“Maybe someday, I d find someone who d prove he really loved me. Someone who d hold me rather than let me fall. Someone who d never lie to me.”
“A shaft of sunlight pierced the dark cluds and she looked up to see a silver lining. It was a sign, she thought.”
“Wine? I asked, ready to order. I’d rather have Sex on the Beach. He winked at me with a devilish grin.”
“In the harsh veracity of the real world, he was rich, successful, and one of the most desired bachelors in New York—and I was, well, me. A world I hoped wouldn’t tear us apart by pointing out just how different our lives were. “You’re probably eager to get home,” Jett whispered in my ear so the flight attendant serving coffee wouldn’t hear us, “but will you stay with me one more night? I’m not quite ready to let this go.”
“I had never seen eyes like his. Dark green. Smoldering. Ready to undress a woman with a single glance.”
“It took me years to get over you. Truth is, I never did fully get over you. I just learned to live without you. I can t ever do that again. It almost killed me. And as much as I would love to kiss you right now, I have to protect myself. It can t happen. I m sorry.”
“You know, Savannah, if you cry, I won’t tell anyone,’ Ken said quietly. ‘I promise.”
“There was a war between them, between love and the right thing to do, and it kept assaulting them, kept keeping them apart.”
“No temas, mi amor; primero dejaré de existir antes de amarte.”
“There are definite advantages to single beds. Makes cuddling mandatory.”
“And even though they had not had sex yet, he was a great lover, replacing sex with the science of bravery and inner strength. Meredith had always wanted a man with this kind of depth.”
“Sarah, I’m going to take care of you whether you like it or not.”
“Are you following me? she asks, but doesn t meet my gaze. Yeah, I say. Why? I give her the only honest and true answer I have. You re where I want to be.”
“Fighting, laughing, loving or crying, if it was with him, I was where I wanted to be.”