“The moment I met her she struck me dumb, deaf, and stupid. At only eighteen, shed had everything brains, beauty, class. And shed known it too. In the eight years since, Ive watched her toy with one...”

“Shes lying on her bed reading. Not a girlie magazine, but a technical journal of some kind going by the cover. Shes bathed and changed into another delectable baby doll, a black one this time, whic...”

“Im only doing my job. Thats what I am. His job. Hed stopped my floor shows at the cantina. Not only that, the break-ins had ceased. At least until now. While the staff barely gave me the time of da...”

“Im so exhausted with worry, I go to bed early that day. But hours later, Im still awake. I cant seem to fall asleep. Not without him by my side. When did I become so addicted to Jake? Why do I crav...”

“The thought I may never see her again streaks through me. The times all wrong. We only have twenty minutes before we head out. But right now, I dont give a damn. I grab her and push her against the...”

“Not anymore, the beast inside me roars. You’re no longer employed by Storm Industries. You can do what you want. The temptation to take her, to make her mine, has grown into a savage hunger which w...”

“I want my world to start and end with you.”

“You know how you have a good meal and you got gravy left on the plate. The gravy was so good that you dont want to leave it on the plate but you dont want to be a pig about it? So you take your bre...”

“She rubbed her cheek on his chest like a sleepy cat. I like when you hold me.Dios, she was going to break his heart. I like when I hold you too.”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”

“Im in, especially if theres a bad guy. Do I get to hurt a bad guy?”

“He was silent a moment; then he said, "I want a drink of water." She almost laughed aloud, because it was such a mundane request that could have been made of anyone, but then she saw the tension in...”

“Calmly, deliberately, he moved his hands down to her breasts and molded his fingers over them. Jay inhaled sharply, and he said, "Easy, easy," as he stroked the soft mounds. "Steve, no." But her ey...”