“How could he try to get Sandi to reveal her true colors when she was a rainbow?”

“How could she be sorry about losing her virginity in a romance-novel way on a sunset sail?”

“Sandi couldn't bear to read about other people falling in love and having babies while her own arms and worms were so painfully empty.”

“Careful, Sandi. You're about to let your bulldog mouth overload your bird-dog bite.”

“She tilted her face to his, and he discovered that kissing her was something he didn't have to train for by reading a book. It came naturally.”

“Not that he was any expert on the subject, but Matt believed he could tell a lot about a woman by observing the way she watched a sunset.”

“Matt felt vindicated. See. If he'd rushed things and let his passion get the upper hand he might not have learned whether she like beef.”