Heroine: How many times do we have to fornicate for you to-“
Hero: “We don’t fornicate,” he said between his teeth.
Heroine: “It isn’t ladylike to say the shorter word, “she said.
Hero: “We Make love,” he said. He snatched the letter from her, crushed it into a tight little ball, and threw it across the room. “You and I. We make love. There’s a difference.
Hero: “We don’t fornicate,” he said between his teeth.
Heroine: “It isn’t ladylike to say the shorter word, “she said.
Hero: “We Make love,” he said. He snatched the letter from her, crushed it into a tight little ball, and threw it across the room. “You and I. We make love. There’s a difference.
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