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1 " What the fuck do you want?" After a pause, he said in a firm voice, "This is Dylan Keeley, the guy who would've killed to trade places with you until five minutes ago." He met my eyes. "She doesn't want to talk to you. Now why don't you go back to screwing your prom queen and let me do the same. "
― Jeri Smith-Ready , Shift (Shade, #2)
2 " I can't forget you, any more than I can forget my own name." He kissed me then, and the world which no longer mattered, completely fell away. "
3 " I guess you gotta try the rest before you settle down with the best. "
4 " I love you, Aura," Logan whispered. "Body or not, as long as I'm in this world, I want to be with you. "
5 " I love you all, so much more than you should ever love me. "
6 " I’ve been writing more songs in my head,” he said, “about being a ghost and a shade.” His face turned smooth and solemn. “How I’d die all over again just to touch you. "
7 " He grabbed the microphone in both hands, his face exploding into a smile at the sensation. “Hey. Do not. I repeat. Do. Not. Panic. There’s nothing to be scared of. This is just your average everyday fucking miracle. "
8 " I’ll always love you.” “I’ll love you, too.” He touched my face. “Forever. "
9 " He smiled at me. “Have a good time.” “Thank you.” The music was definitely working, I thought as I started to shut the door.“Don’t get laid,” he added. "
10 " Hey, it’s not like I was saving myself for the day you had a body again, so don’t get excited.” “Too late.” He curved his fingers around my jaw and kissed me, hard enough to turn my limbs to liquid fire. "
11 " I hate when people act like music is nothing but wild creativity," Logan said. "That's bullshit. It's also about counting and measuring and calibrating. If you do it right." He passed his hand over my MP3 player sitting on the bed between us. It was playing Mozart to help my concentration. "And if you do it really right, no one can tell how hard it is for you. You can let them believe it's magic, because that means you must be magic. You're worth worshipping. "
12 " This one's for Aura.You all know who that is by now. The only girl I've ever loved. I wrote her a song, but she's the only one who's ever heard it, or ever will. "
13 " Exactly," He tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. "Sometimes we help ourselves, and sometimes we get help from ghosts in the woods and bampots in BMWs. "
14 " Maybe we should've stayed like that, just hanging out. Maybe we never should've kissed those Keeley boys. "
15 " Logan followed my gaze. "I wonder if there'll be stars where I'm going.""If there aren't now, there will be once you show up. "
16 " The hand touched my cheek again. It wasn’t soft and cool like Gina’s. It was warm, with calloused fingertips like those of….….a guitar player. "
17 " You know what would be cool, next time?" said a voice behind me. "Black roses. "
18 " He knelt and slowly ran his hand down my arm, his lids heavy and his lips parted. “Aura . . . where can I touch you?”“Anywhere.”His hand left my arm and drifted to the rise of my hip bone. “And where can I kiss you?”I took a deep breath, long past ready for the future. “Everywhere. "
19 " Don’t move,” he breathed, softer than ever. Logan slowly wrapped his fingers around my hand. "
20 " My heart pounded when its counterpart thumped beneath his skin. “How?”“I don’t care,” he said, and kissed me. "
