Chapter 85

• How was it that he never tired of looking at her? She wasn’t the kind of woman who strutted into a room and stunned every man with her breathtaking beauty. She was much more subtle than that. So soft and feminine, but sturdy somehow. Cute and sassy, and almost wholesome, until she opened her mouth and fired off a dose of attitude. They'd come so far in such a short period of time, and he could admit that her presence in his life had changed him. Made him become a better man, even when he didn't want to. Her quiet, determined nature fascinated him.
• He’d met more than his share of women over the years, through business or socially, but he couldn’t recall ever knowing anyone quite like her.
• “Does she kick yet?” he asked suddenly, his voice rough with emotion.