maddison

“Change on the fly. You don't stop, you change what you have to and finish out the game.”
― Maren Moore, Change on the Fly

“He stared at me, unblinking, unflinching. And then: “I’ll cut the power at the house when you’re in the shower,” he said so evenly, so crisply, it took me a second to realize he was threatening me…
And when it finally did hit me, I burst out laughing, smacking his inner thigh without thinking twice about it. “Who does that?”
Aiden Graves, husband of mine, said it, “Me.”
Then the words were out of my mouth before I could control them. “And you know what I’ll do? I’ll go sneak into bed with you, so ha.”
What the hell had I just said? What in the ever-loving hell had I just said?
“If you think I’m supposed to be scared…” He leaned forward so our faces were only a couple of inches away. The hand on my neck and the finger pads lining the back of my ear stayed where they were. “I’m not.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

“You really want to play this game?”

“I play games for a living, Van.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

“Dominic considered the problem. “I should punch him.” She looked absolutely thrilled. “Could you?” “Of course I could,” he said, vaguely offended. He held up a hand. Fisted it. “I have hands.” He turned his wrist to examine his fist from multiple angles. It was very satisfactory. “Big ones.” “Yes, you do.” In the dim light, Sylvie’s wide eyes looked more black than hazel. “Huge. I’ve noticed that before.” The last words dropped, low and husky. Sexy. “Have you?” Deep. Gravelly. She nodded solemnly and put her fingers back over his, and they studied the result. “Your hand is quite small,” he had to point out.”
― Lucy Parker, Battle Royal