Melissa

“I have all the power.
And I need it terribly.
I need the power play. I need to make all the choices, to enter this deal with my eyes wide open.
Neither one of us believes in marriage, but we both believe in honesty, and in honest pleasure. Giving it, rather than giving away my heart.”
― Lauren Blakely, Part-Time Lover

“Giving it, rather than giving away my heart.

“We’re doing this.”
He smiles widely. “Yeah? We’re a couple of crazies, aren’t we?”
“Are we?”
Laughing, he pulls me close. “It’s crazy.”
“But brilliant.”
“It’s bloody brilliant. You know what else will be brilliant?”
“What?”
“Finally getting you naked and under me tonight.”
“You’re assuming I’ll put out since it’s our wedding night, are you?”
“Hope springs eternal. So does my cock when I look at you.”
― Lauren Blakely, Part-Time Lover

“I have to keep a close watch on our arrangement, making sure I can help her feel safe while I also help her lose herself. Because that’s what I see in her – I see a woman who wants so much, who craves to deeply, but who’s terrified of what that hunger might do.”
― Lauren Blakely, Part-Time Lover

“The falling is complete. It’s here. It’s happened, and now I’m in love with the woman in my arms.
But this woman needs me to be the kind of man who doesn’t fall so easily.”
― Lauren Blakely, Part-Time Lover