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1 " You know how to shoot a gun?” “Nope.” I passed it back to her. “Safety’s off. Point it and then pull the trigger.” “What if I shoot myself?” “Don’t.” “Thanks for the lesson.” “Anytime, babe. "
― Cambria Hebert , Text (Take It Off, #4)
2 " You look…” she said, her voice trailing away as she looked me over again. I braced myself for some polite answer. But what she said surprised me. “Like a warrior. "
3 " That even though you look like a warrior and act like a warrior, underneath all that toughness is really a big mushy marshmallow. "
4 " I’m a staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. My favorite color is green, and I like football.” “What are you doing?” I asked, thoroughly charmed by him. “Formally introducing myself so you’ll let me under your shirt.” I laughed. “I usually don’t let men I just met under my shirt.” “I’m irresistible.” I smiled. “And so modest. "
5 " Honor didn’t know it yet, but she was about to become a fixture in my life. "
6 " Honor was the light that flooded my darkness. She was the glasses to my partially blind eyes. Her kisses were like balm to my wounded soul. Her determination to survive even when odds were against her was my wakeup call. "
7 " Your touch will completely erase all the times he touched me. Once you lay your hands on my skin, I won’t be able to remember anyone but you. "
8 " I needed a beer. There was no beer. And why was there no beer at this weekly poker game? Because the dude bringing it was late. I’m pretty sure that somewhere written in the guy code of life was a rule that stated, “He who brings the beer shows up on time.” Clearly this guy needed a class on guy code. "
9 " My hand closed around one of the slightly textured, round items. It was an orange. The crazy ass threw two oranges at me. “I get grumpy when I don’t eat, too,” he said, like the reason I didn’t feel like dying was because of low blood sugar. There weren’t enough M&Ms in the world for that. An orange sure as hell wasn’t going to do it. "
10 " It all started with a girl,” I said. "
11 " Baby, I would go anywhere for you. I would drop everything and come running. "
12 " Honor didn't know it yet, but she was about to become a fixture in my life. "
13 " I don’t think my social media obsession is dangerous.” I joked. "
14 " I smiled a little. She was like a kitten with a really big roar. “I know you aren’t. "