, but I bet I’m right.

Maybe we could, um, go sit in the truck?” he said, but even as he said it, it sounded so dumb. And not exactly the way he wanted her to remember a marriage proposal.

Peyton, I’m not married and you’re not a lesbian. Think of the possibilities.

He promised to stop doing that.

He likes the real slutty ones. Ow!” he yelled when he received a whop to the back of the head.

Tom, how many children do you think I have to have before I figure out you get them by having sex?””Of course there would be protection,” he offered.”Tons of it.

All right,” he said.

I have absolutely no idea, Melinda,” he said, grinning.

I didn’t say that! I find you completely resistible.

Tom. Tom, look at me. Has Nora agreed to marry you?””No, but she will because she has to.