."Stephen wondered at his father's reluctance to say what Paige wanted to hear. Didn't he love her? He obviously heard her, if Stephen had. Carly thou...ht she knew. She figured he did love Paige, or he wouldn't have slept with her in the first place. That's who Carly knew her husband to be. But she also knew that he never talked during sex. No matter how much she begged him, he just wouldn't do it. Carly could never quite figure out the reason, but she knew her husband would never..."I love you,. "I do not want to frighten you my love, but you must know this. If anything were to happen to you, if anyone were to hurt you in any way, take you from me; Dysea ... I would not hesitate, I would not pause, and I would not question. I would become far more brutal than those I was facing and I would not stop until you were back in my arms. I pray you never see that part of me my love, for I don't know if you could love me if you did. I do know for certain that Martin ... the darkness in Martin. ”“Josh, I want a dog though.” Annie said to me as we looked at the two kittens in front of us.We were at an animal shelter in Rochester. Fawn and Mother had been with us. The kittens were Black and Orange. They couldn’t have been older than a month and were very active.“But ... but ... they’re so cute!” I said, sticking my finger into the cageignoring the warning signs.The orange kitten brushed up against my finger, just trying to get some attention. I scratched him on the head.“Yeah, I want. I was so willing to accept Giulia's invitation because Tabbi and I had split up. It was definitely not my choice. An older woman where Tabbi works took my lover from me and smashed my heart into a trillion jagged pieces. Now all that seems to belong to a different world. Now I am here, and there is no one to make demands on me or question my feelings. Giulia often comes to my room first thing in the morning while I'm still in bed. Usually, she wears just a huge baggy t-shirt and nothing else.