“The mosaicist was making the fine hairs on the nape of Mona's swan neck out of chips of gold”
“He guides my fingers under his hair to the nape of his neck. To the shape of a crescent moon.”
“Sean’s hands had risen to comb the hair at the nape of his neck, to draw him closer, to coax his mouth—his heart—open.”
“Who was blowing on the nape of my neck.”
“And oh, the oh my nape of the neck. The up-swept oh my nape of the neck. I could walk behind anyone and fall in love. Don’t stop. Don’t turn around.”
“He bit the nape of my neck and I moaned.”