Quotes by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

I paid you five thousand instead and promised the balance only if you made the match. As it turns out, this is your lucky day because Ive decided to write you the full check, whether the match comes from you or from Portia. As long as I have a wife and youve been part of the process, youll get your money. He toasted her with his beer mug. Congratulations.She put down her fork. Why would you do that?Because its efficient.Not as efficient as having Powers handle her own introductions. Youre paying her a fortune to do exactly that.Id rather have you.Her pulse kicked. Why?He gave her the melty smile he must have been practicing since the cradle, one that made her feel as though she was the only woman in the world. Because youre easier to bully. Do we have a deal or not?You dont want a matchmaker. You want a lackey.Semantics. My hours are erratic, and my schedule changes without warning. Itll be your job to cope with all that. Youll soothe ruffled feathers when I need to cancel at the last minute. Youll keep my dates company when Im going to be late, entertain them if I have to take a call. If things are going well, youll disappear. If not, youll make the woman disappear. I told you before. I work hard at my job. I dont want to have to work hard at this, too.Basically, you expect me to find your bride, court her, and hand her over at the altar. Or do I have to come on the honeymoon, too?Definitely not. He gave her a lazy smile. I can take care of that all by myself.

Never mind that. Whats going on with you and Heath?Annabelle pulled a little wide-eyed innocence out of her rusty bag of college acting skills.What do you mean? Business.Dont give me that. Weve been friends too long.She switched to a furrowed brow. Hes my most important client. You know how much this means to me.Molly wasnt buying it. Ive seen the way you look at him. Like he was a slot machine with triple sevens tattooed on his forehead. If you fall in love with him, I swear Ill never speak toyou again. Annabelle nearly choked. Shed known Molly would be suspicious, but she hadnt expected an outright confrontation. Are you nuts? Setting aside the fact that he treats me like a flunky, Id never fall for a workaholic after what Ive had to go through with my family. Falling in lust, however, was an entirely different matter.He has a calculator for a heart, Molly said. I thought you liked him.

Shes as plastic as you are! Im telling you, its a bad idea. If the two of you have kids, theyll come out of the birth canal with Fisherprice stamped on their butts!

What New York City football team did Joe Namath play for?The New York City Yankees!A roar of laughter went up from the crowd, accompanied by more than a few loud groans. Bobby Tom silenced them all with a glare. At the same time, the glitter in his eyes dared any of them to contradict her.When he was certain every person there understood his message, he turned back to Gracie and gathered her into his arms. With a tender look and a gentle brush of his lips, he said, Exactly right, sweetheart. I had no idea you knew so much about football.And that was how every last person in Telarosa, Texas, came to understand that Bobby Tom Denton had finally and forever fallen head over heels in love.

Uhm, Kevin...Be quiet, or I swear to God Ill take you right here.Yes, this was definitely Forced Sex..

sometimes knowing when to give up is the real test of character...-annabelle granger

Ironic, isnt it, what religion does to people?I guess its more ironic what people do to religion.

Something snapped inside her. “Of course I’m afraid! Relationships do bad things to me.” He started to respond, but the pain had gone on long enough, and she didn’t want to hear it. “You know what I want? I want peace. I want a good job and a decent place to live. I want to read books and listen to music and have time to make some female friendships that are going to last. When I wake up in the morning, I want to know that I have a decent shot at being happy. And here’s what’s really sad. Until I met you, I was almost there.

I guess were oil and water. (Phoebe)Id say were more like gasoline and a blowtorch. (Dan)

This is America. We’re entitled to our opinions.”“Wrong. This is Texas. And my opinion is the only one that counts.

Colin : “Perhaps now is the time to tell you that I have a weakness for agreeable women.”Sugar Beth : “Well, that sure does leave me out.”Colin : “Exactly. With agreeable women, I’m unendingly considerate. Gallant even.”Sugar Beth : “But with tarts like me, the gloves are off, is that it?”Colin : “I wouldn’t exactly call you a tart. But then, I tend to be broad-minded.”She suppressed the urge to dump her porridge in his lap.

I can’t chitchat and make breakfast at the same time. You could help, you know, instead of standing there like the Queen of England. Although you’re a lot better-looking.

As far as Im concerned, men like you were put on this world to entertain women like me.

I take thee... to be my awful wedded husband

The point I was trying to make before you interrupted with your inventoryof my personality is that neither of us is going to be able to stay celibate for the next six months.She dropped her eyes. If only he knew that shed stayed that way all her life.Well be living in close quarters, he went on. Were legally married, and its only natural that were going to get it on.Get it on? His bluntness reminded her that none of this meant anything to him emotionally, and contrary to all logic, shed wanted to hear something romantic. With some pique, she said, In other words, you expect me to keep house, work for the circus, and get it on with you.He thought it over. I guess thats about the size of it.

If I could put my brain in her body, the world would be mine for the taking.

If you re serious about getting it on again, be sure to give me some advance notice, so I can grab my appointment calendar and block out three minutes.

He tunneled his dirty hands through her hair and kissed her breathless. Her neck, her eyes, the corners of her mouth. He kissed her lips as if his life depended on it. Kissed their future into her. All they could have and all they could be.

His writers words poured over her like poetry, and she couldnt find a single wisecrack to put up between them.

I sure do miss that woman. Smart. Funny. Sweet. She never gave me a moments trouble.Gosh, Im sorry about that. I knew it was boring between you two, but not that bad.