“Baby, I’ve been so worried about you. You’re not answering your phone and nobody’s heard from you in days. What in the hell is going on?”
I kiss his neck and breathed deeply. He smelled of the forest and Anton. I closed my eyes hoping to memorize the scent. He was so warm and inviting, I kissed his jaw, slowly making my way to his perfect lips.
He tilted his head slightly and touched the side of my face. His voice was soft, his words thick and slow.
“What are you doing baby?”
“Taking advantage of you while I can. You’ll be leaving me again soon.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Because it’s always you that leaves.”
He leaned back and stared at me. I thought I should say something more, but elected instead to hold my tongue for a bit. Besides, what else was there to say?”
― Designing Woman
I kiss his neck and breathed deeply. He smelled of the forest and Anton. I closed my eyes hoping to memorize the scent. He was so warm and inviting, I kissed his jaw, slowly making my way to his perfect lips.
He tilted his head slightly and touched the side of my face. His voice was soft, his words thick and slow.
“What are you doing baby?”
“Taking advantage of you while I can. You’ll be leaving me again soon.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Because it’s always you that leaves.”
He leaned back and stared at me. I thought I should say something more, but elected instead to hold my tongue for a bit. Besides, what else was there to say?”
― Designing Woman
“Anton, are you tired?”
“Tired? Fuck no, I’m not tired. Not yet anyway. Give me an hour or two and ask me again.”
“You look tired. You look like you could use a hot shower and a nap. In our bed. With me. For the rest of the night.”
― Designing Woman
“Tired? Fuck no, I’m not tired. Not yet anyway. Give me an hour or two and ask me again.”
“You look tired. You look like you could use a hot shower and a nap. In our bed. With me. For the rest of the night.”
― Designing Woman
“There is a song, Noreen," he said tenderly. "It was nominated for an Academy Award. I can't sing, enamorada, but the words say that when a man loves a woman, really loves her, he can see his unborn children in her eyes." - "To my shame, I saw my sons in your eyes the day I found you in the kitchen at your aunt's house," he whispered, watching her face color. "And I was married. What a living hell it was, to know such a sin and be unable to repent it." (Diana Palmer)”
― The Patient Nurse
― The Patient Nurse
“I went crazy without you Melody and you weren’t doing so well yourself. I’ve come to the conclusion that we can’t be apart. We may fuss and fight, but I’d rather fight with you than live without you.”
― Designing Woman
― Designing Woman
“Baby is a term of endearment. It’s what you called me when you loved me. Every time you say it now, it rips another piece of my heart out and quite frankly, I don’t have very many pieces left.”
“I still love you Melody.”
My head jerked up and I burned his baby blues with my own.
“So you say, but it didn’t stop you from walking out, did it? Pardon me for saying this, but I thought that you’d learned how to love someone from watching your parents. I can’t imagine either of them walking out on the other for any reason. Those two are rock solid Anton.”
― Designing Woman
“I still love you Melody.”
My head jerked up and I burned his baby blues with my own.
“So you say, but it didn’t stop you from walking out, did it? Pardon me for saying this, but I thought that you’d learned how to love someone from watching your parents. I can’t imagine either of them walking out on the other for any reason. Those two are rock solid Anton.”
― Designing Woman
Reading Romances
— 2066 members
— last activity Apr 27, 2025 09:02PM
Reading Romances was a website focused on romance reviews from March 2011 until October 2015, now it's a group on Goodreads! ...more
Ask Lydia Michaels Q&A
— 25 members
— last activity May 24, 2013 11:02AM
A place for readers to ask Lydia questions about her books, characters, upcoming releases, series, and other events in the news.
Laini’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Laini’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Laini
Lists liked by Laini

























