“Her expression shut faster than a poked clam. 'I'll just get a cardigan.'He might not be a hellraiser anymore but Devin valued his reputation. 'Haven't you got anything sexy?''Yes,' said Rachel, 'my mind.”

“Liar,' he said in disgust. 'You're still playing doctors and nurses with the guy you screwed Charlie over with.' Her mouth fell open. 'Don't worry, I won't tell my brother. He's got enough to deal with.''I would never have an affair.''See here's where you and I part ways on our definition of fidelity,' he said. 'I think tonsil hockey with another man is off the agenda for a married woman. Call me old-fashioned.'Her fury was unexpected. 'Who started that rumor...who!''What are you talking about? You admitted it.”

“Are you going to kiss me or not?”He released the jacket. “Not,” he rasped.“Then I’ll kiss you.” Cupping his nape, she drew his head down, butNate laid his fingertips over her mouth.“Some things you can’t take back.”Claire lifted his hand. “Some things you don’t want to.”

“You dumb asshole,” Ross said to Nate.“You could be a freakin’ amoeba andyou’d still be a brother. And the only reason I’m not throwing a punchright now is because you had such a dipshit upbringing you don’t get that.”

“I'm a very truthful person, but if the greater good is best served by a lie then I'll tell it.”

“We've had fifteen years of being grown-ups when we could have got together and we never have. Doesn't that tell you something?''Yeah, that timing is everything. Hit on me again now.”

“You know what I wish for?” she said through a tight throat. “What Ireally need? A man who loves me enough to stay.”