“As Ian popped the lock and opened the car door, he turned to Phoebe. Can you do me a favour?She immediately stepped toward him, fully embracing their new mature relationship. Of course.Ian looked p...”

“Then its a deal, were friends.[]Can we just make one conditional rule here? That if we get into a situation where we knowabsolutelythat were going to die, we can haveShe pulled her hand away. Dont ...”

“Im not the one who kissed you in the bathroom. In case youre thinking I forgot about that, or somehow missed it, or Kind of hard to miss, Ian agreed. Your lips, mine. A distinct smacking sound. Yup...”

“As Ian looked at her, he felt something in his chest slip and shift. The pressure came with a blood-tingling rush of triumph and satisfaction, pride and a deeply burning sense of possessiveness. Hi...”

“Why does it not surprise me that you talk during sex?”

“We shouldnt do this, he said again as he looked up into her eyes. But, God, I want to. I just He closed his eyes, exhaled hard. Pheeb. Im a bad bet. Theres no future here. I know this feels big, t...”

“Denim and doubt, cotton and caution, fell to the floor in a forgotten heap”

“She felt a feathery touch on her back and turn to see the man of her pleasures standing with her in the shower. Lost in her own thoughts, hed managed to sneak in unheard. She looked at him now. His...”

“What she wanted was right there, between them, pressed against her stomach—so big and accessible and user-friendly—neatly covered and ready to go.”

“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...”