Courting Is For Those Who Have Not

Respect Was Earned, Not Demanded, But Dignity Was Taught By Example.

Your Trying To Take Them Away From Me, And I Can't Let You Do That.i'm Not Ready To Let Go." "exactly What Am I Taking Away?" "my Family." "brenna..." She Wouldn't Let Him Continue. "you Are Trying To Take Them Away, Aren't You? And If You Succeed, What Will I Have Left?" "me.

For Though Duncan Was A Mere Mortal, Flawed As Well, He'd Accomplished A Daring Feat. Aye, He'd Captured An Angel. And She Belonged To Him.

She Sat Down At The Table And Spent A Good Hour Talking About Her Husband. She Told Judith How They'd Met, How He Relentlessly Pursued Her, And Finished By Mentioning Just A Hundred Or Two Of His Special Qualities. The Only Thing The Man Wasn't Capable Of Was Walking On Water… Yet. Judith Made That Comment When Her Friend Paused For Breath.

He Held Her Gaze Steady While He Summarized Her Promises. “she Will Honor Me, Protect Me, Obey Me Only When She Believes I’m Being Reasonable—but I Shouldn’t Hold Out Hope That That Day Will Ever Come—try To Love Me Before She’s An Old Woman, And I’d Better Get It Straight In My Mind That She Will Respect Me Until Or Unless I Do Something To Prove I’m Not Worthy, And God Save Me Then. Have I Left Anything Out, Brenna?