" It’s a two-way street,” Emma murmured, her words soft, but fierce at once. “Sometimes you have to take what you need and hope the other person can handle the invasion.”

“Invasion?”

“That’s what love is, isn’t it? Families, friends, lovers. It’s an invasion of each other’s space, minds, hearts. Someone’s always jockeying for control. For it to truly work, there has to be equality. Each side has to be strong enough to handle it.”

Invasion. An oddly perfect way to describe it. “Yet again, I ask, who are you, Emma Strickland? "

― Kate Meader , Taking the Score (Tall, Dark, and Texan, #2)