Serena Bell > Quotes

“I know you don’t want to make a big deal of it. So I’ll just say this. It’s an honor, okay?”
― Serena Bell, Holding Out

“How do I know you won't get tired of me? Bored? You're very pretty, and a lot of women want to lick you.”
― Serena Bell, Wilder at Last

“What I wanted was for you to know I’d never run,” I tell him. The creases in his forehead deepen, his eyes soft and warm on me. “And what I wanted was for you to know that if you ever needed to run, I’d go with you.”
― Serena Bell, A Little Wilder

“Before Maddie, I used to say there was no such thing as “bad sex.” All sex was at least “good.” Some sex was “very good” or “fucking awesome.” Some women could do stuff with their mouths or their hands or their pussies that should be celebrated in a Sexual Hall of Fame. Some could energetically bounce themselves on a dick in ways that defied gravity.”
― Serena Bell, Do Over

“It’s just holding hands,” she said. “But it’s totally messing with me.”
“Yeah.” He moved his fingers between hers, and that, too, he felt everywhere – all over the surface of his skin.
“What is it?”
“I don’t know.”
“I’ve had sex that isn’t this good.”
― Serena Bell, Hold on Tight

“lean enough to be mobile and built enough to feel like sin under my palms.”
― Serena Bell, A Little Wilder

“But you’re allowed to need things, too.”
― Serena Bell, Make Me Wilder

“It’s one and done. Just to keep things simple. And clean.”
“Well, yeah,” she repeated. “Don’t flatter yourself, Ambrose.”
That made him laugh. “Oh, honey. Just you wait.”
“Arrogant bastard.”
― Serena Bell, Holding Out

“He wanted to find out what would happen when the chemistry between them had a chance to play itself out.
It could be epic.”
― Serena Bell, Holding Out

“It feels good, and scary, too. Like, I have this power over this little person. I have the power to ruin or make his day. I have the power to teach him to be a strong, generous man or to turn him into the next generation of fucked-up Parker males in line for my dad’s legacy.”
― Serena Bell, Do Over

“When you let someone in, they might use what they know against you. Or they might let you into their life. And, if you’re lucky, use what they know about you to have your back.”
― Serena Bell, Make Me Wilder

“I don’t think we do simple. We do complicated.”
“We’re older now. Smarter.”
“No,” she said. “I don’t think so. I think we make each other stupid.”
He was in her space now, backing her up. She could feel the heat of his body. Smell soap and musk, which called to the most primitive part of her brain: You want this.
“Fine,” he said. “Let’s be stupid.”
― Serena Bell, Hold on Tight

“If she’s worth doing, she’s worth doing right.”
― Serena Bell, Holding Out

“I don't have a grand gesture," I tell her. "But I have a promise. This is how it's going to be." I take a deep breath. "Every time. I will always show up. I will always be there. I will never leave. Because I love you. I think I always have.”
― Serena Bell, Wilder at Last

“You’re staring.”
“I’ve had sex that isn’t as good as staring at you.”
― Serena Bell, Hold on Tight

“He couldn’t help himself—he kissed her. Her mouth was soft and hot and so, so hungry. As if up to this point, she’d been holding something back, and now she was giving everything to him. He wasn’t sure he could take it. He was going to catch fire and burn up.”
― Serena Bell, Holding Out

“Only-girls in families of brothers are tough humans.”
― Serena Bell, Wilder With You

“It was actually painful to want that. To feel like this again. He was walking on a tightrope and he was going to fall, any minute”
― Serena Bell, Holding Out

“We have to stop, just for now,” he said. “I don’t like it either. I want to fuck you on that table right there. Right now. But I want to make love to you in my bed more than that.”
― Serena Bell, Holding Out

“You killed my fear of complications. Killed it dead. I want complications with you.”
― Serena Bell, Holding Out

“I can’t imagine just walking away, Kane. I can’t. So if it’s still what you think you want, I want to give it a shot.”
― Serena Bell, A Little Wilder

“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”
― Serena Bell, A Little Wilder

“Because of you is the best reason I know.”
― Serena Bell, Wilder at Last

“I didn't understand why I was saving them. But now I do. It was because they were my ballast. They were the steadiest, most dependable thing in my life. And I liked being able to look at them and know you were there. I loved being able to look at them and know you were there.”
― Serena Bell, Wilder at Last

“I hate that phrase, perfect for each other, People aren't perfect for each other. They're messy and rough-edged, they make things more complicated for each other. Hanna and I are..." I take a deep breath. "We're best friends. Or we were. I thought maybe we were soul mates. And then when it turned out that we... We weren't perfect for each other, but we were definitely good for each other.”
― Serena Bell, Wilder at Last

“You want me to talk dirty?”
“Yeah,” she admitted.
“I’m not a poet.”
“I don’t like poetry.”
“I’m like a locker room.”
“Just talk.”
― Serena Bell, Hold on Tight

“She reaches across my body to grab a bottle from a shelf, and even in the cacophony of spa smells, I catch her scent. For some reason I expected it to be expensive and rarefied, but it’s actually homey—vanilla and cinnamon and apple, like a fresh-baked pie or my mom’s gingerbread and applesauce. I find myself leaning in to catch more of it, and when she stands, her hair brushes my face, flooding me. There’s probably a product in this room that’s responsible for making her smell edible, and for a brief, foolish moment, I want to know which one. Which is ridiculous because what would I do with that knowledge?”
― Serena Bell, Hott Shot