Kate

“I like your kind of quiet. Your heart isn’t quiet.”
― Christina Lauren, Love and Other Words

“I want to get married right here, right now. In Alaska, where I met you, where I fell in love with you, where I’m building a life with you.”
― K.A. Tucker, Forever Wild

“Dave hands me the bread. Josh takes some chicken onto his plate.

The silence is homicidal.

Emily finishes her wine and Dave pours her more. For such a small thing, Emily can really pack it away.

“Winnie has worms,” I tell the table, and spread some butter on my bread. “Took her to the vet earlier. I was so worried I was going to have to treat it with some ointment in her butt, but—nope—just a pill.”

I take a sip of wine and grin at them. Josh puts his fork down and cups his forehead. But in a few beats they all break into laughter, and Emily looks over at me with my favorite kind of fondness.

“She doesn’t really have worms. I was just kidding.”

I am nothing if not a decent icebreaker.”
― Christina Lauren, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

“I need you in my life like I need to fly. Like I need this Alaskan air. More than I need this air.”
― K.A. Tucker, Wild at Heart