Bella

“I breathe in my bride. She tastes like my forever. We walk from beneath the willow’s canopy, hand in hand. King and queen. Shadow and Flame. Poet and muse.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“I wanted you in fourth grade, when you launched me off that water pillow and broke two of my ribs,” he said, his eyes narrowed on me behind his glasses like he could still see us at the lake. “I wanted you in sixth grade, when I drove over your foot with my dad’s ATV. I wanted you when Mr. Pockets got hit by a car and you cried as hard as I did, I wanted you when you kissed the shit out of me in the shed, and now, God help me, I want you when you shattered my fucking heart to keep me from ruining my own future.”
― Lynn Painter, Fake Skating

“Gray: Just wear what you had on at the game. You looked perfect. Me: I was wearing your jersey. Gray: Like I said . . . perfect.”
― Alexandra Moody, Grumpy Darling

“My thumb drags lazily over her bottom lip. “Does that mean I have to drag you into a closet every time I want to touch you?”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless