Finally she leaned forward and put her hands on the table and said softly, "Oh Early, I so prayed that you knew. I'm so tempted to lie because this is...going to hurt you. I just hope you'll let me explain, not for my sake but for yours. You don't know that cheated on you dozens of times do you?"If Susan hadn't looked so pained, so sorry, Early might have responded differently. It almost felt like it had that night when he'd been looking at a darkened and empty kitchen she claimed to be cleaning.. "I swung away from him. "Don't worry about it. It was the need forvengeance -- and very little else -- that kept me alive for almostsixteen hundred years!" "And how good did revenge make you feel after you had it? You've beengiven a second chance, Eden. You've got to see that. You can't let themistakes of the past destroy any hope of your ever having a decentfuture."I rounded on him. "My whole existence has been nothing but a patchworkof mistakes and regrets, but this is no time for. “Of course, I did. I laughed though, when the disgruntled ogre stalked off the stage in a huff!”Bella folded the paper and set it aside. She loved the morning banter, but obviously was mystified by this morning’s exchange. “Regular, or decaf?” she asked. Normally, but not always, they drank decaf on weekends.Henry stood. “Decaf. I’ll get it.” Crossing to the coffee maker, he withdrew the grounds tray, dropped in a filter paper and half-filled the pot with water. Emptying it in the backside of. >> Your boldness and confidence ignite a passion in me…the nervous butterflies turn into pangs of desire in my stomach. As I turn to face you, your hands move up and gently capture my face. Looking into my eyes, my lips move closer until the meet yours. Our kiss starts softly, lips barely touching…then lips and tongue moving together, increasing in passion. You press forward, moving me back against the door, pressing your body to mine as our mouths devour each other. Your hands move down my.