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21 " Never Ava.All I need is you and for you to need me. Nothing else." Jesse "
― Jodi Ellen Malpas , Beneath This Man (This Man, #2)
22 " I love you so fucking much. I didn't think it was possible. "
23 " Now, we have sleepy celebration sex. "
24 " I can't believe you're in my life, I can't believe you're mine. You are so, so precious to me, baby. "
25 " I'm so glad. You're the best birthday present I've ever had. "
26 " Ava, you're driving like Miss Daisy. Will you put your foot down? "
27 " Ava, you're asking me not to touch you. That goes against all of my instincts. "
28 " I don't know what I've done to deserve you. "
29 " I'm going to worship you every day for the rest of my life. "
30 " No, you're a child because of the way you eat peanut butter. No one over the age of ten should finger dip jars and as I'm being kept in the dark over your age, I assume that you are over ten. "
31 " It's pure bliss, baby. Total gratification. Absolute, complete earth shifting, universe shaking love." my smiles back. "Yeah?" "Oh yeah. Complete heaven. "
32 " Where you’re concerned, I’ll try my best, Ava. I already told you, I’ve waited too long for you. You’re my little piece of heaven. Nothing will rob you from me. Nothing.’ He presses his lips to mine to seal his declaration. ‘As long as I have you, I have purpose and reason. That is why I won’t be drinking and that is why I will do everything in my power to keep you safe. Understand? "
33 " I couldn't find you. I thought you had left. I had a hundred heart attacks in ten minutes, Ava. Why were you in the other bedroom? "
34 " Steve, you want to be thanking all that's fucking holy I've got my girl in my arms, because if I didn't, the cleaners would be scooping up your remains for a fucking year. "
35 " Can you make me remember the conventional way? "
36 " How old are you, Jesse? "
37 " Ava, neither of us anticipated each other and for very different reasons. I know your parents opinion counts for a lot to you, and as it means so much to you, it means a lot to me too. My priority is you. You're all that matters to me. I love you. "
38 " I just wanted you to stay. I was stunned when you told me that I had a nice hotel." He smiles a little, and I feel stupid. "Things got pretty intense, pretty quickly. I didn't know how to tell you. I didn't want you to run away again. You kept running away. "
39 " Do you realize the effect you have on women?”“Is it similar to the one you have on me?Do they stop breathing for a few seconds every time they see me?Do they want to keep me in a glass box so nothing can hurt me?Do they think their life would be over if I wasn’t here? "
40 " You completely consume me, Ava. I can’t function without you. I’m totally addicted to you, baby.’ His voice is soft and unsure. My confident, domineering ex-playboy is nervous. ‘You own me… "