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1 " Who in their right mind wonders how a cat takes his coffee? "
― Robin Kaye , Breakfast in Bed (Domestic Gods, #3)
2 " Trust and respect are more important than love in a relationship because no love will last without equal amounts of respect and trust. "
3 " His eyes locked on hers, all signs of humor vanished. He stared as if he could read her mind. She wondered if he could. It would help if he'd clue her into what he saw, because right now, all she knew was what she felt. There was the ever-present lust, a fierce protectiveness of him, fear for herself, and the terrifying feeling that she'd complletely lost control of her life. She couldn't choreograph this dance. He led, and she seemed to have no choice but to follow. "
4 " (Becca) "Okay you win." Her voice was rough with sleepiness. "I can't keep up with you.""It's not a competition, baby. Just relax, and let me love you. "
5 " Everything was neat, clean, and normal except for the three-legged cat sitting on the coffee table drinking out of a big ass coffee cup. "
6 " From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.” —Helen Hayes "
7 " Pushing the door open with the end of the bat, she watched the steam roll toward her and bring with it the scent of yummy-man. A man who smelled like that at any other time would have her following him just to get a whiff. His scent was clean, with citrus and spice overtones that made her mouth water. The body that stepped out of the shower bare-ass-naked stole the breath from her lungs, the attack plan from her memory, and made her thankful she was a woman who could appreciate the human form because she’d never seen one finer. "
8 " Rich never knew cats snored; unfortunately, he also learned cats fart. Tripod nearly gassed him out during a movie marathon while in his ice cream coma. "
9 " Tripod loved coffee almost as much as ice cream, and Rich loved how much fun Tripod became with a little caffeine, as if he wasn’t already the coolest cat on the planet. "
10 " Cleaning the bathroom wasn’t so bad, well, after he learned the very important lesson that if you mix cleaners, you create toxic gas. "
11 " We saw the smoke pouring out of your apartment and called 911.” The fire truck pulled up a minute later, and the firefighters had Wayne, Henry, Rich, and Tripod wait outside until they made sure there was no further danger and gave them permission to return to the premises. "
12 " Rich and Becca looked up to see a firefighter had walked in. “This looks like the culprit.” He held up a wire. “It went through one of the holes in the dryer and apparently hit the heating element and threw enough sparks to ignite the contents.” Becca turned to Rich. “Why would you wash a wire?” The firefighter chuckled. “It’s an underwire, ma’am. You really should use a lingerie bag if you’re going to machine wash and dry your unmentionables. Becca’s eyes widened. “My unmentionables? "
13 " Shit, does everyone know about the fire?” He held the phone, tipped the beer up to his lips, and took a swig. Thankfully, he’d finished swallowing before Vinny stopped laughing. “Of course. What are you, nuts? Remember that wedding reception in the church basement? The maid of honor’s dress caught on fire when they served flaming cherries jubilee, and the band started playin’ the “William Tell Overture” while she ran around screaming like a banshee? "