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21 " CHAPTER 21Dear Husband,I know there is a part of you that wanted children, but has remained with me even knowing I can never give them to you. I also know you realize that I am lying when I say I never wanted them. You see the pain and yet you let me lie anyway…-B.LetterUSAMarried 11 years "
― Penny Reid , Happily Ever Ninja (Knitting in the City, #5)
22 " Sometimes doing nothing is what we’re called to do, I think. Does that make sense? In any relationship, sometimes we play the lead, and sometimes we follow. "
23 " The apartment was a disaster. A consummate disaster. If mess-making were an Olympic sport, this mess would have won the bronze medal, maybe the silver. "
24 " The carpet would be stained ... so what ? It happens. Shit happens. And yet, why was it necessary for shit to happen all over the apartment I'd just cleaned? Why couldn't they have shit outside ? "
25 " . “Right . . . here’s what we’ll do: I’ll get the kids. You take your shower. After homework and playtime, I’ll challenge them to shots until they pass out. Then we’ll eat the rest of their Halloween candy while binge-watching Game of Thrones. "
26 " I love you wildly, madly, completely, Fiona Archer," he growled, then groaned on a broken breath. "I love you always. "
27 " ... I shook myself, trying to figure out what I should do and who I should be. Defaulting to pragmatic me was easiest because it was where I lived most of the time. I was good at bottling my frustrations and disappointments, especially when they didn't really matter. - brought tears to my eyes btw - "
28 " Dear Friend, Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I am so lucky to have you in my life, especially after that time I hit you with my car and salted the earth around your house. "
29 " He closed his eyes and grew rigid beneath me. “Don’t give me that look.”“What look? Your eyes are closed, you can’t see me.”“I feel the look. It’s the Fiona death stare of cruel disappointment.”“I have a cruel disappointed look?”“Yes. It’s like getting a spanking, and not the good kind. "
30 " Her.There.She.You.Stunning.Are.Woman.Want.I lost my train of thought.I lost my words.In truth, I lost my ability to speak.And think.I’d been addled insensible by the vision before me. "
31 " There was a short pause before Elizabeth gasped, finally understanding his meaning, “You did that? You put up those pictures of that senator? The naked selfies on the house dot gov main page?”“I did no such thing.” Greg sounded and looked insulted, then added, “Alex did it. I was merely the Pinky to his Brain. "
32 " It’s not spandex, it’s a Kevlar blend.” His voice lowered to a growly whisper. “I’m so turned on right now. "
33 " Love was never enough, not without mutual respect and a great deal of drudgery and effort. And even then, it wasn’t enough. Wanting each other, being open to change, pushing each other to improve and grow—for the better—working to deserve each other, was the key. "
34 " I stared at the words.They stared back.Then they waved and smiled and shrugged—like, We’ll be keeping you company for a while, so you might as well invite us in so we can give you cankles, and cravings for beef jerky and pickles dipped in mustard.I wanted to push those words off a cliff "
35 " When we were locked and loaded, he led the way and we jogged in silence.Actually, I jogged in silence, my feet and movements soundless. Greg jogged like a large man who used to be a Marine.Crunch.Crash.Smash.Snap.Crack.Amateur. "
36 " When people are overwhelmed, they can't see past their own campfire. "
37 " He’d drunk the “my government can do no wrong” Kool-Aid "
38 " she’s too quiet about it.”“Isn’t that the point of leading by example?” Kat frowned at her ball of yarn, more of a tangled mass of yarn than a ball.“Yes, mostly. But if you don’t ever say anything, then how can others follow your example? All the good works get lost in the background noise. I think there are two parts to leading by example: do what you say, and say what you do. "
39 " Dear Husband, I love you today more than yesterday. Yesterday you were a real jerk. -Debbie Dry-erase board on fridge New Jersey, USA Married 28 years "
40 " Albedo,” I corrected as I stood and walked to the shredding bin. “It’s an attribute measurement, the reflective property of an object that isn’t a source of light. "