“There was no slow build. No peaceful meander to the summit. It was like sheet lighting stretching across a stormy skybeautiful and blinding. I leaned forward and seized his mouth with mine.”

“Ryker smiled at me. You learn quickI cut him off. If you call me grasshopper, Im going to slug you. Padawan. I shoved him. It was more like shoving a tree. He didnt even flinch. Youre such a nerd.G...”

“Stick with me, kid. Ive got this. His words were an echo of a promise he made long ago, not long after we first met. He always knew exactly what to say, to do, and thats the reason I didnt move awa...”

“Not only were my nerves shot, but my body was a traitor. I didn’t want to melt against him. I didn’t want to enjoy the feeling of his lips sliding across my skin. I didn’t want to like the possessi...”

“Ryker smiled at me. “You learn quick—”I cut him off. “If you call me grasshopper, I’m going to slug you.” “Padawan.” I shoved him. It was more like shoving a tree. He didn’t even flinch. “You’re su...”

“Stick with me, kid. I’ve got this.” His words were an echo of a promise he made long ago, not long after we first met. He always knew exactly what to say, to do, and that’s the reason I didn’t move...”

“Any man's a fool who lets himself be a wage-earning slave, today.”

“If love is like a possession, maybe my letter are like my exorcisms”

“I had fallen too far. I was in love with Rush Finlay.”

“Love alone cant fix me. Im broken in ways you cant imagine. Daily, Im coping with scenarios I build in my head scenarios involving you in danger. I see danger everywhere. Its who I am, what I do. I...”

“Love alone can’t fix me. I’m broken in ways you can’t imagine. Daily, I’m coping with scenarios I build in my head… scenarios involving you in danger. I see danger everywhere. It’s who I am, what I...”

“Listen closely. Even the trees exhale sweet love songs that roll off their boughs and echo out to all of creation. Love is always in the air.”

“Not everyone stays forever. You have to learn to let go.”

“My heart made it's choice, and it chose you.”