Home > Work > Saving Poughkeepsie (Poughkeepsie Brotherhood, #3)
1 " He was a loving father, but he did his loving in private. Quietly, he would tell his daughter to drive safely. On her wedding day, when he walked her down the aisle, he'd whisper the words to her. But today, above the noise, he would have to shout it. "
― Debra Anastasia , Saving Poughkeepsie (Poughkeepsie Brotherhood, #3)
2 " If he lost her now, he’d not be able to live. He would drive off a cliff—maybe the same one the fucker who shot her did. And then he’d be able to spend his time in hell beating the fuck out of the man who’d hurt Eve. "
3 " Her smile was lighter fluid to his testosterone. He was full caveman for a few heartbeats. "
4 " Doing good seemed barely worth it if he couldn’t keep his own family safe. Maybe he’d gone soft after all. In his head, the only answer was murder and plenty of it. The old way. The way he knew. If he stacked enough dead bodies on top of one another, no one would see past them to find the ones he loved. "
5 " Emme pulled on Cole’s hand. “Why are they crying?”Her uncle bent down. “Well, sometimes when all your dreams come true? The best you can do is cry. It’s happy, not sad. "
6 " The handshake got a third arm as Blake entered and joined in. This was magic for Beckett, pure and simple. The world slowed down, and his cares melted away as he looked from face to face. He loved these men so fiercely, it’d probably scare them if they knew. "
7 " Outside, again?” She teased him. “You know I love it best when you’re wearing nothing but the stars.” Blake wrapped her in his arms and reclined on the grass. She pat his chest gently, loving the tap back from his heart and his white smile. He looked amazing cloaked in stars, too. "
8 " He’d rather she killed him than walked out on him. "
9 " Thank you for my accessories. This is over the top. And not practical.” She hugged him around the waist and set her head on his chest. “Fuck practical.” He tilted her face to his. “I want to decorate you with diamonds. It’s sort of like peeing on my tree, ’cept more expensive. "
10 " His touch felt so good it was almost pain. "
11 " They kissed deeply, but she pushed him away when he started to get grabby. “No, seriously, let me get a shower. My vagina smells like a set of nuts.”“Awesome.” Cole laughed. "
12 " Beckett had a lot of layers. She used to hate herself for falling in love with him, but now she felt like she might be the only one qualified to do so. "
13 " Actually, orders coming from me usually have motherfucker attached to them. I just treated you like a tender great aunt. I’m not afraid of you, but I have respect, like I would for a twenty-three-foot alligator residing in the goddamn sewer. Nothing’s killed you yet, and you’ve lived through a lot of shit. You want to be in my life? Then you’ll have to contend with how big my balls are.” Beckett sighed. "
14 " I promise you, Cole Bridge, that in honor of the little child you once were, I will never forget that JB is a gift from God. I will honor his unique, gorgeous person with enough love for both him and the memory of a little boy who deserved so much more than he got, for as long as I live and beyond.”She kissed his lips. “Amen.”He held her close and kissed her hard, her tears salty on both of their lips. “You are so much. I have no words.” “I know,” she said. “I feel that way about you too. "
15 " His life was forever a chess game played on a roulette wheel. He’d had to take precise, informed, ball-dropping gambles to get where he’d been. "
16 " No, numb nuts. I’ve just learned some shit these last few years while I was away. You give people a little respect, and they rise up to meet you. Not always, but sometimes. Don’t mistake it for me going soft. I’ll just as soon pound someone’s asshole into their brain if they fucking deserve it. Do you all understand? "
17 " Dear Lord, Please protect and guide Eve at her time of recovery. Life has given her a lot of emotional wounds, and now her physical body is mirroring this pain. Please take her hand and keep her safe. Let her live to lead a life that shows her the power of your love.”Together they added, “Amen.”Blake hated that it was all they could do right now. "
18 " Kyle whispered his name softly, like he was her air. "
19 " What he had wanted the most as a child was a family, a family that treated him like a person and respected his space, his body, and his place in the world. He was never held with love until Mrs. D, who came along so many years into his childhood that he was almost out of it "
20 " She wanted to be physically punished now, and his hands were the safest place to become an object to be used. "
