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1 " Didn’t realize free coffee was one of the perks in dating you,” Linc murmured. “Just about the only perk,” Nate responded. “The rest is a cocktail of daydreams, klutziness, and anxiety. "
― Katherine McIntyre , Stronger Than Hope (Chesapeake Days #1)
2 " Do I have something on my face?” Nate shook his head. “Nah, I was just wondering what a genuine smile looked like from you. It’s breathtaking. "
3 " Linc leaned in, tilting Nate’s chin up as he brushed his thumb across the man’s lush lower lip. “You look fucking mouthwatering. "
4 " That mean you’re carrying me?” slipped from his lips before he could help himself. Thanks, drunk Nate. Great job at keeping things casual. "
5 " I think I can shelve the big plans of Netflix, bourbon, and anxiety attacks for a night,” Nate responded. "
6 " I want something permanent, something real. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had a few random flings, but I’ve been looking for someone who makes me see the future. Who can quiet my mind and tether me to the ground, because I tend to run away with myself otherwise. "
7 " Nate was a slice of sweetness in a world that should’ve stamped it out, his bright nature the exact sort of pure most had crushed out of them at an early age. He deserved kindness, he deserved love, and he deserved his dream coming true.He deserved more than the husk Linc had become. "
8 " You deserve the world … You deserve so much more than this bullshit from a fucking guy too broken to make you the promises you need.”… “Hey,” he said softly. “I’m the one who decides what I need. And none of this ‘deserve’ bullshit. Because this thing between us? It’s not the sort of connection to pass up. "
9 " The words came out stale and clinical, the standard response he gave. Voicing it aloud wasn’t what hurt—it was the unsuspecting way grief still crash-collided with him even after all these years. "
10 " The tension between them crackled through the air, the electric sort that held his heart in suspension. "
11 " Thank you,” Nate breathed, the words rising to his lips. For being his first friend in this new town. For showing him how to trust himself again.For making him feel seen. "
12 " You’ve got the hope I never was able to tap into, and the pulse you seem to have on the people around you—that’s a goddamn treasure. "
13 " Lincoln Lane had ruined him for any other man. He hadn’t been aware, but at some point he’d handed his heart over, and he didn’t want it back. "
