Status Updates From Lily's Outlaw (Once a Marin...

“Smart and beautiful. Marry me.” “The rich girl and the maid’s son? What a scandal that would cause in our little community.” “Yeah, but the hot sex on a nightly basis would be worth it.” When she threw her head back and laughed, Jesse knew she thought he was joking. But he wasn’t.

“How did they miss this?” Lily grinned. “I have a false bottom to a drawer in my bathroom. I cover it with tampons and pads. I figure it’s safe to assume it’s usually men that do house searches and I have yet to run into a man that wanted to handle anything labeled feminine protection.”

“Jesse, what are you doing here?” He grinned, ignoring her glowering ex and focused on her. “I woke up and found out I’d been a one-night stand.” He winked. “I’m feeling used and thought I’d swing by for an explanation. And if I’m lucky, you’ll use me again.”

“But he can still be hurt.” “Nah. He’s a Marine and one of the most indestructible guys I know.” Lily shook her head but she gifted him with a small smile. “Neither one of you are Marines anymore. You’re merely civilians.” “I should wash your mouth out with soap, woman. Once a Marine, always a Marine.”

“Hold on to the back of my pack, I am not going to risk a flashlight until we get to Zach’s house.” She pulled his head down for a quick kiss. “I expect you to pick up exactly where you left off, Jess.” Her whispered comment made him smile in the dark. “The moment we are safe.”

“Did you love him?” “No. And maybe that’s the saddest part. I didn’t love him and other than embarrassment over catching him riding his secretary like he was in the Kentucky Derby, all I felt was relief. I kept thinking, finally I have a good reason to leave. I don’t even remember much about that year. It was another life, another me.”

“Thank you for turning down the offer to kill me.” Jesse laughed out loud and even Damon smiled. Then he punched Jesse in the shoulder. “Stop scaring this girl with your lies.” Jesse held up both hands while trying to maintain a straight face. “Hey, most of what I told her was true.”

“You always did know how to show a lady a good time.” He grinned. “Yeah, but last time it was you who stole the car.” “Borrowed.” She huffed. “And you were the one that showed me how to hot-wire the thing.” “I showed you how to hot-wire my car, not Andy Newton’s brand new Camaro.”

Who’d you piss off this time?” Liliana Richardson glared into the face of her rescuer. A man she hadn’t seen since she was seventeen years old and practically left at the altar. Okay, that was dramatic, but senior prom was almost as important in a girl’s life. Especially in Texas. The duct tape over her mouth was the only thing preventing her from having an emotional outburst of epic proportions.

“Neither one of you are Marines anymore. You’re merely civilians.” “I should wash your mouth out with soap, woman. Once a Marine, always a Marine.”

Aww...Zachary got his dream, a family with Beth!!!! "He was striding toward the front steps when the door opened and a stunning, very pregnant, blond woman threw herself into his arms. She was up on her tip-toes as Jesse held her tenderly, one hand on her extended belly. He looked reverent.

“You look great for having gone through an ordeal.” “Didn’t your mama use to say that?” He nodded. “Every little thing was an ordeal for my sisters. For me, it was just plain trouble.”

Kori David knows how to start a book out with high drama!