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161 " Tell me why you’re hiding this part of your life from me. I won’t continue to live like this.”Now it’s his turn to step back. “What the hell does that mean?”“It means I’m scared!”“You’re safe here, you know that. Nothing can hurt you--”“Except you.”He flinches as if I’ve slapped him. “I would never hurt you.”“Losing you would kill me. "
― J.B. Salsbury , Saint (Mercy, #2)
162 " Her soul is my anchor, and I feed off her touch.I don’t know what tomorrow will bring, which only intensifies every moment we have left together. "
163 " I’ve spent all my life being treated like an expensive toy. All I want is to be treated like a woman who has the love of a man like you. "
164 " You listen to me, Vajonah,” Blake yells into the phone. “I swear to all that is good and holy in this world, if you flip your switch and lay a finger on my boy --”“No one is going to lay a finger on anyone!” I say to both men.Jonah grows even more tense. “You bet your ass no one is going to lay a finger on anyone!” He leans close so Blake can hear him. “You warn your boy that whatever he does to Sadie he can guarantee I’ll do to him with my fucking fist, you hear me?! "
― J.B. Salsbury , Uncaged (Fighting, #7.5)
165 " He’s still mumbling a string of profanity, throwing in phrases like, my baby and my life followed my gruesome threats of bodily harm.“Jonah!” I place my hand over his and squeeze. “You need to calm down.”He turns to me, his eyes glistening with anger. “What is wrong with you?”His thick black eyelashes make a slow pass over his eyes and he stills. “She’s my baby girl… "
166 " No, nope and fuck no.“Jonah…” Raven whispers at my side and squeezes my bicep. “Shh.”Shit, did I say that out loud?I’m about to ask when Sadie pushes past me and throws herself into Jack’s arms. A growl bubbles up from my throat which has Raven pinching my tricep so hard I yelp and glare at her. She winks and turns back toward the handsy teenaged boy wrapped around my baby girl. He looks up at me over the top of her head and I wonder when the little shit got so tall. He’s easily six-foot. Not that it matters. I’d still kick his puny ass. "
167 " He looks between us, and God his grin makes me want to throat punch him. he got his Dad’s cocky confidence but his mother’s gentle charm which does not bode well for me if I play on my daughter fighting off his hormonally charged advances. "
168 " I punch Blake’s contact and put the phone to my ear.“What?”I walk into the kitchen and grab a beer. “I didn’t kill your son.”“Good, because it would be a real fucking bummer to have to buy my kid and my best friend while being incarcerated for murder, you asshole.”“Please tell me this kid is nothing like you, you walking fucking case of gonorrhoea.”“Fuck you. You kiss your wife with that mouth? Don’t act like your dick didn’t have just as much of a chance of fallin’ off as mine did back in the day.”I take a long swig from my beer and drop down onto a barstool with a groan. “What are the chances that our kids are better than us?”“Shit. With Layla and Raven being their moms? I’d say pretty fucking good.”“Good point. "
169 " She’s my baby. But, I wouldn’t want to deny her finding what we have. "
170 " I have a human tornado playing jump rope with my guts. Hard to sleep with Cirque de Bebe going on beind my belly button. "
― J.B. Salsbury
171 " My life’s purpose is to love you, Ivy. I plan on doing it thoroughly as long as you’ll have me. "
― J.B. Salsbury , Henry & Ivy (Next Generation - Fighting)
172 " He opens his eyes. “Are you saying you’re mine?” My heart swells and my pulse races. “Before you answer that… I know what you think of me, but you’re wrong. If you’ll have me, I’m yours and only yours. "
173 " I know what it looks like. The connection that enables two people to have full conversations without saying a word. The devotion that every other person and responsibility comes second to … Being completely owned by someone else not just for who you are now, but for whoever you evolve into … And commitment to stick together no matter how fucked up life gets because the worst days together are better than the best days apart.” She blinks rapidly as if coming out of a daze. “Who?”I dip a French fry into ketchup. “My parents.” …“Is that what you’re looking for then? That kind of love?” “I don’t see why I should settle for anything else. If that kind of love and partnership is possible, I want what’s possible. "
174 " I’m serious. There’s nothing wrong with your face.” Her sadness morphs into a brutal chill. “Says the guy with the perfect face. "
― J.B. Salsbury , Rebel North (The North Brothers, #2)
175 " People stare at them like they forget there’s a whole human being attached to them who has feelings and a beating heart. "
176 " You own me, Shy. Take what's yours. Everything good in me, it's all for you.""If that's true..." Her forehead drops to mine on a long moan. "Let me have the bad too. I want it all." I'm panting, holding back the orgasm that's about to blow through my body, but I grin. "Greedy.""For you? Always "
177 " I’m afraid once you really get to know me, you’ll leave me.”“I know you. And I’ve never wanted you more. "
― J.B. Salsbury , Hail Mary (BSU Football, #2)
178 " There’s so much to say, every time we’re together. But the fear and pain seem to go on forever. Every night that you come, whispered words spoken. You calm my soul, and in the moment, I’m not broken. "
― J.B. Salsbury , Fighting to Forget (Fighting, #3)
179 " You’re love’s my safety net.Keeps me from memories that destroy.Gives me strength when I’m fighting to forget. "