Quotes from 'New Beginnings'

“Maybe we can get a clapper to turn it off and on.” I put my hand over my mouth. I had to stop myself. Even during

home with the kids. His ego was on the line because Miranda was beating him on one of the latest Xbox games. After steaks at the casino restaurant, we had split up, the others going off to the lounge shows or a craps table. I stood outside the high-end hotel

One night she awoke to him hovering above her protracted stomach

Chapter Twenty-eight Rio all but dragged me into the house with him, through the front door, slamming it closed, pressing me back against it with his body. He cupped my face with his hands, turning it up toward his mouth, then he stopped, frozen, and his look changed, his eyes aware of what was happening and looking intently into mine.