Ninja At First Sight (Knitting in the City, #4.75)

by Penny Reid

“And the other part of your logic that isn’t accurate is your assessment of Greg. Greg is a person, not a spoon, or a saucepan, or a tea cup. He can’t be stolen. Men aren’t stolen. They’re responsible for their own actions and decisions—staying with a woman is a decision. Straying or leaving is a decision. You make it sound like men are mindless, powerless to temptation.” She snorted. “In my experience, they are.” “Then you’ve known only weak men. And weak men deserve conniving women.”

Yes, Greg was tremendously attractive. Yet the more time we spent together the more his physical “flaws” came into focus. Discovering the existence of his imperfections surprised me, mostly because they were paradoxically both obvious and obscured.

But burdens don’t grow lighter if both people are contributing equally. Life isn’t a fifty-fifty split, that’s just being lazy. Burdens are weightless, worlds change, and love endures when both people are contributing their maximum.”