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Her mother never passed up an opportunity to extol the benefits of an arranged marriage, especially when Layla had suffered yet another heartbreak. “It’s about devotion to another person; caring, duty, and sacrifice. An arranged marriage is based on permanence. It is a contract between two like-minded people who share the same values and desire for companionship and family. There is no heartache, no betrayal, no boys pretending they care, or using you and throwing you away, no promises unkept—”
“Something bad is going to happen,” superstitious Lakshmi Auntie moaned. “I can feel it in my face.”
“You don’t need shapewear. You have a shape. You’re beautiful and all I can think about when I see you is how badly I want my hands on you.” He reached for her and she backed away. “There’s no sexy way to get this off me, so if you’re imagining some kind of striptease where I slowly peel it off, revealing my body inch by inch, just tuck that image away and replace it with opening a can of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, or if you’re not familiar with that delicious treat, just imagine releasing any product that’s under pressure. Everything wants out at once.”
“I think you’re suffering from a lack of vitamin me,” Matthias said. She bit back a laugh. “Does that line really work?” “You’re still here.” He leaned closer, his hand sliding up her leg.
“This isn’t appropriate, Nasir.” “What’s not appropriate is having to spend weeks in a hospital bed sleeping alone. There was no one to steal the covers. I was always too hot.”
“You can’t be in everyone’s head, guessing what they are going to do. The real measure of a man comes not when things go right, but what he does when things go wrong.”
Try to let him down gently if he’s not the one. You don’t want any bad karma.” Layla laughed. “I’ll do my best, but I might not be able to control myself if he wants me to squeeze my ass into a pair of yoga pants and bust out a downward dog.” “That could be his way of checking out the merchandise.” Daisy snickered. “Just don’t do a happy baby pose or he might get the wrong idea.”
