“You love me, he said. Thats all I need to know. You always say the right thing, Savannah told him, her eyes so filled with love that he almost wept. Sometimes it takes you awhile to get to it, but ...”

“Im going to carry you now, he told her, so we can move even faster. Im not asking you, Im telling you. Any response from you is unnecessary and unwelcome.”

“Savannah, Ive been talking my ass off for more than an hour now, telling you shit no ones ever heard anything about, hoping that Ill say something, Jesus God, anything that will convince you to hav...”

“Do you think, she said, instead of having sex, we could make love?Id love that, Ken whispered.”

“If you want, I can carry you Im fine, she said shortly. Lets go.Hed said that wrong. He should have said, I want to carry you.”

“My favorite color is you.”

“It didnt matter that she didnt live here, that a relationship was out of the question. It was probably because a relationship wouldnt happen that he could let himself get this close. He wrapped his...”

“she was afraid of how he made her feel, because he made her feel way too much”

“Her heart unfolded in her chest, took in all of him, and closed tightly, unwilling to let him go”

“Im in, especially if theres a bad guy. Do I get to hurt a bad guy?”

“He was silent a moment; then he said, "I want a drink of water." She almost laughed aloud, because it was such a mundane request that could have been made of anyone, but then she saw the tension in...”

“Calmly, deliberately, he moved his hands down to her breasts and molded his fingers over them. Jay inhaled sharply, and he said, "Easy, easy," as he stroked the soft mounds. "Steve, no." But her ey...”