Love's Deception (2000)
““I’m okay.” She cleared her throat, then wiped her eyes. All the while, her mind raced for a response—or rather a lie.
“Are you sure?”
Avoiding his dark gaze, she nodded. “It probably just went down the wrong pipe.”
He watched her, then shook his head in bewilderment. “I’m not quite sure what to make of you.”
“What do you mean?” She welcomed the change of topic.
“I don’t know.” He shrugged. “One minute you come across as a strong, independent woman. You don’t need anything or anyone. I bet you’...ll challenge anyone to prove otherwise. Then, you flip mode.”
“Flip mode?”
Nathan smiled. “Yeah, flip the switch, change gears and appear childlike—insecure, vulnerable. I’m not sure what to make of it.”
Her eyes narrowed. “How old are you?”
His head drew back with a bark of laughter. “Since when is that a politically correct thing to ask?”
“You have it all wrong. I’m well within my legal bounds. A man can never ask a woman that question, but it’s okay for us to ask.”MoreLess
“Are you sure?”
Avoiding his dark gaze, she nodded. “It probably just went down the wrong pipe.”
He watched her, then shook his head in bewilderment. “I’m not quite sure what to make of you.”
“What do you mean?” She welcomed the change of topic.
“I don’t know.” He shrugged. “One minute you come across as a strong, independent woman. You don’t need anything or anyone. I bet you’...ll challenge anyone to prove otherwise. Then, you flip mode.”
“Flip mode?”
Nathan smiled. “Yeah, flip the switch, change gears and appear childlike—insecure, vulnerable. I’m not sure what to make of it.”
Her eyes narrowed. “How old are you?”
His head drew back with a bark of laughter. “Since when is that a politically correct thing to ask?”
“You have it all wrong. I’m well within my legal bounds. A man can never ask a woman that question, but it’s okay for us to ask.”MoreLess
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