“Damn the man.”

“I don't want to spend my time rescuing you from awkward situations.”

“He had to have her, he couldn't wait, the need throbbed through him hot and urgent. But here? On the wooden floor of his brother's gazebo?”

“Mellow was the order of the day.”

“What a strange sensation to have the ground under your feet shift unexpectedly. One moment rock solid, the next quivering.”

“Seventh Heaven, I've heard of,' she admitted, 'though not in connection with astronomy.”

“What was the matter with her? She'd already decided she didn't want to make love with him, so why did she keep conjuring up erotic scenes from old sheikh movies? It must be the wine.”