VoyForums

Fri, May 16 2025, 5:48:31 PDT [ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, [6], 7, 8, 9 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: Thu, September 15 2022, 20:43:25
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Friday, September 16, 2022

The following quote is from Seven Stones to Stand or Fall by Diana Gabaldon, “A Fugitive Green,” chapter 15, “Burglary and Other Diversions.” Copyright 2017 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“Three seconds later he was alarmingly hot and terrifyingly immediate and—
‘Jesus Christ!’ he said, and froze, looking down at her, his eyes huge with shock.
It hurt shockingly and she froze as well, taking shallow breaths. She felt his weight shift, knew he was about to leave her, and gripped his bottom to stop him. It was tight and solid and warm, an anchor against pain and terror.
‘I said I’d prove it,’ she whispered, and pulled him in with all her strength, arching her back. She let out a stifled shriek as he came the rest of the way, and he grabbed her and held her, keeping her from moving.
They lay face-to-face, staring at each other and gulping air like a pair of stranded fish. His heart was hammering so hard that she could feel it under the hand she had on his back.
He swallowed.
‘You’ve proved it,’ he said at last. ‘Whatever it…What was it you wanted to prove again?’
Between the tightness of her stays and his weight, she hadn’t enough breath to laugh, but she managed a small smile. “
‘That I didn’t want to hurt you.’”

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

[> This was such a surprise to see Hal so taken aback. I pictured him as the consummate British soldier, stiff upper lip and all that. I looked at him differently when he showed such passion. And what a match for him Minnie turned out to be! Looking forward to seeing her some more. -- Kathy in PA, Fri, September 16 2022, 3:06:49


[ Edit | View ]




[> Ironically, she didn't want to hurt him, and, of course, he hurts her by taking her virginity. -- DianaH, Fri, September 16 2022, 7:34:22


[ Edit | View ]





[ Contact Forum Admin ]



Forum timezone: GMT-8
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.