Desya

“She’s pretty, but her face doesn’t transform into sunlight when she talks about music.” He did that clench thing with his jaw and said, “She’s funny, but not spit-out-your-drink-in-astonishment funny.” It felt like my heart was going to explode as his eyes moved down to my lips under the glow of the buzzing streetlight. He moved his face a little closer to mine, looked into my eyes, and rumbled, “And when I see her, I don’t feel like I have to talk to her or mess up her hair or do something—anything—to get her to swing that gaze on me.”
― Lynn Painter, Better Than the Movies

“Part of taking care of the people you love is taking care of yourself, right?”
― Cara Bastone, Promise Me Sunshine

“I’m not afraid of commitment, if that’s what you’re suggesting.” “Uh-huh,” she says. “I’ll commit the shit out of you.”
― Elle Kennedy, Good Girl Complex

“I can't talk to you when you're like this."
"Happy? Excited? Hopeful?"
"Delusional.”
― Lynn Painter, Better Than the Movies