“When you get older, Richard, you realize life is made up of moments. All sorts of them. Sad ones, good ones, and great ones. They make up the tapestry that is your life. Hold on to all of them—especially the great ones. They make the others easy to take.”
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Melanie Moreland,
The Contract
“I hope I'm not a vegetarian..." her voice trailed off as she burst into laughter. I had to join in her merriment. Lifting up my glass, I toasted her. "Here's to hoping you're not an alcoholic either.” ― Melanie Moreland, Into the Storm
“Without her, it was nothing.Without her, I was nothing.~Richard VanRyan” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“When you get older, you realize life is made up of moments. All sorts of them. Sad ones, good ones, and great ones. They make up the tapestry that is your life. Hold on to all of them - especially the great ones. They make the others easy to take-Penny” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“If you call me sweetheart, do I get to call you something, ah, special, too?”“I’m not one for nicknames. What did you have in mind?”“Something simple.”I could live with that. “Like?”“Dick,” she stated with a straight face.“No.”“Why not? It’s a short form of your name, and it, ah, suits you, on so many levels.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“When you get older, you realize life is made up of moments. All sorts of them. Sad ones, good ones, and great ones. They make up the tapestry that is your life. Hold on to all of them - especially the great ones. They make the others easy to take.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“I assume you have a password?” I asked as I reached for it. “Oh, yeah, it’s emptiness, and I used capital E and the number one for the ‘i.’ They always tell us to have a number and capital in our password at work.” Frowning, I paused. It wasn’t the word I’d have expected from her.” ― Melanie Moreland, Over the Fence
“What happened?" "I tried to do one of those roundy type kicks. I missed." "You're not ready for a roundhouse kick, Emmy. Far from it. That's a whole other type of training." "I saw it on the internet. It looked easy." I snorted, and Bentley rolled his eyes. "How many times do I have to tell you to stay off Google?” ― Melanie Moreland, Aiden
“I had fallen in love with her by building one small, new positive habit at a time. She had slowly replaced the bad ones, until they were gone, by simply being her.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“You never know what another person is going through, and sometimes your smile might be something that makes a difference in their day.” ― Melanie Moreland, It Started with a Kiss
“She needed someone to protect her.That someone was me.” ― Melanie Moreland, My Image of You
“You plan on treating me like the kid you think you hired? Fine. But I expect you to be polite, courteous, and fair. I don’t expect to be punished because I have breasts instead of a dick. I’ll do my work, and I will show you the respect you deserve as my boss as long as you show me the respect I deserve as an employee and a human being.” ― Melanie Moreland, Revved to the Maxx
“She’s just a girl. Talk to her. Ask her for coffee.” I shook my head. “She’s not just a girl, Aiden. I think she’s the one.” His brow furrowed. “The one to be your first, or the one to be your last?” “All of it.” ― Melanie Moreland, Reid
“A voice spoke in my head, whispering maybe what she needed all along was someone to hold her up, rather than tear her down. That brought” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“Love doesn’t make you weak. Real, honest love—it makes you strong.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“She ran her tongue over her bottom lip, a mischievous smile curling her mouth. “Are you . . . are you pregnant, Richard?” “No,” I scoffed. “I was thinking one day, you would be.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“You know, Richard, one of the reasons we lash out at the ones we love is because deep within us, we know we’ll be forgiven.” He paused with a wink. “The way you lashed out, I must be one of your favorites.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Amendment
“Wedding” ― Melanie Moreland, My Saving Grace
“I feel it. I felt it the first time you let me touch your hand. It was as if I'd found the one missing piece to my puzzle. The one thing I'd been waiting for to make me complete” ― Melanie Moreland, It Started with a Kiss
“I hope I'm not a vegetarian..." her voice trailed off as she burst into laughter. I had to join in her merriment. Lifting up my glass, I toasted her. "Here's to hoping you're not an alcoholic either.” ― Melanie Moreland, Into the Storm
“Without her, it was nothing.Without her, I was nothing.~Richard VanRyan” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“When you get older, you realize life is made up of moments. All sorts of them. Sad ones, good ones, and great ones. They make up the tapestry that is your life. Hold on to all of them - especially the great ones. They make the others easy to take-Penny” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“If you call me sweetheart, do I get to call you something, ah, special, too?”“I’m not one for nicknames. What did you have in mind?”“Something simple.”I could live with that. “Like?”“Dick,” she stated with a straight face.“No.”“Why not? It’s a short form of your name, and it, ah, suits you, on so many levels.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“When you get older, you realize life is made up of moments. All sorts of them. Sad ones, good ones, and great ones. They make up the tapestry that is your life. Hold on to all of them - especially the great ones. They make the others easy to take.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“I assume you have a password?” I asked as I reached for it. “Oh, yeah, it’s emptiness, and I used capital E and the number one for the ‘i.’ They always tell us to have a number and capital in our password at work.” Frowning, I paused. It wasn’t the word I’d have expected from her.” ― Melanie Moreland, Over the Fence
“What happened?" "I tried to do one of those roundy type kicks. I missed." "You're not ready for a roundhouse kick, Emmy. Far from it. That's a whole other type of training." "I saw it on the internet. It looked easy." I snorted, and Bentley rolled his eyes. "How many times do I have to tell you to stay off Google?” ― Melanie Moreland, Aiden
“I had fallen in love with her by building one small, new positive habit at a time. She had slowly replaced the bad ones, until they were gone, by simply being her.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“You never know what another person is going through, and sometimes your smile might be something that makes a difference in their day.” ― Melanie Moreland, It Started with a Kiss
“She needed someone to protect her.That someone was me.” ― Melanie Moreland, My Image of You
“You plan on treating me like the kid you think you hired? Fine. But I expect you to be polite, courteous, and fair. I don’t expect to be punished because I have breasts instead of a dick. I’ll do my work, and I will show you the respect you deserve as my boss as long as you show me the respect I deserve as an employee and a human being.” ― Melanie Moreland, Revved to the Maxx
“She’s just a girl. Talk to her. Ask her for coffee.” I shook my head. “She’s not just a girl, Aiden. I think she’s the one.” His brow furrowed. “The one to be your first, or the one to be your last?” “All of it.” ― Melanie Moreland, Reid
“A voice spoke in my head, whispering maybe what she needed all along was someone to hold her up, rather than tear her down. That brought” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“Love doesn’t make you weak. Real, honest love—it makes you strong.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“She ran her tongue over her bottom lip, a mischievous smile curling her mouth. “Are you . . . are you pregnant, Richard?” “No,” I scoffed. “I was thinking one day, you would be.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Contract
“You know, Richard, one of the reasons we lash out at the ones we love is because deep within us, we know we’ll be forgiven.” He paused with a wink. “The way you lashed out, I must be one of your favorites.” ― Melanie Moreland, The Amendment
“Wedding” ― Melanie Moreland, My Saving Grace
“I feel it. I felt it the first time you let me touch your hand. It was as if I'd found the one missing piece to my puzzle. The one thing I'd been waiting for to make me complete” ― Melanie Moreland, It Started with a Kiss
