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61 " He raised his arm, braced it on the doorframe … “What the hell do you want?”I glanced down at his jeans. “Take off your pants.”His brows pinched together. “Come again?”“I’d love to, but I’m going to need you to drop those jeans first.” I ducked under his arm and stepped into his home. “I trust you have a condom or two. "
― Kate Canterbary , Far Cry (Talbott's Cove, #3)
62 " Riley: I have to ask you something.Heroine: Shoot…Riley: Bear with me. I can’t believe that we haven’t discussed this yet so I’m a little nervous.Heroine: Now I’m nervous.Riley: You have nothing to worry about. Your life will continue just fine. It’s mine that might come crashing down here.Riley: How do you feel about comics and superheroes?Heroine: DC or Marvel?Heroine: Nevermind, that’s a terrible question. I’d never want to choose. I love the ensembles. The Avengers, the X-Men, the Justice League.Heroine: But I haven’t read any in 20 years. I’ve caught up with the movies as they’ve been released, though. Most of them have been really good.Heroine: Are you still with me?Riley: Yes. Sorry. I just spontaneously orgasmed.Heroine: What?Riley: Nothing. But I’ll talk to you later. Something just popped up. "
― Kate Canterbary , Preservation (The Walshes, #7)
63 " All I want to call you is mine,” he said against my breast. “You’re mine, and I’m yours. "
― Kate Canterbary , The Walsh Collection: Books 3 & 4 (The Walshes, #3-4)
64 " I’d never experienced sex like this before. There was the insanely good fucking component but that wasn’t the whole story. It was the feeling of it all. The emotion behind every thrust, the intention in every kiss, the promise in every breath we shared. This kind of sex was an affirmation, and an ever-growing part of me knew I could scavenge the earth and not find anything else like it. Like him. "
― Kate Canterbary , Fresh Catch (Talbott’s Cove, #1)
65 " He was everything to me, and I was dying to be everything to him. "
66 " Being obsessively obedient and helpful was another. Everyone loved the kid who was so damn mature for her age. They never saw it as the outward manifestation of inner stress. They never stopped to ask how that kid got to be so mature. They never asked why she couldn't just be a kid. They only reaped the benefits. "
― Kate Canterbary , The Worst Guy (Vital Signs, #2)
67 " There are moments when I'm lost in my own life. "
68 " I needed to see her. It was wild and illogical, and in the right light it was manic. I just didn’t care. "
― Kate Canterbary , The Spire (The Walshes, #6)
69 " Just fuckin’ take me, woman. Have me, flaws and failures and all. "
70 " There was room on the rainbow for everyone. "
71 " I want everything,” I whispered. I pressed my face to the hollow of her neck, and when I scraped my teeth over the delicate skin there, her body jerked against my hold. “Come to my room, lovely. Let me have you. "
72 " Mentoring Andy would be the cruelest form of punishment. "
― Kate Canterbary , The Space Between (The Walshes, #2)
73 " He ran his nose along my neck with a needy growl. Fuck, I liked that sound. It screwed with my feminism to admit this, but I liked reducing him to his basest instincts. I liked him hungry for me, and desperate to kiss and bite and growl and fuck. Or maybe that was exactly how feminism was supposed to go. "
74 " She flew with her own wings, and I had to let her. She’d come back to me in due time, and she’d come home, too. "
75 " It’s details. It’s the way itsy bitsy sounds bend around each other and create magic. It’s pressing your mouth to someone’s neck because you can’t imagine living another minute without feeling her skin on your lips. Fingertips digging into hips until they bruised. Reaching for someone in the night. Knowing her taste in your soul but never feeling fulfilled. Awakening all the beasts you’ve kept hidden inside, and letting them grow and breathe because she wants to know them. That’s passion. "
― Kate Canterbary , Necessary Restorations (The Walshes, #3)
76 " I’ll always wait for you. Don’t you dare doubt that” … “I’ll be right here when you’re ready for me. "
77 " I love judging men," Shannon mused. "Objectification is an essential element in taking down the patriarchy. "
― Kate Canterbary , The Magnolia Chronicles: Adventures in Dating
78 " I'm gonna eat this while I try to make sense of you. I need a quiet moment with the muffin. Okay? "
― Kate Canterbary , Hard Pressed (Talbott's Cove, #2)
79 " Now I had one hundred cards trapped behind shrink wrap, waiting for a reason to exist. Kinda like my vagina. "
― Kate Canterbary
80 " Lips and tongues and teeth all fought for control, and oh holy fuck, I was bringing this girl to her knees tonight. I didn’t care what it took, she was going to surrender to me. "
― Kate Canterbary , The Cornerstone (The Walshes, #4)