Dacă relaţia lor ar fi rămas una superficială, acea reticenţă nu ar fi contat. Dar nu rămăsese, credea Parker, aşa că era importantă. Conta, fiindcă trecuse de faza de interes, se abandonase atracţiei, explodase în dorinţă, se împiedicase în afecţiune, iar acum derapa necontrolat spre iubire.

“Turn around.""I beg your pardon."Brian merely stepped around her, laid his hand…”

“She'd like to bounce me off the ceiling.""Oh aye,that she would, but she's not …”

“Where the hell was she? Grant knew he'd go mad if he asked himself the question…”

“Do you always get away with the outrageous?""Mostly. Are you always s beautiful…”