“If anyone were to find out I began.Patch kissed me, hard, but with an amused glint in his eye. If I get caught, itll mean the end of kissing you. Do you really think Id risk that? His face grew ser...”

“Nice costume," he said. "Ditto. I can tell you put a lot of thought into yours."Amusement curled his mouth. "If you don't like it, I can take it off.”

“But strength doesnt always mean brute force. You dont have to kick ass to be a fighter. Violence doesnt equal strength.”

“What was it with evildoers trying to hire my boyfriend as a mercenary?”

“Stop crying. You're giving archangels everywhere a bad name.”

“Every time you strip my sword, I owe you a kiss. How's that sound?" I bit my lip to keep from giggling. "That sounds really dirty." Patch waggled his brows. "Look whose mind just rolled into the gu...”

“He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog.""I'm only a kid!" I...”

“I'll never see Ivy alive again.But she's still everywhere. In every drop of bubbling swamp water. In every leaf hanging from every tree. In every speck of swamp mud. In every blade of grass. In eve...”

“If you meet an angel, you will have not peace, but a fever.”

“But if I hadn't fallen, I wouldn't have met you.”

“Nice costume," he said. "Ditto. I can tell you put a lot of thought into yours."Amusement curled his mouth. "If you don't like it, I can take it off.”

“Don't blame me. Tell your mom to move closer. Tell her there's this new club called civilization and you guys should join.”