Book 1 - Prince of Wolves - Chapter 22

Chapter 22

My Thoughts:

What is a guaranteed way to cause the wolf inside the man to completely lose it and force dominance? Attempt to harm his mate, heck, for that matter, just touch his mate…and that is what Fane saw just as Jacque slammed the wall up in her mind, Lucas lunging after Jacque.

At that point, Fane’s wolf didn’t care about rules, or protocol, he simply wanted to rip Lucas’ throat out and be done with it. Now I would have been all for that, but we would have missed out on some gut wrenching moments, so no complaining about this now.

Fortunately, Fane was able to rein things in by hearing Sara moving around downstairs. Granted he wasn’t able to be 100% in control, but it was better than the wolf running amuck through the streets of Coldspring.

I suspect what truly kept Fane’s head in the game at this point was the knowledge that Lucas had violated the challenge rules, in doing so; Fane would now be able to be with Jacque during the remaining two days before the challenge. As long as Jacque wasn’t hurt, this was actually a good thing.

Ok so here is my rant for this chapter begins:

::soapbox::

The rules state that if one of the challengers is the “true mate” and the other challenger attempts to cause the female physical harm (I’m going to just ignore the fact that it specifically says physical harm nothing about emotional…) that instead of being banned from seeing his mate before the challenge, he is allowed to stay with her and protect her.  Ah, hello?! Does anyone else feel that there is something just hugely wrong here??? I mean seriously, if the challenger is capable of causing harm to the female before they are mated, what makes you think he won’t hurt her once they are?! Why on earth would anyone ever think it was ok to allow it to continue? I mean if Fane had violated his part of the agreement, by seeing her before the challenge, he would have forfeited her forever. However, Lucas attempts physical harm and he simply has to deal with Fane getting to spend the next two days with her before the challenge?!  WTH?!

Then, as if that isn’t enough to just make your blood boil, when Fane lands in front of Lucas the first thing Lucas says is:

“If you touch me you forfeit the challenge.”

Seriously?!  You touched Jacque and all you have to do is just suck it up and let her actual mate stay with her for two days, Fane even just touches you (and doesn’t rip you to shreds as he really wants to do) and he forfeits?! Again I say WTH?!

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Now Fane is in the street spouting Romanian to the man in front of him, wanting nothing more than to turn said man into coleslaw and what does he do, looks over and sees the red marks on Jacque’s arms. Oh so not a good thing.

…his wolf won. Three words but so much meaning to them; Fane saw the marks on Jacque’s arms and the man checked out. The wolf took over and that was it. It could have ended so much worse for a lot of people here.

Enter Sorin! Lucas didn’t know Sorin was in the house, so that must have been a bit of a surprise. However, Sorin kept Fane’s head together and his teeth off of Lucas.

Lucas doesn’t necessarily agree that he violated the charges, but marks are marks and Sorin explains that it doesn’t really matter what Lucas thinks, reality is what it is. So Lucas grabs his guys and leaves.

I have to laugh at Jacque; she gives Fane grief about telling her to go inside while he is in wolf form. Sometimes our girls just don’t know when to shut up and roll with it. You would think she would be more focused on the fact that Fane was now able to be with her. 

It is funny though; Jacque is all independent and knows her place in the world until it comes to intimacy. Then she is shy and uncomfortable. I love how she blushes every time she has talk about the bonding ceremony, or how she enters her bed room with her eyes shielded to give Fane clothes. It is very sweet that she has this shy, innocent girlie side to her.

Now we begin to really see the irrational guilt that the males have. Fane feels guilty as he looks over the bruises on Jacque’s arms. He feels guilty because he failed to protect her. Forget the fact that he was not able to be there because of challenge rules. He knows his job is to protect her, but I’m sorry it isn’t possible to protect her 24/7 unless you never let her out of your sight. This, btw, will never be the case with Jacque, or any of the girls for that matter.

Fane is thankful when he sees that Jacque doesn’t judge him, condemn him, or even become angry with him because he wasn’t there. That she is actually understanding and the voice of reason by pointing out the rules being in the way of him being with her. This happens a few times in the series. Irrational guilt followed by doubt followed by apologies. Not just with the males, but a lot of it is the males. Makes me wonder, do we spend a fraction of that time being concerned about our own relationships? Do we admit when we have short comings even when there are real circumstances preventing us from doing what we believe to be our best? Do we tell the person we are sorry, even if it appears we are being irrational in our guilt? Yeah, I know – random side bar…I digress.

Favorite Lines:

Sometimes life just threw you a bone when you needed one.

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“Oh crap, he’s talking in Romanian. That means he’s pissed doesn’t it? They always talk in their native tongue in the movies when they’re fixing to kick somebody’s a-“

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He knew he needed to calm down but when he glanced over and saw the red marks on Jacquelyn’s arms, his wolf won.

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“Oh right, sorry. I just get so carried away. I’m good, carry on.”

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“What you think does not play into what simply is. It is time for you to take your pack and leave.”

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“You gotta be kidding me. You’re bossy even when you’re in wolf form.”

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“EWWWW! You have GOT to stop kissing me in public. Really, it’s getting out of hand,”

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“No touching while you’re standing in nothing but a blanket,” she told him, trying to sound firm but not able to wipe the grin off her face.

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I’m a wolf, not a dog, love. And if I don’t get to pee on you, then you most certainly do not get to pee on me.” Fane teased her.

Things We Learned:

• Fane was able to see Lucas lunge at Jacque before she managed to get the wall up
• Lucas touching Jacque, in a threatening way, violated the challenge rules
• Because of the violation, Fane will now be able to stay with Jacque
• If Fane touches Lucas before the challenge, Fane forfeits
• Male Canis Lupis feel irrational guilt when it comes to the protection of their mates

Book 1 - Prince of Wolves - Chapter 19

Chapter 19

My Thoughts:

Jacque is very naïve and shy when it comes to physical intimacy, oddly enough, as we learn in later books, not as much as Sally is, but naïve and shy none the less.  Fane is inexperienced, but he isn’t uniformed, or prudish about it. I’m sure explaining the blood rites to Jacque was difficult for Fane, because he was already in a hard situation. In the span of a very short time he has had to explain to her that he isn’t just a foreign exchange student who is interested in dating her, but that he is a werewolf and she is his true mate. Not to mention that there is a pack interested in her and she needs to bond with him soon.

Think of how well Jacque handled all of this – yeah there were a few outbursts, but she is a 17 year-old girl who just had her world turned upside down and inside out.

However, I would like to point out that Jacque’s embarrassment of PDA and discussing sex goes a whole other direction by book 3 (we are still waiting on Sally LOL). I would also like to point out that we learn later that not only do mates bite each other now and then other reasons, including pleasure, but we learn that Jacque likes it. Which is what makes me smile when here Jacque says to Fane:

“You’re right, there is no way that mouth of yours is coming near my neck in front of anyone, not my mom and especially not your parents.”

Because throughout the books there are times they get very hot and heavy in front of several people, including his parents.

When a male bites his mate during the blood rites, he leaves a mark that indicates she is bonded. Unlike the marks that match her mate’s marks, this mark is meant to be seen. The bite also marks the female by giving her the scent of her mates. Leaving no question as to who she belongs to – it also marks the males with the females scent.

The connection between Fane and Jacque is getting stronger. Jacque knows that she wants no one else, but she is scared because this is all so new and unknown to her. It must have been unnerving to feel such intense sadness just at the thought of Fane leaving to go home for the night. To hear Fane tell her that he loves her after one date, shortly after he “demonstrated” where he would be biting her. Her heart must have been going nuts!

When Jacque sends Fane an image of him holding her, her neck tilted in submission to let him know she would submit to the blood rites ceremony – Jacque pins it on her subconscious, but I think it was her inner wolf.

Favorite Lines:

“I’m not even going to ask about the vampire comment. I’m just gonna let that one slide by without so much as a wave or glance…”

Things We Learned:

• Jacque gets the intimate details of the Blood Rites (private – they both bite each other on the neck)
• Fane is sad because of the changes he is bringing to Jacque’s life
• Touching is a very powerful thing for wolves, providing comfort and reassurance
• When a wolf’s mate needs something like comfort, it calls out to their mate
• Males bite females during BR to leave a visual symbol that the female is mated
• When the mates perform the BR they give each other their scent, so to other Canis Lupis she smells like him and he smells like her (the scents will intensify greatly after the pair have mated)
• Jacque is nervous about meeting Fane’s parents
• Jacque sucks at science
• Trent never reacted to Jacque – physically. At least not as well as Fane does
• Fane is jealous of the affection Jacque felt for Trent
• Wolves think in absolutes
• Fane respects Lilly, but will do what he has to in order to protect Jacque
• Fane loves Jacque

Book 1 - Prince of Wolves - Chapter 16

Chapter 16

My Thoughts:

Fane and Jacque have a nice dinner, easy conversation and everything seems to be fine. Fane takes her to a nearby park but they never actually make it to play putt-putt. That made me just a little sad because Fane never gets to experience that wonderful game (:

I enjoy learning about each of them as they answer basic questions. I noticed that Fane doesn’t give his favorite song, but we learn later about the Willie Nelson song he loves.

I have noticed that Jacque, and Jennifer for that matter, can be a little tightly wound up on occasions. The fact that she jumped all over Fane when he asked her if she wanted to date someone shows that she assumed the response and jumped on him based on that assumption, not really seeming to hear what he was saying. Either that or she is just so flustered by how she really doesn’t want to date anyone else that she decided to take it out on him. Either way she overreacted just a tad, but she is a 17 year old girl going through some drastic hormonal changes, one might say she handled it pretty well.

Having the two Coldspring wolves show up did a couple of things.  It allowed Fane to not have to even attempt at explaining how Lilly could possibly know anything about what was going on, clued Jacque in on something more than just your day-to-day run in with a bad element was going on. She caught reference to the “animal kingdom” during the confrontation, and yet she didn’t freak.

Fane refers to Steve as “Beta” however we meet the actual Beta later in the book once Lucas is defeated, so it would appear that Steve is part of the top 4 – I’m assuming that is who all of the 4 were that came, and Fane was addressing him by saying “something other than Alpha”. Not sure if that is an insult or not, but one can hope.

It would appear, again, that the Coldspring pack really isn’t up on protocol because they appear to be confused by the fact that their pack isn’t on record as existing. So either they don’t know they are supposed to be registered, or they do not realize that Lucas hasn’t handled the proper paperwork. It is my understanding that this loophole is why Fane doesn’t have to really pay attention to their Alpha. You can’t claim what isn’t yours legally. So until you file the paperwork, it isn’t your territory.

You have to admire the male wolf ego though, because once they process the fact that Fane has basically flipped them off they come back with they we out number you bit. This is another one of those “underestimate the pup” situations because clearly they didn’t get that he was more dominant than any of them. Steve has already been through this, apparently the Coldspring pack is also not big on communication because that was probably a bit of information the other 3 guys could have used.  Or, if we give Steve the benefit of the doubt we can go with the thought that he told them this and they just needed to see it for themselves. Either way, dumbass move. Clearly, regardless of what impression they had of Fane, they did not take into account just how dominate he was nor did they take into account how educated on the rules he was. Which brings me to one of the favorite lines listed below:

“You tell your Alpha to back off. There are only so many disregards for Pack Laws that I will concede.”

So put that in your pipe and smoke it! One look and a slight change in tone and down go 4 cocky wolves. Now, those of us who have read the series know that Fane is as dominant as his father, possible more so. Vasile is the most dominant Alpha around… so these guys were screwed before they got out of the car.

The book tells us “When a dominant issued a command like that the submissive could only obey, whether they wanted to or not.” Thus, when Fane said “Leave, now.”, they had to leave. I suspect that this bit of knowledge is what pushed Lucas into challenging Fane then instead of waiting. Regardless of the fact that Fane was 17, if he could order Lucas’ top 4 around, chances were he was more dominant the rest of them. Lucas needed to claim his mate and get rid of this dominant before anything else could happen.

You know that once the guys left and Fane had to look at Jacque there had to be a part of him that was extremely proud of the fact that not only did she not run away screaming from the encounter, but she was standing her ground and demanding answers. She was in true Alpha form.

Favorite Lines:

But the night was still young, and he had ample time to make a fool of himself, so better not count your pups.

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This is ridiculous, want to prance in front of my mate and show her I’m worthy of her. Act normal, you hairy baboon, or she’s going to run from you screaming.

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“You tell your Alpha to back off. There are only so many disregards for Pack Laws that I will concede.”

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“Ok, you can forget trying to get away with not explaining that little episode of the Twilight Zone…”

Things We Learned:

• Fane did use self-control in front of Lilly by not touching Jacque’s marks
• Fate gives an Alpha male an Alpha female
• Jacque enjoyed her first motorcycle ride
• Jacque’s joy soothes Fane’s wolf
• Fane realizes Jacque is his to love, and that he will love her
• Fane likes Coldspring
• Fane lives a formal life
• Fane lives in a 7,000 sq ft mansion
• Jacque’s favorite color depends on the day but usually she refers to green in the books
• Jacque dresses according to her moods
• Jacque’s favorite song is currently Bob Seager’s ‘Accompany Me’, but changes regularly
• Jacque’s favorite book is Shell Silverstein’s ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’
• Jacque’s favorite movie is the ‘Harry Potter’ series
• Jacque doesn’t think of herself as an only child with her two best friends being more like sisters
• Fane’s favorite color is any shade of black or grey
• Fane’s favorite book is ‘Lord of the Rings’
• Fane’s favorite movie is ‘300’
• Fane doesn’t like the responsibility that comes with being the only heir in his family
• Fane does not have a girlfriend in Romania
• Jacque doesn’t want to date anyone else but Fane
• Jacque’s emotions for Fane are very intense
• Fane’s wolf wants to preen in front of Jacque and is pleased she noticed their markings match

Book 1 - Prince of Wolves - Chapter 14

Chapter 14

My Thoughts:

Previously we found out that Fane’s  markings stung when the car drove by as he was entering Jacque’s house. Here we are told that there were two Canis Lupis in the car. Steve, the salesman, and another that we have not yet met.

Although we know that someone has claimed Jacque, at least at the beginning of this chapter, Fane doesn’t understand what they want with her. It may be that at this point he thinks that because she had no mating signs that someone just claimed the right to get to know her. At this point Fane doesn’t appear to suspect that he is going to be challenged for bonding rites. If he had of suspected it, I imagine that he would have already had Lilly and Jacque on a plane back to Romania.

Fane calls his father to seek advice. He knows that the Coldspring Alpha wants him out, and Fane wants to know what his father/Alpha thinks is the best course of action. Vasile has decided to send Sorin back to Texas in order to show the Coldspring pack that Fane is not alone. He has told Fane to protect Lilly and Jacque but to not do anything without a reason.  Then Vasile kind of drops a few bombs on Fane. Sorin will be staying with Lilly, which makes Fane slightly uncomfortable because Sorin is an unmated male, but he trusts Sorin and the protection is needed. Fane learns that Lilly knows what is going on but has not shared with Jacque. He is starting to truly understand that someone really means to bond with his true mate.

Vasile explains that what was once taught about true mates is no longer remembered by some, and that is why they think that bonding with any female will work. Now I’m not sure if this is an indication that the werewolf education just really where the subject of mates/bonding is concerned or if the darkness that takes over causes them to forget, or just be that stupid. It seems to me that fighting to the death for someone who cannot possibly live up to your expectations is a bit much, so there has to be something that clouds their judgment. So is it that they forget because of the darkness, or because they are not taught?

The conversation with his father over, Fane reaches out to Jacque. After discovering she’s not a morning person, he tells her when he will pick her up and that they will be playing putt-putt.

Favorite Lines:

“…What they don’t know, because they don’t remember what our ancestors have taught, is there is only one mate for each. Only one,” his father emphasized.

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“Oh, my bad. It’s moved up to still-too-freaking early,” Jacquelyn responded.

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“I was thinking that golf game Americans play that has all the different obstacles,” Fane answered.

Things We Learned:

• Fane runs (of course he does)
• Werewolves are stealthy
• Canis Lupis can run longer distances than humans, even in human form
• Canis Lupis do not have to work out (and yes I hate them just a little for that)
• Canis Lupis all have muscular physiques, some are leaner than others
• Jacque still dreams about Trent, but not in a way that shows she still is interested in him
• Fane and his wolf both are unhappy about the idea of Trent hurting Jacque
• Canis Lupis can run faster than humans, even in human form
• There were 2 Canis Lupis in the car that passed Jacque’s house the night before
• Vasile has not ordered Fane to leave yet
• Vasile is sending Sorin back
• Sorin will be staying at Jacque’s house
• Vasile has spoken with Lilly
• Jacque is half Grey
• Jacque’s father is a Grey
• Jacque’s parents were together a long time, never married
• Jacque’s father told Lilly about being Grey because she had a special gift and knew there was something different about him
• Jacque’s father came home one day, packed his stuff and left
• Jacque’s father has been located and he has a mate
• Lilly knows who Fane is
• Lilly never told Jacque about who/what her father was or what she is
• Fane is supposed to let Lilly be the one to explain things to Jacque
• Jacque is not a morning person
• Fane is going to take Jacque to play putt-putt for their date

Book 1 - Prince of Wolves - Chapter 13

Chapter 13

My Thoughts:

Jacque realizes that Fane’s scent not only has a specific smell, but it calls to her.  Now I’ve noticed someone smelling good before, and I’ve been comforted by a familiar smell, but I’m not sure I could say I’ve had one “call” me before…well that is if you don’t count chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. My guess is that it calls to her wolf.

There is a when Jen tells Sally “Yeah, yeah. You’re a real gypsy.” I wonder if QL did this on purpose. Did she give us a bit of foreshadowing here, or was it just a happy coincidence? There are a few of these “coincidences” if that is the case, things that you might not catch the first time you read through. I imagine that I’ll still be catching little nuances each time I read them. Which is one of the reasons, IMHO, that QL is a good writer. Something else I noticed about QL’s writing as I read the series was it got better with each book.

As the girls quiet begin to get ready for sleep, Jacque notices she can “feel” Sally worrying. What exactly is Sally worrying about? Well, let’s see, one of her best friends is able to communicate with the new hot guy via her mind, and all of a sudden same girl is sporting an amazing tattoo that she didn’t pay to have done (nor did she have the lovely experience that goes with having your skin pierced with a tiny needle many, many times). My question is, why is she worried, but Jacque seems to be more accepting of it. Is this because, as we learn later, Sally just kind of knows things? Is Jacque, at least on some level, in denial or even in shock?

Favorite Lines:

“All I got to say is if she said no, she might not want to go to sleep tonight, ‘cause I’m going to dye her hair blonde to compliment her on being a dumb ass,” Jen told them.

“Uh, Jen. You’re a blonde,” Jacque pointed out.

“No, not really. God just got it wrong and it was too late to change once He noticed.”

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“Well, put away your hair dye you overreacting freak. I said yes…”

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“This is really happening, isn’t it?”

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“You really should seek help for that temper of yours. You know, they have medicine that would help,” Jacque told her, trying to sound gentle as if talking to an unruly child.

Things We Learned:

• Fane’s scent smells like woods and spice to Jacque
• Fane’s scent is comforting to Jacque; it “calls” to her
• Confirmation that Lilly knows who and what Fane is
• Lilly thinks that Fane may suspect she knows something
• Jen thinks confidence is sexy; does not think men driving hybrids is
• Jacque is waiting for the “other shoe” to drop
• Jen thinks Fane could be “the one” for Jacque (which of course he is)
• Jacque realizes that her marks would actually fit Fane’s marks like a puzzle
• Jacque can “feel” the waves of worry coming off of Sally
• Jen pretty much only thinks about things that pertain to sex and/or the opposite sex

Book 1 - Prince of Wolves - Chapter 10

Chapter 10

My Thoughts:

So…Jacque has discovered her markings and she is uh, reaching out, to Fane for answers. Fane however, being the gentleman that he is, decided to respond face to face. I had to smile, because you know not many 17 year old guys would shut a young girl out when she is focusing on her body the way Jacque was. Again, we see that Fane was raised with integrity.

Brian stops at the first dealership that sells motorcycles – I’m guessing there probably are not that many in Coldspring, but it would figure that this just happen to be one where a Canis Lupis works. We learn that there is a pack in Coldspring. Apparently there is a registry or something similar that allows other Canis Lupis to check out the areas, know who to speak with to get permission to enter the territory, etc. Makes sense if you think about it, seeing that Canis Lupis are territorial, and possessive beyond measure. I imagine it can make vacationing difficult.

Fane was chastising himself for giving too much information away about his dad, but I really don’t think he needed to worry about that. I mean, as we learn later on in BR, there is a book listing the Alpha’s and their numbers, and we know that Steve has heard of Fane’s father – I doubt that he gave away anything that this guy couldn’t figure out on his own.

Something I noticed in this chapter, that you see throughout the books… older males think the younger males are automatically beneath them. Or at least they imply it. Steve saying “Who are you that you think you deserve to know what Greys are where? You’re just a pup, and with a human at that.” It may be that young, dominate males are not common, that may be why. I just noticed that we see it a lot, especially when these older males meet Fane.

I had to snicker when Fane basically told the guy to get over himself so he could purchase the bike. Steve is able to remain professional around Brian, but makes sure that Fane knows he has informed his Alpha of Fane’s presence, and the Alpha doesn’t want Fane to get too comfortable.

If you sat down to read chapter 10 with the idea that you would be going to sleep after that chapter, chances are that you went to chapter 11. 

“Colega ta este in pericol, (your mate is in danger),” were the first words Fane heard his father say.

Yeah, I didn’t even think of taking a break. Seriously though, can you imagine being greeted with something like that when you called home?

Favorite Lines:

‘Honestly, he’d been in Coldspring one day and he’d found his mate, met another Grey, found out about a pack that wasn’t supposed to even be here, and been threatened. Needless to say, it hadn’t been boring.’ (Understatement? I would say so.)

Things We Learned:

• Jacque has seen her markings
• Fane is not a typical 17 year old guy
• Jacque reached out to Fane’s mind on her own for the first time
• Fane’s wolf is pleased that Jacque is beginning to turn to him
• There is a pack of Canis Lupis in Coldspring, TX (explains so much about that area)
• Steve, the salesman at the dealership, is Canis Lupis
• Steve apparently doesn't care for humans (odd career choice for him then)
• Fane is more dominant than Steve
• Steve’s Alpha is Lucas Steele
• Fane purchases a black Honda Shadow for $2,500
• Fane purchased a helmet for Jacque
• Fane likes brownies (as everyone should)
• Sara and Brian trust Fane
• Jacque is in danger

Book 1 - Prince of Wolves - Chapter 7

Chapter 7

 My Thoughts:

Jacque is aware that Fane is speaking to her in her mind – but what she isn’t aware of is that her “inner wolf” is speaking to her as well. This is apparent when QL tells us:

Jacque didn’t really understand how she knew it, but she believed without a doubt that her future was with Fane.

The wolf insider her recognizes that Fane is her mate – enough so that she is able to get this through to Jacque.

Favorite Points:

Jacque knows that her future is with Fane

Favorite Lines:

Do yourself a favor – get a Kit Kat and give yourself a break.

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For the love of pigtails, could someone throw me a bone?

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“Slap me first, pat me on the back last,” Jacque told her.

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This is actually more than a line – but this dialog between Jennifer and Jacque makes me smile every time I read it.

“Okay, okay. Geez, who spit in your pizza?”

“I’ll give you the full details tonight, but suffice to say at least one piece has made its way into the puzzle.” Jacque thought about her words for a moment, then remembered a question Fane had asked her when he was “talking” to her. He had asked where she got her odd way of speaking. Did she speak oddly?

“Jen, do you think I speak oddly?” Jacque asked.

There was silence for a moment at the other end of the line. Jacque assumed either Jen was thinking or she had found something more interesting to pay attention to. Jacque was just about to ask again when Jen answered, “You do realize who you're asking, right? ‘Cause I just asked you who spit in your pizza and you knew exactly what I meant. So, I’m just saying I might not be the best judge of any oddities you may possess.”

“True dat,” Jacque responded.

  

Things We Learned:

• Jacque is 5’1”
• Jacque is slender and muscular
• Jacque plays tennis
• Jacque is a C cup – which I have to say is actually kind of large, so Jen must have been a D
• Jacque’s wild, curly, auburn hair is her favorite feature
• Jacque’s house does not have a fenced in backyard
• Jacque knows her future is with Fane