But between these two men she loved, both in one way or another holding her close always, Clarisse Haines knew she would never fall.

“He wanted a daughter who looked like his wife. His wife had informed him she wa…”

“Maybe he got tired of waiting and he'd gone without me though I doubted that wa…”

“"Christ, here we go. Backbone."”

“His forehead dropped to touch mine. “I’m gonna piss you off ‘cause I can be a d…”