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“How did you do that?鈥�
I shrug. 鈥淚 click my heels three times and say, 鈥楾here鈥檚 no place like home.鈥欌€�
鈥淯h-huh. So 鈥� you think this is your home? My barn? His tone is playful, but the look he鈥檚 giving me is dead serious. A question.
鈥淗aven鈥檛 you guessed by now?鈥� I say, my heart hammering. 鈥淢y home is you.”
― Cynthia Hand, Boundless

“Fine.鈥� He smirks at me. 鈥淣ice to meet you, Carrots,鈥� he says, looking directly at my hair. 鈥淥h, I mean Clara.鈥�
My face flames.
鈥淪ame to you, Rusty,鈥� I shoot back, but he鈥檚 already striding away.”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“This is isn't going to become one of those creepy situations where you show up at all hours of the night to watch me sleep, is it?" he asks playfully.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“Tucker strokes my hair. There's something so tender about the gesture. It might as well have been him whispering I love you.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“No, you're not a bad person," he said. "And Richter isn't a bad person, and I'm not a bad person. We're just people, and people sometimes do stupid things.”
― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up

“I did get so wigged out that I sneaked out to his house a couple times in the middle of the night to watch over him while he slept, just in case, I don't know, his comic book collection decided to spontaneously combust. This was dumb and admittedly creepy in an Edward Cullen kind of way, but it was the only thing I could think to do.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“We really don鈥檛 get all the government we pay for, and thank goodness. Lord protect us on the day that we do.”
― Jeffrey Tucker, Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo

“The government never minds having more power, and is always prepared to paper over the problems it creates. An economy not bludgeoned by powerful elites is the ideal we should seek, even if it has a name that is wildly unpopular: capitalism”
― Jeffrey Tucker, Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo

“The market economy is delivering miracles by the minute and yet we hardly notice or care; worse, we denounce the realization of this dream of all of history, this coming of heaven on earth and call it decadent and dangerous.”
― Jeffrey Tucker, It's a Jetsons World: Private Miracles and Public Crimes

“I need to breathe鈥� I manage to get out, his hold on me loosens slightly.
鈥淚 need you”
― R.S. Burnett, Bet Me

“You could refer to me as god and the odd curtsey wouldn鈥檛 go a miss either”
― R.S. Burnett, Wanna Bet?

“If wishes were horses, beggars would ride"
Saskatchewan Farmer Saying.”
― Hertha Tucker

“Did I mention how much I鈥檝e missed you?”
― R.S. Burnett, Bet Me

“So money doesn't matter once you get down it. It doesn't matter how thin or thick anyone's wallet is. We all hurt. We all love. We're the same. And your past, who you live with, where you came from, it doesn't have to matter. You're creating your own future, and I want to see where the road forward takes you.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Goal

“Laughing, Bailey still put on a little frown. 鈥淚 want a man to cuddle.鈥�
Tucker stopped kissing Maddy long enough to look at Bailey. 鈥淓veryone needs love. Even the dipshit. I鈥檒l find someone for you.鈥� Tucker looked around. 鈥淗ow high are your standards?鈥�
Bailey opened her mouth and I knew a tirade of profanity was coming.
Before she got started, I hugged her to me. 鈥淭uck wants to help you. It鈥檚 his asshole way of showing his love. Tell him thank you and we鈥檒l train him to be less of a jerk.鈥�
Bailey took a deep breath and nodded. 鈥淭hank you, Tucker.鈥�
A sober Tucker might have teased his sister, but the drunken version hugged her and told her that he would find someone great. Hot, big dick, money, good hair, the whole package.
Cooper frowned at both me and Farah. 鈥淵ou two are having an adverse influence on the family. Fucking Sawyer said thank you earlier today. What鈥檚 next? Will she say please?鈥�
Grinning, Farah cuddled up to Cooper.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Knight

“Tucker entered the room and sighed. 鈥淢addy鈥檚 a hormonal mess. Can鈥檛 wait until she pops the kid out and we鈥檙e done with that moody shit.鈥�
鈥淚 think chicks are still moody after they pop them out,鈥� Cooper said, studying me. 鈥淛udd thinks Tawny can figure out our mole.鈥�
鈥淚s she psychic?鈥�
Glancing at Tucker, I smiled. 鈥淵ou haven鈥檛 gotten laid in days. You know you did something wrong, but you don鈥檛 know what and Maddy won鈥檛 tell you. Instead of just asking, you decided she鈥檚 hormonal. Maybe you oughta ask and end the suspense, Tuck?鈥�
Tucker grinned. 鈥淏ring her so we can kill the mole and clean this shit up before Pop decides our balls ain鈥檛 big enough to take over.鈥�
Cooper sighed. 鈥淲hat about Farah?鈥�
Judd chewed on a piece of bacon and glanced at me. 鈥淭ell her Tawny is your assistant. Farah knows her sister can read people. If you don鈥檛 find the mole soon, it鈥檚 going to affect her too.鈥�
Leaning back against a desk, Cooper crossed his muscular arms and stared at me. 鈥淲hat did you tell her?鈥� he asked Judd, even though his eyes remained on me.
鈥淣辞迟丑颈苍驳.鈥�
鈥淔uck,鈥� Cooper muttered. 鈥淔ine, but if there鈥檚 trouble, we get her out of the way.鈥�
Judd rolled his eyes. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 planning on using my woman as a shield, boss. I鈥檇 let them shoot you before I let anything happen to her.鈥�
Cooper smirked. 鈥淚鈥檓 glad I never got all stupid and whipped like you are now.鈥�
Laughing so hard at his brother鈥檚 bullshit, Tucker both farted and burped. Soon, everyone was laughing.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Knight

“Ignoring all the whispering couples around him, Vaughn taught me to bowl while I faked like I cared. We were both on the outs and I suspected he wanted to find a new buddy now that Judd was attached to his angel. Every time Tawny laughed, Vaughn鈥檚 frown darkened.
鈥淵ou should be happy for them,鈥� I said as he guided me towards the alley.
鈥淚 am. Fucking overwhelmed with happiness. Now, pay attention.鈥� When I flinched at his tone, Vaughn sighed. 鈥淚t gets boring when your best friend is busy mating like a rabbit.鈥�
鈥淢y best friend ditched me too, so I found new friends. Maybe you should too.鈥�
鈥淐rap no. Sounds like too much effort.鈥�
I grinned. 鈥淵ou could play with Bailey. Here, she comes.鈥�
Vaughn didn鈥檛 even glance at the arriving blonde who threw her hands in the air. 鈥淚 got dumped again! Men suck! I hate them all!鈥� she cried, enjoying a hug from Tawny. 鈥淲ho wants to set me up now?鈥�
鈥淚 thought you hated men,鈥� Tucker mumbled with his mouth full of a hot dog.
鈥淚 do, but one of them has got to work, right? Everyone in the world gets someone good, but I get shit. It鈥檚 not fair. I鈥檓 nicer than anyone ever.鈥�
This comment elicited laughter from the crew including Vaughn who took my bowling ball and rolled it for me.
鈥淟ook,鈥� he said,鈥� you got a strike. I鈥檓 an excellent teacher.鈥�
鈥淏est ever.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Cobra

“Cooper nodded. 鈥淚鈥檇 so do this shit, if Farah let me.鈥�
Vaughn made the sound of a snapping whip and the whipped guys frowned at him. He just smiled. 鈥淎h, having control over my balls is so wonderful. You boys should beg your women to let you have them back for the night. Maybe if you promise to do the dishes or wash the floor or some other shit job, they鈥檒l agree.鈥�
鈥淰aughn,鈥� Cooper said, giving his enforcer a dark glare, 鈥渨hen you meet a girl and lose your mind over her, we鈥檙e going to enjoy mocking you. I mean, it鈥檒l be a fucking sport and we鈥檒l trip over each other to be the next one to screw with you.鈥�
鈥淗ell, if I ever lose my mind over a girl, I鈥檒l be too fucking stupid to care what you assholes say. Likely, I鈥檒l have suffered a brain injury or some shit. In that case, you鈥檒l be mocking a disabled man and that鈥檚 not cool.鈥�
鈥淗e has a point,鈥� Tucker said like he was sensitive now.
鈥淵ou鈥檙e all idiots,鈥� I muttered. 鈥淚t鈥檚 rather frightening how any of you will carry on your defective genetic material into the future generation.鈥�
鈥淪aid the guy who got his girlfriend pregnant on accident,鈥� Vaughn said and high fived Tucker.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Cobra

“Hey, Dylan,鈥� I said, holding my orange ball. 鈥淵ou got rid of the Mohawk.鈥�
Lark and Raven鈥檚 stepbrother ran his hand over his bald head and sighed. 鈥淵eah, I鈥檇 been thinking about going the business man route for a while. Kept going back and forth about cutting it. A few weeks ago, I got drunk at Lark鈥檚 place. The sisters were nice enough to shave my head while I was passed out.鈥�
Nearby, Raven laughed so hard she had trouble distracting Vaughn who was still trying to win the game. Dylan glared at her then shrugged. 鈥淕onna let it grow out and play the average Joe shit.鈥�
鈥淕ood luck with that,鈥� I said, glancing at the bathroom and hoping Bailey would appear. When she didn鈥檛, I walked to an open lane and rolled the ball. It took out a single pin which was one more than I expected.
A lane away Raven struggled to win against Vaughn. She bent over one direction. When her ass didn鈥檛 do it, she bent forward and adjusted her tits. A distracted Vaughn missed his strike with a single pin remaining. Before I could hear him complain and her celebrate, Cooper and Tucker appeared next to me.
鈥淚 liked the way you handled that fucker,鈥� Tucker said, arms crossed tightly. 鈥淵ou always know how to deal with these losers while looking like a Boy Scout. A good skill to have.鈥�
Ignoring them, I rolled the second ball and managed to take out three pins. A new record for me.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 with the silent shit?鈥� Tucker asked.
Sighing, I looked at them and frowned. 鈥淚 want to be with Bailey. We just started dating, but here I am jumping through hoops for you two. You do this shit with every guy?鈥�
鈥淢ost are losers,鈥� Cooper said. 鈥淢ost never do the second date thing. They bang then hang. If they鈥檙e lucky, she never mentions it to us and we don鈥檛 kick anyone鈥檚 ass. You鈥檙e the first boyfriend type she鈥檚 had.鈥�
鈥淥ur family needs good people,鈥� added Tucker.
Cooper shifted his stance and shook his head at his brother. 鈥淗e doesn鈥檛 want that life. Nick wants to be a teacher.鈥�
鈥淲丑测?鈥�
鈥淲ho cares?鈥� Cooper said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 what he wants. Sounds like a nice safe life for our little sister, don鈥檛 you think?鈥�
Tucker鈥檚 expression froze and his dopey brain took awhile to put things together. By the time he figured it out, I鈥檇 rolled a gutter ball, Bailey returned, and Vaughn declared his wife a cheater.
鈥淚t鈥檚 only fair!鈥� Raven cried as Vaughn threw her over his shoulder and spun her around. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e a better bowler and I want to win. Cheating was the only card I could play.鈥�
鈥淢aking me think some fucker was looking at your ass was low, Raven.鈥�
鈥淪o is naming our first born son Maverick. You鈥檙e just looking for trouble with a name like that.鈥�
Vaughn lowered her to her feet then grinned. 鈥淢y boys will be nothing but trouble. They鈥檒l own this town and chase pretty girls like Scarlet and Lily.鈥�
鈥淗ey, keep your pervy kid away from my daughter!鈥� Tucker hollered, looking pissed.
Cooper grabbed his brother and they wrestled onto the ground. By the end of pounding each other, they were both laughing.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Dragon

“The next two days, Nick and I played house in my apartment. For lunch and dinner, we joined the family. On Sunday, Nick came along for the club鈥檚 weekly family dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse. I knew he felt like an outsider, but Vaughn and Judd entertained him with their bromance.
鈥淗ard to believe they like the ladies,鈥� I said to Nick who just grinned as the enforcers argued about who was a shittier friend.
鈥淭awny never lets you play videogames.鈥� This comment from Vaughn caused Tawny to roll her eyes. She looked at Raven who shrugged.
鈥淩aven insists on playing with us. That鈥檚 weird, man,鈥� Judd said.
When his wife opened her mouth in her defense, Vaughn raised his hand. 鈥淚 got this,鈥� he said, giving her a wink. 鈥淛udd is just jealous that you beat his ass in every game.鈥�
鈥淣ot every game,鈥� Judd growled.
Leaning against Nick, I whispered loudly. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e idiots.鈥�
Vaughn and Judd turned in unison and glared at me.
鈥淒o you play videogames?鈥� Vaughn asked Nick.
鈥淣ot really.鈥�
鈥淒o you play pool?鈥� Judd asked.
鈥淣辞.鈥�
Vaughn smirked. 鈥淚鈥檝e seen you bowl, so we know you can鈥檛 do that either. What can you do?鈥�
鈥淭olerate Bailey!鈥� Tucker hollered from farther down the table. 鈥淭hat makes him a fucking superhero.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Dragon

“Tucker finally parked next to me. We joined Cooper who stared at a hawk flying over the woods.
鈥淚鈥檝e had my eye on you since the Devils came to town,鈥� Cooper said, glancing at me. 鈥淚gnore the romantic vibe to that statement.鈥�
Tucker snorted in amusement, but Cooper ignored him and continued, 鈥淭he rest of the guys at the worksite hid when the Devils showed up. You decided to take on armed bikers with a fucking hammer. How you didn鈥檛 end up in the ground I鈥檒l never know, but it made me think you have the kind of balls a man needs to run with guys like these two.鈥�
Cooper opened the door where Vaughn and Judd stood in a one room cabin.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Bulldog

“When honest people say what's true, calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful. At the same time, the liars who've been trying to silence them shrink and they become weaker. That's the iron law of the universe. True things prevail. Where can you still find Americans saying true things? There aren't many places left, but there are some, and that's enough. As long as you can hear the words, there is hope. See you soon.”
― Chadwick Moore