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81 " Life leaves scars. Sometimes you don't see them until later. Sometimes you don't know where they've come from. Sometimes they fade before your eyes. But the world leaves its mark on us. "
― Karina Halle , The Pact
82 " You are not going to lose me,” he says, peering down at me. “I promise.” I want to believe him so badly. I need to believe him. “What if you lose me?” He smiles at me, his grip hard. “Then I’ll just hold on tighter. "
83 " He slips his hand behind my neck and grips me there. “I’m going to relish every inch of your body until you’re begging for release. Then, I’m going to fuck you so hard, so good, that you’ll still feel me inside you days later. "
84 " You’re kind of my thing,” I immediately blurt out. Smooth, Linden. "
85 " He grins at me. I wish he wouldn’t. Sometimes his smile rips the air from my lungs. It’s not an exaggeration. It’s messy, violent and abrupt and I wish it wouldn’t happen because, fuck it, I like breathing. "
86 " Yup. Ireland Brownglass.” “Ireland Brownglass? "
87 " His dick is perfect. Just fucking perfect. I can’t stop staring at it. It’s not just that it’s massive (and in a good way, not in a spearing your uterus kind of way), but that it’s smooth and thick and long and hard and perfectly proportioned. It’s the most gorgeous penis I’ve ever seen and it makes me wish I could paint because I could have a whole gallery devoted to the beauty of his dick and I would consistently sell out of all my paintings. "
88 " my head is usually always inappropriate. It’s like a Pinterest page of hot, barely dressed men 24/7 up in there. "
89 " It’s hard to fathom how fast we’ve gone from best friends to dick-holding but none of it seems wrong in the slightest. "
90 " ...I'm scared of taking the leap - ... Even though having my own store has always been a dream, the thing that I'll do when I'm older, it seems that the older I get, the scariest it is to finally do something about it. Daydreams become dollar signs and a million ways you can fail and still have to pay for it. "
91 " Meanwhile I am fucking clenching, throbbing, as his words still swirl around my head and make my legs squeeze together. I’m not sure I’ve ever wanted to screw someone this badly before. "
92 " And if I tell Linden how I feel and he doesn’t feel the same way that would ruin our friendship. It would ruin everything we have together, not to mention the relationships we’re both in. "
93 " Isn’t that the best person to want? The person that knows you inside and out. The person who has seen you at your ugliest and most beautiful and still wants to be with you. The person who believes in you and has your back, no matter what.” Then his smile fades and his brow furrows. “You’ve always been more than a friend to me, Steph. Always. You have no idea how I’ve felt, how I still feel about you. "
94 " It wasn't the opening day of my dreams but it was the opening day of the start of my dreams. "
95 " I didn’t really know what love was because no one defined it for me. I only knew what it wasn’t. "
96 " Wow, you have quite the dimples back here.” “Impressed?” “Very! Back dimples are kind of my thing.” “You’re kind of my thing, "
97 " Since when is it ever okay to want your best friend?” I say softly, nearly choking on the words. Because that’s what he is, that’s what he’s always been. He smiles gently, his eyes crinkling at the corners. “Isn’t that the best person to want? The person that knows you inside and out. The person who has seen you at your ugliest and most beautiful and still wants to be with you. The person who believes in you and has your back, no matter what. "
98 " Ireland Brownglass. "
99 " nag-o-meter is "
100 " I want to watch her face change and for that wonderful vulnerability to take hold. I want to be the only man who witnesses that look. I want it to be mine forever. "