“But what slayed Robert was that for all these years, all his adult life, he'd never believed in relationships and commitment. They were highly overrated as far as he was concerned. Some people's entire lives revolved around love...finding it, keeping… — M.L. Rhodes Copy Share Image
“Because you see..." He cradled Alec's face between his hands. "I'm in love with you, Alec. The kind of love that not only makes my balls ache, but that makes my chest so tight sometimes I think I can't breathe. The kind that makes my skin tingle and my heart pound and my knees weak whenever I'm around you. I'm… — M.L. Rhodes Copy Share
“Like one of those damned clapper lights. Love on. Love off. Robert musing about his parents love for him” — M.L. Rhodes Copy Share Image
“He didn’t get it—guys like that never flirted with men like him. In spite of the fact he was a cop, which he liked to hope had given him a little bit of visible macho cool after eight years on the job, his sister still said his looks and style were “nerd meets librarian,” which to him meant he was… — M.L. Rhodes Copy Share
“I don’t know. I don’t know, Jess,” he said as a sob shuddered through him. “Because I am a damned fool. Fuck! I have… — M.L. Rhodes Copy Share Image
“There was nothing wrong with being understanding and sympathetic. It had been instilled in him all his life... "Be a good Christian, son. Put… — M.L. Rhodes Copy Share Image
“Life is strange sometimes. It throws things at us that, at the moment the events are happening, we can’t possibly believe or understand they… — M.L. Rhodes Copy Share Image
“But what slayed Robert was that for all these years, all his adult life, he'd never believed in relationships and commitment. They were highly… — M.L. Rhodes Copy Share Image
