“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?”

“What she wanted was right there, between them, pressed against her stomachso big and accessible and user-friendlyneatly covered and ready to go.”

“It didnt matter that she didnt live here, that a relationship was out of the question. It was probably because a relationship wouldnt happen that he could let himself get this close. He wrapped his...”

“she was afraid of how he made her feel, because he made her feel way too much”

“Her heart unfolded in her chest, took in all of him, and closed tightly, unwilling to let him 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...”