Marie

“A small smile transformed his normally hardened features and he took my hand and ran it across his ribs. "Are they all there?"
I frowned. "What?"
"My ribs. Is there one missin'?
My hand smoothed up and down his sides. "Okay, I think you've lost it. You think you're missing a rib?"
He exhaled a quiet laugh. "Just thought God took one of mine when he made you.”
― Tillie Cole, Sweet Home

“Women like me don’t fall for guys like you. We don’t come when you call, we don’t beg for your attention, and we don’t confuse sex with love. Women like me break men like you”
― E.M. Abel, Breaking Shaun

“Trust is by far the hardest gift to give away.”
― Raine Miller, Eyes Wide Open

“He’s standoffish, all moody and dark, but more importantly, he’s the friggin’ starting QB for the tide!”
“Official statistics – six foot three, two-hundred and thirty-five pounds of solid muscle!” Cass added excitedly.
“He’s a what? For who?”
― Tillie Cole, Sweet Home