“You love me.He kept gazing upward, his answer coming softly. Yeah. I do.”

“What can I do? he asked. To start taking care of you?”

“I know you dont like to believe you ever need to be taken care of, but I cant stand the idea of you being sick and alone. I need to be here for you, babe.”

“What sort of look are you going for? Damn, how did he answer this? Somethingnormal, he finally said.”

“To her surprise, Lucky tilted his head and looked her in the eye, appearing oddlycrestfallen, she thought. Dont be nervous, he said. I hate making you nervous.”

“What can I do?” he asked. “To start taking care of you?”

“She was an idiot. An adorable, gorgeous, feisty, funny, sweet, sexy idiot.”

“Did you miss me?A little bit, she said with a shrug.You have tears running down your cheeks, he said with a grin. I think you missed me more than a little.”

“I don't know what the future holds. I only know that I want to be with you. You and me. Everything else is negotiable.”

“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.”