Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I’d ever make.
You don’t take away my choices. You are my choice.
The fact is…I’m in love with you, and I have been for some time.
Were you always such a stubborn, blind, obtuse girl?”“Are you calling me stupid?”“Yes, but in a more poetic way!”“Well, here’s a poem for you. Get lost!
A girl can still admire, can’t she? Even those who can’t afford to go in the store can still window-shop. Right? Knowing he wasn’t for me didn’t mean I couldn’t covet the merchandise.
I am as wrapped up in her as a vine that clings to a tree seeking for sustenance. She’s tied me to her for eternity. She’s my home. She’s my reason for being. To win and hold her heart is my only purpose.
A quiet but indomitable voice behind me said, “I believe this is my dance.” It was him. I could feel his presence. The warmth of him seeped into my back, and I quivered all over like spring leaves in a warm breeze.
I feel…and I have reason to believe…that we could come to mean something to each other.
I’ve been working hard to become the kind of man she needs, the kind of man she already believes me to be.
Does that count as an argument? Can we kiss and make up now?””It was only half an argument.”“Fine. Then, you kiss and I’ll make up.”I laughed until he effectively shut me up with his lips.
I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn’t alone anymore.
Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention.
I could still feel the ghost of him hovering in the quiet, dark recess of my heart. It was as if he was just waiting for me to be lonely, or to let my guard down, so that he could surface and fill my mind again with thoughts of him.
It’s like this…a starving man would gladly eat a radish, right? In fact, a radish would be a feast if that’s all he had. But if he had a buffet in front of him, the radish would never be chosen.
You must learn to take a step back and visualize the whole piece. If you focus only on the thread given to you, you lose sight of what it can become.
A tiger only needs three things to be comfortable. Lots of food, sleep, and…actually, no it’s just those two things.
Is it really you this time, Kells?”“Well, I’m no maggoty corpse, if that’s what you mean.”He grinned. “That’s a relief. No maggoty corpse would be that sarcastic.
You look about as trapped as a piglet at a baby back ribs cookoff.
Looks like Kelsey wins the award for early riser. And doesn’t she look purtier than a pat of butter meltin’ all over a stack of griddle cakes?
Whew! You two are blowing hotter air than a tornado circlin’ a volcano in Hades.
How poor are they that have no patients! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?'””Shakespeare isn’t going to save you this time, Superman. Your time’s run out.”!
I decided to find you, throw myself at your feet, and beg you to have mercy on me. Honestly, I’ll accept whatever you choose, Kelsey. Just don’t ask me to live apart from you again. Because…I can’t.
As a man, I instantly became aware of the gold in her hair, her height measured against mine, and how easily she’d fit in my arms. ~Ren
Now turn around and go to sleep. I’m warning you that I plan to sleep with you in my arms all night long.
There was a large sting near his upper lip. I touched it lightly. “Does it hurt?”My gaze moved from his lips up to his eyes. He was looking at me in a way that made me blush.“Yes,” he responded quietly.
She answered with a passion I didn’t expect & I was lost. In that moment our hearts beat as one. In that moment I knew she loved me.” #Ren
I wrapped the unyielding woman I loved in my arms & kissed her slowly, hoping that some part of her would sense my absolute devotion.” #Ren
Thrilled with the knowledge that she loved me, it took me a moment to realize that she was angry. I found her tantrum irresistible.” #Ren
I don’t understand how I could have believed you were a warm, affectionate, and tenderhearted person! You’re obviously as prickly as a porcupine and any man who comes close to you will end up with a face full of quills!
The fuse is lit. You can run all you want to but you leave a trail of gunpowder in your wake. There’s going to be a reckoning eventually.
A handsome prince, such as yourself, deserves someone who is no less than one hundred percent dedicated to him.
Don’t make a feller wait too long. A feller waiting on a gal can get ornery’er than a huntin’ dog that’s tree’d it’s squirrel.
What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.
(…)normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.
I don’t like sleeping in the dark jungle by myself.Ren
Wow Kelsey!” Kishan whistled. “I’m going to have to beat the other guys of with a stick!
I know there are powers I can’t discern and things that bend and shape us that we cannot see.
Any creature, even one as unassuming as a fish, can become something mighty. When they courageously endure their trials, they meet their destiny.
We throw away what we could have been and waste our opportunities. We each have a purpose, a destiny, and to realize it, we must reach beyond what we think we are capable of.
A mind with questions is a mind open to understanding.
Why does everything so bad for you always taste so dreamy?
These are delicious! What are they?””Double chocolate chip with peanut butter filling.””They’re the second best thing I’ve ever tasted.”I laughed. “You said the same thing at dinner.””I recently readjusted the ranking.
Saying his name stabbed my heart, like someone had ripped through my carefully stitched up world and exposed the infected, pulsing red tissue that I thought was healing.
A young man who doesn’t have the foresight to seek out the girl he wants to be with and actively pursue her, doesn’t deserve her.
He kissed me fiercely, with an utter abandon that I could no more put a halt to than I could stop an avalanche.
I don’t mind being alone either. The only problem is that if you’re always alone, you get lonely.
Kishan stretched out his hand and touched and earring lightly. His rakish pirate about-to-make-off-with-your-woman-and-what-do-you-think-you’re-gonna-do-about-it look melted away to a soft smile that turned up the corner of his mouth.
Kishan shook his head. ‘I’m not going to let you hurt
A desert lily need not turn jealous eyes toward the common violet.
If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin’ up anyway.
How do I get past my fears? Make a life for myself? Risk loving someone? When death is all that waits for you, what’s the point in trying to have a life?
So you do have some claws after all!’ (Wyea)’You have no idea,’ Ren responded and charged.
He considered my question for a moment and then ducked his head to kiss me. He tugged me flush up against his chest , pulling me closer than i even though possible, and then his lips touched mine.