'' you get to taste each treat , but in order to get the next treat you have to name the one you 're tasting . '' '' sounds easy enough . '' '' hardly , '' he said dryly . he lifted a strawberry to her lips . '' what is this ? '' he asked , leaning in . she laughed . '' that 's easy ; it 's a
strawberry

'' my taste in literature is broad , but not that broad . no , i used to have a girlfriend who liked them and whenever i looked at a back cover , the guys all had names like '' colt '' or '' raul '' . '' raul ? '' '' raul . '' she laughed again , trying to remember if she had ever read a romance book in which the hero 's name was
raul

'' did you ever find out why jake was so hell-bent on giving away that carving ? '' well , yes , she had . she gave ted a piece of the truth . '' he 's been attracted to me for a long time , but he did n't think we were right for each other . the carving was a reminder of me , and so he wanted it
gone