Kim

“Love you so damned much, I let myself think about it, honest to Christ, it makes me dizzy.”
― Kristen Ashley, The Deep End

“you don’t have to carry that baggage by yourself. There are people out there willing to help you carry it. And the right person won’t just carry it. They’ll unpack it until there isn’t much baggage left.”
― Meghan Quinn, Untying the Knot

“I was...I was...made for you?"

"I'm a cop for a reason, honey."

"So you were made to save me," I guessed, not sure I liked that.

"No, I was made to protect you, and you were made in a way that it would always be worth the effort.”
― Kristen Ashley, Law Man

“Well, they’re right,” I told her. “But do you know how lovely you are?” She looked confused. “Do you mean pretty?” “Yes, but in a way where I can see it.” I lifted a hand and touched a finger to her heart. “And I can feel it because you’re pretty inside too.” She seemed to marvel at that. “No one ever told me I was pretty inside.” “Well, you are and don’t ever stop being that way because it really doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside. It only matters how you are on the inside.”
― Kristen Ashley, The Time in Between