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- "If I were enough, you wouldn't be treating me like a business. I'm worth more than a piece of paper, Banks."

- "I never disagreed. The point is that you ignore all the security that a contract guarantees us"

- "The assurance that you will be free to replace me at any time? No thanks, I'll pass."

The exchange of glances was intense, but very comfortable and peaceful. It was as if they found in each other a peace they had never had before. Blair knew Ethan was a broken person. A broken heart recognized another.

- "Angel, I can't give in on every aspect." Ethan slid his fingers through Blair's hair again, using the movement as a subterfuge to continue touching her.

- "You don't have to give in. There are women like Mariah Donovan who would use their tongues to clean the floor under their feet. You don't need my signature." Those words were bitter on Blair's tongue, but they were still true.

- "You are wrong"

- "You like the challenge, Ethan. You like knowing that there's someone out t