He couldn’t even find the will to yell at her now. A real man didn’t yell at those who weren’t exactly sane themselves, he told himself.

I love you, Anya,” he said. “You are my soul.

I’m scared of you two in the same place. That’s like putting in an order for trouble, rather than just wishing for it.

You have five minutes to call someone, anyone, I don’t care who, and order me the finest blend of coffee that rat hole town has, and a dozen beers. If it’s not sitting on this table... ” a slender finger pointed furiously at the table in question,“... in one hour, you die” – Faith telling Jacob.

Yes, Elizabeth.” Dash kept his voice low, but let it rumble with his arousal. “I lived for you and Cassie. But while I fought to live I dreamed, and it was this I dreamed of.

I’d rather watch SpongeBob with with Kimmy than talk to you. At least that stupid yellow sponge tries to make sense.

Getting a woman’s body and getting her heart are two different things. And gaining her trust is another problem entirely.

My mommy said my daddy fights bad men and wins. She says he likes to fish and he knows how to play really cool games.” Her chin lifted a notch in a surfeit of pride. “She said my daddy will love me more than a kid loves ice cream. My mommy doesn’t lie to me, so you lied to her when you told her you were my daddy. You are not my daddy! She screamed the final declaration to him, dry-eyed and filled with childish fury.

You’ve carried my heart, all this time. Hell, you owned my soul. Don’t ask me to stop dreaming of you, or to stop asking for tomorrow. Because for five years the hope that came with each tomorrow was all I had left. Remember that.

You know how to be a good boy?” Anna widened her eyes in surprise. “Why, Archer, I’m certain I never recognized that quality in you.