“Why are you dim when your face is so fucking pretty? When your eyes are bright enough to light up my whole damn world. Why?”

“Id lick you numb, Mariah. You have no idea the things Im capable of.”

“Who loves you, Warren Valentine?" She did. I want Lilla to know that kind of love. The kind of love that never leaves or abandons.”

“I think you better hurry along with that French toast making, Stud. You knowbefore my fetus eats your face.It would be equally as delicious.”

“For the love of mercy, I cannot walk into mediation with a swollen vagina, Cash. Please.I smile against her thigh, rubbing my scratchy face against the softness of her skin.Is that what Im doing? I...”

“Im tickling a traced pattern over her bare hip. Shes pretending to sleep. Her smile is an idiot. A bad secret keeper.”

“And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about.”

“We tangle and merge. Love and let go. No one will ever know her like I do. I’ve touched every inch of skin. I’ve explored every part of her being. I love her shy when I pull her to my hips, my lap....”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”

“And you are?She fluttered her hand over her face andbrushed a wisp of light brown hair from her brow.The governor calls me Kitty. Itd probably be best if you did, too.What an alluring name? It make...”

“He look at you not because you are sexy, but because your perfect smile.”

“He looked at me with such raw need that my heart skipped a beat. He licked his lips and slowly lowered his head to mine. Does it even matter if he only wants me for my blood?”