Page 247 of Dangerous Encore

"After I'm donewithyou."

"Compromise." I press my palm into his chest. "The cornerstone of any happymarriage."

He chuckles. "True. But you can only sleep until ten. We're meeting everyone forbrunch."

"Uh-uh. Moresleep."

He pulls me closer. "We cancancel."

I shake my head. "It's sweet, everyone wanting to celebrate with us a little more." I stare into my husband's eyes. "We're a family. Allofus."

Henods.

"A crazy, weird, dysfunctionalfamily."

Kitchuckles. "True."

"But I wouldn't have it anyotherway."